A Few Days from the Life of I. I. Oblomov

Neskolko dney iz zhizni I. I. Oblomova) is a Soviet historical comedy/drama film directed by Nikita Mikhalkov.

[2] The film begins in 19th-century Saint Petersburg, and examines the life of Ilya Ilyich Oblomov, a middle-aged Russian nobleman.

Slothful and seemingly unhappy, Oblomov spends much of the beginning of the film sleeping and being attended to by his servant, Zakhar.

In an attempt to get him more active, Andrei Ivanovich Stoltz, a Russian/German businessman and close friend, frequently takes Oblomov along with him to social events.

"[3] In the Ivan Goncharov novel, Ilya Ilyich Oblomov is considered an excellent example of the "superfluous man" concept of 1800s' Russian literature.