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  • 2018
  • PG-13
  • Netflix
  • 2 h 6 m
  • 2018
  • PG-13
  • Netflix
  • 2 h 6 m
Dovlatov

Summary Dovlatov charts six days in the life of brilliant, ironic writer who saw far beyond the rigid limits of 70s Soviet Russia. Sergei Dovlatov fought to preserve his own talent and decency with poet and writer Joseph Brodsky while watching his artist friends get crushed by the iron-willed state machinery.

Directed By: Aleksey German Jr.

Written By: Yulia Tupikina, Aleksey German Jr.

  • 2018
  • PG-13
  • Netflix
  • 2 h 6 m
  • 2018
  • PG-13
  • Netflix
  • 2 h 6 m

Dovlatov

Metascore Generally Favorable Based on 8 Critic Reviews
68
User Score Generally Favorable Based on 10 User Ratings
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Summary Dovlatov charts six days in the life of brilliant, ironic writer who saw far beyond the rigid limits of 70s Soviet Russia. Sergei Dovlatov fought to preserve his own talent and decency with poet and writer Joseph Brodsky while watching his artist friends get crushed by the iron-willed state machinery.

Directed By: Aleksey German Jr.

Written By: Yulia Tupikina, Aleksey German Jr.

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Metascore
Generally Favorable Based on 8 Critic Reviews
68
75% Positive
6 Reviews
25% Mixed
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0% Negative
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Generally Favorable Based on 8 Critic Reviews
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25% Mixed
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90
Oct 24, 2018
A dreamy, compelling, often wry look at a writer.
By Gary Goldstein FULL REVIEW
70
It’s easy to simply be mesmerized by German’s exceptional talent for stage blocking and camera movements, yet while there’s much here to appreciate, the film lacks the power of “Under Electric Clouds” despite being his most emotionally approachable work to date.
By Jay Weissberg FULL REVIEW
70
This slow-burning, pensively drifting evocation of the times of Sergei Dovlatov is not a conventional portrait, still less a biopic, but an imaginatively realistic recreation of a bygone era of Russian culture.
By Jonathan Romney FULL REVIEW
67
Mar 6, 2018
German uses this six-day window to evoke a specific time and place, and through that specificity, he creates a satisfying ode to the struggle and resilience of creating art.
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63
Oct 24, 2018
According tot he film, truly courageous artists aren't necessarily the ones who tackle the state head-on, but rather the ones who stay true to themselves even when no one likes what they have to say.
By Keith Watson FULL REVIEW
60
No doubt many will find German’s approach pretentious and overly repetitive.
By Patrick Gamble FULL REVIEW
50
Oct 26, 2018
With its script (co-written by German and Yulia Tupikina) that lacks the traditional structure of a three-part act, Dovlatov managed to evoke in me an overall feeling of internment. Along with it crept in a gloomy mood, gradually formed through the collective frustrations of the time’s hampered dwellers.
By Tomris Laffly FULL REVIEW

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Generally Favorable Based on 10 User Ratings
6.5
60% Positive
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30% Mixed
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10% Negative
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Generally Favorable Based on 10 User Ratings
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30% Mixed
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10% Negative
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Production Company SAGa, Metrafilms, Perviy Kanal, Message Film, Art and Pop Corn, Eurimages
Release Date Oct 25, 2018
Duration 2 h 6 m
Rating PG-13
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Website http://dovlatov.net/
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Awards

Nika Awards
• 1 Win & 4 Nominations
Berlin International Film Festival
• 1 Win & 2 Nominations
East-West: Golden Arch International Film Awards
• 1 Win & 2 Nominations

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