Mister Designer (Russian: Господин оформитель, romanized: Gospodin oformitel) is a 1987 Soviet horror film produced and directed by Oleg Teptsov, and based on the short story The Gray Automobile by Alexander Grin.

[1][2] In 1908 St. Petersburg, famous artist-designer Platon Andreevich wants to prolong the life of Man by sculpting and drawing, trying to overcome death and improve the world around him with the help of his talent.

After the opening of a musical play with set and costumes designed by him, Platon receives an order from a jeweler to decorate his shop window.

Grilliot's wife Maria leads Platon into confusion: he is convinced that a few years ago it was from her, when she bore the name Anna Beletskaya, he molded his best wax mannequin.

Thanks to an incredible chance, at a poker game the designer wins a huge fortune from Grilliot, and makes his offer again, and again receives a refusal.

After a funeral is set up for Platon, he opens his eyes, and escapes the mansion despite being wounded, but has one last fateful encounter with the grey car.