PÖFF30 | Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival | 6-22 november 2026 | Cinema Artis
The demons of Fyodor Dostoyevsky – and a woman stronger than the genius: in their adaptation of the biography “The Gambler Wife”, Małgorzata Szumowska and Michał Englert portray a fascinating pair of artists full of depth and absurdity.
Fyodor Dostoyevsky (Johnny Flynn) and his wife Anna (Aimee Lou Wood) are spending their honeymoon in a spa town where Ivan Turgenev (Christian Friedel) is also passing his summer holidays. While Fyodor blows the little money they have in the casino, chases other women and resists every creative impulse, in the background Anna pulls the strings. She puts all her efforts into getting her husband to finish his novel “The Idiot”.
The film premiered at the Telluride Film Festival.
In cinema 11/7/2026
PÖFF: The Idiot(s)
The Idiot(s)
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Genre
Comedy, Biography
Director
Malgorzata Szumowska, Michal Englert
Run time
1h 58min
Cast
Aimee Lou Wood, Johnny Flynn, Vicky Krieps, Christian Friedel
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Genre
Comedy, Biography
Director
Malgorzata Szumowska, Michal Englert
Run time
1h 58min
Cast
Aimee Lou Wood, Johnny Flynn, Vicky Krieps, Christian Friedel
PÖFF30 | Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival | 6-22 november 2026 | Cinema Artis
The demons of Fyodor Dostoyevsky – and a woman stronger than the genius: in their adaptation of the biography “The Gambler Wife”, Małgorzata Szumowska and Michał Englert portray a fascinating pair of artists full of depth and absurdity. Fyodor Dostoyevsky (Johnny Flynn) and his wife Anna (Aimee Lou Wood) are spending their honeymoon in a spa town where Ivan Turgenev (Christian Friedel) is also passing his summer holidays. While Fyodor blows the little money they have in the casino, chases other women and resists every creative impulse, in the background Anna pulls the strings. She puts all her efforts into getting her husband to finish his novel “The Idiot”. The film premiered at the Telluride Film Festival.
The demons of Fyodor Dostoyevsky – and a woman stronger than the genius: in their adaptation of the biography “The Gambler Wife”, Małgorzata Szumowska and Michał Englert portray a fascinating pair of artists full of depth and absurdity. Fyodor Dostoyevsky (Johnny Flynn) and his wife Anna (Aimee Lou Wood) are spending their honeymoon in a spa town where Ivan Turgenev (Christian Friedel) is also passing his summer holidays. While Fyodor blows the little money they have in the casino, chases other women and resists every creative impulse, in the background Anna pulls the strings. She puts all her efforts into getting her husband to finish his novel “The Idiot”. The film premiered at the Telluride Film Festival.
Info
Rating
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Production year
2026
Global distributor
The Match Factory
Local distributor
Pimedate Ööde Filmifestival MTÜ
In cinema
11/7/2026