Life and Extraordinary Adventures of Private Ivan Chonkin
- Život a neobyčejná dobrodružství vojáka Ivana Čonkina (more)
Czech Republic / UK / France / Italy / Russia,
1993, 106 min
Directed by:
Jiří MenzelScreenplay:
Zdeněk SvěrákCinematography:
Jaromír ŠofrComposer:
Jiří ŠustCast:
Gennadiy Nazarov, Zoya Yuryevna Buryak, Vladimir Ilyin, Valeriy Zolotukhin, Sergey Garmash, Marian Labuda, Henryk Bista, Valeriy Nikolaev (more)Plots(1)
Jiří Menzel's grotesque tragicomedy based on the novel by Vladimír Vojnović. Our buffoon of a hero, Ivan, watches 1941 slip by in a remote Russian village named Rudá (read Red). The absurdity of Russian Bolshevism is revealed through comic episodes tinged with bitter undertones. (official distributor synopsis)
Awards
- Winner
- Nominations
Czech Lion Awards
- 1994 - Best Film
- 1994 - Jiří Menzel (Best Director)
- 1994 - Gennadiy Nazarov (Best Actor)
- 1994 - Zoya Yuryevna Buryak (Best Actress)
- 1994 - Zdeněk Svěrák (Best Screenplay)
- 1994 - Best Editing
- 1994 - Best Artistic Achievement
Venice Film Festival
- 1994 - Jiří Menzel (The President of the Italian Senate's Gold Medal)
- 1994 - Jiří Menzel (Golden Lion for Best Film)