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The Old Jockey

1941 · 96 min

A gentle, bittersweet look at a proud man facing his own decline, warm in its humor and quietly moving in its acceptance.

Directed by
Boris Barnet
Genres
Comedy, Drama
Overview
About Trofimov, a well-known rider who goes on taking part in races in spite of the advanced age, until he realizes his time has gone and passes his experience on to his granddaughter’s fiance
How it feels
Warm, melancholic, earnest and light. Measured and needs your attention.
About
Aging, family, identity, trauma
Content
No violence, gore, sexual content or swearing.
Note
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Directed by
Boris Barnet
Genres
Comedy, Drama
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Tone
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
Places
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence none
  • Sex none
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror0
Humour4
Realism7
Romance2
Tension3
Darkness3
Complexity4
Emotional weight6

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Genres
comedy, drama
Directed by
Boris Barnet
Written by
Mikhail Volpin, Nikolay Erdman
Starring
Ivan Skuratov, Anna Komolova, Aleksandra Salnikova, Aleksandra Denisova, Leonid Kmit, Ivan Lyubeznov, Vladimir Dorofeyev, Fyodor Kurikhin
Music
Vladimir Yourovsky
Cinematography
Konstantin Kuznetsov
Runtime
96 min
Country
Soviet Union
Languages
Russian

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