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
00:05:10 Caspian.
00:08:48 God!
00:12:28 Hello.
00:15:20 Outrageous! He's been fixing it for 3 days.
00:18:01 - You so rich, eh? - Can't say we're poor.
00:21:01 You're the guy from Assol cafe last night?
00:24:59 Now I will have to dance with him all night!
00:29:44 - The dark haired lad? - No, he's got brown hair.
00:33:45 Such is life, Katyusha.
00:36:56 - Who? - It's the plumber! Open up.
00:40:56 Borschov! What do you say?
00:43:54 Where I work paramedic Fedoseeva had just had twins.
00:47:08 I moved here, and I didn't send her my new address.
00:51:02 What do you suggest on the Borschov case?
00:53:42 My sister's husband Fedul
00:56:38 You are indifferent.
01:00:31 Cut the yelling, cut the scolding
01:04:42 But it was her own fault.
01:08:25 No problem. It's my contribution.
01:14:06 Wait, wait.
01:18:30 Papers for the house.
01:22:20 But the dashing whirlwind Heard the song of love
05:00:05 and then...
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 line05:00:05
Production Record
DirectorGeorgiy Daneliya
LanguageRussian
IMDb votes5,254