

Flights in Dreams and in Reality
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
Sergei Makarov

Oleg Menshikov
Alisa's Friend

Lyudmila Gurchenko
Larisa Yurevna

Oleg Tabakov
Nikolai Pavlovich

Lyudmila Ivanova
Nina Sergeyevna

Lyudmila Zorina
Natasha Makarova

Elena Kostina
Alisa

Lyubov Rudneva
Svetlana

Alexander Adabashyan
The Sculptor

Nikita Mikhalkov
The Director
Alyona Odinokova
Masha

Sergei Ivanov
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Flights in Dreams and in Reality is originally in Russian. Subtitle and dub options vary by streaming service.
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Flights in Dreams and in Reality runs 1 hours 32 minutes (92 minutes).











