Three Stories
Originally released in 1997. Three Stories is a crime/comedy film. directed by Kira Muratova.
Starring Sergey Makovetskiy, Leonid Kushnir, and Zhan Daniel
Synopsis
A man goes to see his former schoolmate working at a boiler house and persuades him to burn in the furnace the corpse of his communal flat neighbor whom he has just murdered after a quarrel. An orphaned girl gets a job in the archives of the maternity home to find out the identity of her mother who abandoned her years earlier. She finds her, befriends her and takes the first opportunity to throw her into the sea. An old intellectual tries to explain to the neighbor’s five-year-old daughter “all the abomination of her lumpen existence”. The girl feeling hurt for her mother decides to poison the old man with arsenic.
Quick Facts
Release Date
March 13, 1997
28 years ago
Runtime
1h 53m
113 minutes total
User Rating
5.9/10
Mixed (16 votes)
Language
Russian
Original language
Country
Russia
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Production Details
- Status
- Released
- Original Language
- RU
Production Companies
- Goskino USSR
- Odesa Film Studio
- Ministry of Culture of Ukraine
- Profit
- NTV
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Three Stories about?
A man goes to see his former schoolmate working at a boiler house and persuades him to burn in the furnace the corpse of his communal flat neighbor whom he has just murdered after a quarrel. An orp...
Who directed Three Stories?
Three Stories was directed by Kira Muratova.
How long is Three Stories?
Three Stories has a runtime of 1 hours and 53 minutes (113 minutes total).
When was Three Stories released?
Three Stories was released on March 13, 1997 in theaters.
Who are the main actors in Three Stories?
The main cast of Three Stories includes Sergey Makovetskiy, Leonid Kushnir, Zhan Daniel, Renata Litvinova, Ivan Okhlobystin.