Dovlatov
Seen it?2018 | 126 min | Drama
Sunday Safe Betearly ratingWhy it’s a Sunday Safe Bet
It earned strong reviews (80% on Rotten Tomatoes), though it had almost no lasting buzz and soft box office. A safe bet when you want something reliable.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for anyone who loves a strong drama.
- The mood
- Thoughtful and character-driven.
- The pace
- Takes its time with its characters, at 2 hr 6 min.
- What might put you off
- It's in Russian, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
Dovlatov charts six days in the life of a brilliant, ironic writer who saw far beyond the rigid limits of 70s Soviet Russia. Sergei Dovlatov fought to preserve his own talent and decency with poet and writer Joseph Brodsky, while watching his artist friends got crushed by the iron-willed state machinery.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsStrong
80% on Rotten Tomatoes, 68 on Metacritic
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerBelow par
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 6K people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
Directed by Aleksei German Jr.
- Milan MarićSergei Dovlatov
- Danila KozlovskyDavid
- Helena SujeckaElena Dovlatova
- Eva GerrKatya Dovlatova
- Arthur BeschastnyIosif Brodskiy
- Anton ShaginAnton Kuznetsov
- Svetlana KhodchenkovaActress - Dovlatov's friend
- Elena LyadovaYoung editor
- Igor MityushkinSholom Shvarts - artist
- Piotr GąsowskiSemyon Aleksandrovich