Small Demon

Small Demon
Small Demon
	Russian: Мелкий бес
Directed by	Nikolay Dostal
Written by	Fyodor Sologub (novel); Georgiy Nikolaev;
Produced by	Mikhail Gluzman; Nikolai Stambula;
Starring	Sergey Taramaev; Irina Rozanova; Polina Kutepova; Aleksey Elistratov; Sergey Batalov;
Cinematography	Valeriy Shuvalov
Edited by	Mariya Sergeyeva
Music by	Aleksandr Belyayev; Nikolay Karetnikov;
Production; company	Mosfilm
Release date	January 1995 (1995-01);
Running time	107 min.
Country	Russia
Language	Russian

1995 Russian film

Small Demon (Russian: Мелкий бес, romanized: Melkiy bes) is a 1995 Russian mystery drama film directed by Nikolay Dostal.^[1]^[2]

Plot

The film takes place in a small provincial town, populated by boring and stupid people. Gymnasium teacher Ardalyon Borisovich Peredonov dreams of moving to the capital, his second cousin Varvara wants to marry him and begins to write him letters of invitation to St. Petersburg on behalf of the Princess.^[3]

Cast

Sergey Taramaev as Peredonov
Irina Rozanova as Varvara
Polina Kutepova as Lyudmila
Aleksey Elistratov as Pylnikov
Sergey Batalov as Volodin
Aleksey Mironov as Khripach, director of the gymnasium
Gennady Nazarov as Rutilov
Agrippina Steklova as Daria
Kseniya Kutepova as Valeriya
Elena Mayorova^[4]^[5] as Vershina
Tatyana Kravchenko as Yershikha
Roman Madyanov as Tcherepnin
Aleksei Kravchenko as gymnastics teacher
Galina Stakhanova as Kokovkina

References

^ Михалков получил спецприз на кинофестивале в Нижнем Новгороде
^ Страшная смерть Елены Майоровой до сих пор будоражит её поклонников
^ Мелкий бес // КиноПоиск
^ Small Demon (1995) Full Cast / Crew
^ Юбилей Елены Майоровой

External links

Small Demon at IMDb

[1] Михалков получил спецприз на кинофестивале в Нижнем Новгороде

[2] Страшная смерть Елены Майоровой до сих пор будоражит её поклонников

[3] Мелкий бес // КиноПоиск

[4] Small Demon (1995) Full Cast / Crew

[5] Юбилей Елены Майоровой