Kuprin. In the Dark (Season 1)

Kuprin. In the Dark (2014) is a Russian period drama you can watch online on iFILM. Director Andrei Eshpai weaves several short stories by writer Alexander Kuprin into one tale of love, jealousy and the price of desire.

Zenida, a tiger tamer, falls for Alarin, while Oznobishin fights for her affection. Hovering above the romance is Kuprin himself, watching his characters chase one another like figures he has only just set loose on the page. Leonid Bichevin, Elizaveta Boyarskaya and Maksim Sukhanov lead the cast.

The series blurs the line between fiction and life, letting its people live both on paper and in the flesh. A good pick if you enjoy literary costume dramas. Stream Kuprin. In the Dark online on iFILM.