8 ½ $ (1999) on Netflix
Gera Kremov directs television commercials but dreams of making a feature film. He takes money from the gangster Fyodor for a music video starring Matilda, Fyodor's girlfriend.
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Plot summary
Gera Kremov earns his living from television commercials, though what he wants to make is a feature film of his own. He meets Matilda, the girlfriend of the gangster Fyodor, and the two begin a close relationship. Fyodor pays for a music video with Matilda in the leading role, and the conversation between the two men turns to a full-length picture with her in the title role. Gera asks for 300,000 dollars for the production. Fyodor agrees and proposes that Gera come to see him so that everything can be arranged at once. The agreement brings Gera to Fyodor's office to settle the terms of the film.
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- Andrey Ias менеджер рекламы
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- Ali Ibragimovas Indian
- Vladimir Presnyakovas Vladimir Presnyakov Ml.(Vladimir Presnyakov Ml.)
Did you know?!Facts and trivia about 8 ½ $ (1999)
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- Restoring 8 ½ $ for its release meant replacing the music: every musician let their work be used for free, but Ennio Morricone asked $40,000, so his music was removed from the film.
- The finished 8 ½ $ sat forgotten in an archive for seven years, and when its tape was found in 2006, improper storage had ruined it and the sound had to be restored.
- Natalia Andreichenko, who played Ksenia in 8 ½ $, had a conflict with the director and refused to let her name appear in the credits, where she is billed as "Natalia the Deceived"; Renata Litvinova voiced her role.
- Filming 8 ½ $ took almost two and a half years: Konstantinopolsky had planned a low-budget independent debut but fell behind his budget and schedule, and had to find new sponsors to finish it.
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