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DramaComedyScience Fiction

Heart of a Dog

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"Heart of a Dog" is a Soviet film adaptation of Mikhail Bulgakov’s iconic novella. Set in 1920s Moscow, it tells the satirical and darkly humorous story of a stray dog named Sharik, who is transformed into a human by Professor Preobrazhensky through a daring medical experiment. The resulting man, Poligraf Poligrafovich Sharikov, embodies the social and ideological tensions of early Soviet society. With its sharp critique of class struggle, human nature, and the perils of radical change, the film is celebrated for its faithful adaptation, brilliant performances, and rich allegorical depth.

Release Date : 1988-11-11

Language :Russian

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Lenfilm

Production Country : Soviet Union

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Evgeniy Evstigneev

Character Name : профессор Филипп Преображенский

Original Name : Евгений Евстигнеев

Gender : Male

Boris Plotnikov

Character Name : доктор Борменталь

Original Name : Борис Плотников

Gender : Male

Vladimir Tolokonnikov

Character Name : Шариков

Original Name : Владимир Толоконников

Gender : Male

Nina Ruslanova

Character Name : Дарья Петровна

Original Name : Нина Русланова

Gender : Female

Olga Melikhova

Character Name : Зиночка

Original Name : Ольга Мелихова

Gender : Female

Aleksei Mironov

Character Name : Федор

Original Name : Алексей Миронов

Gender : Male

Roman Kartsev

Character Name : Швондер

Original Name : Роман Карцев

Gender : Male

Anzhelika Nevolina

Character Name : Васнецова

Original Name : Анжелика Неволина

Gender : Female

Natalya Fomenko

Character Name : Вяземская

Original Name : Наталья Фоменко

Gender : Female

Evgeniy Kuznetsov

Character Name : Пеструхин

Original Name : Евгений Кузнецов

Gender : Male

Ivan Ganzha

Character Name : Жаровкин

Original Name : Иван Ганжа

Gender : Male

Valentina Kovel

Character Name :

Original Name : Валентина Ковель

Gender : Female

Sergei Filippov

Character Name : пациент

Original Name : Сергей Филиппов

Gender : Male

Roman Tkachuk

Character Name : Николай Николаевич Персиков

Original Name : Роман Ткачук

Gender : Male

A. Savostyanov

Character Name :

Original Name : А. Савостьянов

Gender : Male

A. Ruden

Character Name :

Original Name : А. Руден

Gender : Male

Yu. Volkov

Character Name :

Original Name : Ю. Волков

Gender : Male

Anatoly Slivnikov

Character Name :

Original Name : Анатолий Сливников

Gender : Male

Yury Eller

Character Name :

Original Name : Юрий Эллер

Gender : Male

Yuriy Kuznetsov

Character Name :

Original Name : Юрий Кузнецов

Gender : Male

Yuriy Oskin

Character Name :

Original Name : Юрий Оськин

Gender : Male

V. Kolpakov

Character Name :

Original Name : В. Колпаков

Gender : Male

M. Shtein

Character Name :

Original Name : М. Штейн

Gender : Male

Evgeniy Ilovayskiy

Character Name :

Original Name : Евгений Иловайский

Gender : Male

A. Martinkainen

Character Name :

Original Name : А. Мартинкайнен

Gender : Male

Nora Gryakalova

Character Name :

Original Name : Нора Грякалова

Gender : Female

Boris Sokolov

Character Name :

Original Name : Борис Соколов

Gender : Male

Aleksandr Pashkevich

Character Name :

Original Name : Александр Пашкевич

Gender : Male

Viktor Glazkov

Character Name :

Original Name : Виктор Глазков

Gender : Male

O. Letnikov

Character Name :

Original Name : О. Летников

Gender : Male

Sergey Bekhterev

Character Name :

Original Name : Сергей Бехтерев

Gender : Male

Aleksandr Belinsky

Character Name :

Original Name : Александр Белинский

Gender : Male

Aleksandr Strunin

Character Name :

Original Name : Александр Струнин

Gender : Male

E. Kharkevich

Character Name : участница спиритического сеанса

Original Name : Е. Харкевич

Gender : Female

K. Sirotova

Character Name :

Original Name : К. Сиротова

Gender : Male

Natalya Lapina

Character Name :

Original Name : Наталья Лапина

Gender : Female

M. Kucherov

Character Name :

Original Name : М. Кучеров

Gender : Male

Reviews

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Tonis

@Tonis

2025-02-28

The story centers on Professor Filipp Filippovich Preobrazhensky, a brilliant but arrogant surgeon, who believes he can improve humanity through scientific intervention. He performs an experimental operation, transplanting the pituitary gland and testicles of a recently deceased human alcoholic and criminal, Klim Chugunkin, into a stray dog named Sharik. The experiment is initially a success, as Sharik transforms into a humanoid creature, named Polygraph Polygraphovich Sharikov. However, Sharikov embodies the worst aspects of his human donor: he is crude, aggressive, and opportunistic. He quickly becomes a disruptive force in Professor Preobrazhensky's life and the surrounding communal apartment. Sharikov, fueled by his newfound human status and a rudimentary understanding of revolutionary rhetoric, becomes a member of the local housing committee, empowered by the zealous and equally inept Comrade Shvonder. He abuses his position, wreaking havoc and threatening the professor's comfortable lifestyle. Professor Preobrazhensky, horrified by the monster he has created, realises the catastrophic consequences of his hubris. He ultimately reverses the experiment, transforming Sharikov back into a dog. The film vividly portrays the chaos and uncertainty of post-revolutionary Russia. The old social order is crumbling, and new, often ill-prepared, individuals are thrust into positions of power. The housing committee and Sharikov's rise symbolize the dangers of unchecked authority and the erosion of traditional values. Bulgakov's satire exposes the inherent flaws in human nature, regardless of social class or political ideology. Sharikov's transformation reveals the animalistic instincts that can lurk beneath the surface of human behaviour. The story serves as a cautionary tale against the dangers of attempting to radically transform society through artificial means. The film demonstrates that forcibly altering human nature can have unforeseen and disastrous consequences. The film suggests that tampering with the natural order can have unintended and destructive results. That you cannot create a "new man" by simply changing external factors. ##This review has been created with Gemini 2.0 Flash