The Zavyalov Weirdos

The Zavyalov Weirdos

1979 · ★ 8.0 · Comedy, Romance

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.

Directed by Anatoli Dubinkin · Written by Anatoli Dubinkin

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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»)

Make it a double feature

The Zavyalov Weirdos

We Will Meet in the Metro

Both from Anatoli Dubinkin.

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