Afonya


Afonya Russian is a Soviet film produced by Mosfilm and first released in 1975. The film became the Soviet box office leader of 1975 with a total of 62.2 million ticket sales. The film was shot on location in Yaroslavl.

At a dance Afonya meets young nurse Katya Snegireva Yevgeniya Simonova, who knows about him through her brother, who used to play in Afonyas volleyball team. Afonya doesnt pay her much attention, because hes more interested in older women and already has his eye on one at the dance. However, a romantic walk with the older woman after the dance is over before it begins Afonya is challenged to a fight by a hooligan, who hed quarreled with at the dance. The hooligans friends join in, and finish the unequal fight. Katya worries for Afonyas safety, and calls the police which will only bring Afonya to the committees attention again.At a regular work call Borshchov meets Helen Nina Maslova and falls in love at first sight. He starts finding any excuse to work in her flat even fooling a tenant, astronomer Gotlib Roninson, by swapping his new Finnish sink for an old one, so he can install the Finnish sink in Helens home as a gift. In his dreams Afonya sees a family idyll with his wife Helen and their perfect children. ........

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