''Cloud-Paradise'' (russian: Облако-рай, Oblako-ray) is a 1990 Russian
comedy film directed by
Nikolai Dostal. It was voted best film of 1992 by 90 Russian critics.
Plot
In a small provincial town, early in the morning, Kolya encounters his friend Fedya, wearily and indifferently. Wanting to attract attention, Kolya says that he is going to leave, ostensibly, to the
Far East. His decision wins unanimous support. Kolya becomes a local hero, all the neighbors assist in his training. Kolya sells his furniture off, writes a resignation letter and leaves his hometown on a bus. He is on his way to nowhere.
Cast
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Andrei Zhigalov - Kolya
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Sergey Batalov - Fedya
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Irina Rozanova - Valya, Fedya's wife
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Alla Kliouka
Alla Kliouka (born 18 February 1970) is a Belarusian-Russian actress best known for her role as Svetlana Kirilenko on the HBO TV series '' The Sopranos''. She was previously married to Ken Schaffer Ken Schaffer is an American inventor and former p ...
- Natalia
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Anna Ovsyannikova - Tatiana Ivanovna, Natalia's mother
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Vladimir Tolokonnikov - Felomeev
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Lev Borisov - Philipp Makarovich, neighbor
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Aleksandr Chislov - mate of Felomeev
Awards and nominations
* Prize For the destruction of a barrier between your favorite movies and cinema for all at the first festival
Kinotavr in 1991.
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Golden Aries Award
The Russian Guild of Film Critics (russian: Гильдия киноведов и кинокритиков России) is a Russian organization of professional film critics, headquartered in Moscow. Beginning in 1998, the guild began conferrin ...
in 1992
* Silver Leopard Special Grand Jury Prize and Second Prize and youth jury prize of the International Confederation of experimental film in the
Locarno International Film Festival in 1991
* Grand Prix II MFEC (
France)
* Special Jury Prize cast of young actors in the 1991
Geneva Film Festival
References
External links
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1990 comedy films
1990 films
Soviet comedy films
Russian comedy films
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