Window to Paris
Top 10 Billed Cast
Nicole
Nikolay Chizhov
Gorokhov
Vera
Mother-in-law Gorokhov
daughter Gorokhov
Ivan Kouzmitch
Mariya Olegovna
Gulyaev
Monsieur Prevost
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Overview
Nikolai (played by Sergei Dontsov) has been fired from his job as a music teacher and has to live in the gym until he finds a place to stay. Finally, he gets a communal room in the apartment of Gorokhov (Victor Mikhalkov). The room's previous inhabitant, an old lady, has died a year ago, and yet her cat, Maxi, is still in the locked room, healthy and fat. Soon, Nikolai and his neighbours discover the mystery: there is a window to Paris in the room. That's when the comedy begins - will the Russians be able to cope with the temptation to profit from the discovery?
Release Date
1993-10-01
Average
6.25
Rating:
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