| Native name | Russian: Интимные места |
|---|---|
| Director | Natalya Merkulova Alexey Chupov |
| Producer | Bakur Bakuradze Yulia Mishkinene Alexander Plotnikov Zaur Bolotaev |
| Writer | Natalya Merkoulova Alexey Chupov |
| Starring | Yuri Kolokolnikov Yuliya Aug Olesya Sudzilovskaya |
| Cinematography | Mart Taniel |
| Music | Alexey Zelensky |
| Editing | Rufat Hasanov |
| Studio | Vita Aktiva |
| Runtime | 76 minutes |
| Country | Russia |
| Language | Russian |
| Budget | US$1 million |
| Released | 2013 |
Intimate Parts (Russian: Интимные места) is a 2013 Russian erotic drama film directed by debut filmmakers Natalya Merkulova and Alexey Chupov.[1]
The film was screened in the main competition of the 24th Open Russian Film Festival Kinotavr and received several awards, including the prize for Best Debut.[2] Festival program director Sitora Alieva noted the boldness and audacity of the young directors in attempting to create genuinely provocative cinema. The film explores the lives of big-city residents who interpret personal freedom and relationships with the opposite sex in very different ways.[3]
Plot
The film presents the stories of several people living in contemporary Moscow who suffer from emotional inhibition and sexual dissatisfaction. The characters’ lives—those of a fashionable photographer who photographs genitals, a childless married couple fascinated by a young circus performer, an employee of a morality committee discussing legislation banning erotic content while censoring classic films yet constantly thinking about sex, a psychoanalyst, and several others—rarely intersect.
Some characters seek help from a psychoanalyst, while others attempt to resolve their issues on their own.
Cast
- Yuri Kolokolnikov as Ivan
- Yuliya Aug as Lyudmila Petrovna
- Olesya Sudzilovskaya as Svetlana
- Ekaterina Shcheglova as Eva
- Aleksey Chupov as Sergey
- Timur Badalbeyli as Boris, the psychotherapist
- Nikita Tarasov as Alexey
- Dinara Yankovskaya as Sayana
- Pavel Artemyev as The Magician
- Ksenia Katalymova as Olga
- Pavel Yulku as Lyudmila Petrovna’s driver
Awards and nominations
2013
- 24th Open Russian Film Festival Kinotavr (Sochi)[4]
- Best Debut – Natalya Merkoulova, Aleksey Chupov
- Best Actress – Yuliya Aug
- Diploma of the Guild of Film Critics and Film Scholars of Russia
- 17th Tallinn International Film Festival “Dark Nights”[5]
- Special Jury Prize for Most Original Screenplay
- White Elephant Award[6]
- Best Supporting Actress – Yuliya Aug
2014
- Nika Awards nominations
- Best Actress – Yuliya Aug
- Best Supporting Actress – Olesya Sudzilovskaya
- Discovery of the Year – Natalya Merkoulova, Aleksey Chupov
References
- ^ "«Кинотавр» нам покажет…". Interfax-Russia.ru. 2013-05-17. Archived 2018-07-20 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2013-06-02.
- ^ "«Кинотавр-2013»". Filmpro.ru. 2013-06-09. Archived 2013-06-09 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2013-06-09.
- ^ Andrei Plakhov (2013-06-10). "Узкий экран". Kommersant. Archived 2013-06-12 at the Wayback Machine.
- ^ "«Кинотавр-2013»". Filmpro.ru. 2013-06-09. Retrieved 2013-06-09.
- ^ "Festival". SK News. ' (12 (314)): 24. 2013.
- ^ "Russian critics name best films of the year". RIA Novosti. 2014-02-04. Archived 2014-02-05 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2014-02-04.
External links
- Intimate Parts at IMDb