Dark Eyes

– Aboard a ship early in the 20th-century, a middle-aged Italian tells his story of love to a Russian...

Type:
Movie
Rating:
7.60 / 10
Duration:
One Hour and 58 Minutes
Release Year:
1987
Original Name:
Очи черные
Dark Eyes (1987) - Also known as Очи черные

Aboard a ship early in the 20th-century, a middle-aged Italian tells his story of love to a Russian. In a series of flashbacks filmed almost entirely in creams, whites, and ochers, the clownish and superfluous Romano Patroni leaves his wife's opulent home to visit a spa where he falls in love with a Russian woman whose marriage is a horror. He pursues her into the Russian heartland and returns to Italy resolved to leave his wife and marry his love. His amazed and appreciative Russian listener then narrates a shorter story.

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Release Date:

06 Nov 1987

Language:

Italian, Russian, French

Director:

Nikita Mikhalkov

Writer:

Aleksandr Adabashyan (story and screenplay), Nikita Mikhalkov (story and screenplay), Suso Cecchi D'Amico (scenario collaborator), Anton Chekhov (short stories)

Main Actors:

Marcello Mastroianni, Marthe Keller, Elena Safonova, Pina Cei

Plot:

Aboard a ship early in the 20th-century, a middle-aged Italian tells his story of love to a Russian. In a series of flashbacks filmed almost entirely in creams, whites, and ochers, the clownish and superfluous Romano Patroni leaves his wife's opulent home to visit a spa where he falls in love with a Russian woman whose marriage is a horror. He pursues her into the Russian heartland and returns to Italy resolved to leave his wife and marry his love. His amazed and appreciative Russian listener then narrates a shorter story.

Awards:

Nominated for 1 Oscar. Another 10 wins & 20 nominations.

Production:

Excelsior Film TV~RAI 1

Ratings:
Internet Movie Database:
7.6/10
Rotten Tomatoes:
100%