Ruma Elsa (1981)
The professor's widow Vivi Cassel has three daughters: pretty Irma and Paula and unattractive, but smart, sharp-tongued Elsa, who is humiliated by the condescending attitude of her sisters and mother. She decides to prove that being a woman is much easier than being a person. After visiting a beauty salon, she makes not only her sisters' suitors fall in love with her, but also the mother's fiancé.
Director: Pavel Khomsky
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Tatyana Dogileva as Эльза (Санту), дочь Виви Кассель, студентка |
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Vasiliy Bochkaryov as Эрки Карело, агроном, жених Паулы |
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Evgeniy Steblov as Уску Аалманен, студент-химик |
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Aleksandr Lenkov as Перти Уоррес, скульптор |
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Ludmila Shaposhnikova as Виви Кассель, профессорская вдова, мать трёх дочерей |
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Valentina Kareva as Паула, дочь Виви Кассель |
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Inna Alenikova as Ирма, балерина, дочь Виви Кассель |
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Irina Sokolova as Мини, служанка |
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Anatoliy Barantsev as профессор Тави Карвелло, жених Виви Кассель |
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Andrei Tsimbal as фоторепортёр |
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Mikhail Lvov as Рассененни, репортёр |
| Writing | Ensio Rislakki | Novel |
| Camera | Yefim Ratsimor | Director of Photography |
| Sound | Igor Yakushenko | Music |
| Costume & Make-Up | Greta Taar | Costume Design |
| Sound | I. Kirillova | Sound |
| Art | Olga Levina | Production Design |
| Directing | Pavel Khomsky | Director |