Summaries

A carefree plumber spends his days drinking and chasing women, but the emptiness of his life starts catching up to him.

The 1975 film by Georgi Daneliya "Afonya" was an unexpected commercial hit in USSR. The main character Borshev A.N. is a Plumber who spends his free time, as well as working hours, drinking with his buddies whom he even doesn't recognize the next day after another heavy drink. His girlfriend leaves him, his boss places him on probation, his whole life is falling a part but he doesn't realize it. There is only one person who can save him - a nurse by the name Katya whom he met at a disco and didn't pay much attention to... Daneliya manages to balance in the film satire and drama, quotes from the film gained a cult status in Russia and other former countries of USSR.—Pavel P.

Details

Keywords
  • nightclub
  • russia
  • memory
  • drinking
  • plumber
Genres
  • Comedy
  • Drama
  • Romance
Release date Oct 12, 1975
Motion Picture Rating (MPA) PG
Countries of origin Soviet Union
Language Russian
Filming locations Yaroslavl, Russia
Production companies Mosfilm Eksperimentalnoe Tvorcheskoe Obedinenie

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Tech specs

Runtime 1h 32m
Sound mix Mono
Aspect ratio 1.37 : 1

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