Tsirk sgorel, i klouny razbezhalis

Mar 23 1998 N/A 1h 54m
Drama, Fantasy

A film director Nikolai Khudokormov is on the brink of his 50th anniversary. He has the whole life rich in events under his belt: creative quests, several marriages and children. Now he has to live with an old insane Mother and seems to be indifferent to what is going on around. But at the same time he is obsessed by the idea to make a film which will be his best one. Nikolai makes every effort to raise the money for this project. And all the time he is followed by a mysterious stranger. She is a beautiful young creature who speaks to him about the vanity of the world and the meaningless of a human life. Finally, Nikolai realizes that he is speaking to the Death herself.

Plot

A film director Nikolai Khudokormov is on the brink of his 50th anniversary. He has the whole life rich in events under his belt: creative quests, several marriages and children. Now he has to live with an old insane Mother and seems to be indifferent to what is going on around. But at the same time he is obsessed by the idea to make a film which will be his best one. Nikolai makes every effort to raise the money for this project. And all the time he is followed by a mysterious stranger. She is a beautiful young creature who speaks to him about the vanity of the world and the meaningless of a human life. Finally, Nikolai realizes that he is speaking to the Death herself.

Written by

Nataliya Bortko, Vladimir Bortko

Directed by

Vladimir Bortko

Production Countries

Russia

Production Companies

Studio 2-B-2 Entertainment, Lenfilm, NTV-Profit

Languages

Awards

1 win & 4 nominations

Scores
# of Votes
89
Average Rating
6.8 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA