Dovlatov
2018 / feature film / RUS-PL-RS
About
With cinematography by Oscar-nominated Łukasz Żal, awarded the Silver Bear for Outstanding Artistic Contribution, this is epic, intellectual historical cinema. The film portrays several days in the life of the outstanding Russian writer Sergei Dovlatov in early November 1971.
Dovlatov is an active writer, yet he has nowhere to publish — none of the Soviet Union’s publishing houses are willing to accept his work. He is furce to carry out increasingly absurd assignments imposed by the Writers’ Union, as without membership no one will print his texts. This vicious circle of powerlessness blocks his path to creative development.
It is a story not only about Dovlatov, but also about the people who helped shape him into a great writer, including his friend Joseph Brodsky.
The film raises the eternal issue of the Russian and European culture – the issue of moral choice.
Festivals & Awards
- 2018 / Berlinale
world premiere
The Silver Bear for Outstanding Artistic Contribution - 2018 / Haifa International Film Festival
Nominee – Carmel Award, Best International Film - 2019 / Nika Awards
Winner – Nika, Best Production Designer
Nominee – Nika, Best Film
Nominee – Nika, Best Director
Nominee – Nika, Best Costume Designer - 2019 / Russian Guild of Film Critics
Nominee – White Elephant, Best Supporting Actor
Nominee – White Elephant, Best Production Designer - 2019 / Golden Eagle Awards, Russia
Winner – Golden Eagle, Best Supporting Actress - 2019 / Gopo Awards, Romania
Nominee – Gopo Award, Best European Film (Cel mai bun film european) - 2018 / Seville European Film Festival
Nominee – Golden Giraldillo, Best Film - 2018 / FEST International Film Festival
Winner – FIPRESCI Serbia Award “Dinko Tucakovic”, Special Mention - 2018 / Santiago International Film Festival – SANFIC
Nominee – Grand Jury Prize, International Feature Length - 2019 / East-West: Golden Arch International Film Awards
Winner – East-West: Golden Arch, Best Art Director
Nominee – East-West: Golden Arch, Best Lead Actor
Credits
| Director | Alexey German Jr. |
| Cinematography | Łukasz Żal |
| Editor | Sergey Ivanov, Darya Gladysheva |
| Sound design | Ivan Gusakov |
| Production design | Elena Okopnaya |
| Costume design | Elena Okopnaya |
| Make up | Natalya Ratkevich |
| Cast | Milan Marić, Danila Kozlovsky, Helena Sujecka, Artur Beschastny, Anton Shagin, Svetlana Khodchenkova, Elena Lyadova, Piotr Gąsowski, Eva Gerr |
| Producers | Dariusz Jabłoński, Izabela Wójcik, Violeta Kamińska, Miroslav Mogorovich, Rushan Nasibulin, Eduard Pichugin, Maxim Lojevsky |
| Production company | SAGa |
| Co-production | METRAFILMS, Message Film, Art&Popcorn |
| Supported by | Polish Film Institue, Eurimages, Russian Federation Ministry of Culture, Russian Film Fund, Filmski Centar Srbije |
| World sales | Alpha Violet |
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