To Kill the Evening (2003)

Certain circumstances force the successful businessman Viktor to stay in a small seaside city longer than he had planned. It’s the New Year’s Eve. To “kill the evening”, the hero gets acquainted with a young salesgirl, Lyuba. Quite unexpectedly, they fall passionately and fatally in love… A lyrical variation on the theme of a gallant prince and a poor Cinderella, starring the inveterate lady-killer of Russian screen Sergey Zhigunov (“The Princess on a Bean”) and the young primadonna of the Aleksandrinsky Theatre Yuliya Marchenko (“Swan Paradise”), with the musical accompaniment of the famous Gypsy group “Loiko”.

Director: Elena Zhigaeva
Genre: Drama
Runtime: 94 min
Release Date:

Cast

Screenplay

Music: Sergei Erdenko
Production: Pelikan-film
Country: Russia
Language: Pусский
Original Language: ru

Keywords

new year's eve, new year

More Films by Director: Elena Zhigaeva
More Films in Genre: Drama

Frequently Asked Questions

What is To Kill the Evening about?
Certain circumstances force the successful businessman Viktor to stay in a small seaside city longer than he had planned. It’s the New Year’s Eve. To “kill the evening”, the hero gets acquainted with a young salesgirl, Lyuba. Quite unexpectedly, they fall passionately and fatally in love… A lyrical variation on the theme of a gallant prince and a poor Cinderella, starring the inveterate lady-killer of Russian screen Sergey Zhigunov (“The Princess on a Bean”) and the young primadonna of the Aleksandrinsky Theatre Yuliya Marchenko (“Swan Paradise”), with the musical accompaniment of the famous Gypsy group “Loiko”.
Who directed To Kill the Evening?
To Kill the Evening was directed by Elena Zhigaeva.
Who stars in To Kill the Evening?
To Kill the Evening stars Aleksey Panin, Sergey Zhigunov, Nataliya Vdovina, Tatyana Agafonova, Irina Shevchuk, Igor Muzhzhuhin.
How long is To Kill the Evening?
To Kill the Evening has a runtime of 1h 34m (94 minutes).
What genre is To Kill the Evening?
To Kill the Evening is a Drama film.
Where was To Kill the Evening produced?
To Kill the Evening was produced in Russia.