Afonya (1976)
• January 1st, 1976 • 1h 32min
Drama, Comedy, Romance
Overview
The 1975 film by Georgi Daneliya "Afonya" was an unexpected commercial hit in USSR. The main character "Afonya" Borshev is a plumber, who spends his life partying with "buddies", many of whom he doesn't even remember after nights of heavy drinking. His wife leaves him, his boss places him on probation, his whole life is falling apart, but he doesn't realize it. Afonya met Katya at a dance club, yet didn't pay her much attention. But she is the one, who can save him... In this movie Daneliya achieves a perfect balance of satire and drama. Quotes from the movie gained a cult status in USSR.
Make sure to check your pop-up blocker!!
Trailer
Similar Movies
Lost and Delirious
Released on: 2001-01-21
Drama, Romance
After starting at an upmarket boarding school, a teenage girl forms close friendships with her two o...
Anne of Green Gables
Released on: 1985-12-01
Family, Drama
At the turn of the century on Prince Edward Island, Matthew Cuthbert and his sister Marilla decide t...
Those Left Behind
Released on: 2017-05-13
Drama
A family finally comes to terms with the grief over their son's suicide 25 years earlier.
Say 'I Love You'
Released on: 2014-07-12
Drama, Romance
Mei Tachibana is a high school student. Due to a traumatic incident when she was a kid, Mei has been...
Last Night
Released on: 1998-10-23
Comedy, Romance, Drama
Various citizens of Toronto anxiously await the end of the world, which is occurring at the stroke o...
The Nine Lives of Tomas Katz
Released on: 2000-03-01
Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Mystery
The last day of creation. A stranger arrives in London. No one knows who he is or where he has come ...
Simply Irresistible
Released on: 1999-02-05
Comedy, Romance
After her mother's death, mediocre chef Amanda Shelton is having trouble attracting customers to her...
Jack Brooks: Monster Slayer
Released on: 2007-10-09
Horror, Action, Comedy
As a child Jack Brooks witnessed the brutal murder of his family. Now a young man he struggles with ...
Breakin'
Released on: 1984-05-04
Music, Drama, Romance
A struggling young dancer joins forces with two breakdancers and together they become a street sensa...
CB4
Released on: 1993-03-12
Comedy, Music
A "rockumentary", covering the rise to fame of MC Gusto, Stab Master Arson, and Dead Mike: members o...
Currency and Peace
Released on: 1988-07-01
Drama, Crime
Martin is an innocent lad from small-town Mlada Boleslav who comes to big-city Prague, hoping to exc...
Forever Lulu
Released on: 2000-07-07
Drama, Comedy, Romance
A schizophrenic romantic tracks down her college sweetheart to help her find their son she gave up f...
Alex & Emma
Released on: 2003-06-20
Comedy, Romance
Writer Alex Sheldon must finish his novel within a month. If he doesn't, he won't get paid. And, if ...
A Tale of Two Cities
Released on: 1935-12-25
History, Drama, Romance, Adventure
Set against the conditions leading up to the French Revolution and the Reign of Terror, French docto...
Barefoot in the Park
Released on: 1967-05-25
Comedy, Romance
In this film based on a Neil Simon play, newlyweds Corie, a free spirit, and Paul Bratter, an uptigh...
Safe Sex
Released on: 1999-10-22
Comedy
A satire of life in modern Greece, presented through a series of different stories about sex. There ...
The Pest
Released on: 1997-02-07
Action, Comedy
Fast-talking Latino con artist Pestario "Pest" Vargas is the target of Scottish mobsters to whom he ...
Love is a Fairy Tale
Released on: 1993-10-07
Romance, Drama
In this 1993 Hong Kong film, a boathand (Aaron Kwok) falls in love with a supermodel (Rosamund Kwan)...
Robin and the 7 Hoods
Released on: 1964-06-24
Music, Comedy, Crime
Set in Prohibition era Chicago, bootlegger Robbo and his cronies refuse to pay the greedy Guy Gisbor...
Brüno
Released on: 2009-07-08
Comedy
Flamboyantly gay Austrian television reporter Bruno stirs up trouble with unsuspecting guests and la...