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DAU. String Theory
Nikita Nekrasov is a scientist, a theoretical physicist who studies our world and other possible worlds. He refuses to make a choice between mathematics and physics, between one woman and another, as he ponders the existence of the multi-universe. At scientific conferences, attended by eminent foreign scientists and a rising younger generation of physicists alike, Nekrasov gets carried away debating the beauty of string theory. He attempts to explain to all of his women – Katya, the librarian, Zoya, the scientific secretary, Svetalana, the head of department – about the theory of his own polygamy, and the possibility of having enough feelings to satisfy everyone.
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Nikita Nekrasov is a scientist, a theoretical physicist who studies our world and other possible worlds. He refuses to make a choice between mathematics and physics, between one woman and another, as he ponders the existence of the multi-universe. At scientific conferences, attended by eminent foreign scientists and a rising younger generation of physicists alike, Nekrasov gets carried away debating the beauty of string theory. He attempts to explain to all of his women – Katya, the librarian, Zoya, the scientific secretary, Svetalana, the head of department – about the theory of his own polygamy, and the possibility of having enough feelings to satisfy everyone.
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Genre:Drama
Written By:Ilya Khrzhanovsky, Alexey Slyusarchuk
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Runtime:169 minutes
Studio:Phenomen Berlin, Phenomen Ukraine, Phenomen Films
Cast
Ilya Khrzhanovsky, Alexey Slyusarchuk
Director
Ekaterina Yuspina
Librarian (1942-1947); Head of the library (1951-1953)
Svetlana Dragayeva
Head of the A [Λ] department
Nikita Nekrasov
Leading scientist and researcher at the Institute
Zoya Popova
Foreign Specialists Assistant (1941-1949); Academic Registrar (1949-1968)
Alexey Blinov
Head of the Experimental Department
Teodor Currentzis
Dau
Dmitry Kaledin
Kaledin
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