1977 · U · 1h 43min
Drama · Foreign LanguageOriginal Title Неоконченная пьеса для механического пианино [nyekanchennaya pyesa dlya mekhanicheskogo pianina]
Director Nikita Mikhailkov
Stars Aleksandr Kalyagin · Elena Solovey · Yevgeniya Glushenko · Antonina Shuranova · Yuri Bogatyryov · Oleg Tabakov · Nikolai Pastukhov
Based on Platonov by Anton Chekhov
Based on Platonov by Anton Chekhov
Written by Aleksandr Adabashyan · Nikita Mikhalkov
Release date 5 September 1977
Countries of origin USSR
Language(s) Spoken Russian
Sound Mix Mono Colour Colour Aspect Ratio 1.37 : 1
In Imperial Russia, the nobility has its own entertainments, disputes and worries.
Profound.
"Nikita Mikhalkov's obliquely titled An Unfinished Piece for Mechanical Piano is a magnificent film, a marvelous, transcendent and totally fulfilling viewing experience."
Bruce McCabe, Boston Globe