Brothel Lights

Brothel Lights
Film poster
Directed byAlexander Gordon
Written byHarry Gordon
Natalya Ryazantseva
Produced byElena Yatsura
Alexey Sonck
Alexander Gryaznov
StarringOksana Fandera
Ada Rogovtseva
CinematographyMaxim Shinkorenko
Edited byDasha Danilova
Music byTheophil Collier
Production
companies
Mosfilm
In Motion
Distributed byAurora Film
In Motion
Release dates
  • June 11, 2011 (2011-06-11) (Kinotavr)
  • November 3, 2011 (2011-11-03) (Russia)
Running time
112 minutes
CountryRussia
LanguageRussian

Brothel Lights (Russian: Огни притона, romanized: Ogni pritona) is a Russian film directed by Alexander Gordon, a screen version of the same story by Harry Gordon.

The film premiered on June 11, 2011 at the Kinotavr Film Festival, and was released on November 3, 2011.

Plot

Set in Odessa at the end of the 1950s, it is a story about an independent-minded woman who disregards the opinions of others. The main character is Lyuba, the owner of a small brothel. Working for her are two girls, Zinka and Zygota. The son of the prosecutor Arkasha is in love with Lyuba, but she loves the poet Adam.

Production

Gordon shot and edited the film in 2007, but was unable to complete it until 2011.[1]

Cast

Awards and nominations

Golden Eagle Award
Nika Awards
  • Best Actress (Oksana Fandera) — nominated[3]
Pacific Meridian
  • Audience Choice Award in Best Russian Film — won
Russian Guild of Film Critics Award
  • Best Actress (Oksana Fandera) — nominated
Kinotavr
  • Special Jury Diploma (Oksana Fandera)

References

  1. ^ Monastireva-Ansdell, Elena (2012). "Aleksandr Gordon: Brothel Lights (2011)". Kinocultura New Russian Cinema. Retrieved 3 September 2017.
  2. ^ Номинанты премии «Золотой Орёл» за 2011 год
  3. ^ Номинанты Национальной кинематографической премии «Ника» за 2011 год.