HISTORY . 2019 . 2h 8m . 6.1/10

A Frenchman_

"USSR during the thaw and underground jazz through the eyes of a student from Paris"

In 1957 French student Pierre Durand comes to Moscow to do an internship at Moscow State University. Here he meets ballerina Kira Galkina and photographer Valera Uspenskiy. With them he discovers the cultural side of Moscow — not just the traditional one, but the underground one as well. During his year in Russia’s capital Pierre lives an entirely different life than what he’s used to. But the internship and the experience of the Soviet people’s way of life are not the only things Pierre is after. He’s searching for his father, White officer Tatishchev, who was arrested in the 1930s.

Starring Anton Rival, Evguenya Obraztsova, Evgeniy Tkachuk

6.1/10

Rating

2h 8m

Runtime

2019

Year

Updated Feb 16, 2026

USSR during the thaw and underground jazz through the eyes of a student from Paris

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Cast

Anton Rival stars as Pierre in A Frenchman.

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Year context

A Frenchman was released 7 years ago in 2019.

Overview

In 1957 French student Pierre Durand comes to Moscow to do an internship at Moscow State University. Here he meets ballerina Kira Galkina and photographer Va...

A Frenchman is a History, Drama film with a runtime of 2h 8m.