Osenniy marafon (1979)

School teacher is cheating on his wife and lies about it.

Director:

Georgiy Daneliya

Writer:

Aleksandr Volodin

Stars:

Oleg Basilashvili, Natalya Gundareva, Marina Neyolova

3 wins.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Oleg Basilashvili	...	Andrey Pavlovich Buzykin
Natalya Gundareva	...	Nina Yevlampyevna Buzykina
Marina Neyolova	...	Alla Mikhaylovna Yermakova - Buzykin's Mistress
Evgeniy Leonov	...	Vasily Ignatyevich Kharitonov - Buzykin's Neighbour
Norbert Kuchinke	...	Bill Hansson, Danish Professor
Nikolai Kryuchkov	...	Uncle Kolya, Alla's Neighbour
Galina Volchek	...	Varvara Nikitichna
Olga Bogdanova	...	Yelena - Buzykin's Daughter (as O.Bogdanova)
Borislav Brondukov	...	Active Car Accident Witness (as B.Brondukov)
Vladimir Grammatikov	...	Yevgeny Ptashuk - Alla's Friend (as V.Grammatikov)
Dmitri Matveyev	...	Viktor - Buzykin's Son-in-Law (as D.Matveyev)
Vadim Medvedev	...	(as V. Medvedev)
Nikita Podgorny	...	Georgy Nikolayevich Verigin (as N. Podgorny)
Vladimir Pozhidayev	...	Aggressive Van Driver (as V.Pozhidayev)
Lyudmila Ivanova	...	(as L.Ivanova)

Storyline

Andrey Pavlovich Buzykin, who makes a living by teaching at an institute and translating English literature, is cheating on his wife. Buzykin's main problem is that he's a kind man with a weak character. The lies he is telling his wife all the time are inconvincing, but he never has the courage to tell her the truth. His lover, Alla, is aware of his family life, but gets offended when, for example, he cannot meet her so that he doesn't come home late, or when he doesn't want to go home in a new jacket she gives him to avoid having to explain to his wife. Alla and Nina, Andrei's wife, both leave him, forgive him, and return to him at the same time, and Andrei continues with this kind of life, full of suffering and deceit. Finally, both women are so fed up with his lies that they don't believe him even when he is telling the truth...

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Plot Keywords:

vodka | lying | husband wife conflict | co worker | mistress | 

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama | Romance

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Details

Country:

Soviet Union

Language:

Russian

Release Date:

23 November 1979 (Finland)

Also Known As:

Autumn Marathon

Company Credits

Production Co:

Kinostudiya ''Mosfilm''

Technical Specs

Runtime:

90 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

User Reviews

splendid comedy

This is a great comedy about what it means to have a weak character.

Outstanding is the performance of Yevgenij Leonov. Everybody should watch this film because there is a great lesson to learn about life.