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Directed by | Nikita Mikhalkov |
Screenplay by |
Aleksandr Adabashyan Nikita Mikhalkov |
Story by | Anton Chekhov |
Music by | Eduard Artemev |
Cinematography | Pavel Lebeshev |
Edited by | Lyudmila Yelyan |
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Release date
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1977 |
Running time
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103 minutes |
Country | Soviet Union |
Language | Russian |
An Unfinished Piece for Mechanical Piano (Russian: Неоконченная пьеса для механического пианино, translit. Neokonchennaya pyesa dlya mekhanicheskogo pianino) is a 1977 Soviet drama film directed by Nikita Mikhalkov, who also co-stars. It is based on Anton Chekhov's Platonov.
Some members of the gentry gather at a house in rural Russia in the early twentieth century. As the day progresses, relationships develop, and the question arises of where these new relationships will lead.