Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Measured
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- Mild
- eerie
- darkly comic
- surreal
- late night viewing
- curious cinephile exploration
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Valentin Komposterov’s supernatural powers turn pressure on an academician and his household into an uncanny confrontation with evil.
The punctured car tire, discarded corpse, bodyguard arrangement, and supernatural antagonist create an unsettling mixture of menace and bizarre comedy.
Bashkirtsev hires protection not only for himself but also for his family as the mysterious organization’s pressure escalates.
The protagonist is an academician whose status and rational resources prove inadequate against Komposterov’s supernatural abilities.
Films like House Under the Starry Skies, and why
The Witches
surreal fantasy, dark comic tone, and supernatural forces intruding into everyday life
The City of Lost Children
eccentric speculative fiction, absurdist humor, and ominous metaphysical conflict
The Tin Drum
family-centered drama disrupted by uncanny events and heightened reality
Movie Details
- Director
- Sergei Solovyov
- Release Date
- 1991-01-07
- Runtime
- 121 min
- Rating
- 3.4 / 10 (9)
Cast
- Mikhail Ulyanov
- Aleksandr Bashirov
- Mariya Anikanova
- Aleksandra Turgan
- Ilya Ivanov
- Aleksandr Abdulov
- Yuriy Shumilo
- Anna Drubich
- Alla Parfanyak
- Dmitriy Solovyov
Common questions
- What is House Under the Starry Skies about?
- A Soviet academician’s attempt to shield his family from mysterious attackers becomes a darkly comic supernatural siege.
- What is House Under the Starry Skies like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of House Under the Starry Skies as measured, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as layered.
- Is House Under the Starry Skies violent?
- Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in House Under the Starry Skies as mild.
- Which films are like House Under the Starry Skies?
- Films with a similar feel include The Witches, The City of Lost Children, and The Tin Drum.
- How long is House Under the Starry Skies?
- House Under the Starry Skies runs 121 minutes.
