Dark like the Night. Karenina-2019 explained

Dark like the night. Karenina-2019
Producer:	Aleksander Malis
Music:	Boris Grebenshchikov
Cinematography:	Yuri Nikogosov
Studio:	Fresh Films
Runtime:	8 minutes
Country:	Russia
Language:	Russian

Dark like the night. Karenina-2019 (Russian: Темная как ночь. Анна Каренина 2019|Tyomnaya kak noch. Anna Karenina 2019) is a Russian 2019 short film directed by Radda Novikova and written by Aleksander Tsypkin. The film is loosely based on Leo Tolstoy's 1877 novel Anna Karenina and features the song "Dark like the night" by Boris Grebenshchikov.

Cast

• Yulia Peresild as Karenina
• Maksim Sukhanov as Karenin
• Matvey Lykov as Vronsky
• Ingeborga Dapkunaite as journalist
• Konstantin Khabensky as train driver

Awards

The film received Best Music Video award at the Prague Independent Film Festival,^{[1] [2]} and also received Best Short Film and Best Supporting Actor (Konstantin Khabensky) awards at the Vienna Independent Film Festival in 2019.^{[3] [4]}

Notes and References

1. Web site: Клип на песню Бориса Гребенщикова наградили на кинофестивале в Праге. RIA Novosti. 12 August 2019 . Clip for Boris Grebenschikov song awarded at a film festival in Prague.
2. Web site: Клип Гребенщикова получил награду на кинофестивале. sibnet. Grebenschikov clip received a film festival award.
3. Web site: "Анна Каренина" Гребенщикова стала новой иконой феминизма!. Cosmopolitan Russia. Anna Karenina of Grebenschikov became a new icon of feminism!.
4. Web site: Хабенского наградили в Вене за роль машиниста в фильме про Каренину. RIA Novosti. 12 July 2019 . Khabensky awarded in Vienna for the role of train driver in a film about Karenina.