The Zavyalov Weirdos (1979)
A film anthology featuring three stories: 1) “The Capron Christmas Tree” - Two men and a city dandy, courting a village girl, return home on New Year’s Eve, with the dandy’s nylon Christmas tree gift offending the men. 2) “A Ticket for the Second Showing” - Timofey, an elderly village swindler, regrets his life and prays to Saint Nicholas for a second chance. 3) “The Version” - A rural braggart recounts his city adventure with a restaurant manager, challenging disbelievers to join him on a repeat trip.
Directors:
Anatoli Dubinkin, Valeriy Guryanov, Ernest Yasan.
Writers:
Anatoli Dubinkin, Valeriy Guryanov, Ernest Yasan.
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Ivan Krivoruchko as Павел (роман «Капроновая ёлочка») |
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Mikhail Kokshenov as Фёдор (роман «Капроновая ёлочка») |
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Natalya Nazarova as Нюра (роман «Капроновая ёлочка») |
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Viktor Pavlov as снабженец (роман «Капроновая ёлочка») |
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Aleksandr Sokolov as снабженец (роман «Капроновая ёлочка») |
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Vladimir Kashpur as Тимофей (роман «Билетик на второй сеанс») |
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Maya Blinova as Полина Тепляшкина (роман «Билетик на второй сеанс») |
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Georgiy Teykh as тесть (роман «Билетик на второй сеанс») |
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Vitaliy Matveyev as Ермолай (роман «Билетик на второй сеанс») |
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Nikolay Solodilov as инвалид (роман «Билетик на второй сеанс») |
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Yury Shepelev as инвалид/собеседник Саньки (роман «Билетик на второй сеанс»/«Версия») |
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Valeriy Zolotukhin as Санька Журавлёв (роман «Версия») |
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Larisa Burkova as Ирина (роман «Версия») |
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Sergei Parshin as Егорка (роман «Версия») |
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Igor Dobryakov as парень в квартире (роман «Версия») |
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Yuri Lazarev as официант (роман «Версия») |
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Anatoliy Rudakov as дежурный милиционер (роман «Версия») |
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Mikhail Semyonov as жених (роман «Версия») |
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Anatoli Stolbov as лысенький в квартире (роман «Версия») |
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Viktor Kharitonov as посетитель ресторана (роман «Версия») |
| Directing | Anatoli Dubinkin | Director |
| Writing | Anatoli Dubinkin | Screenplay |
| Directing | Valeriy Guryanov | Director |
| Writing | Valeriy Guryanov | Screenplay |
| Directing | Ernest Yasan | Director |
| Writing | Ernest Yasan | Screenplay |
| Writing | Vasiliy Shukshin | Novel |
| Sound | Nikolai Martynov | Original Music Composer |
| Sound | Igor Tsvetkov | Original Music Composer |
| Editing | Anastasiya Babushkina | Lead Editor |
| Editing | Izolda Golovko | Lead Editor |
| Editing | Natalya Surkova | Lead Editor |
| Art | Vladimir Gasilov | Production Design |
| Art | Aleksei Rudyakov | Production Design |
| Art | Larisa Shilova | Production Design |
| Art | Viktor Tregubovich | Art Direction |
| Production | Vladimir Eliseev | Production Manager |
| Production | Gennadi Petelin | Production Manager |
| Production | Anatoliy Shekhtman | Production Manager |
| Directing | Svetlana Proskurina | Co-Director |
| Directing | Vladimir Sinilo | Co-Director |
| Directing | Perets Tiskin | Co-Director |
| Sound | Grigori Elbert | Sound Director |
| Sound | Galina Lukina | Sound Director |
| Camera | Alexander Dibrivny | Director of Photography |
| Camera | Vladimir Kovzel | Director of Photography |
| Camera | Boris Timkovsky | Director of Photography |
| Sound | Boris Petrov | Music Editor |
| Writing | Mikhail Kuraev | Script Editor |
| Sound | Boris Antonov | Sound Director |