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...movie tells the story of Tatyana, an ordinary Aeroflot air hostess, who, between flights from her native Kaliningrad to Leningrad, falls in love with Alexander Alexandrovich Platov, an ordinary non-descript "lawyer" who soon gets a posting in Germany...
...last. That may be true. But Voropayev may well figure that it can't hurt to send Russians a timely reminder of who will really remain in charge of the country after next month, when Putin's hand-picked heir, Dmitri Medvedev, becomes the figurehead President. After all, as Platov says to Tatyana: "Should I just sell sunflower seeds when the highest job in this country presents itself?" It is of course no secret that Platov's prototype, who says he'll take up the post of Prime Minister, isn't going to trade in sunflower seeds. A Valentine...
...movie ends on this heady note: President Platov is late to a major press conference on a foreign visit, so the First Lady faces the press instead. Tatyana handles the test with such intelligence, grace and charm that she reaps a standing ovation from the audience, which had before been biased against all things Russian. President Platov joins the applause in the wings, then, failing to contain his feelings, steps up and kisses his darling First Lady under dozens of whizzing cameras, telling the press offhandedly: "This kiss is off the record...
...title and are headed for Torino. Platonic pairs like the world's top ice-dancing team, Russians Tatiana Navka and Roman Kostomarov, must summon a skill so rare in great athletes--acting (ever see Shaquille O'Neal in Kazaam?). "Go to Hollywood, take some lessons," implores Russian coach Evgeny Platov, who despite a combustive partnership with Oksana (Pasha) Grishuk--"I went cuckoo"--faked love on ice to win gold medals with Grishuk in '94 and '98. Italian ice dancers Barbara Fusar-Poli and Maurizio Margaglio might have to pull an Oscar in Torino; they have consulted two psychologists to help...
...think people like our new number," Platov said. "Usually people are pretty warm in these kinds of shows...