Dark Eyes
Aboard a ship early in the 20th-century, a middle-aged Italian tells his story of love to a Russian. In a series of flashbacks filmed almost entirely in creams, whites, and ochers, the clownish and superfluous Romano Patroni leaves his wife's opulent home to visit a spa where he falls in love with a Russian woman whose marriage is a horror. He pursues her into the Russian heartland and returns to Italy resolved to leave his wife and marry his love. His amazed and appreciative Russian listener then narrates a shorter story.
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HD
Comedy, Romance, Drama
1987
117 min
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Movie Info:
- Full Name : Dark Eyes
- Duration : 117 min
- Languages : Italian, Russian, French
- Writers : Aleksandr Adabashyan (story), Nikita Mikhalkov (story), Suso Cecchi D'Amico (scenario collaborator), Anton Chekhov (short stories)
- Directors : Nikita Mikhalkov min
- Imdb : 7.6 (2051 votes)
- Tomatoes : 4.2 (519 votes)
- Actors : Marcello Mastroianni, Marthe Keller, Elena Safonova, Pina Cei
Movie Storyline
Aboard a ship early in the 20th-century, a middle-aged Italian tells his story of love to a Russian. In a series of flashbacks filmed almost entirely in creams, whites, and ochers, the clownish and superfluous Romano Patroni leaves his wife's opulent home to visit a spa where he falls in love with a Russian woman whose marriage is a horror. He pursues her into the Russian heartland and returns to Italy resolved to leave his wife and marry his love. His amazed and appreciative Russian listener then narrates a shorter story.