Movielogr
The circus burned down and the clowns scattered (1998)
Directed by Vladimir Bortko
Overview
A film director Nikolai Khudokormov is on the brink of his 50th anniversary. He has the whole life rich in events under his belt: creative quests, several marriages and children. Now he has to live with an old insane Mother and seems to be indifferent to what is going on around. But at the same time he is obsessed by the idea to make a film which will be his best one. Nikolai makes every effort to raise the money for this project. And all the time he is followed by a mysterious stranger. She is a beautiful young creature who speaks to him about the vanity of the world and the meaningless of a human life. Finally, Nikolai realizes that he is speaking to the Death herself.
Length 114 minutes
Actors
Nikolai Karachentsov | Tanya Yu | Zinaida Sharko | Nina Ruslanova | Mariya Shukshina | Kseniya Kachalina | Tatyana Vasileva | Sergei Dreiden | Pyotr Zaychenko | Rudolf Furmanov | Roman Gromadskiy | Franco Bovo | Oleg Sharov | Bangis Schastlivy | Lyonya Rukovets | Vadim Yermolayev | Yuriy Kuznetsov | Aleksandr Lykov | Aleksandr Shchetinin | Vitaly Taks | Yuri Belyayev | Vladimir Dyukov | Lyudmila Ksenofontova | Nora Gryakalova | Vladimir Kosmidaylo