The Humorist
The Humorist is a 2019 drama film directed and written by Michael Idov.
Plot
The film is set in the mid-80s. In the center of the plot is a successful Soviet humorist Boris Arkadyev, who, despite universal love and recognition, lacks creative freedom, as a result of which he becomes dangerous for society.Cast
- Alexey Agranovich as Boris Arkadyev, a Jewish Soviet humorist
- Yuri Kolokolnikov as Maxim Shelepin
- Alisa Khazanova as Elvira, Arkadyev's wife
- Polina Aug as Lina
- Artem Grigoryev as K.G.B. agent
- Olga Dibtseva as Galina
- Anatoliy Kotenyov as general Yasenev
- Pavel Ilin as Budovsky, a concert manager
- Vilma Kutaviciute as Inara
- Semyon Shteynberg as Semyon Grinberg, a humorist