Autumn Marathon | |
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Directed by | Georgiy Daneliya |
Written by | Aleksandr Volodin |
Starring | Oleg Basilashvili Natalya Gundareva Yevgeni Leonov Marina Neyolova |
Cinematography | Sergei Vronsky |
Edited by | Tatyana Yegorychyova |
Music by | Andrei Petrov |
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Running time | 90 minutes |
Country | Soviet Union |
Language | Russian |
Autumn Marathon (Russian: Осенний марафон, romanized: Osenniy marafon) is a 1979 Soviet romantic comedy-drama, a winner of 1979 Venice Film Festival, San Sebastian Film Festival and 1980 Berlin Film Festival awards in the best director and best actor categories.[1] It was also selected as the Soviet entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 52nd Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee.[2]
It starred Oleg Basilashvili as Andrei Bouzykine, a married English-to-Russian translator in Leningrad who is going through a mid-life crisis and struggling to stand up for himself in his tangled relationships with his wife, mistress, neighbors, and co-workers. The cast included such notable Soviet performers as Yevgeny Leonov, Natalya Gundareva, Marina Neyolova, Borislav Brondukov, Nikolai Kryuchkov, and Galina Volchek. It was directed by Georgiy Daneliya.
Cast
- Oleg Basilashvili as Andrey Pavlovich Buzykin
- Natalya Gundareva as Nina Yevlampyevna Buzykina
- Marina Neyolova as Alla Mikhaylovna Yermakova – Buzykin's Mistress
- Yevgeny Leonov as Vasily Ignatyevich Kharitonov – Buzykin's Neighbour
- Norbert Kuchinke as Bill Hansen, Danish Professor
- Nikolai Kryuchkov as Uncle Kolya, Alla's Neighbour
- Galina Volchek as Varvara Nikitichna
- Olga Bogdanova as Yelena – Buzykin's Daughter (as O.Bogdanova)
See also
References
External links
- Autumn Marathon at AllMovie
- Autumn Marathon at IMDb
- Autumn Marathon (in Russian with English subtitles) on YouTube