'The Dinner Party' — MiamisFF Review
A young woman finds herself trapped in a crossfire of awkwardness during a nightmarish dinner party with her boyfriend's dysfunctional family.
The Man from the Restaurant
During the good old days of the Russian aristocracy, that is to say, before the October Revolution, in the city of Moscow there was a fancy restaurant which catered to the appetites and egos of the rich. In one such establishment works a middle-aged waiter who is devoted to serving his bourgeoisie clients correctly. However, his life outside his job is very different: His son was killed during the Russian civil war and the waiter's wife died of grief as a result....
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During the good old days of the Russian aristocracy, that is to say, before the October Revolution, in the city of Moscow there was a fancy restaurant which catered to the appetites and egos of the rich. In one such establishment works a middle-aged waiter who is devoted to serving his bourgeoisie clients correctly. However, his life outside his job is very different: His son was killed during the Russian civil war and the waiter's wife died of grief as a result....
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Genre:Drama
Written By:Oleg Leonidov, Yakov Protazanov
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Runtime:68 minutes
Studio:Mezhrabpomfilm
Cast
Yakov Protazanov
Director
Michael Chekhov
Skorohodov - The Waiter
Vera Malinovskaya
Natasha
Ivan Koval-Samborskiy
Sokolin
Stepan Kuznetsov
The Minister
Mikhail Zharov
Waiter
Yakov Protazanov
Mikhail Narokov
Karayesv /The Manufacturer
Mikhail Klimov
Shtoss - The Manager
Andrey Petrovsky
General
Klavdiya Alekseyeva
Skorokhodov's wife
Vladimir Tsoppi
Regular guest of the restaurant
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