Afonya

About Afonya

Afonya Borshev is a plumber who drinks a lot, flirts a lot and doesn't care too much about tomorrow. His wife left him, his boss placed him on probation, his whole life is falling apart, but he doesn't realize it.

Afonya is a 1975 comedy romance film directed by Georgiy Daneliya. Its themes are alcoholism, dancing, soviet union, and social satire.

Leonid Kuravlyov stars as Afonya, Yevgeniya Simonova as Katya, Evgeni Leonov as Kolya, and Savely Kramarov as Egoza. It runs 92 minutes and was released in October 1975.

The screenplay is by Aleksandr Borodyanskiy.

Blue Valentine, Her, and Ted make useful companions to Afonya, all filed under love. TMDB voters put it at 7.7 out of 10 across 167 votes.