The Humorist

2019 Russian film
  • Artemio Benki
  • Aija Berzina
  • Alise Gelze
  • Artyom Vasilev
Starring
  • Alexey Agranovich
  • Yuri Kolokolnikov
  • Alisa Khazanova
  • Polina Aug
  • Artem Grigoryev
CinematographyAlexander SurkalaEdited byMichal LánskyMusic by
  • Leonid Desyatnikov
  • Alexey Sergunin
Production
companies
Metrafilms
Sirena Film
Tasse Film
Release date
  • March 1, 2019 (2019-03-01)
CountriesRussia
Czech Republic
LatviaLanguageRussian

The Humorist (Russian: Юморист, Jumorist) is a 2019 drama film directed and written by Mikhail Idov.[1][2][3][4][5][6]

Plot

The film is set in the mid-80s. In the center of the plot is a successful Soviet humorist Boris Arkadyev, who, despite universal love and recognition, lacks creative freedom, as a result of which he becomes dangerous for society.[7]

Cast

  • Alexey Agranovich as Boris Arkadyev, a Jewish Soviet humorist
  • Yuri Kolokolnikov as Maxim Shelepin
  • Alisa Khazanova as Elvira, Arkadyev's wife
  • Polina Aug as Lina
  • Artem Grigoryev as K.G.B. agent
  • Olga Dibtseva as Galina
  • Anatoliy Kotenyov as general Yasenev
  • Pavel Ilin as Budovsky, a concert manager
  • Vilma Kutaviciute as Inara
  • Semyon Shteynberg as Semyon Grinberg, a humorist

References

  1. ^ Невеселый «Юморист»
  2. ^ ИЗВЕСТНЫЕ ПРОДЮСЕРЫ ОБСУДИЛИ В ОМСКЕ ПРИЧИНЫ СЦЕНАРНОГО КРИЗИСА В КИНО
  3. ^ В Омске стартовал Национальный кинофестиваль дебютов «Движение»
  4. ^ Звёзды российского кино снялись в фильмах конкурсантов "Движения"
  5. ^ «Движение». «Будет другая реальность, и фильмы будут другими»
  6. ^ Илья Стюарт признан лучшим молодым продюсером на "Движении-2018"
  7. ^ Юморист
  • The Humorist at IMDb
  • The Humorist at Rotten Tomatoes