YA LYUBLYU TEBYA (2005) Olga Stolpovskaya

I have a particular fondness for Russian cinema; there's always a magical, dreamlike atmosphere that distinguishes it.

This film absolutely follows the tradition, a comedy with absurdist traits and some Almodovar-esque brushstrokes .

A love story set in a contemporary, metropolitan Moscow , decidedly Westernized. A story that stems from the usual triangle of him, her, and the undecided, where, by undecided, we mean a man who loved her but discovers he loves her too. In reality, the film's narrative is certainly not so banal or schematic; on the contrary, it's a constant barrage of fireworks, excitement, and plot twists.

The direction sometimes has an advertising slant, a choice undoubtedly linked to Timofei 's profession , the undecided: a creator of slogans.

But the most successful character is undoubtedly Uloomji , the one we'd all love to meet: naive and sweet to the point of exasperation, yet at the same time a sorcerer and visionary, he lives in a dimension devoid of malice or compromise, where love is, if not the only reason for his life, certainly the highest. A character who struggles to fit into today's decidedly competitive Russia. And, sadly, I don't think men like him exist anymore. Especially because he's erotic and sensual, in addition to his angelic spirit.

The character of Vera remains , a beautiful bulimic who struggles to give Timofei to another but who, in the end, manages to find an important place in the relationship.