Short Stories
2012 · 105 MIN · IMDB 6.9 · 1,995 VOTES · DIR. Mikhail Segal
Overview
A young writer brings a collection of short stories to a big Moscow publishing house. The manuscript stays at the office and mysteriously influences the lives of anyone who opens it and reads at least one page. There are four stories in the manuscript, and four readers whose lives are changed after reading them. The situations range from realistic to absurd to thrilling to create a rich portrait of life in contemporary Russia and showcase the thoughts, feelings and ambitions of people who live there.
Dialogue Timeline — 878 lines
A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE
00:00:31 Hi!
00:06:16 I'll have an espresso and one scoop of ice cream, please.
00:09:18 Please meet Oleg.
00:13:08 All the faces in their photos are in shadow! The main thing...
00:16:17 Again, please.
00:18:55 5.11. outside, the light is falling.
00:22:32 In this very cafe.
00:25:20 Sorry?
00:29:03 I'd still like to know. Time is running out.
00:32:52 during the inspection to avoid fraud.
00:36:46 Well, there's always a way out...
00:43:42 Fuck, that's nasty!
00:50:22 Hello, sir.
00:53:00 I've been reading Alexei Tolstoy's “Peter the Great"
00:55:55 We need to fight corruption on all levels of government
01:04:51 She whispered to the singing streams
01:12:34 Are you in pain? Anna! What are you feeling?
01:19:18 - Why? - Why do you like the wall?
01:23:32 Do you take sugar in your tea?
01:26:38 You kiss me the way like it.
01:29:54 We sat there drinking, watching the falling leaves.
01:32:44 Yes.
01:36:50 All remember is a couple of most important dates.
01:40:28 And you haven't learn to count them up!
Cast & Characters
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed878
Dialogue density8.4 lines / min
First line00:00:31
Final line01:40:28
Production Record
DirectorMikhail Segal
LanguageRussian
Revenue$809,738
IMDb votes1,995