''Gloss'' (russian: Глянец, Glyanets) is a 2007 Russian satirical melodrama directed by

Andrei Konchalovsky Andrei Sergeyevich Mikhalkov-Konchalovsky (russian: link=no, Андрей Сергеевич Михалков-Кончаловский; born 20 August 1937) is a Russian filmmaker. He has worked in Soviet, Hollywood, and contemporary Russian ...

. The picture opened the 2007

Kinotavr Kinotavr (russian: Кинотавр), also known as the Sochi Open Russian Film Festival is an open film festival held in the resort city of Sochi, Russia annually in June since 1991, until it was cancelled in the wake of the 2022 Russian invasio ...

film festival, and was part of the competition program.

Plot

Galya, a young worker in a provincial factory, dreams of becoming a successful

model A model is an informative representation of an object, person or system. The term originally denoted the Plan_(drawing), plans of a building in late 16th-century English, and derived via French and Italian ultimately from Latin ''modulus'', a mea ...

. One day she leaves her alcoholic parents together with her violent boyfriend and 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 ...

. She ends up getting hired by a great couturier as a

seamstress A dressmaker, also known as a seamstress, is a person who makes custom clothing for women, such as dresses, blouses, and evening gowns. Dressmakers were historically known as mantua-makers, and are also known as a modiste or fabrician. Nota ...

. During one of their shows, she walks the runway as a model, which causes her to be fired on the spot. Then, seemingly by chance, she becomes the assistant of the owner of a highly exclusive matchmaking agency, which arranges marriages for rich men with the most beautiful models in Moscow. Galya, who only thinks of a career, advances in this world of luxury and money and will do everything to achieve her goals.

Cast

Julia Vysotskaya Julia Aleksandrovna Vysotskaya (russian: Юлия Александровна Высоцкая; born 16 August 1973) is a Russian actress and television presenter. Biography Julia Vysotskaya was born in Novocherkassk, Rostov Oblast, Russian ...

— Galya Sokolova * Juris Lauciņš — Fedor, father of Galya *

Efim Shifrin Efim (Yefim, born Nakhim) Zalmanovich Shifrin (russian: Ефи́м (Нахи́м) Залма́нович Шифри́н; born March 25, 1956) is a Soviet and Russian actor, humorist, singer. Creator and artistic director of " Shifrin-Theater". B ...

— Mark Schiffer, fashion designer * Aleksei Serebryakov — Stasis *Gennady Smirnov — Petya, the owner of the model agency *

Irina Rozanova Irina Yurievna Rozanova (russian: Ири́на Ю́рьевна Роза́нова; born 22 July 1961) is a Russian actress. She has appeared in more than 80 films and television shows since 1985. In 2008 she was a member of the jury at the 30th ...

— Marina Yurievna, editor of the glossy magazine *

Aleksandr Domogarov Aleksandr Yurievich Domogarov (russian: Алекса́ндр Ю́рьевич Домога́ров, born 12 July 1963) is a Soviet and Russian theater actor, TV presenter, Russian chanson singer, People's Artist of Russia (2007), actor known for p ...

— Misha Klimenko *Olga Arntgolts — Nastya *

Tatyana Arntgolts Tatyana Albertovna Arntgolts (russian: Татьяна Альбертовна Арнтгоольц; born 18 March 1982) is a Russian theater and film actress, and TV presenter. Biography Twin sisters Tatyana and Olga were born in Kaliningrad, R ...

— Oksana *Olga Miloyanina — Jeanne *Alexei Grishin — director * Artemy Troitsky — thief in the law *Alexey Kolgan — Volodya *

Fyodor Bondarchuk Fyodor Sergeyevich Bondarchuk (russian: link=no, Фёдор Сергеевич Бондарчук ; born 9 May 1967) is a Russian film director, actor, TV and film producer, clipmaker, TV host, founder of production company Art Pictures Studio. ...

Gosha Kutsenko Yuriy Georgiyevich Kutsenko (russian: Ю́рий Гео́ргиевич Куце́нко; born 20 May 1967), better known as Gosha Kutsenko (russian: Гоша Куценко), is a Russian actor, producer, singer, poet, and screenwriter. In 2008, ...

*Alexander Ilyin — Mikula *

Sergei Makovetsky Sergei Vasilievich Makovetsky (russian: Серге́й Васи́льевич Макове́цкий, born 13 June 1958) is a Soviet and Ukrainian-born Russian film and stage actor. Filmography Film *1982: ''To take live!'' *1983: ''Ekipazh ma ...

*Andrey Noskov — Gleb *Yola Sanko — Galya's mother *

Nikolai Fomenko Nikolay Vladimirovich Fomenko (russian: Николай Владимирович Фоменко, born 30 April 1962) is a Russian musician, comic actor, professional motor racer, former president of Marussia Motors and former engineering direct ...

*Elena Drobysheva *Yana Poplavskaya *Ilya Isaev — Viteok * Elena Perova *Oleg Komarov *Vladimir Shiryaev *Elmira Tuyusheva — Ingeborge *

Yuliya Snigir Yuliya Viktorovna Snigir (russian: link=no, Юлия Викторовна Снигирь; born 2 June 1983) is a Russian actress and model. Life and career Yuliya Snigir was born in Donskoy, Tula Oblast, Russian SFSR. She graduated from high s ...

— model *

Galina Stakhanova Galina Konstantinovna Stakhanova (russian: Гали́на Константи́новна Стаха́нова; born October 12, 1940 in Moscow, RSFSR, USSR) is a Soviet and Russian actress of theater and cinema. Biography Galina Stakhanova was b ...

— old weaver

Production

The film was shot in

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and

Rostov Rostov ( rus, Росто́в, p=rɐˈstof) is a town in Yaroslavl Oblast, Russia, one of the oldest in the country and a tourist center of the Golden Ring. It is located on the shores of Lake Nero, northeast of Moscow. Population: While t ...

References

External links

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Глянец / Gloss - Andrei Konchalovsky's official website
{{Andrei Konchalovsky Films directed by Andrei Konchalovsky Russian romantic comedy films Russian satirical films 2007 romantic comedy films 2007 films 2000s satirical films Films set in Moscow Films about modeling