The Delegation 1993

Directed by Aleksandr Galin

A Soviet trade union delegation arrives in Venice. Surrounded by “production pioneers,” the film’s heroine stands out like a “black sheep.” A Russian intellectual with the classical name Chloe, finding herself abroad for the first time—and in the very homeland of Casanova, no less—falls in love with an Italian named Lorenzo, unaware that he is a con artist and a gigolo who preys on wealthy women...