Trifles of Life

Trifles of Life
Screenplay byYuri Kamenetskii
Ezhen Shchedrin
Maxim Stishov
Georgi Polonsky
Arkady Stavitskiy
Igor Berg
Directed byVyacheslav Brovkin
Gennady Pavlov
Alexander Pokrovsky
StarringMaria Zubareva
Sergei Kolesnikov
Music byIrakli Gabeli
Country of originRussia
Original languageRussian
No. of episodes74
Production
CinematographyGregory Bulakh
Vladimir Poluhin
Vladimir Kachulin
Felix Kefchiyan
Running time35 min
Original release
Release1992 (1992) –
1997 (1997)

Trifles of Life (Russian: Мелочи жизни, romanizedMelochi zhizni) is the first Russian TV series. Broadcast on Channel One Ostankino in 1992-1995 (first year) and on the Channel One Russia in 1995.[1][2]

Plot

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The married Kuznetsovs are experiencing a midlife crisis — Maria and Sergei do not have feelings for each other anymore. Their children Yulia and Alexander — have grown up and have their own interests. There are financial problems in the family as Sergey loses his job. Famous fashion designer Igor Shvedov starts to make advances for Maria, she agrees to leave her husband for him. Masha goes to the Shvedov but they have a severe quarrel which leads to Masha running away in the night from her new husband. Afterwards she gets admitted to a hospital where it is discovered that she had a miscarriage. Because of Shvedov's advice Masha is sent to a sanatorium in Almaty which is owned by his old friend. On the way Masha dies (the plot was amended because of Maria Zubareva's death, in the original version Masha would return to Sergei).

Cast[3]

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List of series

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  1. Treason
  2. Great Shopping
  3. Very Вourgeois Cinema
  4. Death by Нoroscope
  5. Version
  6. Come on, Вaby!
  7. Fear
  8. Short Сircuit
  9. Frenchwoman for Sorokin
  10. Winning a Тram Тicket
  11. Visitors
  12. Laugh, Сlown
  13. Under the New Year
  14. Godfather
  15. Family Detective
  16. Smuggling
  17. Trouble
  18. This Сool Сlassic
  19. Care
  20. New model of Igor Shvedov
  21. Soup From an Аx
  22. Best Friend
  23. In free fall
  24. Abduction
  25. Dangerous Аdventures
  26. Scrolls
  27. Family Status
  28. Face-to-face Вetting
  29. Conspiracy
  30. Rivals
  31. A Virtuous Уoung Lady
  32. Wedding gift
  33. Ordered the Рoet?
  34. Fatal Passions
  35. Chef for Sale
  36. Lieutenant Shvedov's son
  37. The Survivors
  38. Trap
  39. Poor Relative
  40. Darling, are we Getting Мarried?
  41. Menu for the Еxtortionist
  42. Suspicions, suspicions
  43. Critical Age
  44. Abandoned Father
  45. For me, he died...
  46. You Сan Not Вreak the whip
  47. Fate is Swarming
  48. Coincidence
  49. Dear Borya
  50. Cursed Рills
  51. The Мotive of the Сrime
  52. To be Сontinued…
  53. Silver Wedding
  54. Changing of the Guard
  55. Daddies, fathers, papules
  56. Secret Тask
  57. Bird's Мilk
  58. I Will Live — Never Fly
  59. Big Game
  60. A Determined Woman
  61. People and Nonhumans
  62. Kidnapping
  63. Face-to-face Вetting
  64. Old Wolves
  65. In the Мiddle of the Day…
  66. I Нave No Words!
  67. Only a Few Days Left
  68. Life is Аwry
  69. Emptiness
  70. ... If Оld Аge Сould!
  71. The Gold Prize
  72. People
  73. Classic Мove
  74. Your Сhance

References

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  1. ^ Мелочи жизни at the seria-z.net
  2. ^ "Сериалу — 20 лет". Komsomolskaya Pravda. Archived from the original on 2013-07-27.
  3. ^ Мелочи жизни (1992-1997) — актёры и роли
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