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AN IVI SERIES

ANDREASYAN BROTHERS FILM COMPANY

LIZA MORYAK

ANNA GLAUBE

OLGA SMIRNOVA

CASTING DIRECTOR SVETLANA YERSHOVA

PRODUCTION DESIGNER OLGA TSYBA

COMPOSERS ARTEM KAZAKU, MARK DORBSKIY

EDITING DIRECTOR GEORGIY ISAAKYAN

CREATOR ELENA NOSIKOVA

SCREENWRITERS ELENA NOSIKOVA, YERZIA YERTLES

CINEMATOGRAPHER ANATOLIY SIMCHENKO

IVI CREATIVE PRODUCERS RENAT SHAYAKHMETOV, MARGARITA FILCHINA

IVI EXECUTIVE PRODUCER GALINA LAZAREVA

IVI LINE PRODUCER IRINA DZHGANDZHGAVA

CREATIVE PRODUCERS GAIK ASATRYAN, ANDREY GAVRILOV, GOGA MAMADZHANYAN

EXECUTIVE PRODUCER ILYA SHUVALOV

PRODUCERS SARIK ANDREASYAN, GEVOND ANDREASYAN

DIRECTOR SARIK ANDREASYAN

ART OF SEDUCTION EPISODE 7

What if libido isn't about sex,

but the drive to do something, to create, to build.

Libido is what gives life.

And life is love.

Dad, how are you feeling today?

Much better today, Sofya.

You came with your fiancé.

He's not my fiancé, just…

Not "just," but "quite something"!

Nice to meet you, dad! Stepan!

Sergey Viktorovich… My pleasure.

I might just call you Sergey. We're almost family.

Tell us about yourself, young man.

I'm a professor.

I teach transcendental discourse in film arts.

Right, we'll discuss it over dinner.

- Please. Discourse! - Yes.

Transcendent or transcendental?

Transcendent, of course.

Stepan Alekseevich studies

immanence and transcendence in Bresson's characters'

inner transgressions.

Uh-huh.

Don't. What if you get worse?

For therapy, it's fine especially today.

I hope you appreciate the works of Andrei Tarkovsky?

Of course. Haven't read them in a while, though.

Ah! Well, in that case…

- Yes! - On that note…

Got it.

Well, son,

shall we step outside?

Dad, maybe you shouldn't?

It's fine, sweetheart. Bring some snacks.

You really shouldn't.

As I said, today I'm drinking for health reasons.

Son, grab some snacks.

Pass the herring, ma'am.

- Here you go. - Thanks.

- Shit. - Sofia, what's wrong?

Do you have any other words?

Shit.

They call me Ivan the Fool at school.

It's interesting our national hero is a fool.

Trickster in Spain, healer in England, A fool in Russia.

That's what kind of bedtime stories Sofya has been telling you.

Out of the apartment! Quick! On your marks! Go!

Even the most confident people

can't always control their subconscious.

The sowing season went well!

We'll harvest two tons more wheat.

Though prices might drop.

But it's not about prices, it's about feeding people.

Yes. I agree.

That's right. People come first.

Money is secondary.

Fewer losses.

Gray mold used to destroy about 10%,

now the seeds are much better.

Good seeds.

The fact that my parents liked you doesn't mean anything.

I'm just a normal guy,

unlike all your professors.

You're driving!

I'm not driving this.

I'll drive, then.

You can't. You're drunk.

Any suggestions?

Think you can handle it?

I didn't buy my license.

Mom, why can't we go to Aunt Sofya's?

She is working on her personal life.

- What does that mean? - Like your mom did, three times over.

- Hey, everyone! - Hi!

- Bye! - Bye, Mom!

- Bye! - Bye!

And this one?

A hundred for two days.

Are you insane? Why that much?

Damn…

- Yeah? - Milena, please forgive me!

I screwed up! You need to lay low for a while.

Lay low with three kids and two jobs, really?

Your mess already showed up at my work.

At home too!

Milena, I'll fix it!

I'll fix it myself.

Milena's ex-husband borrowed big from some dangerous people.

- Russians don't scam each other, eh? - Uh-huh.

Out of great love, he listed Milena as a trusted contact.

The debt collectors couldn't find Milena's ex,

but they found her almost immediately.

So, Milena decided to come to them herself.

ADMINISTRATION

- Who are you here for? - The boss.

Rashit Maksutovich isn't here.

Milena knew perfectly well that Rashit wasn't just the market director.

He was the owner. What's the difference?

He's in the hookah lounge.

The title of market director

is a good way to legalize

illicit earnings from the '90s.

The market is the lifeblood of any small town.

Everything here belonged to Rashit, from pawnshops to boutiques.

He was the heart of this system.

Everything went through him.

He was the master of life.

Hello, I came to see you.

Hello.

I hold public receptions over there.

For today, they're over.

I want to buy this market.

It's not for sale.

It's a matter of price.

Not everything can be bought!

Everything.

And how much are you worth?

You can't just buy me.

Of course, Milena found his weak spot.

Was it worth the risk if you didn't know

a man's deepest desires?

This is mid-season wear…

This is sportswear…

This is fur…

One thing I don't get,

why would a beautiful woman from Moscow

want my market?

Well, it's profitable.

You shouldn't work a single day.

My former classmate worked here.

First love.

The name's Givi.

Sold hides.

He hurt me very badly.

I want to punish him.

I know Givi.

My people are looking for him.

And his whole family.

Does he owe you money too?

That's none of your concern.

You're so powerful!

A trickster. A provocateur.

Milena was exactly that.

The trickster is an archetype that breaks the rules.

Unpredictable and owner less.

Rashit's grew up in a traditional mountain village.

Rules are not broken there.

Everyone has their place.

One day, a woman entered Rashit's life

and shattered all traditions with a sledgehammer of defiance.

She came for summer.

His mother's friend's daughter, Mia, came from the city.

She lived in the city,

worked, and wasn't married.

In short, she broke every possible rule here.

I liked the market.

But I won't sell it to you.

Then why show it to me?

Because I like you.

What will your wife say about that?

Rashit married late.

To someone very young.

She was a good homemaker,

kind, honest,

and, most importantly, faithful.

Rashit couldn't marry anyone else.

Even if he really wanted to.

Nice watch.

Yes, the best.

Like everything else you own.

My car is also the best in its class.

I noticed.

We have a lot in common.

Much more than you think.

I find our mutual offender, do we have a deal?

No.

Will you at least consider it?

No.

Then I'm off to search.

For a trickster, your “yes” means “no,”

and your “no” means “yes.”

He'll do everything, just in reverse.

I'd hit that!

That, too, was part of Milena's plan.

Yes, sometimes other men get turned on

when someone else says that about their women.

Of course.

My guys couldn't do it, you won't either.

Rashit,

I want to be with only one strong man.

But I don't want to stop wanting other men.

That was a low blow.

The daughter of his mother's friend was his first love

and the desire of all the men in the village.

Surely, they all pretended to judge her.

"That wasn't allowed".

But the forbidden fruit is the sweetest.

Let's talk about this somewhere no one can hear us.

You didn't even bother coming out to greet me!

You decided to come back only when I stopped sending money.

You told me to “come back,” now you're surprised?

Alright, get in!

Spent my whole life doing business.

And never met any decent men.

You're so beautiful!

Thank you.

But being beautiful is hard.

Where do you find someone worthy of this beauty?

Willing to show it off to everyone else?

Consider him found.

You will be mine.

Will you be proud of me?

Of course!

His first love was not only the desire of the entire village,

but she also had secret affairs with everyone.

Rashit, who are you waiting for?

Will you walk me home?

Rashit waited for Mia outside her lovers' places

and walked her home.

Little Rashit believed that she truly loved only him

and belonged only to him.

He dreamed of having a beautiful woman.

Everything he owned had to be exquisite.

But not everything could be shown to others.

I want to be yours.

Sleep with everyone,

but always come back to you.

Yes.

- I want… - Yes.

I want to be inaccessible.

- I want you to be waiting for me. - Yes.

- While I'm with the others. - Yes.

Hello, Motherland!

While I dealt with my sister,

Milena nearly fulfilled Rashit's deepest fantasy.

- Yes! - But I'll never be yours.

I'm Givi's ex! This room is equipped with cameras.

Everyone will find out that you like it rough.

Do you think your guys will understand

that the woman who "belongs" to you

sleeps with everyone and get turned on?

I'll pretend this video doesn't exist,

you'll pretend the debt doesn't exist either.

You're a nice woman, smart.

But you don't know how to pick men.

Now get out!

Rashit was right.

Milena was a nice woman.

So nice,

that she even saved her ex-husbands.

Hey! This is Anya, my sister.

She loves Russian literature.

That's not true at all!

At least say hi!

I'm trying to get you a spot with Sofia.

- Hello! - Good evening!

Anfisa, are you sure she belongs in literature?

Sis, your friend has a point.

MGIMO, MSU, RUDN anywhere but literature.

You've got plenty of lovers. Set me up somewhere else.

Sofia, only under your watch.

There's no other option.

I'm a terrible teacher compared to you.

- It's him! - Who?

- The demon! - What demon?

Sofia, I… This is for you.

Please, hear me out, Sofia.

For the first time in my life, I felt something inside.

Something pure for another person.

Like a kid or a teenager. Like I'm 17 again.

I thought I'd never feel this way again.

Why are you silent?

Say at least something.

I have nothing to say.

Nothing at all?

Dmitry, you don't know who I am.

You didn't fall for me. You fell for your own triggers in me.

But how?

You're a grown man. I was just manipulating you.

It was my job.

Your job…

You're just an immature person.

Excuse me. Goodbye.

So, what did you do?

How did you settle things with Rashit?

That doesn't matter.

I want you to answer a question.

Why have you lied to me my whole life?

Because I loved you.

Whenever you're told the truth, you turn away.

Here we are.

Why did you lie?

You wanted a prince, I'm not one.

But I love the kids.

Forgiveness comes when you realize you're the one to blame.

But once you do, it brings incredible freedom.

Screw you all!

And maybe even new kinds of relationships.

Should've figured it out.

Our enemy fell for Sofia.

Fell for her, for real.

That's why he's taking revenge, until she feels the same way.