His Wife's Diary
His Wife's Diary (Russian: Дневник его жены, romanized: Dnevnik ego zheny) is a 2000 Russian biographical film directed by Alexei Uchitel. It is a story about the last love affair of Ivan Bunin (played by Andrei Smirnov). It is set in French Riviera in the 1940s.
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Directed by | Alexei Uchitel |
Produced by | Alexander Golutva Natalia Smirnova Alexei Uchitel |
Written by | Dunya Smirnova |
Starring | Andrei Smirnov Galina Tyunina Olga Budina Yevgeny Mironov |
Music by | Leonid Desyatnikov |
Cinematography | Yuri Klimenko |
Edited by | Elena Andreeva |
Production company | Rock Films |
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Running time | 110 minutes |
Country | Russia |
Language | Russian |
His Wife's Diary was awarded the Grand Prize of the Kinotavr Festival[1] and the 2000 Nika Award for Best Film, Best Male Actor (Smirnov) and Best Cinematography (Klimenko).[2] It was Russia's submission to the 73rd Academy Awards for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, but was not accepted as a nominee.[3][4]
Plot
A tragic story of love and loneliness - this is the unknown life of the great Russian writer Ivan Bunin. The confused love story that involved Bunin, his wife Vera, the young poet Galina Plotnikova, opera singer Marga Kovtun and literary man Leonid Gurov. A work of great honesty and piercing psychology.
Cast
- Andrei Smirnov as Ivan Bunin
- Galina Tyunina as Vera Bunina
- Olga Budina as Galina Plotnikova
- Yevgeny Mironov as Leonid Gurov
- Elena Morozova as Marga Kovtun
- Dani Kogan as Zhanna
- Yuri Stepanov as a guest at the reception
References
- "Призеры 1991-2005 гг". Kinotavr. Archived from the original on 2012-09-18. Retrieved 2017-04-23.
- "Лауреаты Национальной кинематографической премии «НИКА» за 2000 год". Nika Award.
- "Record 46 Countries in Race for Oscar". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. 2000-11-20. Archived from the original on 2008-04-05. Retrieved 2008-07-19.
- "AMPAS Announces the Nominees for the 73rd Academy Awards". indieWire. Archived from the original on 2008-10-23. Retrieved 2008-07-19.