Popsa () is a Russian musical drama film, released in 2005. The film was directed by
Elena Nikolaeva. It is a film about the enduring passion of the inhabitants of the remote area to
Moscow
Moscow is the Capital city, capital and List of cities and towns in Russia by population, largest city of Russia, standing on the Moskva (river), Moskva River in Central Russia. It has a population estimated at over 13 million residents with ...
.
Plot
Slavka, an 18-year-old from the small town of Verkhnevilyuysk, arrives in Moscow with dreams of fame and a business card from Larisa Ivanovna, a well-known producer who visited her hometown on tour with singer Vlad Boytsov. Soon after her arrival, Slavka witnesses Larisa kicking her boyfriend, singer Dmitry Gromov, out of her apartment. As they spend the day together, Larisa initially sees Slavka as just another naive small-town girl, but she gradually recognizes a unique and genuine character behind her innocent demeanor. Larisa decides to consider Slavka as her new protégé, but only if Slavka goes home and returns in a year.
Following Larisa, Slavka uncovers the harsh realities of show business: the superficiality, substance abuse, and the darker side of ambition, including abandoned careers and personal ruin. After meeting her idol Boytsov and spending the night at his place, Slavka is ambushed by jealous fans who violently attack her. Before leaving, she gives one of the fans her blood-stained jacket, telling her to save it as a keepsake, promising, "Remember my name—Slavka."
Cast
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Yelena Velikanova as Slavka
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Tatyana Vasilyeva as Larisa Ivanovna
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Dmitry Pevtsov
Dmitry Anatolyevich Pevtsov () (born 8 July 1963) is a Russian actor and politician representing the Medvedkovo constituency of Moscow in the State Duma. While elected as an independent in 2021, Pevtsov became a member of the New People poli ...
as Dmitry Gromov
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Vsevolod Shilovsky
Vsevolod Nikolaevich Shilovsky (; born 3 June 1938, Moscow ) is a Soviet and Russian film and theater actor, film director, People's Artist of the RSFSR (1986). He was awarded the Order of Friendship (1997) and the Order of Honour (Russia), Orde ...
as Yefim Ilyich Rakitin
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Lolita Milyavskaya as Irina Pepelyaeva
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Oleg Nepomnyashchy as Yulik
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Lyanka Gryu as Alisa
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Aleksey Garnizov as composer
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Valery Garkalin as Lev Malinovsky
Маэстро – песенник
// Moskovskij Komsomolets
''Moskovskij Komsomolets'' (''MK''; ) is a Moscow-based daily newspaper with a circulation approaching one million, covering general news. Founded in 1919, it is famed for its topical reporting on Russian politics and society.
History
The news ...
* Ivan Rudakov as Vlad, rock star
* Bari Alibasov
Bari Karimovich Alibasov (; ; ; born 6 June 1947) is a Moscow-based musical producer best known for creating a successful Russian boy band Na-Na in 1989. Previously he had managed the jazz band Integral from 1965 till 1989. Meritorious Artist
M ...
as cameo
Soundtrack
*Yevgeny Osin — The Golden Dream
*Elena Masaltseva / Ivan Rudakov — Playing the Flute at Night
*Elena Masaltseva — The Bird
* Yuri Poteyenko — Theme
*Dmitry Chernus — Lennon, Marley, Che Gevara
*Velvet — I Want to Be Alive
* Lolita Milyavskaya — Prisoner to Love
*Ivan Rudakov — The Guitar
References
External links
*{{IMDb title, 0460532
* Sergey Kudryavtsev
Мелодраматическая комедия нравов
2005 films
2000s musical drama films
2000s Russian films
2000s Russian-language films
Russian-language musical drama films
Russian musical drama films
Films set in Moscow
Films scored by Yuri Poteyenko
2005 musical films