Brothel Lights
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| Directed by | Alexander Gordon |
| Written by | Harry Gordon Natalya Ryazantseva |
| Produced by | Elena Yatsura Alexey Sonck Alexander Gryaznov |
| Starring | Oksana Fandera Ada Rogovtseva |
| Cinematography | Maxim Shinkorenko |
| Edited by | Dasha Danilova |
| Music by | Theophil Collier |
Production companies | Mosfilm In Motion |
| Distributed by | Aurora Film In Motion |
Release dates |
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Running time | 112 minutes |
| Country | Russia |
| Language | Russian |
Brothel Lights (Russian: Огни притона, romanized: Ogni pritona) is a Russian film directed by Alexander Gordon, a screen version of the same story by Harry Gordon.
The film premiered on June 11, 2011 at the Kinotavr Film Festival, and was released on November 3, 2011.
Plot
[edit]Set in Odessa at the end of the 1950s, it is a story about an independent-minded woman who disregards the opinions of others. The main character is Lyuba, the owner of a small brothel. Working for her are two girls, Zinka and Zygota. The son of the prosecutor Arkasha is in love with Lyuba, but she loves the poet Adam.
Production
[edit]Gordon shot and edited the film in 2007, but was unable to complete it until 2011.[1]
Cast
[edit]- Oksana Fandera as Lyuba
- Alexey Levinsky as Adam
- Ada Rogovtseva as Yefrosinya Petrovna, Lyuba's mother
- Anna Slyu as Zygota
- Katerina Shpitsa as Zinka
- Christian Jereghi as Arkasha
- Bogdan Stupka as Zaslavsky, prosecutor
- Yevgeny Tsyganov as Valera
- Natalia Fisson as Zaslavsky's wife
- Mikhail Golubovich as Wilhelm
Awards and nominations
[edit]- Best Actress (Oksana Fandera) — nominated[2]
- Best Actress (Oksana Fandera) — nominated[3]
- Audience Choice Award in Best Russian Film — won
- Best Actress (Oksana Fandera) — nominated
- Special Jury Diploma (Oksana Fandera)
References
[edit]- ^ Monastireva-Ansdell, Elena (2012). "Aleksandr Gordon: Brothel Lights (2011)". Kinocultura New Russian Cinema. Retrieved 3 September 2017.
- ^ Номинанты премии «Золотой Орёл» за 2011 год
- ^ Номинанты Национальной кинематографической премии «Ника» за 2011 год.