makaramanju ( english : the mist of capricorn ) is a 2011 malayalam language romantic drama film written and directed by lenin rajendran .

the film is about celebrated painter raja ravi varma 's life at a certain stage in his life .

it also narrates the story of epic character pururavas .

cinematographer santhosh sivan and karthika nair appears in the lead roles .

" urvashi pururavas " is the painting that has been woven into the narrative of the film .

in a story within a story format , lenin rajendran intertwines the story of the artist with that of the mythological urvashi and her beloved king pururavas .

the film received mixed reviews upon release .

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fipresci award for the bes malayalam film : makaramanju , directed by lenin rajendran .
the fipresci award for the best malayalam film went to makaramanju directed by lenin rajendran .
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a story based on the life of raja ravi varma comes out as a malayalam movie through makaramanju .
makaramanju is a new malayalam movie which has been released on may 20th 2011 . the film portrays a love story and narrates a part of the life of renowned painter , raja ravi varma . read more to know the story , main cast and supporting cast of makaramanju .
later , karthika did a malayalam movie ' makaramanju ' , in which she essayed the role of a model and won honors from filmmakers .
ace cameraman santosh sivan is turning hero with art house director lenin rajendran’s malayalam film makaramanju ( winter mist ) . he will be playing the famous painter raja ravi varma in the film
' makaramanju ' tells two stories of love - that of a painter , and of his creation . this is a period film , a biopic on the life of legendary painter raja ravi varma .
makaramanju recently had a special screening for oscar winning director danny boyle of slumdog millionaire fame during his mumbai visit . after watching the film , danny boyle was speechless over the production values and performances by santosh sivan and karthika .
considering the over - the - top fare we ' ve been hearing for a while now in the name of malayalam playback music , songs of ‘makaramanju ' composed by pandit ramesh narayan is like a much needed breath of fresh air .
in ' makaramanju ' there are three heroines in the film – nithya menon ( who came up with a sterling performance in ‘happy journey ' and ‘kerala cafe ' ) , karthika ( yesteryear actor radha ' s daughter ) and lakshmi sharma .
karthika nair who had made her introduction in malayalam films last year with lenin rajendran’s ‘makaramanju’ will in all probability do the female lead role in rajesh pillai’s new film that has been titled ‘gold’ . karthika would play the role of an athlete in the film .
makaramanju loses grip on its material half way through , and remains an elusive piece that doesn ' t tug at your heart strings . which is why , you walk out of the hall mumbling to yourself that perhaps a bit more clever scripting could have made all the difference .
now , the next generation is ready to make their mark . radha is introducing her daughter , karthika , to films . karthika had a dream debut opposite naga chaitanya , son of superstar nagarjuna , in telugu . now she is doing her first malayalam film , makaramanju , in which noted cinematographer santhosh sivan plays raja ravi varma .
makaramanju is karthika nair ' s first film and this film is expected to become a good beginning for her in the film industry . it is also santhosh sivan ' s debut film as an actor and he agreed to do the film only because it was a story of raja ravi varma . jagathy sreekumar plays the role of govardhandas makhanji , raja ravi varma ' s business partner who plays a vital role in the painter ' s career . bala portrays the role of raja raja varma , ravi varma ' s younger brother who himself is a fantastic painter and becomes happy when he gives the finishing touches to his brother ' s paintings . lakshmi sharma plays the role of bhageerathi , ravi varma ' s wife who is a very beautiful woman but is very perturbed by her husband ' s relationship with the model . chithra iyer essays the role of rukku bhai , anjali ' s mother . the music for makaramanju has been composed by ramesh narayanan and the lyrics are penned by kavaalam narayana panicker and k . jayakumar . makaramanju narrates a love that surpasses time and moves towards a point when myth and reality unites .
makaramanju movies tells the story of raja ravi varma at a certain stage in his life . he is in the process of painting a masterpiece . the theme of his painting is pururavas , raja ravi verma ( santhosh sivan ) finds himself attracted to his model anjali bhai ( karthika ) and together they are thrown into a torrent of love and passion from which they find it difficult to scape .
' makaramanju ' is also a beautiful film as far as the visuals from madhu ambatt are concerned , with some great remarkably lightened up night scenes and frames . the film has a very colourful look , with the visuals being eye - catching all through . the other technical sides including the art direction and makeup are also in sync with the qualities of the content . ' makaramanju ' though is a fair product could have been even better with a more insightful script in the latter half . but from the box - office point of view , an offbeat theme , less publicity and lack of a hi - profile stars will spell doom . the film may find a niche audience in a select few metro stations , that ' s about it . all in all , can ' t really stretch out in this ' mist of the capricorn ' . . .
in fact , coming from an arresting lineage of talented artistes like radha and ambika , karthika nair who has ‘arrived’ in the tamil film industry through kv anand’s ko , is pacing herself across the three film industries in the south – kollywood , tollywood and mollywood . with an arresting telugu debut in josh and makaramanju in malayalam , this charming winner of the critics’ award for kerala best actress , strikes a pose of confidence and promise .
is the latest malayalam movie which has hit the theatres on 20th may 2011 . the ace cinematographer santhosh sivan plays the role of raja ravi varma , the celebrated painter . the film has been directed by art director lenin rajendran and karthika nair plays the heroine in the movie . karthika nair , who is the daughter of yesteryear actress radha , will be portraying two characters , one is the artist ' s muse for the painting and the other is the role of urvashi . the name makaramanju means ' the mist of capricorn ' .
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( the mist of capricorn ) . it is inspired by the life of renowned painter raja ravi varma , who is known for his photographic portraits , most particularly of women .
world renowned cinematographer santhosh sivan plays the lead role , which explains why the film was in the news since its inception .
it begins well with the director establishing what a perfectionist the painter is by showing him adjusting a mirror so as to get the sunlight falling on a model at just the right angle .
it goes on to show how he responds to the accusation that he is following the european style of pictorial portraiture and ignoring traditional indian styles .
his wife ( lakshmi sharma ) bickers about his nomadic lifestyle and his lack of concern for his wife and young children . he tells her that if he takes her with him , she would kill every female model of his , like goddess kali . then we are shown the story of a servant girl ( nithya menon ) who was the model for one of his award - winning paintings and was found murdered when their clandestine meetings came to light , ruining his happiness .
portrait of her . when she becomes aware of this , she reprimands him for his vulgar intentions and refuses to be a party to it . he pleads with her to listen to the story that inspired him to make such a picture and starts narrating the story of the mythological king pururavas and his love for the nymph urvashi .
now we see both the stories - - that of the king and the nymph , and that of the artist and his muse - - progressing parallel to each other with the actors switching characters . it ' s not difficult to guess that both couples are headed for doom . but , it is not that easy to grasp the intricacies and the subtext in the narrative .
madhu ambat ' s camera work is top notch . so is the art direction by gokuldas with candle - stands and furniture from the past creating the right milieu . one just wishes that the plot was a little more accessible .
performance - wise , santhosh sivan ' s soft looks do not match the raspy baritone of biju menon , who has dubbed for him . this mars sivan ' s work . the same applies to karthika ' s acting . the other two ladies , nithya menon and lakshmi sharma , have limited screen time .
in the end , lenin rajendran ' s makara manju is watchable but you have to brush up your knowledge of mythology and history to fully appreciate it . rediff rating :
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the story revolves around the love stories of a painter and his creation . the painter raja ravi varma is in the process of painting a masterpiece . the painting ' s theme is that of the pururavasu , the renowned king who fell in love with the beautiful nymph urvasi . urvashi was sent to the earth in form of a village belle by the celestial beings who were not happy about the fact that pururavasu was able to communicate with nature , birds and animals and they wanted to break this charm that the king possessed . when the king professes his love to urvashi , she agrees to become his wife if certain conditions are fulfilled but she disappears from the scene when she realises that the conditions have been broken . a shattered pururavasu roams around the entire place searching for his lost love and finally succeeds in finding her . this is one of the love stories . the other part is that of the painter of the masterpiece , raja ravi varma who gets attracted to his model anjali ( karthika ) and both of them become passionately in love with each other . they find it difficult to detach from each other . the love of the painter and his model acquires certain shades from the painting of urvashi and pururavasu .
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young tiger jr ntr ' s most anticipated film of the year , dammu is pushing up for release in a few weeks . earlier , the movie would release on april 19 . but due the delay in technical facets it will take a while to hit the screens . the latest reports say that dammu release is fixed on april 27th .
the makers of the movie confirmed this news through a press release . the audio of this film was released in the month of march and is catching up with the music lovers and nandamuri fans .
dammu is shaping up under the direction of boyapati srinu and produced by ka vallabha on creative commercials banner . trisha and karthika are the female leads in this film . mm keeravani is scoring the music for this film . ntr is appearing in a different look in the movie .
the producer of young tiger jr ntr ' s next release ' dammu ' , alexander vallabha , is very confident over the film ' s success . he says that dammu is a movie to watch out for a wonderful and commending performance from ntr .
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the producer similarly forecasts that dammu will perform out as winner and beat the ipl 5 , as the film is laced with emotions , power packed action scenes and punch dialogues . dammu is directed by boyapati sreenu on creative commercials banner .
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vijay ' s first productional film which is the remake of 1981 releasedfilm sattam oru iruttarai .
ko fame actress piaa bajpai has been also a part of the movie , for a key role in the movie .
s . a . chandrasekhar ' s superhit movie of the 80s ' sattam oru iruttarai ' is to be remade . ' ko ' girls karthika and piaa will share screen space again in this film .
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vikram prabhu , grandson of nadigar thilakam sivaji ganesan and son of prabhu will play the lead role .
debutant sneha , a visual communications graduate from chennai , will direct the remake , which is yet to be titled . sac will oversee the project .
that s . a . chandrasekar ' s grand niece sneha , a visual communication graduate , will be directing this venture .
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it was mm keeravani ' s tunes ( especially the ' ruler ' song ) that set the mood for a celebration . it had completed everything that would grasp the prospects of ntr ' s fans , director said
the movie is produced by ks rama rao on creative commercials media , while successful director boyapati seenu wields the megaphone . music is by mmkeeravani .
mm keeravani and valli released the cds and presented the first number to ntr and his spouse praneetha .
films with a rural background have been the in - thing in the south for a while now . but bharathiraja has always been the master of the genre . ak will surely bear his inimitable trademark .
tollywood director boyapati srinu ' s dammu has her romancing junior ntr . the mega - budget flick , karthika says , is a commercial potboiler with all the essential ingredients of a hit . there ' s more in store on the kollywood front , claims the actress .
bill better at the moment than actress karthika nair does . while she plays a rustic village belle in kollywood film director bharathiraja ' s comeback flick annakodiyum kodiveeranum ( ak ) , karthika will play an ultra - glam chic in the telugu flick dammu , both of which she ' s shooting for almost simultaneously .
it ' s challenging to be working on two films that have me playing roles that are so different from each other . only a few lucky actors have such good fortune in their career ,
says the actress from the location of ak , in theni .
i play four stages in annakodi ' s life - her childhood , teenage , youth and old age , so that ' s a litmus test of sorts ,
says karthika .
' dammu ' casts young tiger ntr in dual role , while trisha and karthika nair are playing the female leads . radha ' s daughter who made her mark in tamil and telugu cinema with ko and josh respectively will also be seen in this film . trisha is the first lead in this film with jr . ntr , dammu is headed for release on april 19th .
boyapati srinu ' s ' dammu ' is setting up fairly a decent show even before striking the cinema theatres . sources say the ntr - starrer has collected in about rs 40 crore even while its release is scheduled for summer 2012 .
the audio rights are bought by vel records for a handsome price , while the overseas and satellite rights are too traded for a staggering amount .
music of dammu , the audio release date of junior ntr ' s dammu has been pushed to march 29 .
music maestro m . m . keeravani ' s music label vel records has bagged the audio rights of young tiger ntr ' s upcoming action entertainer ' dammu ' for a massive price .
trisha and karthika nair star opposite jr ntr in this film . boyapati sreenu directs the film while alexander vallabha produces the film .
the movie will release on april 27 . featuring trisha and karthika , the film boasts of some traditional dance moves by the young tiger .
music for the film is given by m . m . keeravani and they seem to be his energetic best . he is very confident about the success of the audio album
four films with an indian connection are slated to screen at the 22nd cinequest international film festival , held in san jose , calif . , from feb . 28 - mar . 11 .
the tamil smash hit
ko
( the king ) has had its songs removed for this festival screening in cinequest ' s global landscapes competition . starring jeeva and karthika nair , the film is described as an
action - packed , lightly comedic , and delightfully smart political thriller .
, a tamil film by kv anand with jiiva , ajmal , karthika nair and piaa bajpai in the lead is a political thriller with events that take place in the life of a feisty photojournalist .
this popular tamil film is being remake in hindi . akshay kumar has bought the rights of the super hit tamil film ko and the lead actor in this film
prakash jha will direct this remake film for hari om productions . nana patekar to essay the role of a politician in the film
veteran director bharathiraaja has remained full focus is his upcoming directorial venture titled annakodiyum kodiveeranum ( ak ) .
karthika nair and iniya of vaagai suda vaa fame are the two female leads in this film .
young music director g . v . prakash kumar , this is the first film to work together with bharathiraaja . bharathiraaja is said to be concentrating in composing the songs
lyricist - musician - producer - director gangai amaren , younger sibling of ‘maestro’ ilaiyaraaja , would be penning the lyrics of the film .
the last time amaren wrote lyrics for a bharathiraaja film was in 1990 for the film ennurthozhan .
young tiger jr . ntr ' s upcoming film dammu is one of the powerful action entertainers in this season . dammu is racing ahead with its production . ntr will be seen in multiple getups in the film and he will have trisha for company . karthika is the second lead .
this dammu will be a heavy dose action we can see in him a full blown mass masala movie after his previous blockbuster film aadi and samba . in this movie ntr is donning the role of a factionist as well as tough cop
boyapati seenu has almost completed filming action sequences for . dammu . and now shifts focus on songs and scenes . dammu is expected to complete by the end of february and post production will start soon for summer 2012 release
both ntr and his fans are having high expectations on this movie as the film is said to contain some superb action sequences as well as terrific dialogues .
karthika nair , this five - film - old actor believes she has a long way to go .
karthika nair was carefully shielded from the limelight and filmdom . radha , her mom had taken all caution to not talk about any movie that karthika was being offered as a child . it was only after having passed her 10th board exams with a first class and an excellent score card , that her mom divulged to her the movie offers that were pouring in .
the film dammu by junior ntr will have a highlight song . this is going to be a period song and it will have junior with his leading lady trisha in some royal getups and the shooting is stylish on grand sets
the latest tinkle proposes that the movie ' s minor look will be publicized during sankranthi 2012 . the movie is being directed by boyapati sreenu and there are very high prospects from the movie . it is learnt that ntr is playing multiple appearances in this film . the film has a powerful flash back episode where ntr is sporting a twirled mustache . ntr will be seen in a powerful police officer in this movie .
bhanupriya is playing the role of ntr ' s mother in the movie . comedy hero venu is also playing an important role . trisha is the lead heroine opposite ntr in the movie and karthika nair is the second actress . abhinaya will be playing the role of sister for in jr . ntr and will be paired with venu in dammu . abhinaya who performed superficial performances in films like naadodigal , easan and in 7aum arivu as bodhidharma ' s wife , is very happy as her career is going places
music is being scored by m . m . keeravani . dammu is being produced by alexander vallabha . the movie is a complete commercial entertainer that will allow ntr to showcase all his talents , say movie sources . the rushes of those action sequences are extraordinary and will create a new trend in tollywood , claims a unit member . the fights composed by duo ram - lakshman are very unique and are a treat to watch on screen
karthika nair made her entry in tamil cinema through one of the biggest hits of the year , ko , directed by kv anand and featuring her alongside jiiva and piaa bajpai .
she made a mark as a tough aggressive tamil journalist in this profitable entertainer that raised her to overnight stardom . the film also released in telugu as rangam and that too smashed one of the biggest hits of the year 2011 in tollywood .
director boyapati srinu is planning to give all time industry record movie to jr . ntr with his upcoming movie ‘dammu’ . the releasing date of this movie is also declared way later . this shows how boyapati srinu is scheduling for this movie .
young tiger jr . ntr’s new movie ‘dammu’ shooting is presently taking place in hyderabad , in ramoji film city . schedule of dammu will hit the production decks from first week of jan in hyderabad where a song and vital scenes will be recorded on jr . ntr and other casting . trisha and karthika nair are playing female leads of the film .
a legend bharathiraja is getting ready to direct a movie after a gap of 3 years .
he is the man who is credited with taking tamil cinema out of the confines of studios and bringing it out into the open , showing villages and the earth in all its charm . he succeeded in bringing his village to cinema .
coming to the details of annakodiyum kodiveeranum ; it will star ameer , iniya ( vaagai sooda vaa ) and karthika nair in the lead roles .
it was confirmed when ameer showed amazing commitment when given a task to perform . the task was simple for villager , but not so for a city bred man , to lift a 30 kg . goat on his shoulders and run fast for quite a distance . the way ameer did it clinched the role for him , said bharathiraja . iniya was chosen because of her amazingly expressive eyes which spoke volumes in vaagai sooda vaa . he added that he was proud that having launched the film career of radha , he was now going to direct her daughter karthika . he expressed hope that he would be able to direct even the next generation from the family .
r b chowdhary of supergood films and r s infotainments are jointly presenting this picture .
the story of this film ' rangam ' revolves around press reporter and photographer .
karthika was born to actress radha and hotelier rajasekharan nair and is the niece of actress ambika .
she has two siblings , a brother and a sister . she did her studies in podar international school in mumbai and is now studying an international degree in business from college affiliated to london school of economics .
the 17 - year - old , who ' s a music and movie buff , likes to hang out with close friends . the level - headed teenager is also a talented classical dancer and painter .
i want to master all dance forms . doing portraits is another passion ,
she smiles .
it is a splendid success ! kathika nair’s debut film in kollywood film ko has completed 100 days at the box office .
ajmal is a perfect choice to play an aspiring politician his looks , build and dialogue delivery elevates the character he plays .
director kv anand who was previously worked as a photo journalist has made this film amidst high expectations and with extreme care . it has every ingredient of an entertainer – a juicy premise , a good star cast , foot tapping music and of course interesting foreign locations .
she made her debut in the 2009 telugu film , josh opposite naga chaitanya .
it ' s a half century for ko ! the film , which featured jiiva , karthika and pia in lead roles , is still doing well at the chennai box office .
industry experts state that it is because of its strong storyline and k v anand ' s direction that made the film click big - time at the bo .
needless to say , the cast and crew is excited about it .
at a time when it ' s tough to make people come to theatres , our film has done well ,
said jiiva , the lead actor of the film ,
the songs did exceedingly well too . the storyline of the film appealed to the audiences , especially the youth .
meawhile , the hindi remake of ko is much sought after in bollywood , with prices shooting up to rs 1 crore !
she made her debut in the 2009 telugu film , josh opposite naga chaitanya . . working with co - star and fellow debutant naga chaitanya has been great though . .
he ' s hard - working , a true professional and patience personified .
unfortunately , we haven ' t been able to spend much time together after the shoot as i had returned to mumbai to finish my class xii exams .
keeping a low profile was deliberate .
even my mom wanted it that way . she felt my talent should speak for me ,
when the glaciers carved norway out of the living rock , the ice giants must have created preikestolen with base jumpers in mind .
this unusually shaped , massive rectangular cliff rises 604m above lysefjorden . the name preikestolen translates to preacher ' s pulpit or pulpit rock . it is situated almost at exactly the opposite side of the fjord from another well - known natural oddity kjeragbolten rock , and in close proximity to the city of stavanger .
in ancient times the cliff might have been used in pagan religious ceremonies , perhaps as a place of sacrifice . preikestolen is also one a favorite picnic and hiking destination .
cast : naga chaitanya , karthika , prakash raj , j . d . chakravarthyr and others
karthika ' s tamil movie ko ( dubbed in telugu as ' rangam ' ) got terrific response and the actress received very good response for her performance . even though karthika made her debut in telugu movie ' josh ' , she could not succeed at the box office .
but later , karthika did a malayalam movie ' makara manju ' , in which she essayed the role of a model and won accolades . and that ' s beauty for you !
akshay kumar attended a special screening of tamil film ‘ko’ and was impressed by the story . it is believed that akki spoke to director kv anand and expressed his desire to buy the remake rights of the film .
and also the actor plans to remake the recently released tamil film ‘ko’ in hindi .
the name of the director for this film is yet to be decided by akshay , directors like priyadarshan and anthony d’souza are being considered .
akshay kumar has graciously acknowledged to and southern actress karthika nair , who acted in the original version of this political thriller .
the success of ko film , finally struck gold for karthika nair in tamil film industry .
karthika tamil movie ko ( dubbed in telugu as ' rangam ' ) got terrific response and the actress received very good response for her performance .
karthika , who did pretty well in ‘ko’ in terms of emoting as well as dancing , has become the hot favorite of the public and the print media .
karthika made her first appearance in telugu movie ‘josh’ ; she could not succeed at the box office .
the film’s phenomenal success has given karthika the much - needed ‘perfect platform’ in kollywood .
karthika says that she has no repentances for making he debut in josh and clarifies that josh was the movie which gave her confidence .
she also said , she is ‘ready’ to go glamorous provided the script demands so has only made her more popular among the producers and directors who might want to sign her up in future .
karthika has been flooded with many film offers in tamil and she is taking her own time to decide as to which ones to take up and which ones to reject .
kv anand , ko with jiiva in the lead was released in telugu as rangam . it has taken a good opening and is going strong judging by the initial trade reports . the music is also a smash hit .


window to paris ( russian : окно в париж ) is a 1993 russian drama film directed by yuri mamin .

some french friends suggested that yuri mamin should make a joint russian-french film , which led to the creation of the 1993 film " window to paris " or " salade russe " .

the film starts with residents of a saint petersburg communal apartment of 1990s finding a window hidden behind a cupboard that leads to a mansard roof and shows the effect of this discovery .

the film is a grotesque prediction of the effect of fall of the iron curtain on the life in europe , about the invasion of russian demoralized businessmen and the humiliation of the intelligentsia in russia .

at the end of the film , the main character , nikolai chizhov , a school music teacher and a member of the russian intelligentsia , gives a persuasive speech to the children , who have decided to remain in paris .

in his words : you were born in a terrible time in a poor , devastated country .

but it is your country , after all !

do n't you want to make it better ?

at that time , this was a rather rare demonstration of patriotism ; the authors of the film and all its actors were quite sincere .

as a division of lenfilm , the film company troitsky most refused to participate in financing the project , thus putting the french partners on the edge of financial collapse and threatening the production of the film .

because of this situation , yuri mamin was urged to establish his own film company in order to attract support from commercial businesses that were thriving in post-perestroika russia .

that is how yuri mamin 's fountain fund for support and development of cinematography was created .

the name of the fund , " fountain " , is from mamin 's preceding film that won the grand prize at a french film festival , which had been organized under the patronage of madame danielle mitterrand , the wife of the french then-president françois mitterrand .

it was this in particular that facilitated financing for the film " window to paris " from the french fund cnc .

the comedy " window to paris " attained such success in france and at the berlin film festival that michael barker , the co-president of the american distribution company sony pictures classics , arranged for the film to be released in the united states , and twice requested goskino to submit the film " window to paris " for the 1994 academy award for best foreign language film .

barker wrote : " the response to the film at screenings in los angeles and new york has been terrific with both the critics and the audiences .

it seems to communicate the message of bringing two cultures together in a warm and enlightening manner ... should ' salade russe ' be the official russian entry to the academy for the best foreign film academy award , we feel confident the picture will not only be nominated for the award , but has a very good chance to ultimately win the award itself . "

however , at that time nikita mikhalkov , with his freshly finished film " burnt by the sun " , greatly wished to be considered for the oscar .

after the chairman of the russian oscar committee , elem klimov , did not agree to submit mikhalkov ’s film to the competition , mikhalkov demonstrated his outstanding skills in behind-the-scenes intrigues .

elem klimov was immediately replaced by mikhalkov 's brother , andrey konchalovsky , who agreed to send the film " burnt by the sun " to the united states .

thus , mamin was deprived of the opportunity to win the oscar .

the members of the russian oscar committee remain under the control of nikita mikhalkov , who shapes the politics of russian cinematography .

therefore , in mamin 's opinion , neither the best nor the most talented films are being submitted to the american film academy , but rather the ones created by mikhalkov 's favorite artists .

nikita mikhalkov is currently vladimir putin 's cinematography adviser .

the idea of a mystical window , a dimensional portal between russia and paris , came to the mind of the moscow screenwriter felix mironer long before gorbachev 's perestroika .

he told this idea to the filmmaker aleksey german , who sold it 20 years later to arkady tigai , yuri mamin ' co-author , for a bottle of cognac .

" window to paris " may be truly called a people 's film .

it is the most famous of all yuri mamin ’s works , and is loved by millions of viewers around the world .

many quotations from the film have become folk proverbs .

window to paris

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vlogmas 15 ' . day 18 : window shopping in paris . evening stroll . christmas lights
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noisy , quirky , earnest , melodramatic , political , anarchistic , cute ! a couple of likeable slobs in post - perestroikan st . petersburg discover that one window of their run - down communal housing project leads directly to paris - artsy , wealthy , capitalist paris .
in this comedy - fantasy a group of russian eccentrics discover that they can go to paris from their home in st . petersburg by leaping through an apartment window . the first eccentric is nikolay , an oddball teacher . next is his rotund , crude neighbor gorokhov and his family . one night nikolay and gorokhov climb through a hidden window to get on the roof . they get rip - roarin ' drunk the destroy the studio apartment of nicole , an artist . it is only in the morning that they realize that they were actually in paris . soon gorokhov ' s whole family is going to paris where they loot and bring back western goods into russia . it is nicole ' s apartment they go to and she is going crazy by their repeated visits . she turns the tables and climbs through the window to their home . she is appalled by modern st . petersburg with its violence , poverty , and political upheaval . she gets into trouble with the local police but is saved by nikolay who convinces them that she is edith piaf on tour . later nikolay decides to take his students to paris . unfortunately , they don ' t want to leave and the window is going to close for the next 20 years . ~ sandra brennan , rovi
( cnn ) three of the men who helped thwart a terrorist attack on a train bound for paris will star in clint eastwood ' s upcoming film about the incident ,
the 15 : 17 to paris ,
warner bros . pictures has announced .
the drawing seen at the start of yuri mamin ' s
window to paris
looks like a charming french street scene , but it disintegrates before the viewer ' s very eyes . as the picture comes to life , stylized gallic gaiety gives way to russian reality , with drab colors , clumsy buffoonery , a circus atmosphere and a long line for vodka destroying any suggestion of hedonism or style .
yuri mamin ' s wacky , knockabout
window to paris ,
a sharp , no - holds - barred satire of the moral and fiscal bankruptcy of present - day russia , risks being merely excruciating in order to be excruciatingly funny . it ' s the kind of calamitous , risk - taking comedy that you must lock into right at the start if it ' s not going to affect you like chalk scraping across a blackboard .
the movie will follow the lives of the three men leading up to august 2015 , when the trio successfully stopped an alleged isis terrorist from launching a gun attack on a high - speed train traveling from amsterdam to paris .
paris is of course everything st . petersburg is not : a consumer paradise where the shelves of the stores are bursting with bounty .
lorelai’s mother knows how to throw a dinner party ( and how to fire a maid ) .
after a night of revelry , nikolai , gorokhov ( victor mihailov ) and some other boozy pals discover that there ' s a window behind the armoire in nikolai ' s room . but the roof it goes onto is not in st . petersburg but in paris . it takes a while , understandably , for these guys to realize they ' re not in st . petersburg anymore .
basically the story of a man forced to finally see the injustice around him . riley’s movie is designed to do the same thing to you . …
window to paris ,
a buffoonish culture - clash comedy with a broadly sentimental streak , relies on similar french - russian disparities as its only sure - fire source of wit , though mr . mamin doesn ' t explore his premise cleverly enough to keep the film steadily aloft . alongside the occasional droll comparison of national temperments , there ' s also quite a bit of silliness involving a pretty french taxidermist whose studio happens to look out on the magic window . language barrier gags abound , as do scenes juxtaposing boorish , drunken russians with the haughtier , more self - possessed french . the film maker ' s ideas about both nations remain unsurprising , since they ' re fully apparent from the very start .
nikolai ( played by sergei dontsov ) has been fired from his job as a music teacher and has to live in the gym until he finds a place to stay . finally , he gets a communal room in the apartment of gorokhov ( victor mikhalkov ) . the room ' s previous inhabitant , an old lady , has died a year ago , and yet her cat , maxi , is still in the locked room , healthy and fat . soon , nikolai and his neighbours discover the mystery : there is a window to paris in the room . that ' s when the comedy begins - will the russians be able to cope with the temptation to profit from the discovery ?
this song is the first introduction to amélie’s adult life . once years pass , amélie has become bored with her quiet and dull life . she decides to leave home and take a train to paris . first , amélie gets an apartment . then , she gets a job in montmartre at the 2 windmills cafe ( “café des 2 moulins ) .
the movie is based on a book written by the trio and author jeffrey e . stern , called
the 15 : 17 to paris : the true story of a terrorist , a train , and three american heroes .
' window to paris ' serguei dontsov : nikolai agnes soral : nicole victor mihailov : gorokhov nina oussatova : vera gorokhov a sony pictures classics release . director yuri mamin . producer guy seligmann . screenplay by mamin , arkadi tigai . cinematographers sergei nekrassov , anatoli lapchov . editors olga andrianova . costumes natalya zamakhina . music yuri mamin , aleksei zalivalov . set designer vera zelinskaia . in russian and french , with english subtitles . running time : 1 hour , 31 minutes .
aside from central characters rory and lorelai , ew can now confirm 37 additional returns , from ex - boyfriends to old friends to a dog . here’s a rundown of everyone who’s going to be part of bringing gilmore girls back to life :
paris has been a mecca for russians since before the revolution , and here it represents western prosperity and freedom . architecturally , the two cities are similar , having been defined by 18th - and 19th - century classical styles , but st . petersburg , for all its own fabled beauty and grandeur , is shown to be run - down and ill - kempt in comparison to the city of light . an ancient chart discovered on the wall of nikolai ' s room reveals that the russians '
window of opportunity
will last only 20 days , with the wall closing up for another 20 years . in no time the gorokhovs are hawking russian souvenirs and even pianos in a paris square , but their noisy ways draw the ire of nicole ( agnes soral ) .
window to paris ,
which opens today at lincoln plaza cinemas , stars sergei dontsov as nikolai , the clownish , sad - sack music teacher who accidentally stumbles across the gateway to french culture . assigned to a crowded , boisterous apartment where the residents store groceries inside their several pianos , he is given the room of a recently deceased old woman , who kept models of parisian landmarks as part of her decor . it ' s typical of the film ' s coarse comic style that this old woman appears not as a mysterious , ghostly figure but as one more cantankerous character on an already - crowded scene . not surprising , the escape hatch out of russia has great allure .
mr . mamin , whose film making is more spirited than accomplished , doesn ' t do much to further that cause . the film ' s russia - bashing culminates in a bleak interlude when the french taxidermist finds herself passing through the looking glass and getting nightmarishly stuck in st . petersburg . unlike tougher russian directors like pavel lungine (
taxi blues
) , mr . mamin doesn ' t take a bitter , scorching view of his country ' s troubles , preferring instead to poke gentle fun and look on the sunny side . by the time
window to paris
is over , songs and balloons and sweetness have supplanted any possible sting . window to paris directed by yuri mamin ; written by mr . mamin and arkadi tigai ( in french and russian , with english subtitles ) ; directors of photography , sergei nekrassov and anatoly lapchov ; edited by olga andrianova and joele van effenterre ; music by mr . mamin and aleksei zalivalov ; produced by guy seligmann ; released by sony pictures classics . at lincoln plaza cinemas , broadway at 63d street . running time : 87 minutes . this film is not rated . with : agnes soral ( nicole ) , sergei dontsov ( nikolai ) , viktor mikhailov ( gorokhov ) and nina oussatova ( vera )
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as a story device , the magical mirror is promising . but mamim doesn ' t do much with it - certainly nothing as biting and satirical as he might have . there is a subplot involving a french neighbor who doesn ' t like the noise of the visiting russian party animals , and another subplot involving a french woman who visits russia , and some sight gags based on everybody getting drunk . when nikolai ' s students go on strike , he bribes them with a trip to paris , and when they want to stay , he delivers a heartfelt speech about their duty to their country .
things are not running well in russia . the old days of top - down management have been replaced by indifferent anarchy , and although a class may be interrupted by a shipment of computers , there is not necessarily a reason for the computers , or anything to teach on them , or with them , and they may be headed for a fate similar to the pianos ( which are used to conceal contraband groceries ) . in paris , on the other hand , there is bounty everywhere , and the movie underlines the plight of the russian visitors , who focus so single - mindedly on the material .
one night the new boarder , a teacher whose name is nikolai , sees a ghostly visitor in the apartment . the others see her , too , and explain that she is an old woman , looking for her cat , which has gone missing ever since her death . where is the cat ? its disappearance holds a clue to the movie ' s comic premise , which is that by stepping through a mirror in the old woman ' s room , you can be magically transported from st . petersburg to paris .
a cast of the organism can then be made using the two types of mold . natural casts can be formed when minerals are deposited within the mold . casts can also be synthetically created when the molds are filled or covered with synthetic material such as latex or plaster of paris to generate a replica of the organism . thus in this manner , cast and mold fossilization enable us to
recreate
the structure of the organism . however in the creation of the cast , some details of the skeletal structures are lost .
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an interview with writer / director boots riley about his incendiary new film ,
sorry to bother you .
nikolai , who has been sleeping in the school gym , at last lands a garret room in an apartment that is home to the gorokhovs , a combative , overweight family given to a great deal of eating and drinking and singing . they are exuberant vulgarians , exasperating but capable of an embracing kindliness and generosity . they are clearly meant to be archetypal russian survivors ; they may get on your nerves , yet they ' re hearty enough to take life in stride .
after wwii is over , a young officer volodya sharapov returns to moscow to work in mur - moskovskiy ugolovny rozysk ( moscow criminal police ) . there he meets gleb zheglov who is a chief of a . . . see full summary »
nikolai ( played by sergei dontsov ) has been fired from his job as a music teacher and has to live in the gym until he finds a place to stay . finally , he gets a communal room in the . . . see full summary »
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soon nikolai and his neighbors are making regular trips across time and space , managing to get so drunk in the process that it takes them a while to grasp the magnitude of their adventure . once the drunk jokes subside and the premise sinks in , mr . mamin himself has nowhere to go , and the film begins taking weightlessly farcical turns . eventually , it reaches a moment of sufficient toothlessness for nikolai to tell his music students :
you were born at the wrong time in a miserable , bankrupt country . but it ' s still your country . can ' t you make it a better place ?
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phillipa soo first performed a preview of this song at the cutting room in new york city . the song was released prematurely to the whole cast album on the opening night , march 9 , 2017 .
* mpaa rating : pg - 13 , for momentary nudity . times guidelines : the nudity is a quick flash of an auditorium filled with naked people , but the film ' s complex style is likely to confuse children .
third film based on boris akunin ' s
priklucheniya erasta petrovicha fandorina
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dontsov is a warm , likable man who is the film ' s rueful , wise linchpin . for all his vaulting artistic spirit , dontsov ' s nikolai has his feet on the ground ; he remains the realist while others get caught up in their self - absorbed flights of fancy . each successive , frequently hilarious adventure experienced by nikolai - - and the others - - allows mamin further opportunity to skewer some aspect of current russian society . having ticked off a long list of ills , mamin nevertheless is in fact making a plea for russians to stay home and deal with them .
while nikolai finds himself attracted to nicole , she and the gorokhovs get into escalating donnybrooks , which culminate with nicole finding herself wandering over a st . petersburg at night that ' s something like the south bronx - - and wearing nothing but mules , a towel turban and a short satin dressing gown .
contrasting such stereotypes of french and russian culture , mr . mamin makes his countrymen the butt of an extended , wistful joke . his film asks what would happen to russians who could suddenly escape their impoverished society and find themselves in the midst of french culture , which they regard with a mixture of suspicion , envy and disbelief .
the film is set to be eastwood ' s latest project based on a real event involving an act of courage . he also directed 2016 ' s
sully ,
about the passenger jet pilot who saved hundreds by pulling off an against - the - odds landing on the hudson river , and
american sniper ,
which told the story of navy seal sniper chris kyle .
who protected them from the tartar mongols ?
one of the film ' s russian characters asks belligerently , once the
twilight zone
- type device of the title lets them step directly from st . petersburg to a rooftop within view of the eiffel tower .
we held them back for 200 years . meanwhile , they
- - the french - -
evolved .
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housing space is at a premium in russia , and the young man is happy to be assigned a room in an apartment already filled with as many people as one of those crowded warrens in
crime and punishment .
what amazes him is how many pianos there are in the apartment .
we work at the factory ,
a resident helpfully explains . that means they have more pianos than they need - but not enough , of course , food , clothing or vodka .
i originally saw this movie as a blockbuster vhs rental . that was quite some time ago , but still remembered it . blockbuster doesn ' t have it anymore . netflix didn ' t have it and there weren ' t many copies on the web - - only a few spendy vhs copies . recently did finally find it available in dvd form on ebay for a reasonable price ( in pal format , but our dvd player will play pal discs on our ntsc tv ) . wife and i both enjoyed it . the style of the movie is a bit strong , and many if not most of the parts are rather strongly over - played as if amateurs were making it ( especially the kids ) , but it ' s not bothersome . the contrasts of societies are accentuated in the overplay . there is a bit of political preaching in terms of saying that the young in russia shouldn ' t try to escape their not - so - great life but instead should at least try to make things better first . but that ' s not dominant . it ' s fairly humorous most of the time . some downplaying of the west commented upon by others isn ' t that at all imo , i take it as a comment about expectations of the russian characters . at least when taken from my western viewpoint . perhaps it ' s a downplay of the west from a russian viewpoint ( which it is literally by the characters saying it ) . i can ' t say how literally true to the film the english subtitles are , but i can say that the subtitles were done very well , full of english idioms as if done by a native english speaker - - complete with
colorful
language .
as an example of the direction the movie might have taken , consider the moment when a visiting russian explains why france is so far ahead of his motherland :
we held off the mongol hordes for them , so they had the luxury of developing .
yes , perhaps , but what then ? and did they develop in such a wonderful way after all ? is russia such a grim place that there are no jokes to be made about the ways in which france might be flawed ? looking at the movie , i felt marooned in one of those lightweight multinational comedies of the 1970s , like
if it ' s tuesday , this must be belgium ,
in which most of the jokes were based on national characteristics i didn ' t much care about .
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the beauty of this movie is that you , as the reader of the subtitles , are the only one who knows what is going on . the woman and the two men all speak different languages . it is a comedy of errors up until the end .
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soon nikolai and the others are moving back and forth between russia and france almost as a daily commute . and the director , yuri mamin , is making jokes that i imagine resonate a great deal more deeply , and even painfully , in russia than in france - or america .
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spindly , weathered , straggly haired serguei dontsov stars as nikolai , a music and aesthetics teacher in a st . petersburg business high school , where he ' s regarded as obsolete . he , on the other hand , sees the school system , which has cut arts instruction , as turning out predators and ignoramuses , just as it did under communism . in any event , he ' s whipped his kids into a song - and - dance unit straight out of
fame .
* in limited release at the royal theater , 11523 santa monica blvd . , west los angeles . ( 310 ) 477 - 5581 ; will open feb . 24 at the port theater , 2965 e . coast highway , corona del mar , ( 714 ) 673 - 6260 .
naturally , this strange new world beyond the curtain fascinates our heroes as much as it confounds them , resulting in numerous hilarious encounters , misunderstandings and clashes of culture . much of the imagery is so over - the - top that it almost buries the plot , and i can see how some folks might find that annoying . for me , the film worked very well though : a cute , somewhat clumsy story about life , diversity , ignorance and the choices everyone faces at some point during their life .
still loved it the second time around , i stand by my review from earlier this year .
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anthony sadler , oregon national guardsman alek skarlatos , and u . s . air force airman first class spencer stone will appear as themselves in the film , alongside jenna fisher (
the office
) and judy greer (
war for the planet of the apes
) .
the men , who have been friends since meeting as young boys in california , were hailed as heroes after the thwarted attack , as were two other passengers .
this is the first time eastwood has cast the real - life person or people that inspired the story on which his film is based .
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