Dark Eyes
Oci ciornieby Nikita Mikhalkov1h581987Italy
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Aboard a ship early in the 20th-century, a middle-aged Italian tells his story of love to a Russian. In a series of flashbacks filmed almost entirely in creams, whites, and ochers, the clownish and superfluous Romano Patroni leaves his wife's opulent home to visit a spa where he falls in love with a Russian woman whose marriage is a horror. He pursues her into the Russian heartland and returns to Italy resolved to leave his wife and marry his love. His amazed and appreciative Russian listener then narrates a shorter story.
Credits
- Directed by : Nikita Mikhalkov
- Screenplay : Nikita Mikhalkov, Aleksandr Adabashyan, Suso Cecchi d'Amico
- Décors : Aleksandr Adabashyan, Mario Garbuglia
- Costumes : Carlo Diappi
- Editor : Enzo Meniconi
- Original score : Francis Lai
- Producer : Giovanna Romagnoli, Anna Maria Cerrato, Carlo Cucchi, Silvia D'Amico Bendicò, Gilbert Marouani
- Producing company : RAI Radiotelevisione Italiana, Excelsior Film-TV, Sovinfilm
- Chef opérateur : Franco Di Giacomo
- Œuvre originale : Anton Chekhov
- Ingénieur son : Gaetano Carito
Technical details
- Printed format : 35 mm
- Year of production : 1987
- French release date : 9 September 1987
- Category : Feature film
- Color : Colors
- Language : Italien, Russe, Français
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