How Dark the Nights Are on the Black Sea

How Dark the Nights Are on the Black Sea(1989)

3.6/10
5 votes
115 minMarch 25, 1989

Overview

In this farcical dark comedy/melodrama, Lena manages to lose her place at college by virtue of throwing a minor hissy-fit when she catches her erstwhile boyfriend in bed with another girl. Instead of penalizing the boy for his behavior, Lena gets stuck with a court appearance and must pay a small fine, in addition to losing a boyfriend, her college career, and an apartment. Lena belongs to a film club which occasionally hands out awards, and the membership of it decides to send her into the Russian hinterlands to hand out an award to an obscure filmmaker. Throughout the film, Lena has been associated with a bizarre con man named Stepanych who, when his cons fall through, comes to her in the distant town she has gone to seeking her help in committing suicide.

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Aleksei Zharkov

Aleksei Zharkov

Евгений Степанович Иванов, 50-летний аферист

Natalya Negoda

Natalya Negoda

Elena Igorevna Fomkina, student of the financial academy

Aleksandr Mironov

Aleksandr Mironov

лейтенант милиции Кондаков

Anastasiya Vertinskaya

Anastasiya Vertinskaya

Дуня Фомкина, мать Лены

Aleksandr Lenkov

Aleksandr Lenkov

Игорь Иванович, отец Лены

Andrey Sokolov

Andrey Sokolov

Борис, сын Степаныча, фотограф

Anna Tikhonova

Anna Tikhonova

Жанна Фролова, продавец в универмаге

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Grigori Manukov

Олег Стрельников, сын артиста, врач

Vatslav Dvorzhetsky

Vatslav Dvorzhetsky

Фёдор Фёдорович Стрельников, актёр-юбиляр

Igor Zolotovitsky

Igor Zolotovitsky

Александр Губанищев

Aleksandr Negreba

Aleksandr Negreba

Петр Зарамушкин, директор театра

Ervand Arzumanyan

Ervand Arzumanyan

Ашот Арамович

Nadezhda Markina

Nadezhda Markina

Соня, жена Олега Стрельникова

Sofya Pavlova

Sofya Pavlova

Любовь Сергеевна, жена Фёдора Фёдоровича

Mariya Selyanskaya

Mariya Selyanskaya

Марина, подружка Лены

Levan Mskhiladze

Levan Mskhiladze

Саша, бывший жених Лены

Marina Tarasova

Marina Tarasova

судья

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Svetlana Masko

Ида Марковна

Yuriy Nazarov

Yuriy Nazarov

Юрий Владимирович, стекольщик

Larisa Borushko

Larisa Borushko

невеста Губанищева

Andrey Fomin

Andrey Fomin

молодой режиссёр

Aleksandra Tabakova

Aleksandra Tabakova

Маша, актриса театра

Inna Ulyanova

Inna Ulyanova

Marusya

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Азад Салаев

председатель киноклуба

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А. Хавлина

зав. секцией

Yekaterina Urmancheyeva

Yekaterina Urmancheyeva

брюнетка

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М. Захожаева

блондинка

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Екатерина Егорова

пьяница

Galina Bulkina

Galina Bulkina

сотрудница гостиницы

Vadim Zakharchenko

Vadim Zakharchenko

швейцар

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Irina Gedrovich

эпизод

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Lyubov Sviridova

спутница Игоря Ивановича

Viktor Uralsky

Viktor Uralsky

актёр, игравший Калинина

Vladimir Troshin

Vladimir Troshin

актёр, игравший Ворошилова

Georgy Saakyan

Georgy Saakyan

актёр, игравший Сталина

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Анна Манукова

Аня, дочь Олега Стрельникова

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Ксения Манукова

Ксюша, дочь Олега Стрельникова

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Е. Манукова

эпизод

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Дима Шамонин

сын Кондакова

Valery Afanasyev

Valery Afanasyev

обманутая жертва Степаныча (нет в титрах)

Boris Smorchkov

Boris Smorchkov

Виктор Сергеевич Фролов, отец Жанны (нет в титрах)

Olesya Ivanova

Olesya Ivanova

завхоз туберкулезного диспансера (нет в титрах)

Inna Ulyanova

Inna Ulyanova

Маруся, обманутая "клиентка" Степаныча (нет в титрах)

Aleksandr Pryakhin

Aleksandr Pryakhin

эпизод (нет в титрах)

Marianna Kuznetsova

Marianna Kuznetsova

гостья на юбилее (нет в титрах)

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