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Kerosene Salesman's Wife (Russian: Жена керосинщика) is a 1988 Soviet fantasy drama film directed by Alexander Kaidanovsky.
Dec 11, 2022 · Zhena kerosinshchika (1989) AKA Kerosene Salesman's Wife. 3.8. ( 6) The film tells about two brother doctors, one of whom operated on a boy, and the other assisted him. A blood transfusion was necessary and the surgeon poured the boy blood from the wrong group, as a result of which the boy died, and the brothers’ life changed.
Rich imagery and political allegory enliven a complex tale in this late Soviet-era mystery/drama. In the story, a government investigator has come to town to look into the validity of bribery charges that were brought against an official there.
Feb 10, 2021 · One twin was a medical doctor, and was married to a beautiful woman. The second twin was interested in bedding the wife, and had no feeling for his brother. Thus, he impersonated him in the hospital, and openly engaged in medical malpractice of the grossest sort, resulting in a patient’s death.
Cinematographic serenity reminiscing of Angelopoulos and symbolic qualities competing against the laid foundations of the Soviet montage era, 'Kerosene Salesman’s Wife' juxtaposes avid allegory of relative absurdity with dense political scenarios of the Soviet Union, largely implying a state of political dystopia.
Mironov's film career began in 1988 with the Alexander Kaidanovsky film The Kerosene Salesman's Wife.
What a film. After watching Kaydanovskiy's A Simple Death a few days ago I thought his other movies might not top A Simple Death but Kerosene Salesman’s Wife proves me wrong. This is arthouse cinema at its best. To me, it seems like that Kerosene man's apartment and much of his way of life was Kaidanovsky's view of his life.
