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A Frenchman (2019)

USSR during the thaw and underground jazz through the eyes of a student from Paris

Genre : History, Drama

Runtime : 2H 8M

Director : Andrey Smirnov
Writer : Andrey Smirnov

Synopsis

In 1957 French student Pierre Durand comes to Moscow to do an internship at Moscow State University. Here he meets ballerina Kira Galkina and photographer Valera Uspenskiy. With them he discovers the cultural side of Moscow — not just the traditional one, but the underground one as well. During his year in Russia’s capital Pierre lives an entirely different life than what he’s used to. But the internship and the experience of the Soviet people’s way of life are not the only things Pierre is after. He’s searching for his father, White officer Tatishchev, who was arrested in the 1930s.

Actors

Anton Rival
Anton Rival
Pierre
Evgenia Obraztsova
Evgenia Obraztsova
Kira
Evgeniy Tkachuk
Evgeniy Tkachuk
Uspenskiy
Aleksandr Baluev
Aleksandr Baluev
Tatishchev
Nina Drobysheva
Nina Drobysheva
Olga Kirillovna
Natalya Tenyakova
Natalya Tenyakova
Mariya Kirillovna
Roman Madyanov
Roman Madyanov
Chukhnovskiy
Mikhail Efremov
Mikhail Efremov
Uspenskiy's father
Lucie Aron
Lucie Aron
Nicole
Jérémie Duvall
Jérémie Duvall
Jean-Marie
Aleksandr Anisimov
Aleksandr Anisimov
Ustyugov
Vera Lashkova
Vera Lashkova
Anna Fyodorovna
Valentina Mazunina
Valentina Mazunina
woman, meeting Pierre at the airport
Alena Oskina
Alena Oskina
Chukhnovskiy's wife
Mariya Berdinskikh
Mariya Berdinskikh
Chukhnovskiy's daughter
Marina Kondratyeva
Marina Kondratyeva
ballet teacher-tutor
Yelena Ryabinkina
Yelena Ryabinkina
choreographer
Vladimir Zaytsev
Vladimir Zaytsev
Vasiliy
Yelena Voronchikhina
Yelena Voronchikhina
commandant of the dorm
Oleg Novikov
Oleg Novikov
Krivoruchko
Ekaterina Ageeva
Ekaterina Ageeva
Tamara
Darya Konyzheva
Darya Konyzheva
girl at a house party
Varvara Shmykova
Varvara Shmykova
girl at a house party
Сергей Уманов
Сергей Уманов
KGB's curator
Alexander Zamuraev
Alexander Zamuraev
alcoholic in ushanka
Artyom Gaydukov
Artyom Gaydukov
district militia officer
Evgeny Kharitonov
Evgeny Kharitonov
Oskar
Sergey Afanasyev
Sergey Afanasyev
Volodya
Liliya Bagirova
Liliya Bagirova
Volodya's wife
Anastasiya Pitel
Anastasiya Pitel
Oskar's girlfriend
Semyon Shteinberg
Semyon Shteinberg
Zabolotskiy
Igor Voynarovskiy
Igor Voynarovskiy
Samoshkin
Anastasiya Shcheglova
Anastasiya Shcheglova
Samoshkin's wife
Yuliya Grishayeva
Yuliya Grishayeva
Alina
Anna Neverova
Anna Neverova
Marusya
Aleksei Smirnov
Aleksei Smirnov
Viktor
Ilya Miroshnikov
Ilya Miroshnikov
George
Marina Barsukova
Marina Barsukova
Zhanna
Kseniya Pokrovskaya
Kseniya Pokrovskaya
Sveta
Vladimir Lukyanchikov
Vladimir Lukyanchikov
security guard
Alla Malkova
Alla Malkova
woman at the bread factory
Yuliya Abramova
Yuliya Abramova
Obrezkovs neighbour

Crews

Andrey Smirnov
Andrey Smirnov
Director
Elena Prudnikova
Elena Prudnikova
Producer
Valery Todorovsky
Valery Todorovsky
Producer
Andrey Smirnov
Andrey Smirnov
Producer
Yuri Shaygardanov
Yuri Shaygardanov
Director of Photography
Vladimir Gudilin
Vladimir Gudilin
Production Design
Lyudmila Gaintseva
Lyudmila Gaintseva
Costume Design
Alla Strelnikova
Alla Strelnikova
Editor
Yelena Dmitriyenko
Yelena Dmitriyenko
Makeup Artist
Yuliya Makushina
Yuliya Makushina
Assistant Production Design
Daryana Gizatulina
Daryana Gizatulina
Assistant Production Design
Sergey Lukashevich
Sergey Lukashevich
Set Decoration
Oleg Tatarinov
Oleg Tatarinov
Sound
Elena Gorbunova
Elena Gorbunova
Executive Producer
Sergei Snyatovskiy
Sergei Snyatovskiy
Camera Operator
Yekaterina Kharnas
Yekaterina Kharnas
Assistant Set Decoration
Pavel Chepikov
Pavel Chepikov
Assistant Set Decoration
Andrey Smirnov
Andrey Smirnov
Screenplay

Trailers and other movies

A Frenchman – trailer | IFFR 2020

Posters and backgrounds

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