Drama · United Kingdom · 2020 · 1h 43m

DAU. Katya Tanya

ДАУ. Катя Таня

DAU. Katya Tanya poster
Director
Ilya KhrzhanovskyJekaterina Oertel
Cast
Alexey Trifonov as Chief of the General Department (1952–1960); Head of the Institute (1960–1966) Ekaterina Yuspina as Librarian (1942-1947); Head of the library (1951-1953) Tatiana Polozhy as Journalist; Literary editor of Izvestiya Instituta (The Institute News) Alexander Efimov as Junior research scientist in the mathematical physics laboratory Teodor Currentzis as Dau Radmila Shegoleva as Nora
Crew
Jürgen Jürges — Director of Photography Maya Maffioli — Editor Ilya Khrzhanovsky — Screenplay Jekaterina Oertel — Screenplay Sergey Adonyev — Producer Ilya Khrzhanovsky — Producer
Synopsis

Katya, a young librarian, believes in love, but her ideals are crushed by reality. After a string of disappointing affairs, Katya finally finds tenderness and understanding in the arms of her colleague, a journalist called Tanya. But then the First Department interferes: the state security services see this relationship as unacceptable for a Soviet woman.

Mood & Themes
soviet unionforbidden lovepromiscuous womanlgbtlibrarianbisexual woman
Key Collaborators
Ilya Khrzhanovsky Director Jekaterina Oertel Director Jürgen Jürges Director of Photography Maya Maffioli Editor Ilya Khrzhanovsky Screenplay Jekaterina Oertel Screenplay Sergey Adonyev Producer Ilya Khrzhanovsky Producer Denis Shibanov Production Design
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