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How Dark the Nights Are on the Black Sea

How Dark the Nights Are on the Black Sea

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Status

Released

Release Date

Mar 25, 1989

Runtime

1h 55m

Genres

Comedy, Romance

User Score

38%

Original Title

В городе Сочи тёмные ночи

Production Companies

Excelsior Film, Gorky Film Studios

Director

Vasili Pichul

Description

In this farcical dark comedy/melodrama, Lena manages to lose her place at college by virtue of throwing a minor hissy-fit when she catches her erstwhile boyfriend in bed with another girl. Instead of penalizing the boy for his behavior, Lena gets stuck with a court appearance and must pay a small fine, in addition to losing a boyfriend, her college career, and an apartment. Lena belongs to a film club which occasionally hands out awards, and the membership of it decides to send her into the Russian hinterlands to hand out an award to an obscure filmmaker. Throughout the film, Lena has been associated with a bizarre con man named Stepanych who, when his cons fall through, comes to her in the distant town she has gone to seeking her help in committing suicide.