Peculiarities of the National Fishing

1998 1h 35m RU

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6.6

SOLID

★6.6TMDB · 103

Comedy

Synopsis

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General Ivolgin, forester Kuzmich, and good-natured Lyova lose their way on a fishing trip and wind up in a neighboring country, where they decide to have a good time anyway but end up leaving their vodka and fishing equipment behind.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Aleksei Buldakov
генерал Иволгин, Михалыч
Viktor Bychkov
егерь Кузьмич
Semyon Strugachyov
Лёва Соловейчик
Ville Haapasalo
Райво
Sergey Russkin
Сергей Олегович
Andrey Krasko
Витёк
Olga Samoshina
дама в сарайчике
Aleksandr Zavyalov
слесарь

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Aleksandr Rogozhkin
Writers: Aleksandr Rogozhkin
Languages: Russian, Finnish
Countries: Russia

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ERA

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28 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: Russian, Finnish.

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CINEMA

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Part of the "Peculiarities of the National… Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Aleksandr Rogozhkin, shot by Valeri Martynov. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Yuliya Rumyantseva shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Aleksei Buldakov and Viktor Bychkov and Semyon Strugachyov carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0185584 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Aleksandr Rogozhkin directs. Valeri Martynov behind the camera. Yuliya Rumyantseva cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Russia. Dialogue in Russian, Finnish.

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128 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
2Dialogue crosses 2 languages: Russian, Finnish.
3Part of the "Peculiarities of the National… Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4Directed by Aleksandr Rogozhkin, shot by Valeri Martynov. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Editor Yuliya Rumyantseva shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Aleksei Buldakov and Viktor Bychkov and Semyon Strugachyov carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt0185584 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.