Autumn Marathon

1979 1h 29m RU

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7.1

SOLID

★7.1TMDB · 70

DramaRomanceComedy

Synopsis

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Middle-aged university professor desperately tries to strike a balance in his life between his wife and his mistress, slowly getting bogged down in his own lies.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Oleg Basilashvili
Андрей Бузыкин
Natalya Gundareva
Нина Евлампиевна Бузыкина
Marina Neyolova
Алла
Galina Volchek
Варвара Никитична, «Дюймовочка», однокурсница Бузыкина
Evgeni Leonov
Василий Игнатьич Харитонов, сосед Бузыкина
Nikolay Kryuchkov
дядя Коля, сосед Аллы по коммунальной квартире
Vladimir Grammatikov
Пташук, друг Аллы
Boryslav Brondukov
защитник при ДТП

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Georgiy Daneliya
Writers: Aleksandr Volodin
Languages: Russian
Countries: Soviet Union

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RUNTIME

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89 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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2 / 8

ERA

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

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3 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Georgiy Daneliya, shot by Sergey Vronsky. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Andrey Petrov. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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

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6 / 8

CAST

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Oleg Basilashvili and Natalya Gundareva and Marina Neyolova carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0079679 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

WILD

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Only 70 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Georgiy Daneliya directs. Sergey Vronsky behind the camera. Andrey Petrov scores. Tatyana Egorycheva cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Soviet Union. Dialogue in Russian.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

189 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
247 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
3Directed by Georgiy Daneliya, shot by Sergey Vronsky. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Andrey Petrov. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Tatyana Egorycheva shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Oleg Basilashvili and Natalya Gundareva and Marina Neyolova carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt0079679 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 70 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.