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ITALIANETZ (Original title)The ITALIAN (Alternative title)
Date: 22 September 2005 (Release)

Country: Russian Federation

Director: Andrei Kravchuk

Production company billing: ©2005. Lenfilm Studios A Lenfilm Studios production With the support of Russian Ministry of Culture Dolby Digital In Colour [1.66:1] Subtitles Russian theatrical title: Italianetz
Synopsis: Six-year-old Vanya decides he does not want to be adopted by a loving family in Italy. Instead, he sets off in search of the mother who abandoned him.
Releases
Date: 22 September 2005Country: Russian FederationRelease type: unknownFormat: 35mm Film - Colour - Sound - Dolby DigitalRuntime: 90 mins Subtitles: Russian

Credits (52)
Production Company: Lenfilm, With the support of: Russian Ministry of Culture, International Sales: Lenfilm, Executive Producer: Olga Agrafenina, Producer: Vladimir Husid, Producer: Vladimir Bogoyavlensky, Producer (Lenfilm Studios): Andrei Zertsalov, Production Manager: Tatyana Nikolaenkova, 2nd Unit Director: Galla Kapitskaya, Assistant Director: Elena Bogorad, Assistant Director: Tatyana Kanaeva, Sergey Polujanov, Assistant Director (2nd Unit): Yekaterina Dyalova, Screenplay: Andrei Romanov, Director of Photography: Alexander Burov, Camera Operator (2nd Unit): Alexandr Demianenko, Camera Crew: Victor Palekh, Camera Crew: Petr Vodolazhsky, Mikhail Avsarkisayn, Stills Photography: Tatyana Kanaeva, Pyrotechnics: Timur Gordin, Editor: Tamara Lipartiya, Assistant Editor (2nd Unit): Svetlana Ryzhova, Art Director: Vladimir Diatlenko, Art Director: Vladimir Svetozarov, Art Director (2nd Unit): Vladimir Diatleiko, Set Designer (2nd Unit): Andrei Shishov, Property Assistant: Andrei Mikheyev, Costume Designer: Marina Nikolaeva, Assistant Costume Designer (2nd Unit): Natalya Baranova, Wardrobe Mistress: Victoria Alexeeva, Make-up Artist: Olga Grabenuk, Make-up Artist (2nd Unit): Oksana Volodina, Titles: Oleg Plaksin, Titles: Igor Plaksin, Titles: Viktor Okovity, Film Processing Made at: Gorky Film Studio, Music: Alexander Kneiffel, Music Performed by: Andrei Sigle, Music Performed by: Sergei Roldugin, Music Performed by: Valery Znamensky, Music Performed by: Vladislav Pesin, Artem Chirkov, Music Recording Made at: Lenfilm, Sound Recording Made at: Lenfilm, Sound: Aliakper Gassan Zade, Sound Editor: Larisa Moraleva, Dialogue Editor: Alexander Pozdnyakov, Foley: Sergey Figner, Digitizing/Dubbing: Lenfilm, Translation: Elena Baskakova
Cast (26)
Kolya Spiridonov (Vanya Solntsev), Denis Moiseenko (Koliyan), Sasha Sirotkin (Sery), Andrei Yelizarov (Timokha), Vladimir Shipov (bloke), Polina Vorobjeva (Natasha), Olga Shuvalova (Irka), Dima Zemlyanko (Anton), Maria Kuznetsova ('Madame'), Nikolai Reutov (Grisha), Yuri Itskov (headmaster), Daria Lesnikova (Mukhina), Rudolf Kuld (guard), Tatiana Zakharova, Irina Osnovina, Elena Malinovskaya, Andrei Dezhonov, Vladimir Kosmidailo, Anatoly Agroskin (.), Vladimir Kuteinikov, Sergey Zhukovich, Dmitry Konokotov, Diana Shishlyaeva, Olga Lysenkova, Vladimir Ryazantsev, Alexei Koshevoy
Articles held in BFI Reuben Library (6)
In: Sight and Sound v18 n3 March 2008  Page: 104
Title: Additions & correctionsArticle type: NoteLanguage: English
Description: Additional filmographic data.

In: Empire n224 February 2008  Page: 54
Title: In cinemas: The ItalianAuthor: PETERS, Patrick Article type: ReviewLanguage: English

In: Sight and Sound v18 n2 February 2008  Pages: 68-69
Title: Reviews: The ItalianAuthor: GRAFFY, Julian Article type: CreditsLanguage: English

In: Realtime n77 Feb/Mar 2007  Page: 19
Title: Russian cinema: audacious and inimitableAuthor: REDWOOD, Tom Article type: ReviewLanguage: English
Description: Reviews of six films to be shown during the 2007 Adelaide Film Festival which are a diverse example of new Russian filmmaking.

In: Variety 18 Apr 2005  Page: 33
Title: Film reviewsAuthor: FELPERIN, Leslie Article type: CreditsLanguage: English

In: Berlin Film Festival Catalogue v55th 2005  Pages: 284-285
Title: [Berlin Film Festival Catalogue - v55th 2005: no known title]Article type: CreditsLanguage: German
Description: Credits include production/sales contact details.