Russian Doll (2001)

User Rating:

6.0/10   

Director:

Stavros Kazantzidis

Writers:

Stavros Kazantzidis (writer) &
Allanah Zitserman (writer)

Release Date:

14 June 2001 (Australia)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama | Romance

Plot:

Harvey, a self-doubting private investigator, plans to marry his girlfriend until he is hired to solve...

Awards:

1 win & 1 nomination

Cast

Hugo Weaving	...	Harvey
David Wenham	...	Ethan
Rebecca Frith	...	Miriam
Sacha Horler	...	Liza
Helen Dallimore	...	Alison
Natasha Novak	...	Katia (as Natalia Novikova)
Alan Lovell	...	Max Davenport
Felicity Price	...	Phaedra
Laurie Foel	...	Eve Davenport
Todd Worden	...	Eve's Lover
Brigid Dixon	...	Jessica
Peter Beaumont	...	Robert
Peter Astridge	...	Alison's Lover
Alexandre Zilberman	...	Taxi driver (as Alex Zilberman)
Mark Zitserman	...	Mr. Daniel

MPAA:

Rated R for some sexuality and language.

Runtime:

90 min

Country:

Australia

Language:

English | Russian

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

Canada:PG | Australia:M | USA:R

Filming Locations:

"Odessa On Bondi" restaurant, Bondi, New South Wales, Australia

Company:

Beyond Films

Trivia:

In the scene when Katia takes Harvey to the synagogue for the first time, this was actually Temple Emanuel, in the suburb of Woolhara in Sydney, Australia, near Bondi.

Quotes:

Harvey: [about sex] She was upset and got out of hand...I enjoyed it. No, I don't think I did, it was more mechanical. Does that count?

Soundtrack:

Archive - Big Band

Nothing Special

Hugo Weaving, Sacha Horler and David Wenham, all fine actors, put in their usual standard performance, but it doesn't do much good with such a weak and implausible storyline. The whole thing hangs on the credibility of Katia, the title role. Natalia Novikova makes a huge effort, but I believe it's an impossible task.