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The Zavyalov Weirdos (1979)
Directed by Ernest Yasan, Valeriy Guryanov, Anatoli Dubinkin
Overview
A film anthology featuring three stories: 1) “The Capron Christmas Tree” - Two men and a city dandy, courting a village girl, return home on New Year’s Eve, with the dandy’s nylon Christmas tree gift offending the men. 2) “A Ticket for the Second Showing” - Timofey, an elderly village swindler, regrets his life and prays to Saint Nicholas for a second chance. 3) “The Version” - A rural braggart recounts his city adventure with a restaurant manager, challenging disbelievers to join him on a repeat trip.
Actors
Ivan Krivoruchko | Mikhail Kokshenov | Natalya Nazarova | Viktor Pavlov | Alexander Sokolov | Vladimir Kashpur | Maya Blinova | Georgiy Teykh | Vitaliy Matveev | Nikolay Solodilov | Yury Shepelev | Valeriy Zolotukhin | Larisa Burkova | Sergei Parshin | Igor Dobryakov | Yuri Lazarev | Anatoliy Rudakov | Mikhail Semyonov | Anatoli Stolbov | Viktor Kharitonov