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Shadow, or Maybe Everything Will Be Fine (1991)

Shadow, or Maybe Everything Will Be Fine poster
Original title
Тень, или Может быть, всё обойдётся
Directed by
Mikhail Kozakov
Genre
drama, romance, comedy, fantasy, music, tv movie
Country
Soviet Union
Runtime
1h 48m
Rated
+12
Rating
4.4 of 10 from 5 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A scientist travels to a foreign country and discovers his shadow has come to life and taken on a personality of its own. The shadow begins to cause trouble by impersonating him and upending the local society.

whimsicalsatiricalmusicaltheatricaldarkly comicdreamlikeironicabsurd

What happens

«Тень, или Может быть, всё обойдётся» — советский музыкальный фильм по пьесе Евгения Шварца «Тень», снятый режиссёром Михаилом Козаковым в 1991 году. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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