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Sunstroke (2014 film)

Sunstroke (Russian: Солнечный удар, translit: Solnechnyy udar) is a 2014 Russian drama film directed, produced and written by Nikita Mikhalkov, starring Martinsh Kalita and Viktoriya Solovyova. It is set after the collapse of the Russian Empire during the Red Terror in 1920, with flashbacks to 1907, and is loosely based on the story "Sunstroke" and the book Cursed Days by Nobel Prize-winning Russian writer Ivan Bunin. The film was selected as the Russian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 88th Academy Awards, but it was not nominated.[2]

Sunstroke
Russian film poster
Directed byNikita Mikhalkov
Screenplay by
Based onSunstroke and
Cursed Days
by Ivan Bunin
Produced by
StarringMartinsh Kalita
Viktoriya Solovyova
Anastasiya Imamova
Sergey Serov
Kseniya Popovich
Andrey Popovich
CinematographyVladislav Opelyants
Edited bySvetolik Zajc
Music byEduard Artemyev
Production
company
Studio Trite
Distributed byDreamTeam Media
Release dates
  • 3 October 2014 (2014-10-03) (Serbia)
  • 9 October 2014 (2014-10-09) (Russia)
Running time
180 minutes
CountryRussia
LanguageRussian
Budget$24 million
Box office$1.7 million[1]

Plot edit

The story is set in a prisoner-of-war camp in November 1920, in the Crimea, after the evacuation of the White Army, with several thousand White officers left behind on the peninsula. The officers are unaware of their impending doom, waiting for their fate to be decided by the Red Army officials.[3] One of them – an unnamed poruchik (lieutenant) – is haunted by the memories of a dramatic and brief love affair which occurred in 1907. He tries to understand how the Russian Empire fell apart and who is to blame. His musing comes to an end when all the White officers board an old barge, which the Reds sink in the Black Sea, and all officers perish.

Cast edit

In order of appearance in main titles:

  • Martinsh Kalita as a poruchik (lieutenant)
  • Viktoriya Solovyova as a beautiful stranger
  • Sergei Karpov as Egoriy (Georgiy Sergeevich as a child)
  • Anastasiya Imamova as Tatyana
  • Sergey Serov as a priest
  • Kseniya Popovich as Olya
  • Andrey Popovich as Petya
  • Aleksandr Ustyugov as Vladimir Yumatov, an Imperial Navy officer
  • Aleksandr Oblasov as a steward
  • Aleksandr Borisov as a sailor
  • Maksim Bityukov as Trigorin
  • Vitali Kishchenko as a cavalry captain
  • Denis Vasilev as a student
  • Aleksandr Adabashyan as a photographer
  • Eduard Artemyev as a photographer assistant
  • Kristina Kirillova as Lizonka
  • Miloš Biković as baron Nikolay Alexandrovich Gulbe-Levitsky (Koka), a podporuchik (i.e. Second Lieutenant) of the Life Guard Uhlan Regiment of Her Majesty
  • Avangard Leontiev as fakir (prestidigitator)
  • Kirill Boltaev as Yesaul (i.e. Cossack Captain)
  • Aleksandr Michkov as Junker (i.e. Cadet)
  • Aleksey Dyakin as Georgiy Sergeevich (Egoriy as an adult)
  • Miriam Sekhon as Rosalia Zemlyachka
  • Sergey Bachurskiy as Béla Kun
  • Vladimir Yumatov as colonel

Production edit

Music edit

The musical score for Sunstroke was composed by Eduard Artemyev, who has collaborated with Mikhalkov on numerous movies (At Home Among Strangers, An Unfinished Piece for a Player Piano, Burnt by the Sun, The Barber of Siberia, etc.).

A leading tune accompanying the lieutenant's romantic feelings – toward his bride and the beautiful stranger – is a popular mezzo-soprano aria from Camille Saint-Saëns's opera Samson and Delilah called "Mon cœur s'ouvre à ta voix" ("My heart opens itself to your voice"), sung by Delilah as she attempts to seduce Samson into revealing the secret of his strength.

Also included in the soundtrack is the version of Nikolai Devitte's Russian Gypsy song "Ne Dlya Menya" ("Not for Me"), performed by Mikhalkov himself, backed by the Kuban Cossack Choir.[4] This song had already been used by the director; in his 1979 film Five Evenings it was sung by the Stanislav Lyubshin character.[5]

Release edit

The world premiere took place on October 3, 2014, in Belgrade, Serbia. The premiere of the film in Russia took place on October 4, 2014; the film was released in wide distribution on October 9, 2014. The television premiere took place on November 4, 2014, on the Russia-1 television channel. In 2015, the same channel premiered the 5-episode version of the film.

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Солнечный удар". KinoPoisk. Retrieved 7 November 2014.
  2. ^ Holdsworth, Nick (22 September 2015). "Oscars: Russia Nominates 'Sunstroke' for Foreign-Language Category". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 22 September 2015.
  3. ^ Werth, Nicolas (21 March 2008). "Crimes and Mass Violence of the Russian Civil Wars (1918–1921)". Online Encyclopedia of Mass Violence. ISSN 1961-9898. Retrieved 17 November 2014.
  4. ^ Kondrashov, Alexander. Не для меня. Literaturnaya Gazeta review. No. 45, 2014
  5. ^ Milova, Evgenya. Направление удара. www.kommersant.ru

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Sunstroke Russian Solnechnyj udar translit Solnechnyy udar is a 2014 Russian drama film directed produced and written by Nikita Mikhalkov starring Martinsh Kalita and Viktoriya Solovyova It is set after the collapse of the Russian Empire during the Red Terror in 1920 with flashbacks to 1907 and is loosely based on the story Sunstroke and the book Cursed Days by Nobel Prize winning Russian writer Ivan Bunin The film was selected as the Russian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 88th Academy Awards but it was not nominated 2 SunstrokeRussian film posterDirected byNikita MikhalkovScreenplay byNikita Mikhalkov Vladimir Moiseyenko Aleksandr AdabashyanBased onSunstroke andCursed Daysby Ivan BuninProduced byLeonid Vereshchagin Nikita Mikhalkov Aleksandr UtkinStarringMartinsh Kalita Viktoriya Solovyova Anastasiya Imamova Sergey Serov Kseniya Popovich Andrey PopovichCinematographyVladislav OpelyantsEdited bySvetolik ZajcMusic byEduard ArtemyevProductioncompanyStudio TriteDistributed byDreamTeam MediaRelease dates3 October 2014 2014 10 03 Serbia 9 October 2014 2014 10 09 Russia Running time180 minutesCountryRussiaLanguageRussianBudget 24 millionBox office 1 7 million 1 Contents 1 Plot 2 Cast 3 Production 3 1 Music 4 Release 5 See also 6 References 7 External linksPlot editThe story is set in a prisoner of war camp in November 1920 in the Crimea after the evacuation of the White Army with several thousand White officers left behind on the peninsula The officers are unaware of their impending doom waiting for their fate to be decided by the Red Army officials 3 One of them an unnamed poruchik lieutenant is haunted by the memories of a dramatic and brief love affair which occurred in 1907 He tries to understand how the Russian Empire fell apart and who is to blame His musing comes to an end when all the White officers board an old barge which the Reds sink in the Black Sea and all officers perish Cast editIn order of appearance in main titles Martinsh Kalita as a poruchik lieutenant Viktoriya Solovyova as a beautiful stranger Sergei Karpov as Egoriy Georgiy Sergeevich as a child Anastasiya Imamova as Tatyana Sergey Serov as a priest Kseniya Popovich as Olya Andrey Popovich as Petya Aleksandr Ustyugov as Vladimir Yumatov an Imperial Navy officer Aleksandr Oblasov as a steward Aleksandr Borisov as a sailor Maksim Bityukov as Trigorin Vitali Kishchenko as a cavalry captain Denis Vasilev as a student Aleksandr Adabashyan as a photographer Eduard Artemyev as a photographer assistant Kristina Kirillova as Lizonka Milos Bikovic as baron Nikolay Alexandrovich Gulbe Levitsky Koka a podporuchik i e Second Lieutenant of the Life Guard Uhlan Regiment of Her Majesty Avangard Leontiev as fakir prestidigitator Kirill Boltaev as Yesaul i e Cossack Captain Aleksandr Michkov as Junker i e Cadet Aleksey Dyakin as Georgiy Sergeevich Egoriy as an adult Miriam Sekhon as Rosalia Zemlyachka Sergey Bachurskiy as Bela Kun Vladimir Yumatov as colonelProduction editMusic edit The musical score for Sunstroke was composed by Eduard Artemyev who has collaborated with Mikhalkov on numerous movies At Home Among Strangers An Unfinished Piece for a Player Piano Burnt by the Sun The Barber of Siberia etc A leading tune accompanying the lieutenant s romantic feelings toward his bride and the beautiful stranger is a popular mezzo soprano aria from Camille Saint Saens s opera Samson and Delilah called Mon cœur s ouvre a ta voix My heart opens itself to your voice sung by Delilah as she attempts to seduce Samson into revealing the secret of his strength Also included in the soundtrack is the version of Nikolai Devitte s Russian Gypsy song Ne Dlya Menya Not for Me performed by Mikhalkov himself backed by the Kuban Cossack Choir 4 This song had already been used by the director in his 1979 film Five Evenings it was sung by the Stanislav Lyubshin character 5 Release editThe world premiere took place on October 3 2014 in Belgrade Serbia The premiere of the film in Russia took place on October 4 2014 the film was released in wide distribution on October 9 2014 The television premiere took place on November 4 2014 on the Russia 1 television channel In 2015 the same channel premiered the 5 episode version of the film See also editList of submissions to the 88th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film List of Russian submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language FilmReferences edit Solnechnyj udar KinoPoisk Retrieved 7 November 2014 Holdsworth Nick 22 September 2015 Oscars Russia Nominates Sunstroke for Foreign Language Category The Hollywood Reporter Retrieved 22 September 2015 Werth Nicolas 21 March 2008 Crimes and Mass Violence of the Russian Civil Wars 1918 1921 Online Encyclopedia of Mass Violence ISSN 1961 9898 Retrieved 17 November 2014 Kondrashov Alexander Ne dlya menya Literaturnaya Gazeta review No 45 2014 Milova Evgenya Napravlenie udara www kommersant ruExternal links editSunstroke at the Internet Movie Database Solnechnyj udar Archived 3 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine at the Official site Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Sunstroke 2014 film amp oldid 1187442704, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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