Black Rose Is an Emblem of Sorrow, Red Rose Is an Emblem of Love

Black Rose Is an Emblem of Sorrow, Red Rose Is an Emblem of Love (Чёрная роза — эмблема печали, красная роза — эмблема любви) is a 1989 Soviet comedy film directed by Sergei Solovyov. The movie intended to capture and epitomize the absurdity of the breakneck changes happening in the country at the time. It was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1990 Cannes Film Festival.

Cast

 * Tatyana Drubich as Aleksandra
 * Aleksandr Abdulov as Vladimir, Aleksandra's boyfriend
 * Mikhail Rozanov as Dmitry Lobanov (Mitya), Aleksandra's neighbor
 * Aleksandr Bashirov as Anatoly Feoktistovich (Tolik) Gnilyuga, Mitya's neighbor
 * Ilya Ivanov as Nikolai Plevakin (uncle Koka)
 * Aleksandr Zbruyev as Ilya, Aleksandra's father
 * Lyudmila Savelyeva as Aleksandra's mother
 * Mikhail Danilov as Vladimir's father-in-law
 * Assam Kuiyatte as African
 * Yuri Shumilo as General Brezhnev
 * Georgy Saakyan as Stalin
 * Boris Grebenshchikov as Captain of "Ship of Freaks"
 * Sergei Solovyov as cameo