Deja Vu (1990 film)

Déjà Vu
Déjà Vu
Directed by	Juliusz Machulski
Written by	Alexander Borodyansky, Juliusz Machulski
Starring	Jerzy Stuhr; Galina Petrova; Nikolai Karachentsov
Narrated by	Vladimir Antonik
Cinematography	Janusz Gauer
Edited by	Miroslawa Garlicka
Music by	Krzesimir Dębski
Production; companies	Odesa Film Studio ; ZEBRA
Release dates	April 18, 1990 (Poland) ; July 1, 1990 (USSR)
Running time	104 minutes
Languages	Russian, English

Déjà Vu is a 1990

Odesa

in 1925 and spoofs a variety of gangster films.

Plot

The plot takes place in 1925. One of

Odesa

to escape the revenge of other mobsters. Mob leaders send the best hit-man Johnny Polak to Odesa. The killer disguises himself as an American entomology professor who wants to visit the grave of his father in Odesa.

In search of his victim, Polak gets into the most unbelievable situations arising from the peculiarities of the city of Odesa, as well as from mad historical era. Being the first

mental hospital

.

Cultural references

At one point, as Polak chases Nichiporuk through the city, both accidentally take part in the filming of the famous Odesa Steps sequence from Battleship Potemkin.