Adventures of a Dentist

Adventures of a Dentist
Directed by	Elem Klimov
Written by	Aleksandr Volodin (play & screenplay)
Starring	Andrey Myagkov Vera Vasilyeva Alisa Freindlich Panteleymon Krymov Andrei Petrov
Music by	Alfred Shnitke
Cinematography	Samuil Rubashkin
Edited by	Valeriya Belova
Production company	Mosfilm
Release dates	1965 (USSR) 1987 (second release)
Running time	82 min.
Country	Soviet Union
Language	Russian

Adventures of a Dentist (Russian: Пoхoждения зубногo врача, translit. Pokhozhdyeniya zubnovo vracha) is a 1965 Soviet dark comedy/drama feature film directed by Elem Klimov on Mosfilm. It is currently unavailable on video or DVD for any audience, but is occasionally screened at film festivals.

Plot

A dentist is derided (and eventually has his life ruined) by his colleagues for his natural talent of painlessly pulling out teeth.

Background

The film's implication, that society inevitably ostracizes those who are gifted, horrified censors who told Klimov to change it. When Klimov refused, the film was given the lowest classification: "category three", which meant that it was shown in only 25-78 movie theatres. Only about half a million viewers saw the film when it premiered. In the West, the film has gained recognition due to it being directed by Klimov (most known for his film Come and See), and it has been screened at several film festivals in the last few years.

External links

• Adventures of a Dentist at AllMovie
• Adventures of a Dentist at IMDb
• An overview of Elem Klimov's career at kinoeye.org
• Adventures of a Dentist at official Mosfilm site