''An Unfinished Piece for Mechanical Piano'' (russian: Неоконченная пьеса для механического пианино, Neokonchennaya pyesa dlya mekhanicheskogo pianino) is a 1977 Soviet drama film directed by Nikita Mikhalkov, who also co-stars. It is based on Anton Chekhov's ''

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'', as well as several of his other short stories. It was filmed at Pushchino-Na-Oke (Artsebashev Estate), Pushchino, Russia, which was dilapidated in the film and is now abandoned.

Plot

Some members of the gentry gather at a house in rural Russia in the early twentieth century. As the day progresses, relationships develop, and the question arises of where these new relationships will lead.

Cast

Aleksandr Kalyagin Aleksandr Aleksandrovich Kalyagin (russian: Александр Александрович Калягин; born 25 May 1942) is a Soviet and Russian actor and director, member of the Civic Chamber of the Russian Federation, People's Artist of the ...

: Mikhail Vassilyevich Platonov *

Elena Solovey Elena Solovey (born 24 February 1947) is a Soviet-Russian film actress. She has appeared in more than 60 films since 1966. She won the award for Best Supporting Actress in the film '' Faktas'' at the 1981 Cannes Film Festival. Selected filmogra ...

: Sophia Yegorovna *

Yevgeniya Glushenko Yevgeniya Konstantinovna Glushenko (russian: Евгения Константиновна Глушенко; born on September 4, 1952 in Rostov-na-Donu) is a Russian actress, best known for her role as Vera in the Soviet melodrama ''Love by Reque ...

: Sashenka *

Antonina Shuranova Antonina Nikolayevna Shuranova ( rus, Антони́на Никола́евна Шура́нова, 1936–2003) was a Russian stage, television and film actress. Partial filmography * ''War and Peace'' (1966–1967, part 1-5) as Princess Maria Bo ...

: Anna Petrovna Voinitseva *

Yuri Bogatyryov Yuri Georgiyevich Bogatyryov ( rus, Ю́рий Гео́ргиевич Богатырёв, p=ˈjʉrʲɪj ɡʲɪˈorɡʲɪjɪvʲɪtɕ bəɡətɨˈrʲɵf; 2 March 1947, Riga, Latvian SSR — 2 February 1989, Moscow, USSR) was a Soviet actor, best k ...

: Sergey Pavlovich Voinitsev * Oleg Tabakov: Pavel Petrovich Shcherbuk *

Nikolai Pastukhov Nikolai Isaakovich Pastukhov (russian: Николай Исаакович Пастухов;Pavel Kadochnikov Pavel Petrovich Kadochnikov (russian: Павел Петрович Кадочников; – 2 May 1988) was a Soviet and Russian actor, film director, screenwriter and pedagogue. People's Artist of the USSR (1979) and Hero of Socialist Labour ...

: Ivan Ivanovich Triletsky * Nikita Mikhalkov: Nikolai Ivanovich Triletsky * Anatoli Romashin: Gerasim Kuzmich Petrin * Natalya Nazarova: Verochka * Kseniya Minina: Lizochka * Sergey Nikonenko: Yakov * Sergei Guryev: Petechka (as Seryozha Guryev)

Reception

Critical response

''An Unfinished Piece for Mechanical Piano'' has an approval rating of 86% on review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, based on 7 reviews, and an average rating of 8.00/10.

References

External links

* 1977 films 1977 drama films 1970s Russian-language films Films about social class Films based on works by Anton Chekhov Films set in Russia Films set in the 1900s Films set in country houses Films set in the Russian Empire Films shot in Moscow Oblast Films directed by Nikita Mikhalkov Films scored by Eduard Artemyev Soviet drama films Mosfilm films {{1970s-USSR-film-stub