| Bear's Kiss | |
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| Directed by | Sergei Bodrov |
| Written by | Sergei Bodrov Carolyn Cavallero Terrence Malick (uncredited) [1] |
| Starring | Rebecka Liljeberg Sergei Bodrov Jr. Joachim Król |
| Cinematography | Xavier Pérez Grobet |
| Edited by | Mette Zeruneith |
| Music by | Gia Kancheli |
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Running time | 101 minutes |
| Countries | Germany Sweden Russia Spain France Italy |
| Languages | English Italian Spanish Russian |
Bear's Kiss is a 2002 dramatic fantasy romance film directed by Sergei Bodrov. [2] [3] [4] It is based on an original script by Terrence Malick, who had previously attempted to fund the project multiple times. [5] A German, Swedish, Russian, Spanish, French, and Italian co-production, the film was entered into the main competition at the 59th Venice International Film Festival. [6] [7]
The film has also been distributed under the titles Il bacio dell'orso (Italy), Le baiser de l'ours (France), Der Kuss des Bären (Germany), El beso del oso (Spain), and Медвежий поцелуй ("Medvezhiy potseluy") (Russia).
A circus girl, Lola (Rebecca Liljeberg), raises a bear from cubhood. When she discovers that the bear, named Misha, can transform into a young man, a secret romance between the two ensues. Bodrov's son, Sergei Bodrov Jr., played Misha.
Swedish former actress Liljeberg stopped acting after her film Bear's Kiss and now works as a doctor after completing her residency at Södersjukhuset in Stockholm. [8] [9]
