An Almost Funny Story
| An Almost Funny Story | |
|---|---|
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| Russian: Почти смешная история | |
| Directed by | Pyotr Fomenko |
| Written by | Emil Braginsky |
| Produced by | Vladimir Predybailov |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Felix Kefchiyan |
| Edited by | G. Ilyukhina |
| Music by | Sergey Nikitin Viktor Berkovsky |
Production company | |
Release date | July 27, 1977[1] |
Running time | 140 min. |
| Country | USSR |
| Language | Russian |
An Almost Funny Story (Russian: Почти смешная история, romanized: Pochti smeshnaya istoriya) is a 1977 Soviet two-part television film directed by Pyotr Fomenko.
Plot
The love story of two already middle-aged people. Two sisters come to a small town on the Volga to rest. One is about fifty, the other is a little younger. They get acquainted with the most ordinary business trip, who does not at all understand that the youngest of the sisters, a little eccentric, fell in love with him at first sight.
Cast
- Olga Antonova as Illaria Pavlovna
- Lyudmila Arinina as Taisia Pavlovna, Illaria's sister
- Mikhail Gluzsky as Viktor Meshkov
- Valentin Gaft as fellow traveler on the train
- Maria Mironova as telegraph operator
- Svetlana Kharitonova as conductor
- Lyudmila Polyakova as a client at the hairdresser
- Boris Leskin as TV master
The songs are performed by Sergey Nikitin and Tatyana Nikitina.[2]
Production
Filming took place in Yaroslavl, Plyos, Odessa, and Moscow.[3]
References
- ^ Раззаков, Федор (6 April 2011). Гибель советского ТВ. Litres. ISBN 9785457021716 – via Google Books.
- ^ "Почти смешная история". Archived from the original on 14 November 2017. Retrieved 8 November 2021.
- ^ "Odessa Film Encyclopedia". An Almost Funny Story.
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