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23 November 1979 (Finland) more
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Andrey Pavlovich Buzykin, who makes a living by teaching at an institute and translating English literature... more | add synopsis
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The Staple Melodramatic Comedy of the Brezhnev Era more (5 total)

Cast

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Oleg Basilashvili ... Andrei Pavlovich Buzykin
Natalya Gundareva ... Nina Buzygina, Andrei's wife
Evgeni Leonov ... Vasili Ignatyevich Kharitonov
Marina Neyolova ... Alla
Nikolai Kryuchkov ... Alla's neighbor
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Olga Bogdanova
Borislav Brondukov ... Passer-by
Vladimir Firsov
Vladimir Grammatikov ... Zhenya
Lyudmila Ivanova
R. Khobua
Norbert Kuchinke
Dmitri Matveyev (as D. Matveyev)
Vadim Medvedev (as V. Medvedev)
Nikita Podgornyj
Vladimir Pozhidayev
Georgi Semyonov
Galina Volchek ... Varvara
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Also Known As:
Осенний марафон (Soviet Union: Russian title)
A Sad Comedy (International: English title) (informal literal title)
Autumn Marathon
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90 min
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14 out of 15 people found the following comment useful.
The Staple Melodramatic Comedy of the Brezhnev Era, 17 March 2005
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Author: jnd02-1 from St. Petersburg

As a student of Russian language and culture, one of my biggest pet peeves is the way people who lived during the Cold War talk about the Russian people and about Russian society. Most people have terrible misconceptions about Russian Society. One of the most interesting epochs of Soviet History is the Brezhnev Era. Some of Russia's most celebrated dramedies such as Rjazanov's "The Irony of Fate" were coming out at this time. If you want to get a small taste of what Russian Society was like (although it is impossible to fully understand what you don't live through), this is one of the best films you can find. In addition, it's quite witty and even belly laugh funny at times Andrei's neighbor and the Danish professor go mushroom picking. If you enjoy films, which perhaps don't focus on plot, but rather conduct deep character analyzes by portraying a series of events and their effect on the characters, then this is the film for you. It is actually slightly reminiscent of American comedies by Wes Anderson and Alexander Payne. ABSOL'JUTNO STOIT VAM SMOTRET' I KAK MOZHNO BYSTREE!!! NU CHTO ZH SIDITE-TO.. BEGOM!

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