Marigolds in Flower
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| Russian: Цветы календулы | |
| Directed by | Sergey Snezhkin |
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| Edited by | Yelena Karelina |
| Music by | Aleksandr Knaifel |
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Running time | 100 min. |
| Country | Russia |
| Language | Russian |
Marigolds in Flower (Russian: Цветы календулы, romanized: Tsvety kalenduly) is a 1998 Russian drama film directed by Sergey Snezhkin.[1][2][3][4][5]
Plot
The film tells about the "new Russians" who want to buy a cottage and find themselves in the house of a dead writer, whose family members meet the main characters in different ways.[6]
Cast
- Era Ziganshina as Seraphima
- Marina Solopchenko as Anna (as Marina Salopchenko)
- Kseniya Rappoport as Yelena
- Yulia Sharikova as Masha
- Lyubov Malinovskaya as Inessa Iosifovna
- German Orlov as Billi Bons
- Sergey Dreyden as Nikolai (as Sergey Dontsov)
- Nikolay Lavrov as Rusetsky
- Alexander Tyutryumov as Dzhigurda
- Ivan I. Krasko as Trofimych[7]
Production
The fictional Soviet nomenklatura poet Georgy Platonovich Protasov is a composite character, but the film includes quotes from real works by Soviet poets: an excerpt from Nikolai Tikhonov's poem "Sami" and songs based on the poems of Yevgeny Dolmatovsky "The Danube Wreath" and "Behind the Factory Outpost".[6]
Reception
Awards
Grand Prix and prize for best acting (acting ensemble: Era Ziganshina, Marina Solopchenko, Ksenia Rappoport, Yulia Sharikova, German Orlov, Sergey Dreyden, Nikolay Lavrov, Alexander Tyutryumov, Lyubov Malinovskaya) at the Russian Film Festival Window to Europe .[8] The Nika Award’98 in the categories: Best Art Direction (Bella Manevich-Kaplan) and Best Costume Design (Larisa Konnikova).[9]
Critical response
Dmitry Bykov noted: "Certainly, 'Marigolds in Flower' parodies the Chekhovian tradition—but with the significant difference that Snezhkin abandoned the most constructed character from 'The Cherry Orchard', namely Lopakhin, with his business acumen, the actor's slender fingers, his kind heart and his complete inability to understand others. Here, instead of Lopakhin, there are two new Russians".[10] Vechernyaya Moskva newspaper critic Elena Golovanova wrote: "The setting of 'Marigolds in Flower' is awe-inspiring. A whole team of fashion designers and artists worked on the film's design. Hats made of blue wire with bells, dresses made of cobwebs and painted chiffon—the entire film is filled with a multitude of "gadgets" that create a refined, bohemian chic and—well, style. Admittedly, in some places it even goes overboard, but it's not a sin to get carried away".[8]
References
- ^ Фильмы о «президентах» Казахстана
- ^ 16 мая в московском Доме кино состоится премьера фильма про Нурсултана Назарбаева
- ^ Режиссер Снежкин и сценарист Юзефович скрыли свои имена
- ^ На «России 1» стартует показ сериала «Белая гвардия»
- ^ "Луч добра для зрителей". Экран и сцена (in Russian). Retrieved 2018-05-21.
- ^ a b Цветы календулы (КиноПоиск)
- ^ Marigolds in Flower (1999) Full Cast // Crew
- ^ a b "Цветы календулы для утомленных временем". Вечерняя Москва (in Russian). Retrieved 2006-08-21.
- ^ "Лариса Павловна Конникова". Санкт-Петербургский государственный университет! (in Russian). Archived from the original on 2020-10-30. Retrieved 2020-09-10.
- ^ "Плоды календулы". Сеанс (in Russian). Retrieved 2011-12-05.