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Balzaminov's Marriage

1989 · 66 min

A frothy, old-fashioned comic romp with musical numbers, matchmaking mishaps, and gentle satire of merchant manners.

Directed by: Aleksandr Belinsky
Genres: Comedy, Music, Tv movie
Starring: Dmitri Simkin, Tatyana Kvasova, Ekaterina Muravyova

Overview: The silly but practical mother of the quiet fool and dreamer Misha Balzaminov, knowing that her son cannot survive on his own abilities alone, does everything she can to marry him off profitably. Several times, Balzaminov's matchmaking ends not just in failure, but in a loud scandal with insults. However, after some time, happiness finally smiles on Misha. A certain Belotelova, one of the richest widows, a merchant's wife and a respected woman in the city, dying of boredom, asks a matchmaker to arrange her personal happiness. That's when Balmazhinov comes into the picture.

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Directed by: Aleksandr Belinsky
Genres: Comedy, Music, Tv movie
Starring: Dmitri Simkin, Tatyana Kvasova, Ekaterina Muravyova

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Tone: lightstrength 2 of 3
whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
satiricalstrength 2 of 3
campystrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: class
family
love
ambition
deception
Places: big city
home
Era: period
Audience: teen
Form: musical
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence none
Sex mild

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Humour	7
Realism	6
Romance	5
Tension	3
Darkness	2
Complexity	4
Emotional weight	3

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Genres: comedy, music, tv movie
Directed by: Aleksandr Belinsky
Written by: Aleksandr Belinsky
Starring: Dmitri Simkin, Tatyana Kvasova, Ekaterina Muravyova, Yelena Alekseyeva, Margarita Kullik, Nikolai Kovmir, Igor Solovyov
Cinematography: Eduard Rozovsky
Runtime: 66 min
Country: Soviet Union
Languages: Russian

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