Cloud-Paradise

Cloud-Paradise

French film poster
Directed by Nikolai Dostal
Produced by Alexander Mikhailov
Starring Andrei Zhigalov
Sergey Batalov
Irina Rozanova
Music by Alexander Goldstein
Cinematography Yuri Nevsky
Pyotr Serebryakov
Release date
  • 1990 (1990)
Running time
79 minutes
Country Russia
Language Russian

Cloud-Paradise (Russian: Облако-рай, translit. Oblako-ray) is a 1990 Russian comedy film directed by Nikolai Dostal. It was voted best film of 1992 by 90 Russian critics.[1]

Plot

In a small provincial town, early in the morning, Kolya encounters his friend Fedor, wearily and indifferently. Wanting to attract attention, Kolya says that he is going to leave, ostensibly, to the Far East. His decision wins unanimous support. Kolya becomes a local hero, all the neighbors assist in his training. Kolya sells his furniture and writes a resignation letter.

Kolya leaves his hometown on a bus.

Cast

Awards and nominations

References

  1. Brashinsky, Michael; Horton, Andrew (30 September 1994). Russian Critics on the Cinema of Glasnost. Cambridge University Press. p. 8. ISBN 978-0-521-44475-0.
  2. "OBLAKO-RAI". Locarno International Film Festival.


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