Dark Eyes (1987)

Original title

Очи черные

Directed by

Nikita Mikhalkov

Genre

comedy drama, romance film

Country

Soviet Union, Italy

Runtime

1h 57m

Rated

U

Rating

6.6 of 10 from 102 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

An Italian man who is married meets a Russian woman who is also married during the years before World War I. They begin a passionate affair that crosses countries and cultures.

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What happens

Dark Eyes (Italian: Oci ciornie [ˈɔːtʃi ˈtʃɔrnje]; a transcription of Russian: Очи чёрные [ˈotɕɪ ˈtɕɵrnɨjɪ]) 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. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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