Small Demon

Small Demon (Russian: Мелкий бес, romanized: Melkiy bes) is a 1995 Russian mystery drama film directed by Nikolay Dostal.^[1][2]

Small Demon
Russian: Мелкий бес
Directed by	Nikolay Dostal
Written by	Fyodor Sologub (novel) Georgiy Nikolaev
Produced by	Mikhail Gluzman Nikolai Stambula
Starring	Sergey Taramaev Irina Rozanova Polina Kutepova Aleksey Elistratov Sergey Batalov
Cinematography	Valeriy Shuvalov
Edited by	Mariya Sergeyeva
Music by	Aleksandr Belyayev Nikolay Karetnikov
Production company	Mosfilm
Release date	January 1995 (1995-01)
Running time	107 min.
Country	Russia
Language	Russian

Plot

The film takes place in a small provincial town, populated by boring and stupid people. Gymnasium teacher Ardalyon Borisovich Peredonov dreams of moving to the capital, his second cousin Varvara wants to marry him and begins to write him letters of invitation to St. Petersburg on behalf of the Princess.^[3]

Cast

• Sergey Taramaev as Peredonov
• Irina Rozanova as Varvara
• Polina Kutepova as Lyudmila
• Aleksey Elistratov as Pylnikov
• Sergey Batalov as Volodin
• Aleksey Mironov as Khripach, director of the gymnasium
• Gennady Nazarov as Rutilov
• Agrippina Steklova as Daria
• Kseniya Kutepova as Valeriya
• Elena Mayorova^[4][5] as Vershina
• Tatyana Kravchenko as Yershikha
• Roman Madyanov as Tcherepnin
• Aleksei Kravchenko as gymnastics teacher
• Galina Stakhanova as Kokovkina