Dovlatov
2018 · Movie · 126 min · ★ 5.8 · 74% critics
Over six days in 1970s Soviet Russia, a sharp, ironic writer tries to protect his talent and decency while living under strict limits. As he leans on a fellow poet and watches artist friends face mounting pressure, he struggles to keep creating in a system built to crush dissent.
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Details
- Original title
- Довлатов
- Years
- 2018
- Release date
- 2018-02-27
- Language
- Russian
- Runtime
- 126 min
- Max quality
- HD
- Critic score
- 74/100
- TMDB rating
- 5.8/10 (51 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you want a quiet, character-driven look at artists under pressure and the cost of integrity, in the vein of The Giant; Not for you if you need fast pacing or uplifting stories.
Pros: thoughtful character focus; tense political pressure; dry, ironic tone | Cons: slow-moving pace; bleak atmosphere; limited action
Themes
- biography
Cast & crew
Milan Marić
as Sergei Dovlatov
Danila Kozlovsky
as David
Helena Sujecka
as Elena Dovlatova
Eva Gerr
as Katya Dovlatova
Arthur Beschastny
as Iosif Brodskiy
Anton Shagin
as Anton Kuznetsov
Svetlana Khodchenkova
as Actress - Dovlatov's friend
Elena Lyadova
as Young editor
Igor Mityushkin
as Sholom Shvarts - artist
Piotr Gąsowski
as Semyon Aleksandrovich
Directed by Aleksei German Jr.