Movielogr
Afonya (1976)
Directed by Georgiy Daneliya
Overview
The 1975 film by Georgi Daneliya “Afonya” was an unexpected commercial hit in USSR. The main character “Afonya” Borshev is a plumber, who spends his life partying with “buddies”, many of whom he doesn’t even remember after nights of heavy drinking. His wife leaves him, his boss places him on probation, his whole life is falling apart, but he doesn’t realize it. Afonya met Katya at a dance club, yet didn’t pay her much attention. But she is the one, who can save him… In this movie Daneliya achieves a perfect balance of satire and drama. Quotes from the movie gained a cult status in USSR.
Length 92 minutes
Actors
Leonid Kuravlyov | Yevgeniya Simonova | Evgeni Leonov | Savely Kramarov | Nina Maslova | Borislav Brondukov | Valentina Talyzina | Nikolai Parfyonov | Nina Ruslanova | Gotlib Roninson | Tatiana Rasputina | Raisa Kurkina | Nikolay Grabbe | Vladimir Basov | Nikolay Grinko | Tatyana Teterina | Tamara Sovchi | Gennadiy Yalovich | Igor Bogolyubov | Radner Muratov | Mikhail Svetin | Aleksey Vanin | Нина Доберо | Mikhail Vaskov | Вячеслав Чигарин | Владимир Фомичёв | Pyotr Lyubeshkin | Юрий Дружинин | Galina Belinskaya | Aleksandr Lyovushkin | Viktor Kryuchkov | Aleksandr Potapov