ARCC Russian Film Studies: Faryatev’s Fantasies by Ilya Averbakh

Faryatev’s Fantasies is a 1979 Soviet domestic drama film directed by Ilya Averbakh. It is about the relationship of two families in a provincial town centered on the figure of Faryatev, a dreamer who longs to change his dreary life.

Russian film studies 2020
ARCC contiunes its’ series of Russian-speaking films rarely or never seen in the UK. These films will be introduced from a transcultural perspective. ARCC encourages their members and audiences to move away from revivalist narratives of origin, nation, and belonging and to reflect critically on vicissitudes of history and art in Russian-speaking space – both inside and outside Russia.

Director: Ilya Averbakh
Scenario: Ilya Averbakh, Alla Sokolova
Starring: Marina Neyolova, Andrey Mironov, Zinaida Sharko, Liliya Gritsenko, Yekaterina Durova

Russian with English subtitles