Burnt by the Sun (1994)

Russia, 1936: revolutionary hero Colonel Kotov is spending an idyllic summer in his village with his young wife and six-year-old daughter Nadia and other assorted family and friends. Things... See full summary »

Director:

Nikita Mikhalkov

Writers:

Rustam Ibragimbekov (dialogue), Rustam Ibragimbekov (screenplay)

Stars:

Nikita Mikhalkov, Ingeborga Dapkunaite, Oleg Menshikov

Won 1 Oscar. Another 3 wins & 7 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Oleg Menshikov	...	Dmitriy
Nikita Mikhalkov	...	Sergey
Ingeborga Dapkunaite	...	Marusya (as Ingeborga Dapkunayte)
Nadezhda Mikhalkova	...	Nadya (as Nadya Mikhalkova)
Vyacheslav Tikhonov	...	Vsevolod Konstantinovich
Svetlana Kryuchkova	...	Mokhova
Vladimir Ilin	...	Kirik
Alla Kazanskaya	...	Lidiya Stepanovna
Nina Arkhipova	...	Elena Mikhaylovna
Avangard Leontyev	...	Shofer
André Oumansky	...	Filipp (as Andre Umanskiy)
Inna Ulyanova	...	Olga Nikolaevna
Lyubov Rudneva	...	Lyuba
Vladimir Ryabov	...	Ofitser NKVD
Vladimir Belousov	...	Sotrudnik NKVD

Storyline

Russia, 1936: revolutionary hero Colonel Kotov is spending an idyllic summer in his village with his young wife and six-year-old daughter Nadia and other assorted family and friends. Things change dramatically with the unheralded arrival of Cousin Dmitri from Moscow, who charms the women and little Nadia with his games and pianistic bravura. But Kotov isn't fooled: this is the time of Stalin's repression, with telephone calls in the middle of the night spelling doom - and he knows that Dmitri isn't paying a social call...

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Plot Keywords:

stalinism | year 1936 | soviet citizen | nkvd | uniform | 

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Taglines:

A moving and poignant story set against the corrupt politics of the Stalinist era.

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Genres:

Drama | War

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for some language and sexuality

Details

Official Sites:

Studiya TriTe [Russia]

Country:

Russia France

Language:

Russian French

Release Date:

21 April 1995 (USA)

Also Known As:

Burnt by the Sun

Filming Locations:

Moscow province, Russia

Box Office

Budget:

$2,800,000 (estimated)

Gross USA:

$2,616,503

Company Credits

Production Co:

Caméra One,Canal+,Media Factory

Technical Specs

Runtime:

135 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby SR

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.66 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

One of four Russian films ever to win Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. The others are War and Peace (1966), Dersu Uzala (1975) and Moscow Does Not Believe in Tears (1980)

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Connections

Featured in Zomergasten: Episode #18.4 (2005)

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Soundtracks

To ostatnia niedziela
Written by Jerzy Petersburski

User Reviews

Magnificent film

Beautiful film, full of humanity and honest in ways sometimes jarring, but always right on target. A westerner gets a sense of the depth of love for mother Russia, as well as the difficulty many faced during the 1930's Stalinist years. The film is a winner, and worth seeing more than once. The performance by the little girl is incredible; I was taken by her talent and smarts. One of the best films I've seen this year. Thumbs up. Two thumbs up.