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Mark Rudinstein Mark Izrailevich Rudinstein (russian: Ма́рк Григо́рьевич Рудинште́йн; 7 April 1946 – 5 December 2021) was a Russian actor, director, film producer and television presenter. He was the founder and producer of the in ...

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Viktor Merezhko Viktor Ivanovich Merezhko (russian: Виктор Иванович Мережко; 28 July 1937 – 30 January 2022) was a Soviet and Russian screenwriter, filmmaker, playwright, actor, writer, and television presenter. He was awarded the honorar ...

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Andrei Petrov Andrey Pavlovich Petrov (russian: Андре́й Па́влович Петро́в; September 2, 1930 – February 15, 2006) was a Soviet and Russian composer. He was named a People's Artist of the USSR in 1980. Andrey Petrov is known for his mu ...

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Vladimir Kovzel Vladimir may refer to: Names * Vladimir (name) for the Bulgarian, Croatian, Czech, Macedonian, Romanian, Russian, Serbian, Slovak and Slovenian spellings of a Slavic name * Uladzimir for the Belarusian version of the name * Volodymyr for the Ukr ...

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Lenfilm Lenfilm (russian: link=no, Ленфильм) is a Russian production company with its own film studio located in Saint Petersburg (the city was called Leningrad from 1924 to 1991, thus the name). It is a corporation with its stakes shared betwee ...

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, language = Russian , budget = ''Dogs' Feast'' (russian: Собачий пир, Sobachiy pir) is a 1990 Soviet drama film directed by Leonid Menaker.

Plot

Drunk, downcast Zhanna, dreams of finding a prince, starting a new life. On New Year's Eve, at the train station, where she works as a cleaner, she meets Arkady, sitting dejectedly at the station. Boredom brings him home, and then it turns out that Arkady does not drink. He doesn't drink, and the reason is in his past. This is followed by the usual pictures of permanent alcoholism for Zhanna. Arkady in all these scenes shows the features of a mysterious man from nowhere, holding himself with unprecedented dignity and refusing alcohol. Zhanna also retains something human in her eyes, despite constant swearing and drunkenness. Everything becomes clear when they visited

Leningrad Saint Petersburg ( rus, links=no, Санкт-Петербург, a=Ru-Sankt Peterburg Leningrad Petrograd Piter.ogg, r=Sankt-Peterburg, p=ˈsankt pʲɪtʲɪrˈburk), formerly known as Petrograd (1914–1924) and later Leningrad (1924–1991), i ...

together. There Arkady a former alcoholic and hard worker, who was in prison for a fight - learns that his wife and children have abandoned him. He gets drunk, and Zhanna carefully takes him back and begins to nurse him. In the end, desperate and realizing that Arkady had not discovered her inner world, did not see in her a person capable of love and compassion, she turned on the gas before lying down next to him.

Cast

Natalya Gundareva Natalya Georgyevna Gundareva (russian: Наталья Георгиевна Гундарева, August 28, 1948 — May 15, 2005) was a Soviet Russian film and theatre actress, one of the leading figures at the Mayakovsky Theatre where she worked ...

as Zhanna *

Sergey Shakurov Sergey Kayumovich Shakurov (russian: Сергей Каюмович Шакуров, tt-Cyrl, Сергей Каюм улы Шәкүров, translit=Sergey Qayum ulı Şäkürov; born 1 January 1942) is a Soviet and Russian actor of theater. He has ...

as Arkady Petrovich *

Larisa Udovichenko Larisa Ivanovna Udovichenko (russian: link=no, Лариса Ивановна Удовиченко; born 29 April 1955, Vienna, Austria) is a Russian actress. People's Artist of Russia (1998).

as Alexandra * Anna Polikarpova as Natasha *

Christina Denga Christina may refer to: People * Christina (given name), shared by several people * Christina (surname), shared by several people Places * Christina, Montana, unincorporated community, United States * Christina, British Columbia, Canada * Christ ...

as Christina * Lyudmila Aleksandrova as Katya, Natasha's mother *

Valentina Pugacheva Valentina may refer to: Entertainment Film * ''Valentina'' (1950 film), a 1950 Argentine film * ''Valentina'' (2008 film), a 2008 Argentine film Television * ''Valentina'' (1993 telenovela), a 1993 Mexican telenovela * Valentina (2013 telenov ...

as neighbor * Viktor Bychkov as Vityok, Jeanne's neighbor * Nikolay Dik as policeman *

Galina Saburova Galina, Halyna, or Halina (russian: Галина; from Greek ''γαλήνη'' "Serenity") is an East Slavic feminine given name, also popular in Bulgaria and Slovenia during the period of Soviet influence. Galina is the standard transliteration fr ...

as Maria GrigorievnaDogs' Feast (1990) Full Cast / Crew
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References

External links

* 1990 films Films directed by Leonid Menaker 1990s Russian-language films Soviet drama films 1990 drama films Lenfilm films Films about alcoholism Films shot in Russia {{1990s-USSR-film-stub