Overview

After a ten year long stay in West Germany, Max returns to the Soviet Union to visit his deadly ill father in Leningrad. There he finds a friend in a man who calls himself Igor and he begins a love-affair with the deafmute Lena. Around Max' relationship to his father, Igor and Lena, losely held episodes give a many fasetted portrait of Leningrad and its inhabitants. In the eyes of the returning Max, the city is at once well-known and foreign. Lyrically saturated images and sophisticated editing contributes to making the film an expressive description of a changing city.

Cast

Gregory Hlady, Igor Kechaev, Elena Velichko, Natalya Kolyakanova, Cristin König, Nikita Mikhajlovsky, Gennadi Mitrofanov, Georgiy Teykh

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What is "Leningrad. November" about?

After a ten year long stay in West Germany, Max returns to the Soviet Union to visit his deadly ill father in Leningrad. There he finds a friend in a man who calls himself Igor and he begins a love-affair with the deafmute Lena. Around Max' relationship to his father, Igor and Lena, losely held episodes give a many fasetted portrait of Leningrad and its inhabitants. In the eyes of the returning Max, the city is at once well-known and foreign. Lyrically saturated images and sophisticated editing contributes to making the film an expressive description of a changing city.

When was "Leningrad. November" released?

Leningrad. November was released in 1990.

Who stars in "Leningrad. November"?

The cast includes Gregory Hlady, Igor Kechaev, Elena Velichko, Natalya Kolyakanova.