American Daughter

July. 30,1995      
Rating:
6.3
Trailer Synopsis Cast

A lonely Russian man is trying to see his daughter, who lives with her mother far away in the USA.

Vladimir Mashkov as  Alexey Varakin
Mariya Shukshina as  Helen
Armen Dzhigarkhanyan as  Ardov
Teddy Lane Jr. as  Smith
Karl-Heinz Teuber as  (uncredited)

Reviews

Hellen
1995/07/30

I like the storyline of this show,it attract me so much

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Artivels
1995/07/31

Undescribable Perfection

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Actuakers
1995/08/01

One of my all time favorites.

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Loui Blair
1995/08/02

It's a feast for the eyes. But what really makes this dramedy work is the acting.

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theta30
1995/08/03

+++Varakin is a father who comes to US to see his daughter whom he didn't meet for 4 years and is now 7. The girl lives with her mother in a luxurious home and with a well-to-do new father, apparently living American dream.However, the girl seems unsatisfied and she gets very attached to the Russian man. The latter is handsome and genuine and plays guitar. But doesn't speak English.There are some funny moments, as we expect(stereotypes or not), from the way Russians behave within American culture.The little girl is precocious (maybe too smart for her age), cute and well acting.The morale of the movie is that money and material comfort are not substitute for love.--- I think many characters are illustrated with too a thick brush. The new parents are too materialistically blind and selfish. In his runaway, the fugitives are taken by a redneck truck driver, who is too coarse. The prison cop is too silent. Character development suffers.At some point, I think while entering the library, one can see the shadow of the camera on wall.

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