Felix MIKHAYLOV Феликс МИХАЙЛОВ Felix MIKHAILOV   Russia, 2009, 100 mn  Colour, fiction

Jolly Fellows ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ Весельчаки    Les Gais Lurons  Vesselchaki

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Plot synopsis

The debut feature by the director Felix Mikhailov is a touching comedy covering the stories of five drag queens that shine on Moscow’s travesty scene, but at the same time they have to oppose homophobic stereotypes of Russian society, first of all – in their families. The characters are played by five actors whose regular images have nothing to do with cross-dressing. Besides, the movie features appearances from the Russian stars like Renata Litvinova and Ingeborga Dapkunaite who once participated in Berlinale’s jury. Jolly Fellows was released in Russia in October 2009 and made quite a stir in press.

 

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Commentaries and bibliography

Jolly Fellows [Весельчаки, Director Felix MIKHAYLOV, 2009], Andrew CHAPMAN, rusfilm.pitt.edu, 2012

Camp Cinema : Russian Style, rusfilm.pitt.edu, 2012

Feliks Mikhailov : Jolly Fellows (Vesel’chaki, 2009), Marco DUMANČIĆ, kinokultura.com, 2010

 

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Selected in the following festivals :

- Russian film symposium. University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh (USA), 2012

- International Human Rights Film Festival, Moscow (Russia), 2011

- Berlin International Film Festival : Berlinale, Berlin (Germany), 2010

- Open Russian Film Festival Kinotavr, Sochi (Russia), 2010

- International debut film festival, Khanty Mansiysk (Russia), 2010

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