The read
It runs long at 2h 49m.
Synopsis
Nikita Nekrasov is a scientist, a theoretical physicist who studies our world and other possible worlds. He refuses to make a choice between mathematics and physics, between one woman and another, as he ponders the existence of the multi-universe. At scientific conferences, attended by eminent foreign scientists and a rising younger generation of physicists alike, Nekrasov gets carried away debating the beauty of string theory. He attempts to explain to all of his women – Katya, the librarian, Zoya, the scientific secretary, Svetalana, the head of department – about the theory of his own polygamy, and the possibility of having enough feelings to satisfy everyone.
Ratings
IMDb5.4/10
5 audience votes
Key crew
- Ilya KhrzhanovskyScreenplay
- Ilya KhrzhanovskyDirector
- Alexey SlyusarchukDirector
- Alexey SlyusarchukScreenplay
Cast
- Ekaterina YuspinaLibrarian (1942-1947); Head of the library (1951-1953)
- Svetlana DragayevaHead of the A [Λ] department
- Nikita NekrasovLeading scientist and researcher at the Institute
- Zoya PopovaForeign Specialists Assistant (1941-1949); Academic Registrar (1949-1968)
- Alexey BlinovHead of the Experimental Department
- Teodor CurrentzisDau
- Dmitry KaledinKaledin