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A struggling actress hits 30 and life starts directing her scenes without a script.
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The Actress (2007)

messy millennialtheatre kid melancholyRussian indie

Overview

ComedyDramaRomance

The romantic comedy about a daily life of Anechka - a thirty years old actress.

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Standout Aspects

Acting

Dobrovolskaya carries every humiliation with heartbreaking dignity.

Production

Cramped apartments and theatre backrooms feel lived-in, not styled.

Best for:Solo: Sunday afternoon when you're questioning your life choices.·Rewatch: Catches new details about Anna's quiet disappointments.
Heads up:Emotional: Depiction of professional failure may hit too close for creatives.
Stanislav Govorukhin

Director

Stanislav Govorukhin

ReleasedAug 30, 2007
Runtime1h 40m
StatusReleased

Vibe

Pacesteady
Intensitymedium
Tonemixed
Feelmedium
Vertical Film Studio

Top Cast

Evgeniya Dobrovolskaya

Evgeniya Dobrovolskaya

Anna Petrova

Mariya Aronova

Mariya Aronova

Musya

Yuri Stepanov

Yuri Stepanov

Vikentiy Ivanovich

Aleksandr Abdulov

Aleksandr Abdulov

Sasha Bosyakin

Dmitriy Pevtsov

Dmitriy Pevtsov

Arkady

Mikhail Efremov

Mikhail Efremov

Gusyatnikov

Fyodor Bondarchuk

Fyodor Bondarchuk

Film Studio Director

Irina Skobtseva

Irina Skobtseva

Varvara Fominichna

Svetlana Nemolyaeva

Svetlana Nemolyaeva

Tamara Arkadyevna

Kira Golovko

Kira Golovko

Iraida Eduardovna

Angelika Volchkova

Angelika Volchkova

Galina Astakhova

Varvara Shulyatyeva

Varvara Shulyatyeva

Theater Assistant Director

Yuliya Galkina

Yuliya Galkina

Theater Administrator

Olga Streletskaya

Olga Streletskaya

Department Secretary

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Cultural

Govorukhin was better known for patriotic blockbusters; this small character study was a deliberate pivot toward intimate storytelling.

Trivia

Dobrovolskaya trained as a theatre actress herself, and reportedly improvised several of Anna's failed audition monologues from her own experiences.

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