Dark Eyes ★★★½ Les Yeux Noirs; Oci Ciornie 1987 An acclaimed Italian film based on a several short stories by Anton Chekov. Mastroianni is a weak-willed Italian, trapped in a marriage of convenience, who falls in love with a mysterious, also married, Russian beauty he meets in a health spa. He embarks on a journey to find her and, perhaps, his lost ideals. Hailed as Mastroianni's consummate performance. In Italian with English subtitles. 118m/C VHS. IT Marcello Mastroianni, Silvana Mangano, Elena Sofonova, Marthe Keller;
Director:
Nikita Mikhalkov;
Writer:
Franco Di Giacomo. Cannes '87: Actor (Mastroianni).
