Кирилл Грацинский

Onze comique de vignettes mettant en vedette des conversations – certains importants, d'autres moins dans les restaurants autour d'un café et de cigarettes (comment le temps passe vite – cigarettes sont interdits en Russie, restaurants). Les conversations sont candides, et même à virer sur le territoire de meurtre. Dans le générique de fin, le directeur s'excuse auprès de Jim Jarmusch, dont le travail (dans l'anthologie de Café et de Cigarettes, ce qui Jarmusch coup en morceaux pendant de nombreuses années) Oldenburg-Svintsov est clairement redevable. Du sexe, du Café, des Cigarettes, de la parenté avec Jarmusch film s'étend sur le fait que les superstars jeu de petits rôles dans presque toutes les vignettes.

Third film based on Boris Akunin's "Priklucheniya Erasta Petrovicha Fandorina" series of novels. On a train from St. Petersburg to Moscow general Khrapov was killed and no one else but Erast Petrovich is under suspicion because the killer pretended to be Fandorin. There are initials BG on the handle of the knife Khrapov was stabbed with, the initials belong to a terrorist organization which keeps both capital cities (Moscow and St. Petersburg) in fear. This time Fandorin is not the only one trying to solve the crime, general Pozharski, a famous detective takes over the investigation...

The plot is not developed; in the film we see a man (he) and a woman (she) who, in fact, are neither connected nor familiar with each other; they casually met in hospital. "She" (Viktoria Tolstoganova) does not see that she is in danger in connection with her plan to use a tape with illegally made recordings as compromising evidence in court. "He" (Il'ia Shakunov, an actor of the Petersburg TYuZ) is a gay translator who, after the random meeting with her, is pursued by her image which frequently pops up in front of him. As a consequence, his relationship with a young boy no longer satisfies him. Both he and she lose sight of the meaning of life, because of their own inability to see others and to see love, as perception relies on proximity instead of distance.

A special train from St. Petersburg to Moscow. General Khrapov is stabbed in his compartment. A mysterious "BG" mark was found on the handle of the bloody blade - the sign of an elusive terrorist group. Only Fandorin can neutralize it. Prince Pozharsky, who is also investigating the case, stands in his way. A deadly duel begins.