A Noisy Day

A Noisy Day

1961 · 101 min · ★ 5.9 · Comedy, Romance, Drama

On an ordinary Moscow street, a family lives together in an unremarkable house: a mother and four children. But one "fine" day in this family there is a violent conflict over the furniture with which the apartment is packed. However, furniture is just an excuse. In fact, two worldviews collide, different ideas about life values...

Directed by Anatoli Efros · Written by Viktor Rozov

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