The Staple Melodramatic Comedy of the Brezhnev Era

FilmCriticLalitRao and Lee Heisenberg you not right

Viktor Bortsov, Leonid Bronevoy, Oleg Menshikov, Sofiya Pilyavskaya, Anatoliy Ravikovich, and Inna Ulyanova in Pokrov Gates (1983)

Oleg Yankovskiy in The Very Same Munchhausen (1980)

Fyodor Dunayevsky and Anastasiya Nemolyaeva in Courier (1986)

The Meeting Place Cannot Be Changed (1979)

Well, just some minor things. For example, "the goat gave an inhuman squeal." That's a little too much.

Norbert Kuchinke and Evgeniy Leonov in Autumn Marathon (1979)

Oleg Basilashvili in Autumn Marathon (1979)

Oleg Basilashvili and Norbert Kuchinke in Autumn Marathon (1979)

Oleg Basilashvili and Marina Neyolova in Autumn Marathon (1979)

Oleg Basilashvili

Natalya Gundareva

Marina Neyolova

Aleksandr Volodin

Georgiy Daneliya

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.

Osenniy marafon

Russian director Georgi Danelia shows in his film that being good is just not enough when one is a liar.

As a subjective concept &apos;goodness&apos; is interpreted in various forms. However, it can be easily assessed if it is seen through the prism of &apos;actions&apos; performed by people. Russian film Osenniy Marafon (Autumn Marathon) is a tragicomic tale wherein the concept of &apos;goodness&apos; abounds through the portrayal of an English-Russian translator who would help anybody in need. His weakness is that he doesn&apos;t know how to refuse anybody who has come to seek help. However, there is more trouble in store for him due to his tendency to intentionally utter numerous false statements to both family members and colleagues. Russian director Georgi Danelia put himself in a creative quandary by making a film about a man who has too many negative qualities despite having a charming outer appearance. This is one reason why authorities who worked for the promotion of Russian cinema were reluctant to promote this film as it chose to depict a philandering liar who would cause immense grief to both his mistress as well as wife. Although the film&apos;s theme might appear a little outdated to contemporary viewers but it was an immense success during its release in late 1970s. This brings us to question why there was tremendous opposition to this film in official circles as adultery has always remained a recurring theme in Russian literature. It is not a secret that many duels were fought with loss of lives over extra marital affairs. Lastly Russian actors namely Oleg Bassilashvili, Natalya Gundareva and Marina Neyolova are credible in their respective roles as husband, wife and mistress who suffer immensely as a web of lies is woven around their erratic lives.

As a subjective concept 'goodness' is interpreted in various forms. However, it can be easily assessed if it is seen through the prism of 'actions' performed by people. Russian film Osenniy Marafon (Autumn Marathon) is a tragicomic tale wherein the concept of 'goodness' abounds through the portrayal of an English-Russian translator who would help anybody in need. His weakness is that he doesn't know how to refuse anybody who has come to seek help. However, there is more trouble in store for him due to his tendency to intentionally utter numerous false statements to both family members and colleagues. Russian director Georgi Danelia put himself in a creative quandary by making a film about a man who has too many negative qualities despite having a charming outer appearance. This is one reason why authorities who worked for the promotion of Russian cinema were reluctant to promote this film as it chose to depict a philandering liar who would cause immense grief to both his mistress as well as wife. Although the film's theme might appear a little outdated to contemporary viewers but it was an immense success during its release in late 1970s. This brings us to question why there was tremendous opposition to this film in official circles as adultery has always remained a recurring theme in Russian literature. It is not a secret that many duels were fought with loss of lives over extra marital affairs. Lastly Russian actors namely Oleg Bassilashvili, Natalya Gundareva and Marina Neyolova are credible in their respective roles as husband, wife and mistress who suffer immensely as a web of lies is woven around their erratic lives.

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