To See Paris and Die

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To See Paris and Die ★★ Uvi det Parizh i Umeret 1993

Elena Orekhova (Vasilyeva) is a Russian stage mother who will do absolutely anything to ensure pianist son Yuri gets chosen for a prestigious competition in Paris—even though she knows secrets from her past could place a blight on his career. Russian with subtitles. 110m/C VHS . RU Tatyana Vasilyeva, Dimitry Malikov, Stanislav Lyubshin, Vladimir Steklov, Nina Usatova; D: Alexander Proshkin; W: Georgi Branev; C: Boris Brozhovsky.