Window to Paris

– Nikolai (played by Sergei Dontsov) has been fired from his job as a music teacher and has to live in..

Type:
Movie
Rating:
7.40 / 10
Duration:
One Hour and 27 Minutes
Release Year:
1993
Original Name:
Окно в Париж
Window to Paris (1993) - Also known as Окно в Париж

Nikolai (played by Sergei Dontsov) has been fired from his job as a music teacher and has to live in the gym until he finds a place to stay. Finally, he gets a communal room in the apartment of Gorokhov (Victor Mikhalkov). The room's previous inhabitant, an old lady, has died a year ago, and yet her cat, Maxi, is still in the locked room, healthy and fat. Soon, Nikolai and his neighbours discover the mystery: there is a window to Paris in the room. That's when the comedy begins - will the Russians be able to cope with the temptation to profit from the discovery?

Window to Paris (1993) - Trailer

Release Date:

17 Feb 1995

Language:

Russian, French

MPAA Content-Rating:
PG-13 – Parents Strongly Cautioned

Some material may be inappropriate for children under 13. Parents are urged to be cautious. Some material may be inappropriate for pre-teenagers.

Director:

Yuri Mamin

Writer:

Vyacheslav Leykin (additional writing), Yuri Mamin, Guy Séligmann (adaptation), Arkadiy Tigay, Vladimir Vardunas

Main Actors:

Agnès Soral, Sergey Dreyden, Viktor Mikhaylov, Nina Usatova

Plot:

Nikolai (played by Sergei Dontsov) has been fired from his job as a music teacher and has to live in the gym until he finds a place to stay. Finally, he gets a communal room in the apartment of Gorokhov (Victor Mikhalkov). The room's previous inhabitant, an old lady, has died a year ago, and yet her cat, Maxi, is still in the locked room, healthy and fat. Soon, Nikolai and his neighbours discover the mystery: there is a window to Paris in the room. That's when the comedy begins - will the Russians be able to cope with the temptation to profit from the discovery?

Awards:

4 nominations.

Production:

Sony Pictures Home Entertainment

Ratings:
Internet Movie Database:
7.4/10
Rotten Tomatoes:
43%