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Close to Eden poster
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MASTER SCORE 77.8 / 100
1991·Adventure / Drama / Romance·1h 59m

CLOSE TO EDEN

A farmer and his wife live in a rural part of Inner Mongolia with their three children. Chinese population control policies prevent them from having any more. The farmer sets out for the nearest town to obtain birth control. He comes upon a Russian truck driver who has ended up in a lake. The farmer takes the man back to his farm, and after initially being appalled, the Russian becomes enchanted with the peaceful life of the countryside and decides to stay. But his presence presages big changes for the peasants.

Above the Line
Nikita Mikhalkov·DirectorRustam Ibragimbekov·ScreenplayRustam Ibragimbekov·WriterVilen Kalyuta·Director of PhotographyEduard Artemyev·Original Music ComposerJoëlle Hache·Editor
Cast
Badema·PagmaBayaertu·GomboVladimir Gostyukhin·SergeyBaoyinhexige·BayartuBao Yungyan·BurmaWurinile·BowinBabouchka·BabouchkaBiao Wang·Wang Biao, Chinese pianistBao JinshengNikolay Vashchilin·Nikolay, Sergey's friend
Full Crew
(30 credits)
Directing· 5
Nikita Mikhalkov·DirectorStepan Mikhalkov·Assistant DirectorAndrey Razenkov·Assistant DirectorVladimir Krasinsky·Assistant DirectorUlrike Koch·Assistant Director
Writing· 3
Rustam Ibragimbekov·ScreenplayRustam Ibragimbekov·WriterNikita Mikhalkov·Writer
Camera· 4
Vilen Kalyuta·Director of PhotographyJean-Jack Brehier·Steadicam OperatorViktor Lysak·First Assistant CameraRoman Ovcharenko·Second Assistant Camera
Editing· 6
Joëlle Hache·EditorKatya Chelli·Assistant EditorClara Ott·Assistant EditorMaguelone Pouget·Assistant EditorMaryline Monthieux·Assistant EditorFrédérique Recoque·Assistant Editor
Sound & Music· 7
Eduard Artemyev·Original Music ComposerChristian Berthier·Sound AssistantMichel Kharat·Boom OperatorJérôme Lévy·FoleyPascal Mazière·FoleyEric Tisserand·Sound Mix TechnicianJoël Rangon·Sound Mix Technician
Art & Design· 2
Irina Ginno·Costume DesignOleksii Levchenko·Production Design
Production· 3
Michel Seydoux·ProducerRené Cleitman·Associate ProducerCatherine Jacques·Production Director
By the Numbers
77.8
OF 100
Master Score
7.5
OF 10
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1 NOMS
Oscar Wins
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