Dark Eyes
Dark Eyes ( ; a transcription of ) is a 1987 Italian and Soviet romantic comedy-drama film directed by Nikita Mikhalkov. Set in Italy and Russia in the years before the First World War, it tells the story of a married Italian man who falls in love with a married Russian woman. Starring Marcello Mastroianni and Yelena Safonova, it received positive reviews from critics. The title of the film refers to a popular Russian song of the same name written by Yevhen Hrebinka in 1843.
Plot
Romano is sitting at a table in the empty restaurant aboard an Italian ship, having a drink. When Pavel, a middle-aged Russian on his honeymoon cruise, enters the room, the two men strike up a conversation. Romano mentions that he once travelled to Russia because of a woman, and an intrigued Pavel asks to hear his story.
Awards
Cast
- Aleksandr Adabashyan
- Aleksandr Filippenko
- Dmitry Zolotukhin
- Francesco De Rosa
- Innokenty Smoktunovsky
- Ivana Rumor
- Loredana Martinez
- Marcello Mastroianni
- Maria Grazia Bon
- Marthe Keller
- Max Turilli
- Oleg Tabakov
- Paolo Baroni
- Pina Cei
- Renzo Marignano
- Roberto Herlitzka
- Silvana Mangano
- Vsevolod Larionov
- Yelena Safonova
- Yuri Bogatyryov
More details
| author | Aleksandr Adabashyan Nikita Mikhalkov Suso Cecchi d'Amico |
|---|---|
| award | Silver nugget for the best foreign film |
| contentLocation | Russian Empire |
| director | Nikita Mikhalkov |
| editor | Enzo Meniconi |
| genre | comedy-drama |
| keywords | explore hear inherit one night remote town rich man run russian woman unhappy marriage wealthy woman |
| musicBy | Francis Lai |
| nomination | Academy Award for Best Actor David di Donatello for Best Director Golden Globe Award for Best Non-English Language Film |
| producer | Carlo Cucchi Silvia D'Amico Bendico |
| publisher | RUSCICO |
| theme | romantic comedy |