As Soviet Russia enters the era of the New Economic Policy, Semyon Podsekalnikov decides to stop looking for a job. However, the prospect of living at the expense of his wife and mother-in-law seems unbearable. Having reached the end of his tether, Semyon is resolved to take his own life. Based on Nikolai Erdman's controversial play.
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Sergey Shakurov
маленький человек Семён Семёнович Подсекальников
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Leonid Kuravlyov
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Aleksandr Trofimov
интеллигент Аристарх Доминикович
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Vyacheslav Nevinnyy
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Vladimir Menshov
писатель Виктор Викторович
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Olga Volkova
Раиса Филипповна
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Yelizaveta Nikishchikhina
тёща Подсекальникова Серафима Ильинична
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The Pokrovsky Gates
Igor Kashintsev
отец Елпидий
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Elena Bushueva
Маргарита Ивановна
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There's Good Weather in Deribasovskaya, Or It's Raining Again in Brighton Beach
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Valentin Gaft
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The Master and Margarita
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Viktor Makhmutov
эпизод
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Yelena Stepanenko
Клеопатра Максимовна
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Valery Pendrakovsky Director · Nikolay Erdman Author Valentin Makarov Cinematographer
First release January 8, 1990 · Produced in Russia, Russia · Production Film Studio Slovo, Soyuzkino
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Mosfilm
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Film Studio Slovo
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Soyuzkino
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Studio "Slovo"
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Russia · Russia
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Original title
Самоубийца
Original language
Russian
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Russian
Release dates
Russia · January 8, 1990
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