Flights in Dreams and Reality

Flights in Dreams and in Reality
Directed by	Roman Balayan
Written by	Viktor Merezhko
Starring	Oleg Yankovsky Lyudmila Gurchenko Oleg Tabakov Aleksandr Adabashyan Oleg Menshikov
Cinematography	Vilen Kalyuta
Edited by	Yelena Lukashenko
Music by	Vadim Khrapachov
Production company	Dovzhenko Film Studios
Release date	1983
Running time	92 minutes
Country	Soviet Union
Language	Russian

Flights in Dreams and Reality (Russian: Полёты во сне и наяву, romanized: Polyoty vo sne i nayavu) is a 1983 Soviet drama film directed by Roman Balayan, written by Viktor Merezhko, dealing with the subject matter of midlife crisis.

The film features many highly acclaimed Soviet/Russian actors with Oleg Yankovsky in the starring role, as well as Lyudmila Gurchenko, Oleg Tabakov, Aleksandr Adabashyan and Oleg Menshikov in supporting roles.

Famous actor/director, Nikita Mikhalkov, makes a cameo appearance.

Release and Awards

The film was not made available until early 1983, initially being granted a very limited release, and was not widely seen until the time of Perestroika. With the film being exposed to larger audiences, it went on to gain critical acclaim.

Yankovsky received the 1987 USSR State Prize for his role.

External links

Flights in Dreams and in Reality at the Internet Movie Database