Интердевочка (1989)

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• Filmado em: Park Inn Pribaltiyskaya e Moscovo

Intergirl is a 1989 Soviet-Sweden drama film. It is set in Leningrad in the time of perestroika during the 1980s. The film was the most popular Soviet film in 1989 and made a star of leading actress Elena Yakovleva.

Production

As confirmed later by the director, he was ordered to make this film by the officials. Todorovsky had been chosen precisely for his inability to direct 'hot' content. Yakovleva refused 'messing around with men' in front of the camera, so all sex scenes were filmed without a partner. The feature's main purpose was to demonstrate the Soviet audience how misleading was a hope for a "beautiful Western life".

As the Swedish partners found the ending too desperate, for Sweden Todorovsky made a version with an open ending and merged the two episodes into one. However, the film was never released in Sweden due to the bankruptcy of Stallet-film, Mosfilm's co-production partner.

Filming took place in the summer of 1989 in Russia and Sweden. Mira Todorovska managed to attract Swedish sponsors who added the lacking money and helped with the filming, as movie became Mosfilm's first movie shot without state funding. Since it was virtually impossible to buy any fancy clothing in the USSR, the costume designer flew to Sweden to buy not only evening dresses, but even plain jeans.

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