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Afonya

  • 19751975
  • PGPG
  • 1h 32m
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7.8/10
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Afonya (1975)
ComedyDramaRomance
A carefree plumber spends his days drinking and chasing women, but the emptiness of his life starts catching up to him.A carefree plumber spends his days drinking and chasing women, but the emptiness of his life starts catching up to him.A carefree plumber spends his days drinking and chasing women, but the emptiness of his life starts catching up to him.
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4.4K
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    • Georgiy Daneliya
    • Aleksandr Borodyanskiy
  • Stars
    • Leonid Kuravlyov
    • Evgeniya Simonova
    • Evgeniy Leonov
    • Georgiy Daneliya
    • Aleksandr Borodyanskiy
  • Stars
    • Leonid Kuravlyov
    • Evgeniya Simonova
    • Evgeniy Leonov
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 8User reviews
    • 3Critic reviews
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  • Photos59

    Evgeniy Leonov in Afonya (1975)
    Nina Ruslanova in Afonya (1975)
    Leonid Kuravlyov, Evgeniy Leonov, and Nina Ruslanova in Afonya (1975)
    Nina Ruslanova in Afonya (1975)
    Afonya (1975)
    Nina Maslova in Afonya (1975)
    Nina Maslova in Afonya (1975)
    Nina Maslova in Afonya (1975)
    Nina Maslova in Afonya (1975)
    Leonid Kuravlyov and Nina Maslova in Afonya (1975)
    Nina Maslova in Afonya (1975)
    Leonid Kuravlyov and Gotlib Roninson in Afonya (1975)

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    Leonid Kuravlyov
    Leonid Kuravlyov
    • Afanasy Nikolayevich Borshchov - Afonya
    Evgeniya Simonova
    Evgeniya Simonova
    • Katya
    Evgeniy Leonov
    Evgeniy Leonov
    • Kolya
    Saveliy Kramarov
    Saveliy Kramarov
    • Yegoza
    Nina Maslova
    Nina Maslova
    • Yelena
    Borislav Brondukov
    Borislav Brondukov
    • Fedul
    • (as Boryslav Brondukov)
    Valentina Talyzina
    Valentina Talyzina
    • Lyudmila Ivanovna Vostryakova, master ZHEKa
    • (as V. Talyzina)
    Vladimir Basov
    Vladimir Basov
    • Vladimir Ivanovich Belikov, sotrudnik ZHEKa
    • (as V.Basov)
    Nikolay Parfyonov
    Nikolay Parfyonov
    • Boris Petrovich Fomin, predsedatel mestkoma
    • (as N.Parfyonov)
    Gotlib Roninson
    Gotlib Roninson
    • Astronom v khalate
    • (as G.Roninson)
    Tatyana Rasputina
    • Lyudmila,devushka na tantsakh
    • (as T.Katayeva)
    Raisa Kurkina
    Raisa Kurkina
    • tetya Frosya, tetka Afonyi
    • (as R. Kurkina)
    Nina Ruslanova
    Nina Ruslanova
    • Tamara, podruga Afonyi
    • (as N.Ruslanova)
    Tatyana Teterina
    • Leshchova, telefonistka
    • (as T. Teterina)
    Nikolay Grabbe
    Nikolay Grabbe
    • Vladimir Nikolayevich, nachalnik ZHEKa
    • (as N.Grabbe)
    Vyacheslav Chigarin
    • Vova Sedin, student-praktikant iz PTU
    • (as V. Chigarin)
    Vladimir Fomichyov
    • student-praktikant iz PTU
    • (as V. Fomichov)
    Nikolay Grinko
    Nikolay Grinko
    • dyadya Yego
    • (as N. Grinko)
      • Georgiy Daneliya
      • Aleksandr Borodyanskiy
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    • Trivia
      The film was released without any expectations for it to bring a lot of money. But the film got extremely popular with USSR citizens and became one of the highest grossing films in the USSR history of movie-making.
    • Quotes

      Fedul, Afonya's creditor: Afonya! Hey, friend call Afonya!

      [talking to Afonya's guest]

      Afonya's guest: He is not in.

      Fedul, Afonya's creditor: Where is he?

      Fedul's pal: He left.

      Fedul, Afonya's creditor: How?

      Afonya's guest: He left to collect potatoes.

      Fedul, Afonya's creditor: Oh! I don't like such people

      [talking to his friend]

      Fedul's pal: Who is this?

      [talking to Fedul]

      Fedul, Afonya's creditor: Who are you?

      Afonya's guest: Me? I'm a relative.

      Fedul, Afonya's creditor: Give me ruble relative! Afonya ownes me a rubl!

      Fedul's pal: Two.

      [talking to Fedul]

      Fedul, Afonya's creditor: Two! Two!

    • Connections
      Featured in Legends of World Cinema: Vladimir Basov

    User reviews8

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    10/10
    Perfect visualization of human relations in one big country.
    One of my favorite USSR movies. Offers huge psychological background for viewer. Many are keen to think "Afonya" is a comedy, but i would rather call it tragical comedy. Movie shows many details of general USSR citizen life, but i would say it goes even much deeper, and tries to analyze human relations, especially it is visible in discussions between main hero and friend, who stays at his place, after wife drives him off home. Danelia made movie very close to reality, and guess everyone who had lived in USSR could recognize there himself. Tricked hopes, lost chances in past, lack of reversible love - all is there. Till the very end you have no clue how it will end, as in life. Some moments make you cry, some to laugh, but i guess there is no moment when you get indifferent to actions on screen. Great job by Danelia!
    helpful•24
    5
    • baltic-1
    • Aug 10, 2006

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    • Release date
      • October 13, 1975 (Soviet Union)
      • Soviet Union
      • Russian
    • Also known as
    • Filming locations
      • Yaroslavl, Russia
    • Production companies
      • Eksperimentalnoe Tvorcheskoe Obedinenie
      • Mosfilm
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    Technical specs

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    • 1 hour 32 minutes
      • Mono

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