Adventures of a Dentist

Infobox Film
name = Adventures of a Dentist


caption = Scene from the film
director = Elem Klimov
producer =
writer = Aleksandr Volodin (play & screenplay)
starring = Andrei Myagkov Vera Vasilyeva Alisa Freyndlikh Panteleymon Krymov Andrei Petrov
music = Alfred Shnitke
cinematography = Samuil Rubashkin
editing = Valeriya Belova
distributor =
released = 1965 (USSR)
runtime = 82 min
country = USSR
language = Russian
budget =
preceded_by =
followed_by =
tv_rating =
imdb_id = 0155028
amg_id =

"Adventures of a Dentist" ( _ru. "Пoхoжде́ния зубнóгo врача́", Pokhozhdyeniya zubnovo vracha) is a 1965 Russian 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

*imdb title|id=0155028|title=Adventures of a Dentist
* [http://www.kinoeye.org/04/04/woll04.php An overview of Elem Klimov's career at kinoeye.org]
* [http://www.mfa.org/calendar/event.asp?eventkey=22334&date=6-10-2006]