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Of Freaks and Men

Original title: Pro urodov i lyudey
  • 1998
  • 1h 33m
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Of Freaks and Men (1998)
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Dariya the maid getting a boy to touch her large breast is just one incident that occurs when Yohan and Victor infiltrate two families, forcing young Liza and blind Ekaterina to appear in po... Read allDariya the maid getting a boy to touch her large breast is just one incident that occurs when Yohan and Victor infiltrate two families, forcing young Liza and blind Ekaterina to appear in porn, but they are not so innocent themselves.Dariya the maid getting a boy to touch her large breast is just one incident that occurs when Yohan and Victor infiltrate two families, forcing young Liza and blind Ekaterina to appear in porn, but they are not so innocent themselves.

  • Director
    • Aleksey Balabanov
  • Writer
    • Aleksey Balabanov
  • Stars
    • Sergey Makovetskiy
    • Dinara Drukarova
    • Anzhelika Nevolina
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  • IMDb RATING
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    4.1K
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    • Director
      • Aleksey Balabanov
    • Writer
      • Aleksey Balabanov
    • Stars
      • Sergey Makovetskiy
      • Dinara Drukarova
      • Anzhelika Nevolina
    • 34User reviews
    • 14Critic reviews
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    • Awards
      • 11 wins & 8 nominations

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    Dinara Drukarova and Igor Shibanov in Of Freaks and Men (1998)
    Chingiz Tsydendambayev and Alyosha Dyo in Of Freaks and Men (1998)
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    Anzhelika Nevolina in Of Freaks and Men (1998)
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    Sergey Makovetskiy
    Sergey Makovetskiy
    • Yohan
    Dinara Drukarova
    Dinara Drukarova
    • Liza
    Anzhelika Nevolina
    Anzhelika Nevolina
    • Ekaterina Kirillovna
    • (as Lika Nevolina)
    Viktor Sukhorukov
    Viktor Sukhorukov
    • Victor Ivanovich
    Alyosha Dyo
    • Kolia
    • (as Dyo Alyosha)
    Chingiz Tsydendambayev
    • Tolia
    Vadim Prokhorov
    • Putilov
    Aleksandr Mezentsev
    Aleksandr Mezentsev
    • Doctor Stasov
    Igor Shibanov
    Igor Shibanov
    • Engineer Radlov
    Darya Yurgens
    Darya Yurgens
    • Grunia
    • (as Darya Lesnikova)
    Tatyana Polonskaya
    • Dariya
    Olga Straumit
    • Nurse
    Richard Bogutskii
    • Notary
    Valeri Krishtapenko
    Valeri Krishtapenko
    • Owner of photographic studio
    Evgeniy Erokhin
    • Priest
    Yuriy Galtsev
    Yuriy Galtsev
    • Impresario
    Boris Smolkin
    Boris Smolkin
    • Photographer at studio
    Mikhail Tryasorukov
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      Referenced in Evening Urgant: Sergey Selyanov (2015)
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    A haunting, dreamlike and bleakly comic fable of exploitation
    A friend lent me the DVD of this strangely compelling film. I was vaguely aware of its "arthouse" cinema release here in England a couple of years ago and thought that I had remembered it as having been well-reviewed. I don't know about you, but I love it when a film takes me by surprise, confounds my expectations and gives me the impression that I am being treated to a film-makers unique vision. "Of Freaks and Men" is a remarkable vision of exploitation amongst the middle classes of (what I presume to be) turn of the century Russia. Photographed in black and white and exquisite sepia tones it playfully uses Freudian imagery - trains, funnels, tunnels, stairways and doors - to create a dreamlike evocation of an apparently cultured and respectable society whose parlours may be used for the creation of titillating sado-masochistic pornography. The repression of sexual fantasies is mirrored by the subdued emotions that all the characters display when confronted by their trials. If you bring your own emotions to your viewing of this film you may, like me, find it occasionally heart-rending. The image of the beautiful siamese twins naked and cowering in terror from Viktor the leering, abusing pornographer is an image which I think will haunt me for a long time. All in all a richly poetic nightmare. To be viewed with an open mind and compassion.
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    • Release date
      • 1998 (Russia)
    • Country of origin
      • Russia
    • Language
      • Russian
    • Also known as
      • Människor och omänniskor
    • Filming locations
      • St. Petersburg, Russia
    • Production companies
      • CTB Film Company
      • Soyuzkino
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 33 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.66 : 1

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