Autumn Marathon
| Autumn Marathon | |
|---|---|
 Original film poster | |
| 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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Release date |
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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 Buzykin, 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
[edit]- 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
[edit]- List of submissions to the 52nd Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film
- List of Soviet submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film
References
[edit]- ^ Richard Taylor, Nancy Wood, Julian Graffy, Dina Iordanova (2019). The BFI Companion to Eastern European and Russian Cinema. Bloomsbury. p. 1933. ISBN 978-1838718497.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
External links
[edit]- Autumn Marathon at AllMovie
- Autumn Marathon at IMDb
- Autumn Marathon (in Russian with English subtitles) on YouTube
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