Summaries

A pretty, young girl from a coal-mining town comes to Moscow with dreams of becoming a supermodel in this satirical look at the fashion industry.

Contempory Moscow, Russia. Young Galya (Yuliya Vysotskaya) comes to Moscow from the coal-mining town of Shakhty in the Rostov Oblast near the Black Sea, a journey of over 500 miles. She is pretty and bright, if a bit naive and disorganized. Her dream is to become an elite high-fashion model -- a supermodel -- and to see her image on the glossy cover of the fashion magazine Beauty. When she meets the editor-in-chief of Beauty Magazine, however, he tells Galya that she lacks the necessary natural beauty and sense of style to be a model, and she will never appear on their cover. She then goes to work as a seamstress for a famous fashion designer. During one of their shows, quite by accident, she ends up walking the runway as a model. They fire her on the spot. Then, seemingly by chance, she becomes the assistant of the owner of an elite, highly exclusive, personal matchmaking agency, which -- for a considerable price -- arranges marriages for rich men with the most beautiful models in Moscow. Soon, she, too, will learn how to be an "elitnaya nevesta (elite bride)".—Anonymous

Details

Keywords
  • girl
  • town
  • dream
  • satire comedy
  • magazine
Genres
  • Comedy
  • Drama
Release date Aug 22, 2007
Countries of origin Russia
Official sites Official site
Language Russian
Filming locations Serednikovo, Moskovskaya oblast, Russia
Production companies uFilm Production Center of Andrei Konchalovsky Tax Shelter du Gouvernement Fédéral Belge

Box office

Budget $2500000
Gross worldwide $5247719

Tech specs

Runtime 1h 58m
Color Color
Sound mix Dolby Digital
Aspect ratio 2.35 : 1

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