Afonya

Afonya

1975
7.8

7.8/10

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Drama Comedy Romance
Overview

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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Language: RU

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Production Information

Production Companies
Mosfilm
Production Countries
Soviet Union
Spoken Languages
Russian

Keywords

dancing plumber soviet union satire alcoholism love social satire scam blue collar bribery

Quick Facts

Original Title Афоня
Release Date October 13, 1975
Status Released
Language RU
IMDb ID tt0072613

Cast

Leonid Kuravlyov
Leonid Kuravlyov

Afonya

Yevgeniya Simonova
Yevgeniya Simonova

Katya

Evgeni Leonov
Evgeni Leonov

Kolya

Savely Kramarov
Savely Kramarov

Egoza

Nina Maslova
Nina Maslova

Elena

Boryslav Brondukov
Boryslav Brondukov

Fedul

Valentina Talyzina
Valentina Talyzina

Lyudmila Vostryakova

Vladimir Basov
Vladimir Basov

Vladimir Belikov

Nikolai Parfyonov
Nikolai Parfyonov

Boris Petrovich

Gotlib Roninson
Gotlib Roninson

astronomer

Tatiana Rasputina
Tatiana Rasputina

Lyudmila

Raisa Kurkina
Raisa Kurkina

aunt Frosya

Key Crew

Aleksandr Borodyanskiy
Writer
Georgiy Daneliya
Director
Aleksandr Yablochkin
Executive Producer