# House Under the Starry Skies (1991)

> A Soviet academician’s attempt to shield his family from mysterious attackers becomes a darkly comic supernatural siege.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/89772

## Facts

- Runtime: 121 min
- Genres: Fantasy, Drama, Comedy, Thriller
- Director: Sergei Solovyov
- Cast: Mikhail Ulyanov, Aleksandr Bashirov, Mariya Anikanova, Aleksandra Turgan, Ilya Ivanov, Aleksandr Abdulov, Yuriy Shumilo, Anna Drubich
- TMDB rating: 3.4/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0101752/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: measured
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: mild
- Mood: eerie, darkly comic, surreal, late night viewing, curious cinephile exploration

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