Gloss (2007)

A pretty, young girl from a coal-mining town comes to Moscow with dreams of becoming a supermodel in this satirical look at the fashion industry.

Director:

Andrey Konchalovskiy

Writers:

Andrey Konchalovskiy, Dunya Smirnova

Stars:

Yuliya Vysotskaya, Irina Rozanova, Aleksandr Domogarov

1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Yuliya Vysotskaya	...	Galya
Irina Rozanova	...	Marina Yurevna
Aleksandr Domogarov	...	Misha Klimenko
Efim Shifrin	...	Mark Shifer
Aleksey Serebryakov	...	Stasis
Gennadiy Smirnov	...	Petya
Ilya Isaev	...	Vitek
Olga Meloyanina	...	Zhanna
Olga Arntgolts	...	Nastya
Andrey Noskov	...	Gleb
Aleksandr Ilin	...	Chmur
Artemiy Troitskiy	...	Mark
Yola Sanko	...	Mat Gali (as Ela Sanko)
Juris Laucinsh	...	Otets Gali (as Yuris Lautsinsh)
Tatyana Arntgolts	...	Oksana

Storyline

Contempory Moscow, Russia. Young Galya (Yuliya Vysotskaya) comes to Moscow from the coal-mining town of Shakhty in the Rostov Oblast near the Black Sea, a journey of over 500 miles. She is pretty and bright, if a bit naive and disorganized. Her dream is to become an elite high-fashion model -- a supermodel -- and to see her image on the glossy cover of the fashion magazine Beauty. When she meets the editor-in-chief of Beauty Magazine, however, he tells Galya that she lacks the necessary natural beauty and sense of style to be a model, and she will never appear on their cover. She then goes to work as a seamstress for a famous fashion designer. During one of their shows, quite by accident, she ends up walking the runway as a model. They fire her on the spot. Then, seemingly by chance, she becomes the assistant of the owner of an elite, highly exclusive, personal matchmaking agency, which -- for a considerable price -- arranges marriages for rich men with the most beautiful models in ...

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Plot Keywords:

dream | magazine | moscow russia | seamstress | russia | 

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Taglines:

Gorkaya komediya o sladkoy zhizni (Bitter comedy about dolce vita)

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama

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Details

Official Sites:

Official site [Russia]

Country:

Russia

Language:

Russian

Release Date:

23 August 2007 (Russia)

Also Known As:

Gloss

Box Office

Budget:

$2,500,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

RUR 49,529,596 (Russia), 26 August 2007, Limited Release

Company Credits

Production Co:

Production Center of Andrei Konchalovsky,uFilm,Le Tax Shelter du Gouvernement Fédéral de Belgique

Technical Specs

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Crazy Credits

Vot i skazochke konets, (And here's the ending to this little jest,) a kto smotrel, tot Molodets!!! (and those who watched it, they're the Best!!!)

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Connections

Spin-off Fashion (2008)

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Soundtracks

Dorogie mon Moskvichi
Music by Isaak Dunayevsky
Words by B. Mass & M. Chervinsky
Sung by Dima Bilan & L.O. Utesov

User Reviews

Brilliant!!!

I haven't expected to see such a wonderful movie before I've pushed play. This is one of the last years Russian's best. I belief everybody must see it. The director made his job excellent. The actors are ideal. The story is filled of absolutely right cinematographic moves. And finally perfectly-made mystery. I've heard so many bad reviews on this movie that I really was prepared to something weak. But probably this one is really that special that seems amazing for the ones and 'nothing really special' for others. And what can I say? Tose others are definitely did not understand this movie. They didn't understand anything, especially ideal directing. Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to "Glyanets"!!!