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Living with an Idiot

Original title: Zhizn s idiotom
  • 1993
  • 1h 5m
IMDb RATING
6.9/10
96
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Living with an Idiot (1993)
Comedy

The main character is an intellectual from Russia, who sees it as his duty to bring an idiot from an mental institution to his house. He can pick someone out, after bribing the boss of the i... Read allThe main character is an intellectual from Russia, who sees it as his duty to bring an idiot from an mental institution to his house. He can pick someone out, after bribing the boss of the institution, with two bottles of vodka. He chooses Vova, at first sight a silly man, and ta... Read allThe main character is an intellectual from Russia, who sees it as his duty to bring an idiot from an mental institution to his house. He can pick someone out, after bribing the boss of the institution, with two bottles of vodka. He chooses Vova, at first sight a silly man, and takes him home. His wife is at first not very happy with this choice. Vova says and does not... Read all

  • Director
    • Aleksandr Rogozhkin
  • Writers
    • Gennadiy Ostrovskiy
    • Aleksandr Rogozhkin
    • Gennadi Yerofeyev
  • Stars
    • Aleksandr Romantsov
    • Sergey Migitsko
    • Anzhelika Nevolina
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.9/10
    96
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Aleksandr Rogozhkin
    • Writers
      • Gennadiy Ostrovskiy
      • Aleksandr Rogozhkin
      • Gennadi Yerofeyev
    • Stars
      • Aleksandr Romantsov
      • Sergey Migitsko
      • Anzhelika Nevolina
    • 2User reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 win total

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    Aleksandr Romantsov
    Aleksandr Romantsov
      Sergey Migitsko
      Sergey Migitsko
      Anzhelika Nevolina
      Anzhelika Nevolina
      Viktor Mikhailov
      • Storozh v psikhushke
      Viktor Bychkov
      Viktor Bychkov
      Viktor Khozyainov
      Yuriy Serov
        Mikhail Kirilyuk
        Aleksey Poluyan
        Aleksey Poluyan
        Olga Samoshina
        Olga Samoshina
        • Director
          • Aleksandr Rogozhkin
        • Writers
          • Gennadiy Ostrovskiy
          • Aleksandr Rogozhkin
          • Gennadi Yerofeyev
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        8fkarsten

        Strange and idiotic film

        Certainly not a mainstream movie. Never will be too. Quite enjoyable though. A Russian intellectual, living together with his wife, takes an idiot from an asylum and starts living with him. As can be imagined, this doesn't go about smoothly. Not enough room in the house for three people but enough room in the script for strange and funny scenes. The maker of the film seems to say something in this film about the Russian psyche and Russian intellectuals. I didn't get it really but I can imagine the Russian psyche is a bit mixed up.
        9Zhorzhik-Morzhik

        Who is the idiot?

        "Living with an Idiot" is a dramatic comedy by Aleksandr Rogozhkin. A psychological ironic parable based on the story of Viktor Erofeev, famous among other things for his studies of the work of the Marquis de Sade. It is the sadomasochism of the protagonist - a Russian intellectual who invited an idiot to his first education in his house, which leads to the reincarnation and complete change of roles of all participants in the triangle: the idiot, his wife and the intellectual himself.

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        • Release date
          • November 24, 1994 (Netherlands)
        • Country of origin
          • Russia
        • Language
          • Russian
        • Also known as
          • Mitt liv med en idiot
        • Production company
          • Lenfilm Studio
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        • Runtime
          1 hour 5 minutes
        • Color
          • Color
        • Sound mix
          • Mono

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