Piter FM (Russian: Питер ФМ) is a 2006 Russian romantic comedy-drama film directed by Oksana Bychkova and starring Ekaterina Fedulova, Yevgeny Tsyganov and Alexey Barabash. The plot revolves around the serendipitous and unexpected romance between a young man and woman living in St. Petersburg.[2]
| Piter FM | |
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 Official movie poster | |
| Directed by | Oksana Bychkova[1] |
| Written by | Oksana Bychkova Nana Grinshtein |
| Produced by | Alexander Rodnyansky[1] |
| Starring | Ekaterina Fedulova Yevgeny Tsyganov Alexey Barabash[1] |
| Cinematography | Ivan Gudkov |
| Music by | Kirill Pirogov[1] |
Release date |
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Running time | 84 minutes |
| Country | Russia |
| Language | Russian |
Plot
editMasha is a young woman working for a popular St. Petersburg radio station as a DJ. Maksim is a young man with a degree in architecture who has moved to St. Petersburg from Nizhny Novgorod and who works part-time as a street sweeper. Although Masha and Maksim have never met, they share a common trait: both have a tendency to be clumsy in daily life, always dropping and spilling things. Each is also at a crossroads in their lives. Masha is getting ready to marry her old schoolmate, Kostya, while Maksim has just won an international architecture competition and is preparing to move to Germany for a new job.
Masha accidentally bumps into somebody in a crowd and drops her cell phone while Maksim happens to pick it up. He wants to return it, but each time they try to meet, something happens to waylay their plans. The two keep ending up in the same places, but not knowing what the other looks like, they keep unwittingly passing by each other. In the meantime, Masha begins to realize that she is not in love with Kostya and agreeing to marry him was a rash decision on her part, while Maksim starts to think that he would rather live in St. Petersburg than move to Germany.
Cast
edit- Ekaterina Fedulova as Masha
- Yevgeny Tsyganov as Maksim
- Alexey Barabash as Kostya
- Irina Rakhmanova as Lera
- Natalya Reva-Ryadinskaya as Marina
- Oleg Dolin as Fedor
- Yevgeny Kulakov as Vitya
- Kirill Pirogov as Gleb
- Aleksandr Bashirov as building manager
- Vladimir Mashkov as man in slippers
- Tatyana Kravchenko as Tatyana Petrovna
- Pavel Barshak as guy with flowers
- Andrey Krasko man in shorts
Reception
editPiter FM received generally positive reviews.
Awards
editPiter FM was nominated for 6 different awards at the MTV Russia Movie Awards, 2007.[3][4][5]
| Award | Category | Nominee | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| MTV Russia Movie Awards, 2007 | Best Soundtrack | Gorod 312 (Out of Range) | Won |
| Best Actress | Ekaterina Fedulova | Won | |
| Best Film | Nominated | ||
| Best Actor | Yevgeny Tsyganov | Nominated | |
| Best Comedic Performance | Vladimir Mashkov | Nominated | |
| Breakthrough of the Year | Ekaterina Fedulova | Nominated |
References
edit- ^ a b c d e "Piter FM (2006) Full Cast / Crew". IMDB. Retrieved 30 March 2014.
- ^ "Piter FM — Trailer — Cast — Showtimes". Movies / TV Dept. The New York Times. 2014. Archived from the original on 10 April 2014. Retrieved 31 March 2014.
- ^ "Piter FM Awards". IMDb. Retrieved 30 March 2014.
- ^ "Piter FM". ProfitKino.ru. Retrieved 31 March 2014.
- ^ "Movie Piter FM (2006), All information about the film Piter FM". KinoNews. Retrieved 31 March 2014.