Dark Eyes

Dark Eyes (1987)

Очи черные

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

Date of release
1987-02-01
TMDB
6.7 / 10 (104)
Runtime
2h 1m
Genres
Comedy, Drama, Romance
Director
Nikita Mikhalkov

Casting

Interesting facts

  • Based on: The Lady with the Dog, The Party, and My Wife
  • Awards: 1 · Nominations: 3. Including: Silver nugget for the best foreign film

Dark Eyes 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.

Production

The film was inspired by four of Anton Chekhov's stories, most notably The Lady with the Dog. It was adapted by a Soviet-Italian team that included Alexander Adabashyan, Suso Cecchi d'Amico and Nikita Mikhalkov, who also directed the film. Mastroianni's voice was dubbed by Mikhalkov himself for the Russian edition. This was the last film of Silvana Mangano.

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