Grown-Up Children
Seen it?1961 | 71 min | Comedy, Drama
Monday Morning Maybeearly ratingWhy 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
- Made for anyone looking to switch off and smile and anyone who likes a story with emotional weight. Easy company after a long day.
- The mood
- Funny with heart.
- The pace
- Takes its time with its characters, at 1 hr 11 min. An easy one to fit in on a school night.
- What might put you off
- It's in Russian, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
- Made in 1961: an older pace and style.
- Skip it if you're after something serious tonight.
Anatoli Kuzmich retired and received a separate apartment in a new house. He and his wife are happy and make bright plans for the future: how they will go to theaters, museums, read their favorite books. But their daughter Lyusya suddenly gets married. Not wanting to part with her, Korolyovs persuade the young spouses to live with them in a new apartment. Soon a child is born, and gradually life together becomes unbearable.
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 powerBelow par
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 636 people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
Directed by Villen Azarov
- Aleksei GribovAnatoli Kuzmich Korolyov
- Zoya FyodorovaTatyana Ivanovna Korolyova
- Liliya AleshnikovaLyusya
- Aleksandr DemyanenkoIgor
- Vsevolod SanayevVasiliy Vasilyevich
- Gennadiy Bortnikovvlyublennyy mal'chik
- Andrei TutyshkinBoris Vladimirovich
- Nikolay Grabbepoliceman
- Marina KhatuntsevaEnamored Girl
- Konstantin Khudyakovyoung architect