Jan 01, 1976
92 min
Full-HD

Afonya (1976)

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.

Category

Drama Comedy Romance

Country

Soviet Union

Companies

Mosfilm Experimental Youth Creative Association

Leonid Kuravlyov

Борщов Афанасий Николаевич (Афоня)

Yevgeniya Simonova

Катя Снегирёва

Evgeni Leonov

Коля

Valentina Talyzina

Вострякова

Nikolai Parfyonov

Фомин Борис Петрович

Nina Ruslanova

Тамара

Radner Muratov

Мурат Рахимов

Savely Kramarov

Егоза

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