Okno v Parizh

Feb 17 1995 PG-13 1h 55m
Comedy, Drama, Fantasy

Nikolai (played by Sergei Dontsov) has been fired from his job as a music teacher and has to live in the gym until he finds a place to stay. Finally, he gets a communal room in the apartment of Gorokhov (Victor Mikhalkov). The room's previous inhabitant, an old lady, has died a year ago, and yet her cat, Maxi, is still in the locked room, healthy and fat. Soon, Nikolai and his neighbours discover the mystery: there is a window to Paris in the room. That's when the comedy begins - will the Russians be able to cope with the temptation to profit from the discovery?

Plot

Nikolay (played by Sergei Dontsov) has been fired from his job as a music teacher and has to live in the gym until he finds a place to stay. Finally, he gets a communal room in the apartment of Gorokhov (Viktor Mikhalkov (I)). The room's previous inhabitant, an old lady, has died a year ago, and yet her cat, Maxi, is still in the locked room, healthy and fat. Soon, Nikolai and his neighbours discover the mystery: there is a window to Paris in the room. That's when the comedy begins - will the Russians be able to cope with the temptation to profit from the discovery?

Written by

Vyacheslav Leykin, Yuri Mamin, Feliks Mironer

Directed by

Yuri Mamin, Arkadiy Tigay

Production Countries

Russia, France

Production Companies

Trinity Bridge Studio, La Sept Cinéma, Sodaperaga Productions, Fontaine Sarl

Languages

Français

Awards

5 nominations

Scores
# of Votes
1,678
Average Rating
7.3 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA