Come Look at Me
| Come Look at Me | |
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| Directed by | Oleg Yankovsky Mikhail Agranovich |
| Written by | Nadezhda Ptushkina |
| Produced by | Igor Tolstunov Vladimir Grammatikov Michael Zilberman Vladimir Repnikov |
| Starring | Oleg Yankovsky Irina Kupchenko Yekaterina Vasilyeva |
| Cinematography | Mikhail Agranovich |
| Music by | Vadim Bibergan |
Production companies | NTV-Profit Gorky Film Studio |
Release date |
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Running time | 102 minutes |
| Country | Russia |
| Language | Russian |
Come Look at Me (Russian: Приходи на меня посмотреть, romanized: Prikhodi na menya posmotret) is a 2001 romantic comedy set around the New Year directed by Oleg Yankovsky and Mikhail Agranovich.[1] The film was Yankovsky's sole directorial effort.[2][3] Oleg Yankovsky won the award for Best Actor at Kinotavr.[4]
Plot
Tatiana, a middle-aged woman, lives with her sick mother Sofia Ivanovna, who has been unable to walk for the last ten years and is very worried that her daughter becomes an old maid. The mother imagines that this is purely her fault - being the desire to keep Tatiana beside her.
A week before the New Year, Sofia Ivanovna declares that she will soon die and she would like to leave with the assurance that her daughter is happy. The light goes out in the apartment and there is a knock at the door. On the threshold there is an unfamiliar man with a bouquet of roses and champagne. It turns out that he was ready for a date with his young lover and has mistaken the house. Tatiana comes up with the idea to present this man as her fiancé. He, not wanting to make a scandal with the elderly woman, decides to play along with Tatiana. Calling his sweetheart, he lies that he is late at work, forgetting that she has caller ID. When the girl calls back, she creates a scandal. Igor leaves.
Trying to break out of her deception, Tatiana persuades a saleswoman from the vegetable aisle to play the role of a suddenly found daughter, whom she allegedly disowned at the maternity hospital. This scene occurs in front of Igor, who decided to continue his casual acquaintance.
Evening of the New Year. Mother insists that Tatiana spend the holiday with Igor, and she leaves for the winter city almost to nowhere. In the street there is an unexpected meeting with the "daughter" who is dressed up as Santa Claus on crutches. Together they come home, where they find Sofia Ivanovna, who has risen to her feet. In tune with the striking chimes and clad in the suit of yet another Santa Claus, Igor appears on the landing and proposes to Tatiana.
Cast
- Yekaterina Vasilyeva as Sofia Ivanovna
- Irina Kupchenko as Tatiana
- Oleg Yankovsky as Igor
- Natalia Shchukina as Dina, a saleswoman of the vegetable aisle
- Ivan Yankovsky as angel-boy, who throws banana skins
Oleg Yankovsky on film
This was a pen test. In the flow monstrous black movie all of a sudden wanted to shoot some good, light story, I wanted a fairy tale and kindness. Although I confess and love another movie.[5]
References
- ^ "Приходи на меня посмотреть". TV Tsentr.
- ^ ""Приходи на меня посмотреть" – Как Янковский стал режиссером". Moskovskij Komsomolets.
- ^ "Верьте в чудеса – О съемках единственного фильма Олега Янковского «Приходи на меня посмотреть»". Belarus Segodnya.
- ^ "Winners 1991-2005". Kinotavr.
- ^ Наталья Влащенко. "Олег Янковский: Другого списка судьба мне не показала" (in Russian). День. Retrieved 2013-09-22.
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