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Afonya

1975 · 92 min

A bittersweet Soviet tragi-comedy that ambles through a flawed man's messy life, balancing wry humour with quiet heartbreak and a hopeful finish.

Directed by: Georgiy Daneliya
Genres: Drama, Comedy, Romance
Starring: Leonid Kuravlyov, Yevgeniya Simonova, Evgeni Leonov

Overview: Afonya Borshev is a plumber who drinks a lot, flirts a lot and doesn't care too much about tomorrow. His wife left him, his boss placed him on probation, his whole life is falling apart, but he doesn't realize it. When Afonya met Katya at a dance club he didn't pay her much attention, yet she may be the only one who can help him.

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Directed by: Georgiy Daneliya
Genres: Drama, Comedy, Romance
Starring: Leonid Kuravlyov, Yevgeniya Simonova, Evgeni Leonov

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Tone: melancholicstrength 2 of 3
satiricalstrength 2 of 3
warmstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: redemption
love
isolation
class
grief
Places: big city
countryside
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild

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Action	2
Horror	0
Humour	6
Realism	8
Romance	6
Tension	3
Darkness	5
Complexity	5
Emotional weight	7

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Genres: drama, comedy, romance
Directed by: Georgiy Daneliya
Written by: Aleksandr Borodyanskiy
Starring: Leonid Kuravlyov, Yevgeniya Simonova, Evgeni Leonov, Savely Kramarov, Nina Maslova, Boryslav Brondukov, Valentina Talyzina, Vladimir Basov
Music: Mieczysław Weinberg
Cinematography: Sergey Vronsky
Runtime: 92 min
Country: Soviet Union
Languages: Russian

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