Heart of a Dog

Name: Heart of a Dog
Director: Vladimir Bortko
Released: 1988
Duration: 136 min
Rating: 8.5
Cast: Evgeniy Evstigneev, Vladimir Tolokonnikov, Boris Plotnikov, Roman Kartsev, Nina Ruslanova

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

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

00:08:30 What good is a bit of rotten old horsemeat to you?

00:13:46 So, you've come to? Let's go see the patients.

00:18:15 No, l don't want to go into the hospital. Can't you do it here, Professor?

00:22:20 ...to take supper where all normal people do so.

00:26:48 ...everybody says that the new vodka is quite good, 30 proof.

00:31:16 What good does it do to anybody? Why can't the proletariat leave...

00:37:57 l wouldn't be surprised if my grandmother had had an affair with a Labrador.

00:44:31 Put in the stitches, doctor, sew the skin this instant.

00:49:54 - The nails grow at an incredible pace. - l've been watching it for two days now.

00:54:35 Pub. A couple more.

01:00:15 Below medium height.

01:08:23 ...'Devil alone knows'?

01:12:30 ...that a man should live in Moscow without registration.

01:16:48 Rather curious, Professor, that you should call documents idiotic?

01:20:38 Idiot.

01:24:45 Put your napkin here, place your tie there and ''excuse me'' and ''please-merci''.

01:29:00 ...at least a marginally acceptable member of society.

01:34:54 Then call me by my name and patronymic, too.

01:40:03 Don't you realize what would happen if they found us out?

01:43:49 l'm sixty, and have the right to give you advice.

01:48:42 - Help! - lvan Arnoldovich.

01:55:11 Every day l shall personally make inquiries at the City Sanitation Department, if citizen Vasnetsova has been sacked!

02:02:48 Well then.

Cast & Characters

Evgeniy Evstigneev Professor Filipp Filippovich Preobrazhensky Vladimir Tolokonnikov Poligraf Poligrafovich Sharikov Boris Plotnikov Dr. Bormenthal Roman Kartsev Shwonder Nina Ruslanova Darya Petrovna Ivanova Evgeniy Kuznetsov Pestrukhin Olga Melikhova Zinochka Bunina Aleksey Mironov Fyodor Anzhelika Nevolina Vasnetsova Natalya Fomenko Vyazemskaya

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed1,247

Dialogue density9.2 lines / min

First line00:00:22

Final line02:02:48

Production Record

DirectorVladimir Bortko

LanguageRussian

IMDb votes9,658