ASSA is set in Crimea during the winter in the mid eighties. A young musician (Bananan) falls for mobster's (Krymov) young mistress (Alika). The parallel story line involves an 18th century...
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Title: Assa (1987)
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1 win & 2 nominations.
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Natan Eidelman | ... | Golos ot avtora (voice) |
| Anatoly Slivnikov | ... | Ambal | |
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German Shorr | ... | Chir |
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Ilya Ivanov | ... | Shar |
| Aleksandr Bashirov | ... | Mayor | |
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Viktor Tsoy | ... | Viktor Tsoy |
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Sergei Ryzhenko | ... | Sergey - skripka |
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Timur Novikov | ... | Timur - klavishnye |
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Andrei Krisanov | ... | Andrey - bas-gitara |
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Georgi Guryanov | ... | Gustav - udarnye (as Gustav Guryanov) |
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Kirill Kozakov | ... | Platon Zubov (as Kirill Kazakov) |
| Aleksandr Domogarov | ... | Aleksandr I | |
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Dmitriy Dolinin | ... | Pavel I |
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Andrei Khalyavin | ... | Boroda - sotrudnik KGB |
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Irena Kuksenaite | ... | Sputnitsa Borody |
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ASSA is set in Crimea during the winter in the mid eighties. A young musician (Bananan) falls for mobster's (Krymov) young mistress (Alika). The parallel story line involves an 18th century assassination plot. Written by Andrew Obin <aobin@lehman.com>
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Music by Yuriy Chernavskiy
Lyrics by Vladimir Matetskiy
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The Swimming scenes were shot in summer, so the snow on water and land is artificial. See more »Soundtracks
Zdravstvuy, malchik Bananan(uncredited)
Music by Yuriy Chernavskiy
Lyrics by Vladimir Matetskiy
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Country:
Soviet UnionRelease Date:
April 1988 (Soviet Union) See more »Also Known As:
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Assa is considered one of the greatest films of the post Soviet generation. The soundtrack is not very far from what we call hipster nowadays - divergence from the mainstream. There are many underground musicians that either contributed musically or artistically. Also, it focuses on a major issue that existed among the "perestroika youth". How to choose a life of honesty and civility, when corruption promises "white mountains". Who can we trust if not our government? What will be the future, what is important in a life? These are all the questions that this movie focuses on.
Assa is a film for and by the youth and by the counter culture of its time. Aside from relevant problems being raised in the movie (a rare thing of its time), the film has notable music (that is still remembered and loved today by the grown up counterculture) and hipster style that existed and lived in Soviet Union before it became popular in US.
If pre-perestroika and the mindset of different people during that time interests you, as well as learning about non-mainstream music and counterculture, this is the movie for you.