Office Romance (1977)
"Sluzhebnyy roman" (original title)

Anatoli Yefremovich Novoseltsev works in a statistics institution, whose director is an unattractive and bossy woman. An old friend of his, Yuri Grigorievich Samokhvalov, who gets appointed... See full summary »

Director:

Eldar Ryazanov

Writers:

Emil Braginskiy (play), Emil Braginskiy (screenplay),

Stars:

Andrey Myagkov, Alisa Freyndlikh, Svetlana Nemolyaeva

1 nomination.

Cast

Credited cast:
Andrey Myagkov	...	Novoseltsev
Alisa Freyndlikh	...	Kalugina
Svetlana Nemolyaeva	...	Olga
Oleg Basilashvili	...	Samokhvalov
Liya Akhedzhakova	...	Verochka
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Georgiy Burkov	...	Zavhoz
Zoya Isaeva	...	(as Z. Isayeva)
Lyudmila Ivanova	...	Shura
Pegas	...	Winged Horse
Pyotr Shcherbakov	...	Bublikov
Mariya Vinogradova

Storyline

Anatoli Yefremovich Novoseltsev works in a statistics institution, whose director is an unattractive and bossy woman. An old friend of his, Yuri Grigorievich Samokhvalov, who gets appointed assistant director of the institution, wants to make Novoseltsev the head of the department but encounters objections from Ludmila Prokopievna Kalugina, the director. Samokhvalov then advises Novoseltsev to lightly hit on the boss. Ironically, Novoseltsev and Kalugina fall in love with each other...

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Plot Keywords:

based on play

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Genres:

Comedy | Romance

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Details

Country:

Soviet Union

Language:

Russian

Release Date:

1977 (Soviet Union)

Also Known As:

Служебный роман

Filming Locations:

Moscow, Russia

Company Credits

Production Co:

Mosfilm

Technical Specs

Runtime:

159 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

It was planned at first that Vera's husband would have a much larger role in the film. Mikhail Svetin was offered the role but later on, the filmmakers dropped the idea. Afterwards, Aleksandr Fatyushin was cast. His character was supposed to keep choosing between his wife and his motorcycle and the two characters would keep quarreling because of this. Some scenes with Akhedzhakova and Fatyushin were even filmed but then Fatyushin went down with a serious illness that required surgery. In the end, Vera's husband appears in the film only as a voice on the phone.

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Quotes

Shura: [collecting money for a birthday present] 50 copecks!
Verochka: Again?
Shura: When you're fifty, we'll collect for you too!
Verochka: I won't live that long. I have an unhealthy job.

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Connections

Remade as Sluzhebnyy roman. Nashe vremya (2011)

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Soundtracks

"U prirody net plokhoy pogody"
Written by Andrei Petrov and Eldar Ryazanov
Performed by Alisa Freundlich

User Reviews

I love this movie!

This is the best movie I have ever watched. I cried because it is such a great movie. The 2 main actors the boss and her worker did a great job in this movie and I wish to meet them someday. I have lived in Russia my whole life. The 70's in Russia is the best time. If you haven't watched it you need to see it. Its a very touching movie especially if you understand Russian. This movie deserves a 10.5 out of 10 because i enjoyed it so much. I just don't know what else to say. Please if you haven't watched it, watch it, it will be the best movie you ever see.

thanks, Novoseltsev