Dovlatov (2018)

The film actions unfold in 1971, telling about the four days of life of famous writer Sergei Dovlatov. The film raises the eternal issue of the Russian and European culture - the issue of moral choice.

Director:

Aleksey German Jr. (as Aleksey German)

Writers:

Aleksey German Jr. (as Aleksey German), Yulia Tupikina

Stars:

Milan Maric, Danila Kozlovsky, Helena Sujecka

4 wins & 9 nominations.

Cast

Credited cast:
Milan Maric	...	Sergei Dovlatov
Danila Kozlovsky	...	David
Helena Sujecka	...	Elena Dovlatova
Artur Beschastny	...	Iosif Brodsky
Elena Lyadova	...	Young Editor
Anton Shagin	...	Anton Kuznetsov
Svetlana Khodchenkova	...	Actress
Piotr Gasowski	...	Semyon Aleksandrovich
Eva Gerr	...	Katya Dovlatova
Hanna Sleszynska	...	Editor of Literary Magazine
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Mina Landraw	...	Lover (as Mina)
Leonid Paranin	...	FinskiyTurist

Storyline

DOVLATOV charts six days in the life of brilliant, ironic writer who saw far beyond the rigid limits of 70s Soviet Russia. Sergei Dovlatov fought preserve his own talent and decency with poet and writer Joseph Brodsky while watching his artist friends getting crushed by the iron-willed state machinery.

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Plot Keywords:

year 1971 | father daughter relationship | husband wife relationship | writer | leningrad | 

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Genres:

Biography | Drama

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for thematic content, some bloody images and smoking throughout

Details

Country:

Russia Poland Serbia

Language:

Russian Spanish Finnish

Release Date:

26 October 2018 (USA)

Also Known As:

Dovlatov

Filming Locations:

St. Petersburg, Russia

Company Credits

Production Co:

SAGa, Metrafilms, Message Film

Technical Specs

Runtime:

126 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Connections

Referenced in Evening Urgant: Ani Lorak (2018)

User Reviews

Not worth watching

I have to admit I was shocked by the low quality of the acting. Most conversations (and in this movie there are plenty of those) seem really unnatural and awkward, most actors seem to recite their lines as if they were reading them from a paper... There is neither chemistry, connection nor emotion between the actors whatsoever: they seem to be talking past each other instead of to each other (maybe on some occasions it's deliberate, but this is happening throughout the whole movie, which makes it completely absurd.. ). Female characters have no importance on their own terms - they are only there to serve as background to the male characters. Weirdly, all females have bags under their eyes... Slight positives: the main character is mildly charismatic and the movie gives you a glimpse into how live could have been during the seventies in Russia (no idea if it's accurate enough). However, overall the movie is quite a waste of time, unfortunately.