Guard Me, My Talisman (Храни меня, мой талисман) 37 years old

The setting for this off-beat drama of love and jealousy is the Pushkin Poetry Festival in Boldino. Liosha and his wife Tania are walking through the plush forest around Boldino when a mysterious figure pops up from behind a tree and asks the couple a question on an esoteric point of Pushkin scholarship. From that strange beginning, the man, whose name is Klimov, starts to ease himself into the couple's private space, and trouble ensues. Complementing this story is the festival itself, enactments of Pushkin's works, and emotional debates among the festival-goers over the meaning of his poetry.

Credits

Guard Me, My Talisman Cast

Name Character
Mikhail Kozakov He was 51, 76 years old when he died as Himself
Tatyana Drubich She was 27, now 64 years old as Таня, жена Алексея
Aleksandr Abdulov He was 33, 54 years old when he died as Анатолий Евгеньевич Климов
Aleksandr Adabashyan He was 41, now 78 years old as французский турист
Aleksandr Zbruev He was 48, now 86 years old as Дмитрий
Oleg Yankovskiy He was 42, 65 years old when he died as Алексей Петрович Дмитриев, журналист
Bulat Okudzhava He was 62, 73 years old when he died as Himself

Guard Me, My Talisman Crew

Name Department
Rustam Ibragimbekov as Screenplay. He was 47 (now 85) years old Writing
Roman Balayan as Director. He was 45 (now 83) years old Directing
Guard Me, My Talisman poster
Guard Me, My Talisman (37 years)

  • Release day: Sunday, August 31, 1986
  • Runtime: 74 minutes