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Dovlatov

2018 · 126 min

A quietly absorbing, wryly observed portrait of artistic integrity under pressure, steeped in grey Soviet atmosphere and lived-in detail.

Directed by
Aleksei German Jr.
Genres
Drama
Starring
Milan Marić, Danila Kozlovsky, Helena Sujecka
Overview
Dovlatov charts six days in the life of a brilliant, ironic writer who saw far beyond the rigid limits of 70s Soviet Russia. Sergei Dovlatov fought to preserve his own talent and decency with poet and writer Joseph Brodsky, while watching his artist friends got crushed by the iron-willed state machinery.

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Stream in the UK
  • Netflix
More options Data from JustWatch
Directed by
Aleksei German Jr.
Genres
Drama
Starring
Milan Marić, Danila Kozlovsky, Helena Sujecka
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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 of 3
  • earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • art
  • politics
  • identity
  • freedom
  • friendship
Places
  • big city
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • true story
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror1
Humour4
Realism8
Romance3
Tension5
Darkness6
Complexity7
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
drama
Directed by
Aleksei German Jr.
Written by
Aleksei German Jr., Yuliya Tupikina
Starring
Milan Marić, Danila Kozlovsky, Helena Sujecka, Eva Gerr, Arthur Beschastny, Anton Shagin, Svetlana Khodchenkova, Elena Lyadova
Cinematography
Łukasz Żal
Runtime
126 min
Country
Poland, Russia, Serbia
Languages
Finnish, Russian, Spanish

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