It (1989 film) explained

It
Native Name:	ru\|Оно
Producer:	Aleksandr Pikunov
Music:	Sergey Kuryokhin
Cinematography:	Valeri Fedosov
Editing:	Alexander Pikunov
Studio:	Lenfilm
Runtime:	124 min.
Country:	Soviet Union
Language:	Russian

It (ru|Оно|Ono) is a 1989 Soviet historical comedy-drama film directed by Sergei Ovcharov and based on the satirical novel The History of a Town by Mikhail Saltykov-Shchedrin.^[1] ^[2] ^[3] While Saltykov-Shchedrin's novel was written in the 19th century, It was filmed as a satire on the Soviet Union, which is portrayed in the film in a dystopian and surreal way.^[4] ^[5]

Plot

The film tells the story of the development of the city of Glupov.^[6] ^[7]

Cast

Rolan Bykov as Ferdyshchenko
Natalya Gundareva as Klementinka de Burbon
Svetlana Kryuchkova as Amaliya Stokfish
Elena Sanayeva as Iraida
Margarita Terekhova as Anelka Lydohovskaya
Yury Demich as Ugryum-Burcheev
Leonid Kuravlyov as Borodavkin
Rodion Nakhapetov as Erast Grustilov
Oleg Tabakov as Brudasty
Olga Pashkova as Alyona Osipova
Vladimir Kashpur as Baibakov
Oleg Shtefanko as Dmitry Prokofiev
Vera Glagoleva as Pfeifersha
Viktor Bychkov as Voblushkin
Aleksandr Galibin as holy fool

Notes and References

Web site: Краткая история отечественного кино: от 1953 до 1991. chaskor.ru. 2020-03-17. 2020-02-27. https://web.archive.org/web/20200227182641/http://www.chaskor.ru/article/kratkaya_istoriya_otechestvennogo_kino_ot_1953_do_1991_45556. dead.
Web site: Первый международный кинофестиваль "Западные ворота" пройдёт в Пскове. rg.ru. 2020-03-17.
Web site: Александр Половцев: "Огнестрел", "глухарь", "в отказку" мы говорили, только делая вид, что понимаем. Анна Послянова. spb.kp.ru. 2020-03-17.
Book: A History of Russian Cinema . 9781845202149 . Beumers . Birgit . 2009 . Bloomsbury Academic .
Book: Soviet Art House: Lenfilm Studio Under Brezhnev . 978-0-19-754836-3 . Kelly . Catriona . 2021 . Oxford University Press .
Web site: Оно (1989). КиноПоиск. 2020-03-17.
Book: Визуальная антропология: режимы видимости при социализме. 2009 . Ano CSPGS . 978-5-903360-25-3 . 2023-10-13 . 2022-12-07 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221207090359/https://books.google.com/books?id=sw-EgAt2eQwC&pg=PA423&dq=%D0%BE%D0%B2%D1%87%D0%B0%D1%80%D0%BE%D0%B2+%D0%BE%D0%BD%D0%BE&hl=ru&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwivnIbUkOf7AhVh_SoKHdgTCBMQ6AF6BAgDEAI#v=onepage&q=овчаров%20оно&f=false.