The Uninvited Friend
Seen it?1981 | 86 min | Drama
Monday Morning Maybeearly ratingWhy it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With a box office flop and almost no lasting buzz, 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
- Made for anyone who likes a story with emotional weight. Best on a quiet night when you're in the mood to feel something.
- The mood
- Thoughtful and character-driven.
- The pace
- Takes its time with its characters, at 1 hr 26 min. Done before bedtime.
- What might put you off
- It's in Russian, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
- Skip it if you need something light and fast tonight.
The film tells about the complex relationship between two chemical scientists. Viktor Sviridov arrived from the province, where he works as an engineer at one of the factories, at the metropolitan institute in order to defend his project related to an urgent scientific problem. However, without the support of a longtime friend Alexei Grekov, he has no chance: most members of the academic council are opposed to his project and himself. But Grekov is also forced to choose between his wife's scientific career and obligations to another.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerWeak
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
Not enough engagement data yet
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Cast & crew
Directed by Leonid Maryagin
- Oleg TabakovGrekov
- Oleg DalSviridov
- Irina AlfyorovaKIra
- Natalya BelokhvostikovaNina
- Natalya GundarevaGlushenkova
- Anatoliy RomashinPervak
- Vsevolod LarionovBodrov
- Aleftina EvdokimovaLyudmila
- Vsevolod SanayevShlepyanov
- Ivan RyzhovPetukhov