The Russia House (1990)

Grown-Up Love

Barley (Sean Connery) confesses his love to Katya (Michelle Pfeiffer) and puts his spy training to use to tell her the truth.

Directed by Fred Schepisi.

Released in 1990 by MGM.

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  • character-type: Spy
  • character-type: Informant
  • character-type: Pretty Woman
  • action: Write
  • editors-choice: I Love You's
  • editors-choice: Romantic Scenes
  • primary-genre: Thrillers
  • primary-genre: Drama
  • secondary-genre: Political Dramas
  • secondary-genre: Dramas Based on the Book
  • secondary-genre: Spy Thrillers
  • secondary-genre: Dramas Based on Bestsellers
  • secondary-genre: Political Thrillers
  • secondary-genre: Thriller
  • mood: Romantic
  • mood: Heartfelt
  • primary-occasion: Romantic
  • secondary-occasion: New Boyfriend / Girlfriend
  • secondary-occasion: I Love You
  • prop: Picture
  • prop: Paper
  • prop: Dishes
  • prop: Pencil
  • setting: Kitchen
  • setting: Apartment
  • theme: Aging
  • theme: Love
  • theme: Attraction
  • theme: Honesty
  • actor: Sean Connery
  • actor: Michelle Pfeiffer
  • director: Fred Schepisi
  • producer: Fred Schepisi
  • producer: Paul Maslansky
  • composer: Jerry Goldsmith
  • editor: Beth Jochem Besterveld
  • editor: Peter Honess
  • role-name: Katya Orlova
  • role-name: Bartholomew 'Barley' Scott Blair
  • screenwriter: Tom Stoppard
  • screenwriter: John le Carré
  • year: 1990
  • studio: MGM