Nicotine

Nicotine is a romantic drama that functions as an intellectual game and a tribute to the movie Breathless and its director, Jean-Luc Godard. The story transposes a narrative into the setting of post-Soviet Saint Petersburg.

The film was directed by Evgeniy Ivanov and produced by Leonid Sverdlov through the production company Lenfilm. The screenplay was written by Sergei Dobrotvorsky and Maxim Pezhemsky. The cast features Vladimir Baranov, who plays the role of Jean-Luc Godard, alongside Irina Demich, who portrays the mother of a journalist.

Released in 1993, the production has a runtime of 67 minutes. On IMDb, the film holds a rating of 7/10 based on 104 votes.