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Private Life

Name: Private Life
Genre: Drama
Released: 1982-08-21
Cast: Mikhail Ulyanov, Iya Savvina, Irina Gubanova, Tatyana Dogileva, Aleksey Blokhin

1982 | 102 min | Drama

Monday Morning Maybeearly rating

Why it’s a Monday Morning Maybe

With almost no lasting buzz and soft box office, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.

Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.

Is it for you?

Who'll love it: If you count yourself among people who love a good family story and people who like stories about real, flawed people, this one's for you. Anyone with siblings or parents will recognize something here.
The mood: Thoughtful and character-driven.
The pace: Lets scenes breathe, at 1 hr 42 min.
What might put you off: It's in Russian, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
Not the one if you want explosions or easy laughs.

A government-appointed factory executive, Sergey Abrikosov is reduced to quivering confusion when he is dismissed. Recovering from this blow, he decides to review and realign his life. In so doing, he discovers that there's plenty left in the world to make life worth living.

How it earned its rating

CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
AwardsBelow par
Nominated for 1 Oscar.
Reach & staying powerBelow par
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release
Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 2K people sought it out in the past year

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Cast & crew

Directed by Yuli Raizman

Mikhail UlyanovSergey Nikitich Abrikosov
Iya SavvinaNatalya Ilyinichna
Irina GubanovaNelli Petrovna
Tatyana DogilevaVika
Aleksey BlokhinIgor
Yelena SanayevaMarina
Liliya GritsenkoMarya Andreyevna
Valentina BrusnikaZhena Alekseya
Evgeniy LazarevViktor Sergeyevich
Oleg Mokshantsev