Oci ciornie (1987)
Directed by Nikita Mikhalkov

Comedy / Romance / Drama
aka: Dark Eyes

Film Synopsis

On his wife's birthday, Romano discovers that he is ruined and runs away in shame.  In another town, he meets Anna, a young and shy Russian girl with whom he falls instantly in love.  Anna is at first unmoved by Romano's attentions but she finally yields to his advances.  When the Russian girl runs from him, Romano goes after her, convinced that she is the one true love of his life.
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Film Credits

  • Director: Nikita Mikhalkov
  • Script: Suso Cecchi D'Amico, Anton Chekhov, Aleksandr Adabashyan, Nikita Mikhalkov
  • Cinematographer: Franco Di Giacomo
  • Music: Francis Lai
  • Cast: Marcello Mastroianni (Romano), Marthe Keller (Tina, Romano's Mistress), Elena Safonova (Anna Sergeyevna), Pina Cei (Elisa's Mother), Vsevolod Larionov (Pavel (Russian Ship Passenger)), Innokentiy Smoktunovskiy (Il Governarore di Sisoiev), Roberto Herlitzka (L'Avvocato), Paolo Baroni (Manlio), Oleg Tabakov (Sua Grazia), Yuri Bogatyryov (Il Maresciallo), Dmitri Zolotukhin (Konstantin), Silvana Mangano (Elisa (Romano's Wife)), Jean-Pierre Bardos (Ospite sdraiato), Nino Bignamini (L'acquirente), Maria Grazia Bon (Sua moglie), Mauro Brusini (Il prestigiatore), Elgudzha Burduli (Il cuoco della nave), Pierluigi Cervetti (Il maestro di ginnastica), Francesco De Rosa (Un ospite), Aleksandr Filippenko (3e Funzionario Pietroburgo)
  • Country: Italy / USA / Soviet Union
  • Language: Italian / Russian / French
  • Support: Color
  • Runtime: 117 min
  • Aka: Dark Eyes

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