It Doesn't Hurt Me Explained

It Doesn't Hurt Me
Native Name:	Мне не больно (Mne ne bolno)
Director:	Aleksey Balabanov
Starring:	Renata Litvinova, Aleksandr Yatsenko, Dmitriy Dyuzhev
Music:	Vadim Samoylov
Cinematography:	Sergey Astakhov
Editing:	Tatyana Kuzmichyova
Studio:	Kinokompaniya CTB
Runtime:	100 minutes
Country:	Russia
Language:	Russian

It Doesn't Hurt Me (Russian: Мне не больно: Mne ne bolno) is a 2006 Russian film directed by Aleksey Balabanov.^{[1] [2]} The film was released on June 15, 2006 in Russia and stars Renata Litvinova, Aleksandr Yatsenko, and Dmitriy Dyuzhev as three young adults living in St.Petersburg.^{[3] [4]}

Synopsis

Tata (Renata Litvinova) is a vivacious young woman whose health is deteriorating due to leukemia. When she meets Misha (Aleksandr Yatsenko) and Oleg (Dmitriy Dyuzhev), the three hit it off well and Tata begins to date Misha. The problem is that she keeps her diagnosis from Misha, which complicates the relationship.

Cast

• Renata Litvinova as Tata
• Aleksandr Yatsenko as Misha
• Dmitriy Dyuzhev as Oleg
• Nikita Mikhalkov as Sergei Sergeyevich
• Inga Strelkova-Oboldina as Alya (as Inga Oboldina-Strelkova)
• Valentin Kuznetsov as Vasya
• Sergey Makovetskiy as Doctor
• Mark Rudinstein as Zilberman
• Marina Solopchenko as Zilberman's wife
• Mariya Nikiforova as Doctor's wife
• Ilya Mozgovoy as Security guard Sasha
• Sami Hurskulahti as Otto
• Veronika Dmitriyeva as Girl in train
• Dariya Utkina as Tanya (as Dasha Utkina)
• Marina Shpakovskaya as Prostitute

Reception

Time Out Russia gave the movie a positive review and called it a "strong melodrama".^[5] Seans, a Saint Petersburg-published magazine specializing on cinema published a number of short review of the most influential authors. The reviews were generally positive, and, in particular, they emphasized a good performance of Litvinova.^[6]

Awards

• Best Actress at the MTV Movie Awards, Russia (2007, nominated - Renata Litvinova)
• Best Actor at the Sochi Open Russian Film Festival (2006, won - Aleksandr Yatsenko)^[7]
• Best Actress at the Sochi Open Russian Film Festival (2006, won - Renata Litvinova)^[7]
• Grand Prize at the Sochi Open Russian Film Festival (2006, nominated)
• Best film, Golden Eagle Award (2006, nominated)^[8]

Further reading

• Florian Weinhold (2013), Path of Blood: The Post-Soviet Gangster, His Mistress and Their Others in Aleksei Balabanov's Genre Films, Reaverlands Books: North Charleston, SC: pp. 139-163.

External links

• • Web site: Official site of the film. ru. 17 January 2014.

Notes and References

1. Book: Transgressive Women in Modern Russian and East European Cultures: From the Bad to the Blasphemous. Yana Hashamova. Beth Holmgren. Mark Lipovetsky. Taylor & Francis. 2016. 978-1-317-35456-7. 75.
2. Web site: Никита Михалков: Всем больно. RG.ru. 17 January 2014.
3. Web site: Russians shoot movie about luxurious life. Persona. 17 January 2014.
4. Web site: Любовь без уродов. RG.ru. 17 January 2014.
5. Web site: Крепкая мелодрама Алексея Балабанова о любви эксцентричной особы и рабочего-отделочника.. Time Out. 17 January 2014.
6. News: Сеансу отвечают: Мне не больно. 17 January 2014. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20180526232504/http://seance.ru/n/29-30/filmyi/mne-ne-bolno/mne-ne-bolno-2/. 26 May 2018. Seans. 2006. ru. ru:Сеансу отвечают: Мне не больно.
7. Web site: Призёры XVII Открытого Российского Кинофестиваля "Кинотавр". Kinotavr. ru. 17 January 2014.
8. News: http://wek.ru/pretendenty-na-zolotogo-orla. ru:Претенденты на Золотого Орла. 21 December 2006. Vek. ru. 17 January 2014.