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Obsession

1965 · 31 min

A frantic, playful scramble against the clock that keeps you smiling with its silly physical gags and light suspense.

Directed by: Leonid Gaidai
Genres: Comedy
Starring: Aleksandr Demyanenko, Natalya Seleznyova, Vladimir Rautbart

Overview: Student Shurik has just two hours before the beginning of the exam and he has no lectures notes.

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Directed by: Leonid Gaidai
Genres: Comedy
Starring: Aleksandr Demyanenko, Natalya Seleznyova, Vladimir Rautbart

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Tone: absurdstrength 3 of 3
lightstrength 2 of 3
whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
satiricalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: work
friendship
identity
Places: big city
school
Era: contemporary
Audience: family
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex none

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Action	3
Horror	0
Humour	8
Realism	6
Romance	2
Tension	5
Darkness	1
Complexity	3
Emotional weight	2

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Genres: comedy
Directed by: Leonid Gaidai
Written by: Leonid Gaidai
Starring: Aleksandr Demyanenko, Natalya Seleznyova, Vladimir Rautbart, Viktor Pavlov, Valeriy Nosik, Svetlana Ageyeva, Georgi Georgiu, Zoya Fyodorova
Runtime: 31 min
Country: Soviet Union
Languages: Russian

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