Dovlatov

2018
PG-13
2h 6m

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6.4/10

2.3K

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Biography Drama

The film actions unfold in 1971, telling about the four days of life of famous writer Sergei Dovlatov. The film raises the eternal issue of the Russian and European culture - the issue of mo... Read allThe film actions unfold in 1971, telling about the four days of life of famous writer Sergei Dovlatov. The film raises the eternal issue of the Russian and European culture - the issue of moral choice.The film actions unfold in 1971, telling about the four days of life of famous writer Sergei Dovlatov. The film raises the eternal issue of the Russian and European culture - the issue of moral choice.

Director
- Aleksey German Jr.
Writers
- Aleksey German Jr.
- Yulia Tupikina
Stars

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IMDb RATING

6.4/10

2.3K

YOUR RATING

Director
- Aleksey German Jr.
Writers
- Aleksey German Jr.
- Yulia Tupikina
Stars

See production info at IMDbPro

Awards
- 5 wins & 11 nominations

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Director
- Aleksey German Jr.
Writers
- Aleksey German Jr.
- Yulia Tupikina
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Biography of non-fulfilment but not bitterness

It's not an easy movie for the viewer. However, it is an addictive cinema. The film is a biography of a writer who did not live to see his work published during his lifetime, so it focuses on impotence, unfulfillment and bitterness. A few days from Dovlatov's life, which we observe on the screen, is therefore a pretext for showing his everyday work - the attempts to publish a text instead of a little ambitious journalistic texts, showing his family and friends, the bohemian environment of Leningrad / St. Petersburg.

The film has a very calm rhythm, it is beautifully photographed and well played. The central figure is the ubiquitous Milan Maric (strikingly similar to Sergei Dovlatov), but although he is present on the screen in almost every scene, he does not dominate history and other characters.

Definitely worth seeing is a film for all those who are interested in showing the creative process on screen or in the reality of life in Soviet Russia.