Pavel Chukhrai's period adaptation of Gogol's 1843 comedy "The Gamblers" reps a rather radical departure from the somber sweep of the helmer's "The Thief" and "A Driver for Vera." Pavel Chukhrai’s ...
LONDON — Russian box office is expected to more than double to $867 million by 2011, according to a report by movie biz analysts Dodona. Annual cinemagoing is expected to reach 1.2 visits per person, ...
Italian gambler who is well-skilled in the card trade owes people in authority, and leaves his country to win the money. Arriving in a small Russian town, he tries to show off his tricks to the local ...