The Zavyalov Weirdos
(1979)
★ 8 IMDb · 3 votes
Year: 1979
Runtime: 70 мин
Country: Soviet Union
Director: Анатолий Дубинкин, Валерий Гурьянов, Эрнест Ясан
Cast: Иван Криворучко, Михаил Кокшенов, Наталья Назарова, Виктор Павлов, Александр Соколов, Владимир Кашпур, Майя Блинова, Георгий Тейх, Виталий Матвеев, Николай Солодилов
Plot
A film anthology featuring three stories: 1) “The Capron Christmas Tree” - Two men and a city dandy, courting a village girl, return home on New Year’s Eve, with the dandy’s nylon Christmas tree gift offending the men. 2) “A Ticket for the Second Showing” - Timofey, an elderly village swindler, regrets his life and prays to Saint Nicholas for a second chance. 3) “The Version” - A rural braggart recounts his city adventure with a restaurant manager, challenging disbelievers to join him on a repeat trip.