Summaries

A tragicomedy about four women of three generations living in a small Moscow flat: a sick grandmother who needs attention; a mother who cannot manage her personal life; and two daughters, each of whom have their own challenges.

In a small urban flat, grandma, mom, and two daughters live in partial harmony. Grandma is bed-ridden and mute, but rings a bell above her head. Her daughter Nina, a museum docent, misses male friendship and both her ex-husbands. Each fathered a daughter: Lida, beautiful, in her 20's, having an affair with her boss, and contemplating a month's vacation with him, and Nastiya, acerbic, 15, in trade school. It's grandma's birthday, so the women prepare a celebration; Nina's new male friend and both girls' fathers come. Lida learns more about her boss, and Nastiya announces she's pregnant just as her ex-boyfriend bangs on the door, drunk. Even grandma has a surprise for the family.—<[email protected]>

Details

Keywords
  • boxer shorts
  • family dinner
  • birthday
  • part of the body in title
  • teen pregnancy
Genres
  • Comedy
  • Drama
Release date Dec 31, 1990
Countries of origin Soviet Union
Language Russian
Production companies Mosfilm Goskino Panmeter

Box office

Gross US & Canada $239008

Tech specs

Runtime 1h 19m
Color Color
Sound mix Mono
Aspect ratio 1.37 : 1

Synopsis

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