one unfortunate reality of post soviet russia be that the people welfare do not change much from soviet time . a we see in window to paris and most people be still as depress a ever and while they be encourage to go after money . then and everything change for music teacher nikolai chizhov ( sergei dontsov ) after he find a window that lead to paris . he and his friend be naturally quite amaze at what they find . this movie have one of the funny discussion of elvis presley and edith piaf that i have ever hear . so watch this movie . youre sure to love it . it sort of a precursor to be john malkovich .