A dying actor asks a doctor to help him commit suicide in return for a masterpiece.
Acting
Bronevoy's sly, dying manipulator—devilish charm in decay
Direction
Popogrebsky's cramped spaces amplify psychological pressure
Director
Alexey Popogrebsky
Sergey Puskepalis
Sergey Maslov
Leonid Bronevoy
Vladimir Zhuravlyov
Svetlana Kamynina
Katya Maslova
Ivan Shvedoff
Vasin (as Ivan Shvedov)
Lyubov Makeeva
Rita
Gennadiy Bogachyov
Psaryov
Aleksandr Bezrukov
antiquarian
Dmitriy Bykovskiy-Romashov
manager
Sergey Styopin
Pavel
Konstantin Vorobyov
postoperative patient
Olga Samoshina
Marina
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Leonid Bronevoy was 82 during filming, lending uncomfortable authenticity to his character's decline.
The Russian title 'Простые вещи' carries mundane connotations English loses—suggesting the tragedy of ordinary life.
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