Afonya
Seen it?1975 | 92 min | Drama, Comedy, Romance
Weeknight Watchearly ratingWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With almost no lasting buzz and soft box office, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- A natural pick for spy-story fans and anyone who values honest, human stories. Nobody is quite who they seem. Fans of Arthur or Annie Hall should feel right at home. It deals with hard things honestly.
- The mood
- Provocative satire that goes after everyone, romantic.
- The pace
- Takes its time with its characters, at 1 hr 32 min.
- What might put you off
- It's in Russian, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
- Made in 1975: an older pace and style.
- Skip it if you need something light and fast tonight.
Afonya Borshev is a plumber who drinks a lot, flirts a lot and doesn't care too much about tomorrow. His wife left him, his boss placed him on probation, his whole life is falling apart, but he doesn't realize it. When Afonya met Katya at a dance club he didn't pay her much attention, yet she may be the only one who can help him.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesSolid
Our audience score: 67%
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Box office & staying powerBelow par
$21 million worldwide; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 7K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Georgiy Daneliya
- Leonid KuravlyovAfonya
- Yevgeniya SimonovaKatya
- Evgeni LeonovKolya
- Savely KramarovEgoza
- Nina MaslovaElena
- Boryslav BrondukovFedul
- Valentina TalyzinaLyudmila Vostryakova
- Vladimir BasovVladimir Belikov
- Nikolai ParfyonovBoris Petrovich
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