''A Frenchman'' (russian: Француз) is a 2019 Russian
black-and-white
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Media
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historical drama
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film directed, written, and co-produced by
Andrey Smirnov.
Plot
The film takes place in 1957. It tells about the French student Pierre Durand, who goes to
Moscow
Moscow ( , US chiefly ; rus, links=no, Москва, r=Moskva, p=mɐskˈva, a=Москва.ogg) is the capital and largest city of Russia. The city stands on the Moskva River in Central Russia, with a population estimated at 13.0 million ...
for an internship, where he gets acquainted with the
Bolshoi Theatre
The Bolshoi Theatre ( rus, Большо́й теа́тр, r=Bol'shoy teatr, literally "Big Theater", p=bɐlʲˈʂoj tʲɪˈatər) is a historic theatre in Moscow, Russia, originally designed by architect Joseph Bové, which holds ballet and ope ...
ballerina and photographer, thanks to whom he immerses himself in the cultural life of Moscow.
Cast
* Anton Rival as Pierre Durand, French student
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Evgenia Obraztsova
Evgenia Viktorovna Obraztsova (russian: Евге́ния Ви́кторовна Образцо́ва; born 18 January 1984) is a Russian ballerina. She is a prima ballerina with the Bolshoi Ballet in Moscow, and with the Mariinsky Ballet.
Early ...
as Kira Galkina, ballerina of the
Bolshoi Theater
The Bolshoi Theatre ( rus, Большо́й теа́тр, r=Bol'shoy teatr, literally "Big Theater", p=bɐlʲˈʂoj tʲɪˈatər) is a historic theatre in Moscow, Russia, originally designed by architect Joseph Bové, which holds ballet and ope ...
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Yevgeny Tkachuk Yevgeni, Yevgeny, Yevgenii or Yevgeniy (russian: Евгений), also transliterated as Evgeni, Evgeny, Evgenii or Evgeniy, is the Russian form of the masculine given name Eugene. People with the name include:
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as Valery "Valera" Uspensky, photographer
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Aleksandr Baluev
Aleksandr Nikolaevich Baluev (russian: Алекса́ндр Никола́евич Балу́ев; born 6 December 1958) is a Soviet and Russian theatre and film actor who appeared in more than 100 films and numerous stage productions since 1980. ...
as Tatishchev
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Mikhail Efremov as Valery Uspensky's dad
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Roman Madyanov
Roman Sergeevich Madyanov (russian: Рома́н Серге́евич Мадя́нов; born July 22, 1962) is a Soviet and Russian actor. Madyanov's career in cinema began as a child actor when he starred as Huckleberry Finn in ''Hopelessly Lost' ...
as Chuhnovsky
* Nina Drobysheva as Olga Obrezkova
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Natalya Tenyakova
Natalya Maksimovna Tenyakova (russian: Наталья Максимовна Теняко́ва; born July 3, 1944, Leningrad) is a Soviet and Russian actress of theater and cinema. People's Artist of the Russian Federation (1994), Laureate of the Go ...
as Maria Obrezkova
* Thomas Alden as Louis
* Anna Neverova as Marusya
* Alexander Zamuraev as Alcoholic
* Manuel Sinor as Restaurateur
Production
The film was written and directed by Andrey Smirnov, and co-produced by ,
[ Smirnov, and Valeriy Todorovskiy.]
Awards
''A Frenchman'' won the Nika Award
The Nika Award (sometimes styled NIKA Award) is the main annual national film award in Russia, presented by the Russian Academy of Cinema Arts and Science, and seen as the national equivalent of the Oscars.
History
The award was established i ...
for Best Feature Film and Best Director, along with other awards.
References
External links
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2019 films
2010s historical drama films
2010s Russian-language films
Russian black-and-white films
Russian historical drama films
2019 drama films