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How Dark the Nights Are on the Black Sea (1989) [N/A]

Release Date:
March 25, 1989

Original Title:
В городе Сочи тёмные ночи

Alternate Titles:
Oh! Qu'elles sont noires les nuits sur la mer Noire!
Oh, come sono nere le notti sul Mar Nero!
В городе Сочи тёмные ночи
У місті Сочі темні ночі

Genres:
Comedy | Romance

Production Companies:
Excelsior-Film
Gorky Film Studios

Production Countries:
Italy | Soviet Union

Ratings / Certifications:
 N/A

Runtime: 115

Overview from TheMovieDB

In this farcical dark comedy/melodrama, Lena manages to lose her place at college by virtue of throwing a minor hissy-fit when she catches her erstwhile boyfriend in bed with another girl. Instead of penalizing the boy for his behavior, Lena gets stuck with a court appearance and must pay a small fine, in addition to losing a boyfriend, her college career, and an apartment. Lena belongs to a film club which occasionally hands out awards, and the membership of it decides to send her into the Russian hinterlands to hand out an award to an obscure filmmaker. Throughout the film, Lena has been associated with a bizarre con man named Stepanych who, when his cons fall through, comes to her in the distant town she has gone to seeking her help in committing suicide.

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Production

Costume Design:
Nina Yermilova

Director:
Vasili Pichul

Director of Photography:
Efim Reznikov

Editor:
Yelena Zabolotskaya

Original Music Composer:
Vladimir Matetsky

Producer:
Mark Levin

Production Design:
Nikolai Terekhov

Sound:
Pavel Drozdov

Writer:
Mariya Khmelik

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