The Kiss
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Lieutenant Ryabovich was accustomed to the monotonous life of an officer, but he found another life—society—difficult: ritual conversations, cards, billiards, chance encounters with random women. One of these women kisses Ryabovich in the house of a provincial landowner, and now the officer’s thoughts are consumed by her half-imaginary image. Meanwhile, the frivolous Lieutenant Lobytko teases his gentle friend, unaware of the danger.
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Cast
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Oleg Yankovsky
Mikhail Ryabovich
Known for
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Aleksandr Abdulov
Lobytko
Known for
The Master and Margarita
To Kill a Dragon
Oleg Menshikov
Merzlyakov
Known for
Invasion
Burnt by the Sun
Oleg Tabakov
brigadier general
Known for
The Twelve Chairs
Seventeen Moments of Spring
Alexander Adabashyan
Sergei, the general's son
Known for
The Master and Margarita
Ku! Kin-dza-dza
Sokrat Abdukadyrov
Suleimanov
Also in
A Person Changes Skin
Nasreddin's First Love
Aleksandr Vokach
генерал фон Раббек
Also in
Country House
The last summer of childhood
Irina Alfyorova
барышня в сиреневом
Known for
D'Artagnan and Three Musketeers
Six Degrees of Celebration 2
Yevgeniya Khanayeva
жена генерала
Known for
Moscow Does Not Believe in Tears
Vladimir Borisov
Also in
Was There Karotin?
Yelena Mikhaylova
Also in
Flights in Dreams and in Reality
The Old Alphabet
Nataliya Polishchuk
girl at the dance
Also in
Marrying Death
Rats, or Night Mafia
Roman Balayan Director · Anton Chekhov Author Vadym Khrapachov Composer
First release October 22, 1983 · Produced in Russia · Production Gosteleradio USSR
Production
Dovzhenko Film Studios
Production
Gosteleradio USSR
Production
Russia
Produced in
Languages
Original title
Поцелуй
Original language
Russian
Spoken on screen
Russian
Release dates
Russia · October 22, 1983
TV
No release date listed for United States.
Hungary
July 11, 1985 · TV
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