Афоня (1975)

Comedy Drama Romance

The 1975 film by Georgi Daneliya "Afonya" was an unexpected commercial hit in USSR. The main character "Afonya" Borshev is a plumber, who spends his life partying with "buddies", many of whom he doesn't even remember after nights of heavy drinking. His wife leaves him, his boss places him on probation, his whole life is falling apart, but he doesn't realize it. Afonya met Katya at a dance club, yet didn't pay her much attention. But she is the one, who can save him... In this movie Daneliya achieves a perfect balance of satire and drama. Quotes from the movie gained a cult status in USSR.

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Runtime: 92 mins Rating: 7.6

Cast

Leonid Kuravlyov

Сеня

Evgeni Leonov

Коля

Valentina Talyzina

Вострякова

Nikolai Parfyonov

Фомин Борис Петрович

Nina Ruslanova

Тамара

Radner Muratov

Мурат Рахимов

Yevgeniya Simonova

Katya Snigireva

Savely Kramarov

Егоза

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Crew

Georgiy Daneliya

Director

Aleksandr Borodyanskiy

Writer

Sergey Vronsky

Director of Photography

Boris Nemechek

Art Direction

Moisei Weinberg

Music

Tatyana Yegorycheva

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