Afonya
1976 · 92 MIN · IMDB 7.8 · 5,254 VOTES · DIR. Georgiy Daneliya
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.
Dialogue Timeline — 1,098 lines
A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE
00:00:05 Mosfilm
00:05:07 That roach?
00:08:33 Scam!
00:12:08 Avdeyev and Buryak.
00:14:51 - Over here! The 9th floor! - On my way!
00:17:32 He's no cosmonaut or hockey player.
00:20:26 Mount Ahun. Against the setting Sun.
00:24:07 Young lady! Do they have a cafeteria here?
00:28:48 Boiled water.
00:32:50 - I'm fine. - That's my girl! Keep it up!
00:35:49 That's what she called me.
00:39:25 Hey, friend, call Afonya for us, will ya!
00:42:41 That's nothing.
00:45:42 I could be a couch by now. Would travel worldwide.
00:49:40 - Hello, children. - Hello, father.
00:52:10 We all want to run home to watch TV.
00:55:07 - Yesterday. - Really?
00:57:52 In building 4 you had replaced a Finnish sink
01:02:08 Katerina.
01:05:58 No, Katyusha. It's cold outside.
01:10:10 For that you've ruined your only dress!
01:14:56 Give us a smile, Lescheva.
01:19:21 then receive it at this end, and read it to us.
01:23:20 I'd become the good magician that would work for you.
Cast & Characters
Leonid Kuravlyov
Afanasy Nikolayevich Borshchov - Afonya
Evgeniya Simonova
Katya
Evgeniy Leonov
Kolya
Saveliy Kramarov
Yegoza
Nina Maslova
Yelena Orlova
Borislav Brondukov
Fedul
Valentina Talyzina
Lyudmila Ivanovna Vostryakova, master ZHEKa
Vladimir Basov
Vladimir Ivanovich Belikov, sotrudnik ZHEKa
Nikolay Parfyonov
Boris Petrovich Fomin, predsedatel mestkoma
Gotlib Roninson
Astronom v khalate
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed1,098
Dialogue density11.9 lines / min
First line00:00:05
Final line01:23:20
Production Record
DirectorGeorgiy Daneliya
LanguageRussian
IMDb votes5,254