The Circus Burned Down and the Clowns Scattered
1998
114 minutes
Overview
A film director Nikolai Khudokormov is on the brink of his 50th anniversary. He has the whole life rich in events under his belt: creative quests, several marriages and children. Now he has to live with an old insane Mother and seems to be indifferent to what is going on around. But at the same time he is obsessed by the idea to make a film which will be his best one. Nikolai makes every effort to raise the money for this project. And all the time he is followed by a mysterious stranger. She is a beautiful young creature who speaks to him about the vanity of the world and the meaningless of a human life. Finally, Nikolai realizes that he is speaking to the Death herself.
Top Cast
Nikolai Karachentsov
Николай Николаевич Худокормов
Tanya Yu
незнакомка
Zinaida Sharko
Зоя Васильевна - мать Николая
Nina Ruslanova
Тома - первая жена Николая
Mariya Shukshina
Лена - вторая жена Николая
Kseniya Kachalina
Алевтина - дочь Николая и Тамары
Tatyana Vasileva
Маргарита Александровна
Sergey Dreyden
Алексей Петрович - муж Тамары
Pyotr Zaychenko
Игорь - бизнесмен
Rudolf Furmanov
Артём - бизнесмен
Roman Gromadskiy
«Якутзолото»
Franco Bovo
Джанкарло Витцоди - итальянский бизнесмен
Oleg Sharov
баянист
Bangis Schastlivy
барабанщик
Lyonya Rukovets
Тимофей - сын Николая и Лены
Vadim Yermolayev
мэр
Yuriy Kuznetsov
казак
Aleksandr Lykov
киллер
Aleksandr Shchetinin
банкир
Vitaly Taks
Yuri Belyayev
Vladimir Dyukov
Lyudmila Ksenofontova
Nora Gryakalova
