Living With an Idiot (1993)

Living With an Idiot (1993) poster

The main character is an intellectual from Russia, who sees it as his duty to bring an idiot from an mental institution to his house. He can pick someone out, after bribing the boss of the institution, with two bottles of vodka. He chooses Vova, at first sight a silly man, and takes him home. His wife is at first not very happy with this choice. Vova says and does nothing at all. Then he becomes an aggressive man, who terrorises the house and bashes everything to pieces. After she is raped by Vova, the wife gets sexually dependant on the Idiot. Vova isn't interested anymore, when she gets pregnant and doesn't keep the baby. The idiot goes now to the intellectual for his sexual needs. The wife can't take this anymore and forces her man to take a choice: Vova out, or she will go.

Director: Aleksandr Rogozhkin
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Runtime: 65 min
Release Date:

Cast

Screenplay

Cinematography: Valeri Myulgaut, Sergey Yurizditskiy
Editing: Tamara Denisova
Production: Trinity Bridge Studio, Lenfilm
Country: Russia
Language: Pусский
Original Language: ru

Keywords

art house

More Films by Director: Aleksandr Rogozhkin
More Films in Genre: Comedy, Drama

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Living With an Idiot about?
The main character is an intellectual from Russia, who sees it as his duty to bring an idiot from an mental institution to his house. He can pick someone out, after bribing the boss of the institution, with two bottles of vodka. He chooses Vova, at first sight a silly man, and takes him home. His wife is at first not very happy with this choice. Vova says and does nothing at all. Then he becomes an aggressive man, who terrorises the house and bashes everything to pieces. After she is raped by Vova, the wife gets sexually dependant on the Idiot. Vova isn't interested anymore, when she gets pregnant and doesn't keep the baby. The idiot goes now to the intellectual for his sexual needs. The wife can't take this anymore and forces her man to take a choice: Vova out, or she will go.
Who directed Living With an Idiot?
Living With an Idiot was directed by Aleksandr Rogozhkin.
Who stars in Living With an Idiot?
Living With an Idiot stars Anzhelika Nevolina, Viktor Khozyainov, Sergey Migitsko, Viktor Mikhaylov, Aleksey Poluyan, Olga Samoshina.
How long is Living With an Idiot?
Living With an Idiot has a runtime of 1h 5m (65 minutes).
What genre is Living With an Idiot?
Living With an Idiot is a Comedy, Drama film.
Where was Living With an Idiot produced?
Living With an Idiot was produced in Russia.