The devil's unemployed, bored, and shopping for souls at the local market. Peak 90s Russian chaos.
Homeless, all thrown Mephistopheles is suffering from idleness and boredom. In a market where you can buy everything - from gralic to books on Russian history, he manages to find the soul of a ballet dancer.
Acting
Oleg Borisov's weary, magnificent Mephistopheles
Production
Bizarre market-as-afterlife production design
Writing
Darkly comic Faustian adaptation
Director
Yury Borisov
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Made during the chaotic post-Soviet film collapse when directors could get away with literally anything.
Oleg Borisov was a Soviet cinema legend; this was his final major role before his 1994 death.
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