1988·Drama·1h 43m
7.1
★
A famous artist strives to find the secret of eternal life through the beautiful mannequins he creates.
Directed by Oleg Teptsov
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Cast
Viktor Avilov
Platon Andreyevich
Anna Demyanenko
Anna Beletskaya (Mariya)
Mikhail Kozakov
Grilyo
Ivan Krasko
Servant
Valentina Malakhiyeva
Old Woman
Vadim Lobanov
Jeweler
Konstantin Lukashov
Cemetery Caretaker
Konstantin Ratser
Death (Uncredited)
Yuri Aroyan
Second Cemetery Guard
Vladimir Minyailo
Officer
Aleksey Rodionov
Andrei Gryaznov
Crew
Yuriy Arabov
Writer
Sergei Kuryokhin
Original Music Composer
Anatoly Lapshov
Director of Photography
Larisa Konnikova
Costume Design
Alexander Grin
Short Story
Popular Reviews
13 reviews
Matchbouzelouf
8.0★ · 01/25/26
La BO est vraiment incroyable et vraiment unique
Les visuels aussi sont hyper uniques avec ces sortes de poupées humanoïdes et ce théâtre au debut.
Juste un petit peu déçu de la fin mais sinon le film est génial pour dire que le réal en a deux à son actif
Les visuels aussi sont hyper uniques avec ces sortes de poupées humanoïdes et ce théâtre au debut.
Juste un petit peu déçu de la fin mais sinon le film est génial pour dire que le réal en a deux à son actif
La BO est vraiment incroyable et vraiment unique
Les visuels aussi sont hyper uniques avec ces sortes de poupées humanoïdes et ce théâtre au debut.
Juste un petit peu déçu de la fin mais sinon le film est génial pour dire que le réal en a deux à son actif
Les visuels aussi sont hyper uniques avec ces sortes de poupées humanoïdes et ce théâtre au debut.
Juste un petit peu déçu de la fin mais sinon le film est génial pour dire que le réal en a deux à son actif
Jeremy
10.0★ · 07/11/25
i want kuryokhin's music to flow instead of my blood
i want kuryokhin's music to flow instead of my blood
mario
ohh yes, another freak with issues. love this guy
while the film itself doesn’t do the story/plot much justice and fails to keep you entertained many many times, it manages to hook you in just as much with the technical aspects of it. Mister Designer has one of the prettiest set designs i have ever seen in film. it’s like watching live paintings, and they look so very beautiful on screen. the camera movements & angles are intimate, as we every so often follow Platon Andreyevich through tracking shots, giving the anxious feeling of creeping in a corner and following him without him knowing. the cinematography is a blessing to this film; the way they light around that car in the woods toward the end of the film using backlighting and then the same for Andreyevich running GODDAMNNN.
i love how the setting is St. Petersburg like in Crime and Punishment by Dostoyevsky, and i swear this is exactly how i imagined it looking like when i read it last summer. also this guy gives HUGE Raskolnikov vibes which is a bonus in my book (no pun intended, but i did love that book), but also at one point i was starting to see similarities with Robert Pattinson’s Bruce Wayne (not Batman! Bruce Wayne!!) portrayal. it’s clear this guy hates himself and is trying to cope with his miserable life, and if you don’t know me, well that’s my cup of tea when it comes to characters: they must fucking hate themselves and be somewhat toxic. i also can’t help but speak my mind on how lynchian this is, really made me wonder if Oleg Teptsov took inspiration from David Lynch or if it was the other way around. and don’t let me start on the soundtrack, it is pure reminiscent of Lynch’s Rabbits in my head although it should be the other way around since this came out way way way before, but whatever, i’ve seen Rabbits first, suck it.
while the film itself doesn’t do the story/plot much justice and fails to keep you entertained many many times, it manages to hook you in just as much with the technical aspects of it. Mister Designer has one of the prettiest set designs i have ever seen in film. it’s like watching live paintings, and they look so very beautiful on screen. the camera movements & angles are intimate, as we every so often follow Platon Andreyevich through tracking shots, giving the anxious feeling of creeping in a corner and following him without him knowing. the cinematography is a blessing to this film; the way they light around that car in the woods toward the end of the film using backlighting and then the same for Andreyevich running GODDAMNNN.
i love how the setting is St. Petersburg like in Crime and Punishment by Dostoyevsky, and i swear this is exactly how i imagined it looking like when i read it last summer. also this guy gives HUGE Raskolnikov vibes which is a bonus in my book (no pun intended, but i did love that book), but also at one point i was starting to see similarities with Robert Pattinson’s Bruce Wayne (not Batman! Bruce Wayne!!) portrayal. it’s clear this guy hates himself and is trying to cope with his miserable life, and if you don’t know me, well that’s my cup of tea when it comes to characters: they must fucking hate themselves and be somewhat toxic. i also can’t help but speak my mind on how lynchian this is, really made me wonder if Oleg Teptsov took inspiration from David Lynch or if it was the other way around. and don’t let me start on the soundtrack, it is pure reminiscent of Lynch’s Rabbits in my head although it should be the other way around since this came out way way way before, but whatever, i’ve seen Rabbits first, suck it.
ohh yes, another freak with issues. love this guy
while the film itself doesn’t do the story/plot much justice and fails to keep you entertained many many times, it manages to hook you in just as much with the technical aspects of it. Mister Designer has one of the prettiest set designs i have ever seen in film. it’s like watching live paintings, and they look so very beautiful on screen. the camera movements & angles are intimate, as we every so often follow Platon Andreyevich through tracking shots, giving the anxious feeling of creeping in a corner and following him without him knowing. the cinematography is a blessing to this film; the way they light around that car in the woods toward the end of the film using backlighting and then the same for Andreyevich running GODDAMNNN.
i love how the setting is St. Petersburg like in Crime and Punishment by Dostoyevsky, and i swear this is exactly how i imagined it looking like when i read it last summer. also this guy gives HUGE Raskolnikov vibes which is a bonus in my book (no pun intended, but i did love that book), but also at one point i was starting to see similarities with Robert Pattinson’s Bruce Wayne (not Batman! Bruce Wayne!!) portrayal. it’s clear this guy hates himself and is trying to cope with his miserable life, and if you don’t know me, well that’s my cup of tea when it comes to characters: they must fucking hate themselves and be somewhat toxic. i also can’t help but speak my mind on how lynchian this is, really made me wonder if Oleg Teptsov took inspiration from David Lynch or if it was the other way around. and don’t let me start on the soundtrack, it is pure reminiscent of Lynch’s Rabbits in my head although it should be the other way around since this came out way way way before, but whatever, i’ve seen Rabbits first, suck it.
while the film itself doesn’t do the story/plot much justice and fails to keep you entertained many many times, it manages to hook you in just as much with the technical aspects of it. Mister Designer has one of the prettiest set designs i have ever seen in film. it’s like watching live paintings, and they look so very beautiful on screen. the camera movements & angles are intimate, as we every so often follow Platon Andreyevich through tracking shots, giving the anxious feeling of creeping in a corner and following him without him knowing. the cinematography is a blessing to this film; the way they light around that car in the woods toward the end of the film using backlighting and then the same for Andreyevich running GODDAMNNN.
i love how the setting is St. Petersburg like in Crime and Punishment by Dostoyevsky, and i swear this is exactly how i imagined it looking like when i read it last summer. also this guy gives HUGE Raskolnikov vibes which is a bonus in my book (no pun intended, but i did love that book), but also at one point i was starting to see similarities with Robert Pattinson’s Bruce Wayne (not Batman! Bruce Wayne!!) portrayal. it’s clear this guy hates himself and is trying to cope with his miserable life, and if you don’t know me, well that’s my cup of tea when it comes to characters: they must fucking hate themselves and be somewhat toxic. i also can’t help but speak my mind on how lynchian this is, really made me wonder if Oleg Teptsov took inspiration from David Lynch or if it was the other way around. and don’t let me start on the soundtrack, it is pure reminiscent of Lynch’s Rabbits in my head although it should be the other way around since this came out way way way before, but whatever, i’ve seen Rabbits first, suck it.
а ня
9.0★ · 02/16/22
a lot scarier if your name is anna
a lot scarier if your name is anna
The
6.0★ · 09/28/21
Extremely drawn out. There’s some cool stuff but there are some affectations and stylistic choices that are grating. The soundtrack, in my humble opinion, whips. Some of the slow sequences work really well.
Extremely drawn out. There’s some cool stuff but there are some affectations and stylistic choices that are grating. The soundtrack, in my humble opinion, whips. Some of the slow sequences work really well.