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It

Russian: Оно
Directed by	Sergei Ovcharov
Written by	Sergei Ovcharov Mikhail Saltykov-Shchedrin (novel)
Produced by	Aleksandr Pikunov
Starring	Rolan Bykov Natalya Gundareva Svetlana Kryuchkova Elena Sanayeva Margarita Terekhova
Cinematography	Valeri Fedosov
Edited by	Alexander Pikunov
Music by	Sergey Kuryokhin
Production company	Lenfilm
Release date	1989 (1989)
Running time	124 min.
Country	Soviet Union
Language	Russian

It (Russian: Оно, romanized: Ono) is a 1989 Soviet historical comedy-drama film directed by Sergei Ovcharov and based on the satirical novel The History of a Town by Mikhail Saltykov-Shchedrin. While Saltykov-Shchedrin's novel was written in the 19th century, It was filmed as a satire on the Soviet Union, which is portrayed in the film in a dystopian and surreal way.

Plot

The film tells the story of the development of the city of Glupov.

Cast

Rolan Bykov as Ferdyshchenko
Natalya Gundareva as Klementinka de Burbon
Svetlana Kryuchkova as Amaliya Stokfish
Elena Sanayeva as Iraida
Margarita Terekhova as Anelka Lydohovskaya
Yury Demich as Ugryum-Burcheev
Leonid Kuravlyov as Borodavkin
Rodion Nakhapetov as Erast Grustilov
Oleg Tabakov as Brudasty
Olga Pashkova as Alyona Osipova
Vladimir Kashpur as Baibakov
Oleg Shtefanko as Dmitry Prokofiev
Vera Glagoleva as Pfeifersha
Viktor Bychkov as Voblushkin
Aleksandr Galibin as holy fool

References

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"Первый международный кинофестиваль "Западные ворота" пройдёт в Пскове". rg.ru. Retrieved 2020-03-17.
Анна Послянова. "Александр Половцев: "Огнестрел", "глухарь", "в отказку" мы говорили, только делая вид, что понимаем". spb.kp.ru. Retrieved 2020-03-17.
Beumers, Birgit (2009). A History of Russian Cinema. Bloomsbury Academic. ISBN 9781845202149.
Kelly, Catriona (2021). Soviet Art House: Lenfilm Studio Under Brezhnev. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-754836-3.
"Оно (1989)". КиноПоиск. Retrieved 2020-03-17.
Визуальная антропология: режимы видимости при социализме. Ano CSPGS. 2009. ISBN 978-5-903360-25-3. Archived from the original on 2022-12-07. Retrieved 2023-10-13.

External links

It at IMDb

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