The Funeral Party (2006)
Based on the novel by Booker Prize Winner Ludmila Ulitskaya, The Funeral Party is set in August 1991. In a sweltering New York City apartment, a group of Russian émigrés gathers round the deathbed of an artist named Alik, a charismatic character beloved by them all, especially the women who take turns nursing him as he fades from this world. Their reminiscences of the dying man and of their lives in Russia are punctuated by debates and squabbles: Whom did Alik love most? Should he be baptized before he dies, as his alcoholic wife, Nina, desperately wishes, or be reconciled to the faith of his birth by a rabbi who happens to be on hand? And what will be the meaning for them of the Yeltsin putsch, which is happening across the world in their long-lost Moscow but also right before their eyes on CNN?
Cast
- Aleksandr Abdulov - Alik
- Elena Rufanova - Irina Pearson
- Anna Dvorzhetskaya - Tishort
- Anna Aleksakhina - Nina
- Vladimir Kachan - Fima Gruber
- Vladimir Eryomin - Libin
- Liya Akhedzhakova - Marya Ignatyevna
- Boris Klyuev - Lyova Gotlib
- Aleksey Kolgan - Father Viktor
- Irina Loseva - Faina
Screenplay
Frequently Asked Questions
- What is The Funeral Party about?
- Based on the novel by Booker Prize Winner Ludmila Ulitskaya, The Funeral Party is set in August 1991. In a sweltering New York City apartment, a group of Russian émigrés gathers round the deathbed of an artist named Alik, a charismatic character beloved by them all, especially the women who take turns nursing him as he fades from this world. Their reminiscences of the dying man and of their lives in Russia are punctuated by debates and squabbles: Whom did Alik love most? Should he be baptized before he dies, as his alcoholic wife, Nina, desperately wishes, or be reconciled to the faith of his birth by a rabbi who happens to be on hand? And what will be the meaning for them of the Yeltsin putsch, which is happening across the world in their long-lost Moscow but also right before their eyes on CNN?
- Who directed The Funeral Party?
- The Funeral Party was directed by Vladimir Fokin.
- Who stars in The Funeral Party?
- The Funeral Party stars Aleksandr Abdulov, Elena Rufanova, Anna Dvorzhetskaya, Anna Aleksakhina, Vladimir Kachan, Vladimir Eryomin.
- What genre is The Funeral Party?
- The Funeral Party is a Drama, Romance film.
- Where was The Funeral Party produced?
- The Funeral Party was produced in Russia.