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Brief Encounters

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A maid (Nina Ruslanova) works for the estranged wife (Kira Muratova) of a geologist (Vladimir Vysotsky) who once visited her village and whom she loves.
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Peter Bradshaw Guardian 09/11/2023
5/5
Muratova’s movies do not yield their meaning easily or repay attention with a conventional emotional payoff, and so require close reading. But there is a fierce, individual intelligence at work. Go to Full Review Natalia Winkelman New York Times 08/24/2023
An audacious portrait of two women on the cultural fringes pining after the same man. Go to Full Review Dennis Harvey 48 Hills 04/04/2023
More neo-realist than soap-operatic, the film displeased authorities by emphasizing the complex individuality of people who may serve the State, but whose discontents reflect its own systemic failures. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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08/28/2007 Just one of those films that is amazing. See more 06/17/2007 This is an amazing movie. It's so sad no-one seems to care. See more 05/29/2007 Iconic for a reason. This is the film they rip off in The History Boys. Rachmaninoff. Mmmmm. See more Read all reviews
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Kira Muratova

Director

Vladimir Vysotsky

Maksim

Kira Muratova

Valentina Ivanovna

Nina Ruslanova

Nadya

Yelena Bazilskaya

Actor

Aleksey Glazyrin

Semen
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Movie Info

Synopsis A maid (Nina Ruslanova) works for the estranged wife (Kira Muratova) of a geologist (Vladimir Vysotsky) who once visited her village and whom she loves.
Director
Kira Muratova
Screenwriter
Kira Muratova
Production Co
Miramax, Odessa Film Studios
Genre
Drama
Original Language
Russian
Runtime
1h 35m
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