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Simple Things

Prostye veshchi

| 2007, 108 min.

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Festival edition: 2007

Section: The Master's Touch

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Sergei Maslov is a badly paid hospital anaesthetist. He is being worn down by his wretched accommodation which he shares with a Georgian driver and an infirm old woman. To make matters worse, he loses his driving licence and has to cope suddenly with his daughter leaving home. He is only slightly placated by the income he gets for caring privately for an aging actor. Having only just gained his trust, his famous patient starts overburdening him with his senile whims. Maslov is concerned about his daughter's future. The crisis comes to a head when the actor makes him an enticing offer. He intends bequeathing to him a valuable painting. A great deal of time passes before Maslov realises the significance of the "uneasy lightness of being"...

Director(-s): Aleksei Popogrebsky

Born in 1972 in Moscow. Graduated from the Psychology Department of Moscow State University. In 1997 made his first documentary "Mimokhod", together with Boris Khlebnikov. Together they made their first feature "Koktebel" in 2003.

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2007 Prostye veshchi / Simple Things
2003 Koktebel

Cast & Crew

Producer: Roman Borisevich

Cast: Sergei Puskepalis (Sergei Maslov), Leonid Bronevoy (Zhuravlyov), Svetlana Kamynina (Katya), Ivan Shvedoff (Vasin), Lyubov Makeyeva (Rita), Gennadi Bogachyov (Psarev), Sergei Stepin (Pavel), Aleksandr Bezrukov (antykwariusz)

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