Oblomov

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Oblomov ★★★½ A Few Days in the Life of I.I. Oblomov; Neskolko Dnel iz Zhizni I.I. Oblomov 1981

A production of the classic Goncharov novel about a symbolically inert Russian aristocrat whose childhood friend helps him find a reason for action. Well made, with fine performances. In Russian with English subtitles. 145m/C VHS, DVD . RU Oleg Tabakov, Elena Solovei; D: Nikita Mikhalkov.

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