Preference on Fridays (1984)
A young zoologist interrupts his scientific expedition after learning about the sudden death of his father, a major trade figure. From the notes left behind by his father, the young man discovers with horror that he could not bear the betrayal revealed to him by his closest friend and ally, who also turned out to be his wife’s lover.
Director:
Igor Sheshukov
Writer:
Edgar Dubrovsky
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Alexandr Smirnov as Alexey Shaposhnikov |
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Yekaterina Vasilyeva as Tamara Ivanovna — mat' Alekseya |
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Kirill Lavrov as Sukhobokov (dyadya Zhora) - sosluzhivets ottsa Alekseya |
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Vera Glagoleva as Zina |
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Marina Yurasova as vrach-patologoanatom |
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Yuri Gorobets as Fedorenko (dyadya Yura) - sosluzhivets ottsa Alekseya |
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Lyudmila Arinina as Katya (totya Mukha) |
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Aleksei Mironov as Pavel Maksimovich |
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Vladimir Eryomin as Tolik - sotrudnik yuridicheskoy konsul'tatsii |
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Alexander Korol as Vasya - gost' Tolika |
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Aleksandr Pashutin as ochkastyy |
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Aleksandr Susnin as sosed |
| Directing | Igor Sheshukov | Director |
| Writing | Edgar Dubrovsky | Screenplay |
| Camera | Ivan Bagaev | Director of Photography |
| Sound | Vadim Bibergan | Original Music Composer |
| Art | Yevgeni Gukov | Production Design |
| Sound | Asya Zvereva | Sound Director |
| Directing | Boris Pavlov-Silvanskiy | Assistant Director |
| Camera | L. Golubev | Camera Operator |
| Camera | V. Fyodorov | Camera Operator |
| Writing | Svetlana Ponomarenko | Script Editor |
| Editing | Irina Gorokhovskaya | Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Nelli Lev | Costume Design |
| Directing | Natalya Yashpan | First Assistant Director |
| Directing | G. Pushkova | First Assistant Director |
| Directing | L. Vakhrusheva | Second Assistant Director |
| Editing | T. Matrosova | Assistant Editor |
| Art | Rimma Shtil | Set Decoration |
| Costume & Make-Up | I. Sulieva | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | L. Ryzhova | Makeup Designer |
| Lighting | A. Gusev | Lighting Artist |
| Editing | L. Yudina | Color Grading |
| Camera | Zh. Blinova | Still Photographer |
| Production | A. Rukavichnikov | Administration |
| Production | I. Oprakundina | Administration |
| Production | V. Mikhalev | Administration |
| Production | N. Vasilyev | Administration |
| Production | Venyamin Kutikov | Executive Producer |