Heart of a Dog

1988 · 136 MIN · IMDB 8.5 · 9,658 VOTES · DIR. Vladimir Bortko

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Overview

"Heart of a Dog" is a Soviet film adaptation of Mikhail Bulgakov’s iconic novella. Set in 1920s Moscow, it tells the satirical and darkly humorous story of a stray dog named Sharik, who is transformed into a human by Professor Preobrazhensky through a daring medical experiment. The resulting man, Poligraf Poligrafovich Sharikov, embodies the social and ideological tensions of early Soviet society. With its sharp critique of class struggle, human nature, and the perils of radical change, the film is celebrated for its faithful adaptation, brilliant performances, and rich allegorical depth.

Dialogue Timeline — 1,247 lines

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00:00:22 Heart Of A Dog
00:08:38 There's nothing for it; l will lick your hands.
00:14:12 - Gracious me, l wouldn't have recognized you, my good man. - You are a magician, a wizard, Professor.
00:18:44 - No. - Where is the Professor?
00:23:03 And so are all my other operations.
00:27:40 ...who take vodka with cold collations and soup are a few remaining landlords whom the bolshevicks didn't have time to murder.
00:32:12 A witch who smashed all the windows and put out all the lights?
00:39:38 Just look what he's done to your galoshes, Philip Philipovich.
00:46:51 And so, Timofeeva, you want to christen your twins?
00:51:52 - He is eating twice the amount he ate before. - Switch the phonograph on.
00:55:59 - Caesarean. - Let it be Caesarean.
01:06:01 Everyone can well occupy seven rooms until the glittering sword of justice...
01:10:16 You don't think l breed them on purpose, do you?
01:14:52 the building of socialist society...
01:19:03 Press it down! Down!
01:22:54 Where d'you think you are? ln a pub? Stop that at once!
01:27:47 - Thirty-nine. - H'm... three hundred and ninety roubles.
01:32:49 lt is based on the teachings of Indian yogis...
01:38:58 Philip Philipovich, l shall never forget how...
01:42:52 Twice sentenced, an alcoholic, ''take and divide everything up''
01:47:52 The presenter of this Polygraph Plygraphovich Sharikov...
01:54:35 Kindly take the trouble to explain to this lady where you got that scar on your forehead.
02:01:58 ...you might not be able to keep them out, and we mustn't be disturbed. We're busy.
04:19:02 the world will crash into a heavenly axis.

Cast & Characters

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed1,247
Dialogue density9.2 lines / min
First line00:00:22
Final line04:19:02

Production Record

DirectorVladimir Bortko
LanguageRussian
IMDb votes9,658