Guard Me, My Talisman | |
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Directed by | Roman Balayan |
Written by | Rustam Ibragimbekov |
Starring | Oleg Yankovskiy Alexander Abdulov Tatyana Drubich Aleksandr Zbruyev Alexander Adabashyan |
Cinematography | Vilen Kalyuta |
Music by | Vadim Khrapachov |
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Country | Soviet Union |
Language | Russian |
Guard Me, My Talisman (Russian: Храни меня, мой талисман, "Krani menja, moj talisman", also known as Protect Me, My Talisman) is a 1986 Soviet drama film directed by Roman Balayan.
The film was entered into the main competition at the 43rd edition of the Venice Film Festival.[1] It also won the Golden Tulip at the 1987 International Istanbul Film Festival.[2]
The heroes of the film are modern young people - journalist Alexey Dmitriev, his wife, Tatyana, and some Klimov. A classic love triangle. Tatiana showing increased interest in Klimov, skillfully playing the role of an amateur of poetry.
As a spiritless person, Klimov intrudes into family life of Alexey offending and humiliating. In order to defend the honor and dignity, Alexey calls Klimov on a duel.
1986 - Venice Film Festival (Italy): main competition program for the Golden Lion[3][4][5][6][7][8][9]
1986 - International Neorealist Film Festival in Avelino (Italy): Gold Prize[10]
1987 - Istanbul International Film Festival (Turkey): "Golden Tulip" of the international competition[10]