Bear's Kiss (2002)

Original title

Медвежий поцелуй

Directed by

Sergei Bodrov

Genre

drama film, romance film

Country

Russia, Germany, France, Italy

Runtime

1h 41m

Rated

6

Rating

5.0 of 10 from 21 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A young woman working in a traveling circus bonds with a bear who has human qualities. Their unusual relationship unfolds against a backdrop of European landscapes and circus life.

melancholicdreamlikefairy-taleslow-burnvisually lushsombermysteriousromantic

What happens

Bear's Kiss is a 2002 dramatic fantasy romance film directed by Sergei Bodrov. It is based on an original script by Terrence Malick, who had previously attempted to fund the project multiple times. A German, Swedish, Russian, Spanish, French, and Italian co-production, the film was entered into the main competition at the 59th Venice International Film Festival. The film has also been distributed under the titles Il bacio dell'orso (Italy), Le baiser de l'ours (France), Der Kuss des Bären (Germany), El beso del oso (Spain), and Медвежий поцелуй ("Medvezhiy potseluy") (Russia). (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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