Gloss (2007)

Gloss (Russian: Глянец, romanized: Glyanets) is a 2007 Russian satirical melodrama directed by Andrei Konchalovsky. The picture opened the 2007 Kinotavr film festival, and was part of the competition program.

Plot

Galya, a young worker in a provincial factory, dreams of becoming a successful model. One day she leaves her alcoholic parents together with her violent boyfriend and goes to Moscow. She ends up getting hired by a great couturier as a seamstress. During one of their shows, she walks the runway as a model, which causes her to be fired on the spot. Then, seemingly by chance, she becomes the assistant of the owner of a highly exclusive matchmaking agency, which arranges marriages for rich men with the most beautiful models in Moscow. Galya, who only thinks of a career, advances in this world of luxury and money and will do everything to achieve her goals.

Cast

Julia Vysotskaya — Galya Sokolova

Juris Lauciņš — Fedor, father of Galya

Efim Shifrin — Mark Schiffer, fashion designer

Aleksei Serebryakov — Stasis

Gennady Smirnov — Petya, the owner of the model agency

Irina Rozanova — Marina Yurievna, editor of the glossy magazine

Aleksandr Domogarov — Misha Klimenko

Olga Arntgolts — Nastya

Tatyana Arntgolts — Oksana

Olga Miloyanina — Jeanne

Alexei Grishin — director

Artemy Troitsky — thief in the law

Alexey Kolgan — Volodya

Fyodor Bondarchuk

Gosha Kutsenko

Alexander Ilyin — Mikula

Sergei Makovetsky

Andrey Noskov — Gleb

Yola Sanko — Galya's mother

Nikolai Fomenko

Elena Drobysheva

Yana Poplavskaya

Ilya Isaev — Viteok

Elena Perova

Oleg Komarov

Vladimir Shiryaev

Elmira Tuyusheva — Ingeborge

Yuliya Snigir — model

Galina Stakhanova — old weaver

Production

The film was shot in Montenegro, Moscow and Rostov.

References

External links

Gloss at IMDb

Gloss at Rotten Tomatoes

Глянец / Gloss - Andrei Konchalovsky's official website