Movie·1979
The Zavyalov Weirdos
Country
Soviet Union
Language
Russian
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// overview
The Story
Original title: Завьяловские чудики
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.
Cinematography
Alexander Dibrivny
Music
Nikolai Martynov
Themes
Production House
Audience Score
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// cast
Cast
Ivan Krivoruchko
Павел (роман «Капроновая ёлочка»)
Mikhail Kokshenov
Фёдор (роман «Капроновая ёлочка»)
Natalya Nazarova
Нюра (роман «Капроновая ёлочка»)
Viktor Pavlov
снабженец (роман «Капроновая ёлочка»)
Aleksandr Sokolov
снабженец (роман «Капроновая ёлочка»)
Vladimir Kashpur
Тимофей (роман «Билетик на второй сеанс»)
Maya Blinova
Полина Тепляшкина (роман «Билетик на второй сеанс»)
Georgiy Teykh
тесть (роман «Билетик на второй сеанс»)
Vitaliy Matveyev
Ермолай (роман «Билетик на второй сеанс»)
Nikolay Solodilov
инвалид (роман «Билетик на второй сеанс»)
Yury Shepelev
инвалид/собеседник Саньки (роман «Билетик на второй сеанс»/«Версия»)
Valeriy Zolotukhin
Санька Журавлёв (роман «Версия»)
Larisa Burkova
Ирина (роман «Версия»)
Sergei Parshin
Егорка (роман «Версия»)
Igor Dobryakov
парень в квартире (роман «Версия»)
Yuri Lazarev
официант (роман «Версия»)
Anatoliy Rudakov
дежурный милиционер (роман «Версия»)
Mikhail Semyonov
жених (роман «Версия»)
// crew
Crew
Anatoli Dubinkin
Director, Screenplay
Valeriy Guryanov
Director, Screenplay
Ernest Yasan
Director, Screenplay
Nikolai Martynov
Original Music Composer
Igor Tsvetkov
Original Music Composer
Alexander Dibrivny
Director of Photography
Vladimir Kovzel
Director of Photography
Boris Timkovsky
Director of Photography
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