Russian Spleen (2019) — AI Story Visualization

Plot Analysis Summary

The film juxtaposes creative and personal frustrations with increasingly chaotic encounters, ending in unresolved police accusations.

Story Structure — 5 Plot Phases

A Dismissed Creative Ambition

At a concert, a young filmmaker pitches an unusual science-fiction idea to a stranger. The stranger dismisses it, setting personal ambition against blunt skepticism.

Key Events

• Filmmaker Pitches His Story — A young filmmaker asks a stranger about turnips and pitches a science-fiction story. Location: Concert
• The Stranger Rejects the Pitch — The stranger prefers potatoes and dismisses the filmmaker's idea. Location: Concert

Fima's Uncertain Future

Fima reunites with a woman after her difficult train journey, and she says she may be pregnant. They disagree about whether to settle in Moscow or return to the place Fima knows.

Key Events

• Fima Discusses a Possible Pregnancy — After a train journey from Krasnoyarsk, Fima reunites with a woman who says she may be pregnant. Characters: Fima Location: Unspecified
• Fima Insists on Returning Home — Fima favors returning home, finding work, and raising a child there; the woman questions his plans. Characters: Fima Location: Unspecified

A Relationship in Crisis

Denya threatens a woman before another person intervenes. At a hospital, a woman is encouraged to reconsider a partner who hurts her, but the account does not reveal a resolution.

Key Events

• Denya Threatens a Woman — Denya threatens a woman, and an unnamed person intervenes and tells him to leave her alone. Characters: Denya Location: Unspecified
• Hospital Advice — A woman is urged to consider that she deserves better than a partner who hurts her. Characters: Denya Location: Hospital

Disorder on the Film Set

A group tries to make a film while keeping Lenka distracted, but a commercial shoot becomes chaotic. Lenka grows suspicious and discovers a door, while Vitalik separately claims he has been robbed and asks to pay later.

Key Events

• Chaotic Commercial Shoot — A commercial shoot is disrupted by visitors and dubious crew explanations as Lenka grows suspicious. Characters: Lenka Location: Film set
• Lenka Discovers a Door — While the group tries to keep Lenka distracted, she becomes suspicious and discovers a door. Characters: Lenka Location: Film set
• Vitalik Requests Deferred Payment — Vitalik says he has been robbed and asks to pay later. Characters: Vitalik Location: Unspecified

Police and Unanswered Accusations

A man proposes a scheme during a music set, and a later gathering is disrupted by police searches. The discovery of an unidentified object prompts accusations, but the scene ends without resolving what happens next.

Key Events

• A Scheme Is Proposed — A man proposes a money-making scheme, and the conversation reveals his willingness to exploit others. Location: Music set
• Police Interrupt a Gathering — Police order people around and search them; someone protests, and another asks officers to leave him alone. Location: Gathering
• Police Demand an Object's Owner — Police find an object and demand to know who it belongs to; the scene ends in accusations and confusion. Location: Gathering

Story Breakdown

• Filmmaker's Pitch — A young filmmaker seeks a reaction to an unconventional science-fiction idea.
  • Turnip Question — At a concert, the filmmaker asks a stranger about turnips.
  • Dismissed Story — The stranger prefers potatoes and rejects the filmmaker's pitch.
• Fima's Homecoming — Fima and a woman discuss a possible pregnancy and where to build their future.
  • Pregnancy Disclosure — The woman tells Fima she may be pregnant.
  • Return Home Plan — Fima argues for returning home, while the woman challenges his plans.
• Denya's Crisis — A threat and subsequent hospital advice suggest a serious relationship problem.
  • Threat Interrupted — Denya threatens a woman, and another person tells him to leave her alone.
  • Hospital Counsel — A woman is urged to consider that she deserves better than a partner who hurts her.
• Chaotic Film Shoot — A group struggles to make a film while attempting to keep Lenka distracted.
  • Commercial Disruption — Unexpected visitors and dubious explanations disrupt an air-conditioning commercial shoot.
  • Door Discovered — Lenka grows suspicious and discovers a door.
• Vitalik's Request — Vitalik arrives with a claim of having been robbed and asks to pay later.
  • Robbery Claim — Vitalik says he has been robbed.
  • Deferred Payment — He asks to pay later.
• Exploitative Scheme — A conversation during a music set exposes a man's willingness to exploit others.
  • Money-Making Proposal — A man proposes a way to make money.
  • Exploitative Intent — The discussion reveals his willingness to exploit others.
• Unresolved Police Search — Police interrupt a gathering and leave the people present facing unanswered accusations.
  • Gathering Disrupted — Police order people around and search them.
  • Object and Accusations — Police demand the unidentified object's owner, and the scene ends in confusion.

Directed by

Alexey Kamynin

Key Cast

• Danila Yakushev — Vitalik
• Mikhail Troynik — Denya
• Kirill Kovbas — Lesha
• Ekaterina Ageeva — Fima
• Kseniya Zueva — Lenka