The Very Same Munchhausen
| Tot samyy Myunkhgauzen | |
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| Written by | Grigoriy Gorin |
| Directed by | Mark Zakharov |
| Starring |
Oleg Yankovskiy Inna Churikova Yelena Koreneva Igor Kvasha Aleksandr Abdulov Leonid Yarmolnik Leonid Bronevoy |
| Music by | Alexey Rybnikov |
| Country of origin | Soviet Union |
| Original language(s) | Russian |
| Cinematography | Vladimir Nakhabtsev |
| Editor(s) | Irma Tsekavaya |
| Distributor | Mosfilm |
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| Original release | 1979 |
The Very Same Munchhausen (Russian: Тот самый Мюнхгаузен, tr. Tot samyy Myunkhgauzen, alt. translation - That Very Münchhausen) is a 1979 Soviet television movie directed by Mark Zakharov, based on a script by Grigoriy Gorin.
The film relays the story of the baron's life after the adventures portrayed in the Baron Munchausen stories, particularly his struggle to prove himself sane. Münchhausen is portrayed as a multi-dimensional, colourful, non-conformist man living in a grey, plain, dull and conformist society that ultimately tries to destroy his personality.
The film, created during late years of the Leonid Brezhnev rule, has been widely regarded as a tongue-in-cheek satire of the Soviet Stagnation-Era society.
The film takes place in 1779, Germany.
Baron Munchausen is perceived by others as a fabricator living in a world of fantasy. However, his stories have a strange tendency to become reality. Hunters at a camp are laughing at the story which Baron Munchausen is telling about him hunting a deer and shooting it with a cherry pit but suddenly they see a noble animal with a cherry tree in place of horns appear from the woods. The Baron says proudly that he became famous not for his exploits but for the fact that he never lies. He really does not know how to lie even when it would be useful for himself or to his loved ones. He is sickened by the idea to lie for personal benefit or "out of politeness".
Munchausen lives in a castle with a charming girl Martha. They have long thought about getting married, but there is one problem: the Baron already has a wife. When he was young his parents made him marry Jacobine von Dutta for whom he never had feelings of affection for purely practical reasons. She lives alone with her adult son Theophilus. Munchausen is seeking a divorce. Only the Duke can grant the permission but Jacobine and her lover Henry Ramkopf firmly inhibit this.
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