Of Freaks and Men Movie Review 1998

Kinky Russian melodrama set in pre-revolutionary St. Petersburg. Pornographer Johann and his assistant Viktor specialize in selling photos and films featuring half-naked women getting flogged. They manage to insinuate themselves into two upper class Russian households and involve the families in some secret sadomasochistic games. Russian with subtitles.

Distribution

Vanguard International Cinema, Inc., Newport Plaza, 1901 Newport Blvd., Ste. 225, Costa Mesa, CA 92627-2289, Phone: (949)258-2000, Toll-free: 800-218-7888, Fax: (949)258-2010, URL: http://www.vanguard-cinema.com

Available on VHS, DVD
Running time 93 minutes.
Originally from Russian.

Cast and Crew

Genres

St. Peterburg (Russia), Period Piece: 1900s, Pornography, Black Comedy

Screenplay

Alexei Balabanov

Cast

Tatiana Polonskaia, Sergei Makovetsky, Dinara Drukarova, Anzhelika Nevolina, Viktor Sukhorukov, Aleksei De, Chingiz Tsydendabayev, Vadim Prokhorov, Aleksandr Mezentsev, Igor Shibanov, Darya Lesnikova

Cinematography

Sergei Astakhov

Director

Alexei Balabanov

Music

Eric Neveux