Garbage Man
2001 · Russia · 94 min
- Director
- Georgy Shengeliya
- Screenplay
- Ivan Okhlobystin, Yuriy Korotkov
- Producer
- Aleksei Guskov, Sergey Zernov, Georgy Shengeliya
- Music
- Aleksandr Chaykovsky
- Cinematography
- Sergey Astakhov
Cast
What it is about
A young woman arrives in a small provincial town in the middle of winter on a secret mission. There she meets a garbage man who, once night falls, turns into a refined and witty gentleman. Drawn to each other, they start a game of guessing one another's pasts, and she shows a surprisingly detailed knowledge of his. The relationship that develops between them grows more complicated as the evenings pass.
How it was made
The film was directed by Georgy Shengeliya from a screenplay by Ivan Okhlobystin and Yuriy Korotkov. Aleksei Guskov, who leads the cast alongside Olesya Sudzilovskaya, also serves as a producer, together with Sergey Zernov and the director. The music is by Aleksandr Chaykovsky and the cinematography by Sergey Astakhov. The story is set in a small provincial town during winter and rests mainly on the chemistry between its two leads and the game of identities that binds them.
Reception and legacy
The available sources do not document its critical reception, awards or later influence, so its welcome cannot be assessed with any reliability. It is a 94-minute Russian production from 2001, classified as a romance film, and its place in film history remains unclear.
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