Black Rose Is an Emblem of Sorrow, Red Rose Is an Emblem of Love

Black Rose Is an Emblem of Sorrow, Red Rose Is an Emblem of Love (Russian: Чёрная роза — эмблема печали, красная роза — эмблема любви) is a 1989 Soviet comedy film directed by Sergei Solovyov. It was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1990 Cannes Film Festival.

Plot
Mitya is a fifteen-year-old descendant of a white emigre, Prince Lobanov-Rtishchev, who dreams of becoming a Nakhimov’s. A rich grandfather calls him to France, but he remains in the USSR. Once he lets in a neighbor Alexander (Tatyana Drubich), locked in his apartment by his father (Alexander Zbruev), through a window. Alexandra is pregnant, the father of the child (Alexander Abdulov) is not able to find a way out of the situation and take responsibility. After the death of his grandfather, Mitya receives a large inheritance and becomes a millionaire. He helps everyone out by taking the paternity of the child and making Alexandra an offer.

Cast

 * Tatyana Drubich as Alexandra
 * Aleksandr Abdulov as Vladimir, Alexandra's boyfriend
 * Mikhail Rozanov as Mitya, Alexandra's neighbour
 * Aleksandr Zbruyev as Alexandra's father
 * Lyudmila Savelyeva as Alexandra's mother
 * Aleksandr Bashirov as Tolik, Mitya's neighbour
 * Viktor Beshlyaga
 * Valeri Burtashov
 * Mikhail Danilov as Vladimir's in-law
 * Ilya Ivanov as Plevakin
 * Assan Kuiatte as African
 * Georgi Saakyan as Stalin
 * Yuri Shumilo as General Brezhnev
 * Boris Grebenshchikov as Captain of Ship freaks
 * Sergei Makarov as hospital patient
 * Sergei Solovyov as cameo