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Not Everybody's Lucky Enough to Have Communist Parents

Dec 1, 1993 · 1h 30m
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Comedy

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This bright domestic drama captures a moment in time when, for a large number of idealistic and grateful French men and women, the promise of Russian communism was bright, and everything Russian was a source of joy and amazement. In the story, Irene was rescued from Auschwitz by soldiers from the U.S.S.R., and since that time she has enthusiatically considered Russia to be the source of hope in the world. Her more pragmatic husband has, by 1958, grown somewhat weary of her enthusiasm, which has led her to decorate their apartment with anything Russian she can get her hands on. Matters come to a head when she is befriended by three members of the Red Army Choir during their tour of Paris.

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CAST

Josiane Balasko
Irène
Maurice Bénichou
Bernard
Catherine Hiegel
Régine
Jean-François Dérec
Oncle Charlot
Viktor Neznanov
Ivan
Aleksandr Piskaryov
Boris
Aleksey Maslov
Sacha
Jérémy Davis
Léon
Directed by Jean-Jacques Zilbermann

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Status
Released
Original language
FR
Budget
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Revenue
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Production
Bac Films, Canal+, Les Films Flam
Country
FR
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