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I'm An Actress

1980 · 99 min

A solemn, slow-burning period portrait that asks you to sit with a performer's inner life and sacrifices.

Directed by
Viktor Sokolov
Genres
History, Drama
Starring
Natalya Sayko, Oleg Vavilov, Afanasi Kochetkov
Overview
A film about the great Russian actress Vera Fyodorovna Komissarzhevskaya (1864–1910).

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Directed by
Viktor Sokolov
Genres
History, Drama
Starring
Natalya Sayko, Oleg Vavilov, Afanasi Kochetkov
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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • art
  • identity
  • ambition
  • grief
  • memory
Places
  • big city
  • workplace
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • true story
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour2
Realism8
Romance3
Tension3
Darkness4
Complexity5
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
history, drama
Directed by
Viktor Sokolov
Written by
Semyon Lungin
Starring
Natalya Sayko, Oleg Vavilov, Afanasi Kochetkov, Pyotr Merkuryev, Yuri Tsvetov, Grazina Baikstyte, Tamara Abrosimova, Tamara Abrosimova
Cinematography
Valery Fedosov
Runtime
99 min
Country
Soviet Union
Languages
Russian

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