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Flights in Dreams and in Reality

1983·Movie·92 min·6.5(40)

On the eve of his fortieth anniversary Sergei Makarov looks back at his life and learns that he has achieved nothing. He was not able to be happy and to bring happiness to the closest people in his life, neither to his long-suffering wife nor young mistress nor friends nor work... It is about the men who never grew up and could not find themselves in the time of stagnation – gifted, charming, but infantile and lost, they never were able to realize themselves...

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About Flights in Dreams and in Reality

Flights in Dreams and in Reality is a 1983 Russian-language drama film directed by Roman Balayan. The cast is led by Oleg Yankovskiy, Oleg Menshikov, Lyudmila Gurchenko. It has a runtime of 1h 32m.

Flights in Dreams and in Reality was produced by Dovzhenko Film Studios and made in Soviet Union. It was released on January 17, 1983.

Director
Roman Balayan
Writers
Viktor Merezhko
Release date
January 17, 1983
Original language
Russian
Status
Released
Country
Soviet Union
Production
Dovzhenko Film Studios

Flights in Dreams and in Reality cast & crew

Flights in Dreams and in Reality was directed by Roman Balayan and written by Viktor Merezhko.

The cast features Oleg Yankovskiy as Sergei Makarov, Oleg Menshikov as Alisa's Friend, Lyudmila Gurchenko as Larisa Yurevna, Oleg Tabakov as Nikolai Pavlovich, Lyudmila Ivanova as Nina Sergeyevna, and Lyudmila Zorina as Natasha Makarova.

Behind the camera, the score was composed by Vadym Khrapachov, cinematography is by Vilen Kalyuta, and it was produced by Oleg Pikerskiy.

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Cast of Flights in Dreams and in Reality

Oleg Yankovskiy

Oleg Yankovskiy

Sergei Makarov

Oleg Menshikov

Oleg Menshikov

Alisa's Friend

Lyudmila Gurchenko

Lyudmila Gurchenko

Larisa Yurevna

Oleg Tabakov

Oleg Tabakov

Nikolai Pavlovich

Lyudmila Ivanova

Lyudmila Ivanova

Nina Sergeyevna

Lyudmila Zorina

Lyudmila Zorina

Natasha Makarova

Elena Kostina

Elena Kostina

Alisa

Lyubov Rudneva

Lyubov Rudneva

Svetlana

Alexander Adabashyan

Alexander Adabashyan

The Sculptor

Nikita Mikhalkov

Nikita Mikhalkov

The Director

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Alyona Odinokova

Masha

Sergei Ivanov

Sergei Ivanov

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What language is Flights in Dreams and in Reality in?

Flights in Dreams and in Reality is originally in Russian. Subtitle and dub options vary by streaming service.

How long is Flights in Dreams and in Reality?

Flights in Dreams and in Reality runs 1 hours 32 minutes (92 minutes).

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