The read
It runs a compact 1h 29m.
Synopsis
Igor, who manages a fancy hotel and is on the take, has to juggle several problems at once. He has a two-hour window to get his ill-got gain out of the hotel, he must misdirect and obstruct the inquiries of a Party auditor who suspects that all is not above board, and he must keep out of sight and out of trouble his interloping and troublesome young brother-in-law, who arrives unannounced with barrels of rotten herring.
Ratings
IMDb5.6/10
78 audience votes
Key crew
- Jean-Marie PoiréDirector
- Jean-Marie PoiréWriter
- Christian ClavierWriter
- Martin LamotteWriter
Cast
- Philippe NoiretIgor Tataïev
- Christian ClavierIouri
- Martin LamotteBoris Pikov
- Bernard BlierAlexei
- Agnès SoralTatiana Féodorova
- Marina VladyNatacha Tataïev
- Jacques FrançoisMarshal Bassounov
- France RumillyCast
- Anaïs JeanneretKatrina, daughter of Natacha and Igor
- Roland BlancheSergueï Leontiev
- Colette CastelCast
- André ThorentFedor
Stills
Themes
corruptionescapeblack marketbrother-in-lawsoviet unionkgbcorrupt politicianhotel managerrock singerdissidentvideo recordergovernment official