Mystification

Mystification

2005 · Drama, Comedy, TV Movie

The play was directed by Mark Zakharov and is based on the play "Brother Chichikov," inspired by N.V. Gogol's poem "Dead Souls." The performance intertwines the adventures of Chichikov with the phantasmagoric occurrences involving him and Pannochka.

Directed by Mark Zakharov · Written by Nikolai Gogol

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