Formula of Love (Russian: Формула любви, romanized: Formula lyubvi) is a 1984 Soviet romantic fantasy comedy film directed by Mark Zakharov, from a screenplay by Grigori Gorin. It is loosely based on the story "Count Cagliostro" by Aleksey Tolstoy about a magician who sets out to prove humans' power against the gods by fabricating love without the influence of the gods. It also follows the story lines of the woman he is trying to force to fall in love, the family with which they are staying and the stories of his servants.
Formula of Love (Формула любви) | |
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Directed by | Mark Zakharov |
Written by | Grigori Gorin (screenplay) Aleksey Tolstoy (story) |
Produced by | Aleksandra Demidova |
Starring | Nodar Mgaloblishvili Aleksandr Abdulov Semyon Farada Tatyana Pelttser |
Cinematography | Vladimir Nakhabtsev |
Edited by | Valentina Kulagina (ed.) Viktor Yushin (production design) |
Music by | Gennady Gladkov (score) Yuli Kim (lyrics) Yuri Rabinovich (sound)[1] |
Distributed by | Mosfilm T/O Ekran |
Release date | December 30, 1984 |
Running time | 90 minutes |
Country | Soviet Union |
Language | Russian |
Films directed by Mark Zakharov | |
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