Summary:
Robin Williams stars as Vladimir Ivanoff, a Russian sax player working in a circus whose home life with his warm and colorful family does not compensate for his feelings of repression and lost opportunity in his native land. When the circus comes to New York, Williams goes on a shopping trip to Bloomingdale's -- where he suddenly announces his intention to defect. Befriended and... Full Summary >>

Cast:
Robin Williams - (Vladimir Ivanoff)
Maria Conchita Alonso - (Lucia Lombardo)
Cleavant Derricks - (Lionel Witherspoon)
Alejandro Rey - (Orlando Ramirez)
Savely Kramarov - (Boris)
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Review:
Paul Mazursky's tale of a Russian saxophone player, Vladimir Ivanoff (Robin Williams), who defects in Bloomingdale's during a New York tour remains one of the director's most accomplished and deeply affecting works. As longtime fan Pauline Kael once observed, Mazursky is most inspired at his absolute messiest -- when he casually stri... Continue >>

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