The Humorist (Russian: Юморист, Jumorist) is a 2019 drama film directed and written by Mikhail Idov.[1][2][3][4][5][6]

Plot

The film is set in the mid-80s. In the center of the plot is a successful Soviet humorist Boris Arkadyev, who, despite universal love and recognition, lacks creative freedom, as a result of which he becomes dangerous for society.[7]

Cast

• Yuri Kolokolnikov as Maxim Shelepin
• Alisa Khazanova as Elvira, Arkadyev's wife
• Polina Aug as Lina
• Artem Grigoryev as K.G.B. agent
• Aleksey Agranovich as Boris Arkadyev, a Jewish Soviet humorist
• Olga Dibtseva as Galina
• Anatoliy Kotenyov as general Yasenev
• Pavel Ilin as Budovsky, a concert manager
• Vilma Kutaviciute as Inara
• Semyon Shteynberg as Semyon Grinberg, a humorist

References

External links

• The Humorist at IMDb

На других языках

[ru] Юморист (фильм)