How Dark the Nights Are on the Black Sea

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.

Country:

Italy,

Soviet Union

Genre:

Comedy,

Romance

Duration:

115 minutes

Year:

1989

Director:

Vasili Pichul

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Company:

Excelsior Film,

Gorky Film Studios

Cast:

Stepanych

Lena Fomkina

Kondakov

Dunya Fomkina, Lena's mother

Igor Ivanovich, Lena's father

Crew:

Director

Writer

Producer

Editor

Production Design