Shine, Shine, My Star (1969)
In 1920, just 3 years after the October revolution, the peoples had to decide between conforming to Bolshevism or national self-determination. In that torn-apart-time, one man, the comedian Volodya, tries to mediate, not between different ideologies, but social life and art. While others just want to wash away their gloom, he reflects on the everyday sorrows and the role of art in that time of changes.
- Released
- 1969-06-06
- Genres
- Comedy, Drama, Romance
- Runtime
- 94 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- Aleksandr Mitta
- TMDB rating
- 5.6/10 from 20 votes
Cast
- Oleg Tabakov as Iskremas
- Elena Proklova as Krysya / Jeanne d'Arc
- Oleg Efremov as Painter
- Evgeni Leonov as Cinematographer
- Leonid Kuravlyov as Red comissar
- Leonid Dyachkov as Ohrim, green agent
- Marlen Khutsiyev as Third 'cuckoo' player (prince)
- Nonna Mordyukova as madame
- Aleksandr Porokhovshchikov as shooter
- Aleksandr Filippenko as Second 'cuckoo' player
- Pavel Vinnik as husband in silent film
- Lyubov Sokolova as Painter's wife