Dark Eyes (1987) ( Oci ciornie ) ( Ochi chyornye )

Dark Eyes (1987) (DVD) (*)

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Original Title: Oci ciornie
Alternate Title: Ochi chyornye
Screened, competed or awarded at:
BAFTA Awards
Cannes Film Festival
Ceasar Awards
David Donatello Awards
Golden Globes
Oscar Academy Awards
Other Film Festival Awards

Language Selections:
English ( Subtitles )
French ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )
French ( Subtitles )
Italian ( Dolby Digital 5.1 )
Spanish ( Subtitles )

Product Origin/Format:
Italy ( PAL/Region 2 )

Running Time:
136 min

Aspect Ratio:
Fullscreen

Special Features:
2-DVD Set
Behind the scenes
Cast/Crew Interview(s)
Interactive Menu
Scene Access
Trailer(s)
Uncut
Booklet
Remastered

Movie filmed in 1987 and produced in:
Italy ( Italy, Greece )
Soviet Union ( Russia, Eastern Europe )

Directed By:
Nikita Mikhalkov

Written By:
Nikita Mikhalkov
Aleksandr Adabashyan

Actors:
Marcello Mastroianni ..... Romano
Marthe Keller ..... Tina, Romano's Mistress
Yelena Safonova ..... Anna Sergeyevna, Governor's Wife (as Elena Sofonova)
Pina Cei ..... Elisa's Mother
Vsevolod Larionov ..... Pavel (Russian Ship Passenger)
Innokenti Smoktunovsky ..... Il Governarore di Sisoiev (as Innochentij Smoktunovskj)
Roberto Herlitzka ..... L'Avvocato
Paolo Baroni ..... Manlio
Oleg Tabakov ..... Sua Grazia
Yuri Bogatyryov ..... Il Maresciallo (as Jury Bogatiriov)
Dmitri Zolotukhin ..... Konstantin (as Dimitri Zolothuchin)
Silvana Mangano ..... Elisa (Romano's Wife)
Jean-Pierre Bardos ..... Ospite sdraiato (as J. Pierre Bardos)
Nino Bignamini ..... L'acquirente
Maria Grazia Bon ..... Sua moglie

Synopsis:

In the story, Romano (Marcello Mastroianni) is living the life of a 'kept' man in that he is the penniless husband of a rich aristocratic woman who supports him. Whenever life at home becomes too difficult for him, he goes off to some spa or other for a 'rest cure.' In addition to resting, the clownish fellow flirts shamelessly with the women he finds at these resorts. During one of his restorative excursions, he meets a shy Russian woman named Anna, whom he is much taken with. When she leaves to return to her life at home, he resolves to follow her and woo her there. With a great deal of buffoonery and ingenuity (such as pretending to be a manufacturer of a special kind of glass), he gets a visa to travel into Russia. There, he finds her unhappily married to a minor official, and before he leaves for Europe he promises to return and marry her. When he gets back home, he finds that his aristocratic wife is experiencing a genuine crisis (her family has lost its money), and he soon forgets about Anna and his promises to her.

Aboard a ship late in the 19th-century, a middle-aged Italian tells his story of love to a Russian. In a series of flashbacks filmed almost entirely in creams, whites, and ochers, the clownish and superfluous Romano Patroni leaves his wife's opulent home to visit a spa where he falls in love with a Russian woman whose marriage is a horror. He pursues her into the Russian heartland and returns to Italy resolved to leave his wife and marry his love. His amazed and appreciative Russian listener then narrates a shorter story.

Dark Eyes (Italian: Oci ciornie) is a 1987 Italian and Russian language film which tells the story of a 19th century married Italian who falls in love with a married Russian woman. It stars Marcello Mastroianni, Silvana Mangano, Oleg Tabakov, Yelena Safonova, Pina Cei and Vsevolod Larionov. The film was adapted by Aleksandr Adabashyan, Suso Cecchi d'Amico and Nikita Mikhalkov, 'inspired' by stories by Anton Chekhov. It was directed by Mikhalkov.

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