Aboard a ship early in the 20th-century, a middle-aged Italian tells his story of love to a Russian.
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Movie1987·121 min
Dark Eyes
Directed by Nikita Mikhalkov
An Oscar-nominated comedy drama film directed by Nikita Mikhalkov.
◈ CrunchScore
Top 40%
of all movies · weighted by audience size & source agreement
★ TMDB Audience Rating
6.6/10
102 ratings
About Dark Eyes
- Pacing
- Measured (4 of 9)
- Tone
- Bittersweet (4 of 9)
- Intensity
- Moderate (4 of 9)
- Complexity
- Approachable (4 of 9)
- Humor
- Light-touch (4 of 9)
- Scale
- Personal (4 of 9)
- Spirit
- Heartfelt (7 of 9)
- Texture
- Contemplative, Cozy
- Story Tags
- forbidden love, fate destiny, infidelity, early 1900s, ocean maritime, international, romantic partners, strangers forced together, everyman, frame story, nonlinear flashback, sweeping romance