''The Wedding'' (, ) is a 2000 French-Russian

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directed by

Pavel Lungin Pavel Semyonovich Lungin (; born 12 July 1949) is a Russian film director. He is sometimes credited as Pavel Loungine (as in the American release of ''Tycoon (2002 film), Tycoon''). Lungin was awarded the distinction People's Artist of Russia in ...

. It was entered into the

2000 Cannes Film Festival The 53rd Cannes Film Festival took place from 14 to 25 May 2000. French filmmaker Luc Besson was the Jury President for the main competition. Virginie Ledoyen was the mistress of ceremonies. Danish filmmaker Lars von Trier won the ''Palme d'Or'' ...

. The film was the Aurora Award winner at the

Tromsø International Film Festival The Tromsø International Film Festival (TIFF) is an annual film festival held during the third week of January in Tromsø, Norway. The inaugural Tromsø International Film Festival was held in 1991. TIFF has 6 screening venues, including Ver ...

in 2001.

Plot

Tanya returns to her hometown after working as a model in

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. She decides to marry Mishka. A series of unexpected events arise during the process.

Cast

Marat Basharov Marat Alimzhanovich Basharov (, , born 22 August 1974) is a Soviet and Russian film actor and a TV host, of Volga Tatar origin. Honored Artist of the Republic of Tatarstan (2012), laureate of the State Prize of the Russian Federation (2002). He ...

as Mishka *

Maria Mironova Maria Andreyevna Mironova (; born 28 May 1973) is a Soviet and Russian actress. She was named People's Artist of Russia in 2020. Biography Maria was born on 28 May 1973 in Moscow, to actors Andrei Mironov and Ekaterina Gradova. After gradua ...

as Tanya *

Andrey Panin Andrei Vladimirovich Panin (; 28 May 1962 – 6 March 2013) was a Nika Award-winner Russian actor appearing in film and television, and a director. Biography Early life Panin was born on 28 May 1962, in Novosibirsk, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union, ...

as Garkusha * Aleksander Semchev as Borzov * Vladimir Simonov as Borodin *

Maria Golubkina Maria may refer to: People * Mary, mother of Jesus * Maria (given name), a popular given name in many languages Place names Extraterrestrial *170 Maria, a Main belt S-type asteroid discovered in 1877 *Lunar maria (plural of ''mare''), large, da ...

as Sveta * Natalya Kolyakanova as Rimma * Yelena Novikova as Zoika * Oleg Esaulenko as Svetlanov * Marina Golub as café manager *

Vladimir Kashpur Vladimir Terentyevich Kashpur (; October 26, 1926 – October 17, 2009) was a Russian and Soviet actor. A native of Severka, Altai Krai, Kashpur appeared in '' Ballad of a Soldier'' and about 115 other films, with roles ranging from Vladimi ...

as grandfather *

Nadezhda Markina Nadezhda Konstantinovna Markina (; born 29 January 1959) is a Soviet and Russian actress. She was nominated for the Best Performance by an Actress at the European Film Awards, the Asia Pacific Screen Awards, and the IFFI Best Actor Award (Female ...

as Valka *

Galina Petrova Galina Petrova (, ; 9 September 1920 – 4 December 1943) was a medic and Chief Petty Officer in the 386th Independent Naval Infantry Battalion of the Black Sea Fleet during the Second World War. She died during a bombing attack on 4 December 19 ...

as mother * Pavel Polmatov as Tolya * Ilya Rutberg as Kamussidi * Vladimir Salnikov as father

References

External links

* 2000 films 2000 comedy-drama films French comedy-drama films Russian comedy-drama films Russian-language comedy-drama films 2000s Russian films 2000s Russian-language films Films directed by Pavel Lungin Films about weddings Films about modeling 2000s French films {{Russia-film-stub