Dark Eyes (film)
| Dark Eyes | |
|---|---|
 Film poster | |
| Directed by | Nikita Mikhalkov |
| Produced by |
Carlo Cucchi Silvia D'Amico Bendico |
| Written by |
Alexander Adabashyan Nikita Mikhalkov Suso Cecchi d'Amico Anton Chekhov (stories) |
| Starring |
Marcello Mastroianni Silvana Mangano Marthe Keller Yelena Safonova Marthe Keller Vsevolod Larionov |
| Music by | Francis Lai |
| Cinematography | Franco Di Giacomo |
| Edited by | Enzo Meniconi |
| Distributed by | RUSCICO |
Release dates | September 9, 1987 |
Running time | 118 minutes |
| Country |
Italy Soviet Union |
| Language | Italian / Russian / French |
Dark Eyes (Italian: Oci ciornie; Russian: Очи чёрные) 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 and Yelena Safonova.[1]
Source material
The film was adapted from (or rather inspired by) four Anton Chekhov's stories, notably The Lady with the Pet Dog, by a Soviet-Italian team that included Alexander Adabashyan, Suso Cecchi d'Amico and Nikita Mikhalkov. The latter directed. The title refers to a famous Russian art song.
Cast
- 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 - the Governor of Sysoyev (as Innochentij Smoktunovskj)
- Roberto Herlitzka - Lawyer
- Paolo Baroni - Manlio
- Oleg Tabakov - His Grace
- Yuri Bogatyryov - Marshall (as Jury Bogatiriov)
- Dmitri Zolotukhin - Konstantin (as Dimitri Zolothuchin)
- Silvana Mangano - Elisa (Romano's Wife)
- Jean-Pierre Bardos - Laying guest (as J. Pierre Bardos)
- Nino Bignamini - Buyer
- Maria Grazia Bon - His wife
Location
Principal shooting took place at the Montecatini Terme in Tuscany, in the Volga town of Kostroma, and in Leningrad (Vladimir Palace, Peter and Paul Fortress). A few of the actors had previously appeared together in A Cruel Romance, a 1984 Russian film starring Mikhalkov and shot on location in Kostroma.
Awards
Mastroianni received the award for Best Actor at the 1987 Cannes Film Festival[2] and was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor. Safonova was awarded the David di Donatello as Best Actress.
References
- ↑ "NY Times: Dark Eyes". NY Times.com. Retrieved 2009-04-01.
- ↑ "Festival de Cannes: Dark Eyes". festival-cannes.com. Retrieved 2009-07-19.
External links
- Dark Eyes at AllMovie
- Dark Eyes at the Internet Movie Database
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