Movielogr
Dead Souls (1984)
Directed by Mikhail Shvejtser
Overview
Pavel Ivanovich Chichikov plans to buy the titles to “dead souls” and use them as collateral to obtain a large loan. He comes to a small provincial town and begins to proposition the local landowners. These landowners are revealed to be so petty and avaricious that not even Chichikov’s amazing offer can be worked to his advantage on them. Some stall, some refuse for no obvious reasons, some promise and then renege, and others want “in on the deal.” In the end, Chichikov, having concluded that the landowners are a hopeless lot, leaves for other regions.
Length 388 minutes
Actors
Aleksandr Trofimov | Aleksandr Kalyagin | Yuri Bogatyryov | Larisa Udovichenko | Tamara Nosova | Viktor Sergachyov | Mariya Vinogradova | Innokentiy Smoktunovskiy | Vyacheslav Nevinnyy | Inna Churikova | Lidiya Fedoseyeva-Shukshina | Aleksandr Pyatkov | Pyotr Merkuryev | Viktor Shulgin | Irina Brazgovka | Aleksandr Novikov