An Old Fashioned Pittsburgh Romance by Margaret F. Soboslay
| Role Romance | |
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| Russian | Служебный роман |
| Directed by | Eldar Ryazanov |
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| Based on | Co-workers
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| Starring |
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| Cinematography | Vladimir Nakhabtsev |
| Music by | Andrei Petrov |
| Distributed past | Mosfilm |
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| Running time | 159 minutes |
| State | Soviet Union |
| Linguistic communication | Russian |
| Budget | 500,000 rubles |
Role Romance (Russian: Служебный роман, romanized: Sluzhebny roman ) is a Soviet comedy moving-picture show directed by Eldar Ryazanov. It was filmed at Mosfilm in 1976 and released in 1977. The film'southward plot is based on the stageplay Co-workers ( Сослуживцы ) written by Eldar Ryazanov and Emil Braginsky, and tells the story of Ludmila Kalugina, head of a statistical bureau, and her subordinate, economist Anatoly Novoseltsev, who come from mutual disfavor to love.
Function Romance was a box office success, the leader of Soviet motion-picture show distribution in 1978 and still enjoys wide popularity in the former Soviet republics.
Both romantic drama and screwball comedy, the film is noted for its scenes of Moscow in the late 1970s, and for its comical depiction of the everyday life and customs of Soviet club during the Era of Stagnation.
Plot [edit]
The action takes place in Moscow in 1976. Anatoly Yefremovich Novoseltsev, a clumsy single father of two sons, works at a statistical bureau. His boss is a strict single adult female in her late 30s, Ludmila Prokofievna Kalugina, nicknamed "our frump" ( наша мымра , also translated "our hag") by her subordinates. He dreams well-nigh a promotion and a heighten, just he is likewise timid to talk to his boss about information technology. His former classmate and old friend, Yuri Grigorievich Samokhvalov suggests appointing his old friend as a head of the light manufacture section, but Kalugina rejects the advice. Then, following Samokhvalov'due south communication, Novoseltsev unwillingly tries to flirt with "the Frump" at a political party in Samokhvalov'due south apartment, but Kalugina gets very bellyaching at his attempts to impress her. Eventually drunk Novoseltsev becomes frustrated and tells Kalugina that he considers her "dry, inhuman and heartless".
The following morning Novoseltsev comes to her role to repent, simply then all of a sudden Kalugina bursts into tears, revealing that his accusations from the night before hurt her. They have a middle-to-centre chat and they start getting closer and soon fall in dearest with each other. Kalugina, having thrown off her "protective mask" of a hard-hearted woman, becomes more aware of her femininity and surprises anybody with her new elegant dress and charming expect.
The human relationship betwixt Anatoly and Ludmila evolves, full of comical situations and repartees. At the aforementioned time drama unfolds between Olga Ryzhova and Yuri Samokhvalov who were dating many years ago at a academy. Now both of them have families but Olga's romantic feelings are revived after meeting Samokhvalov at the office. Even so, he treats her like just a friend. She begins to write him dear letters, which she passes to him through Verochka, the Frump'southward secretary. Samokhvalov, tired of the moving ridge of dear messages, tells about the state of affairs to the meddlesome Shura, a local labor matrimony committee activist and the biggest talebearer in the office. He gives her the messages and asks her to "sort out the problem" at the session of the committee. Subsequently, Ryzhova, broken-hearted and humiliated, asks Samokhvalov to return the letters to her and gets dorsum to her normal life.
At an earlier betoken when Novoseltsev had learned about Samokhvalov's showing his good friend Ryzhova's honey letters to Shura, he completely boils over. Novoseltsev suddenly slaps Samakhalov hard in the face. Samokhvalov takes revenge by disclosing Novoseltsev'south initial "program" to Kalugina. She is shocked and wants to give up on Novoseltsev. She calls him up to her office, tells him about her decision to appoint him as head of the low-cal industry section and to stop their relationship. Novoseltsev feels ashamed and admits that their relationship indeed started purely for mercenary reasons, merely insists that he has come to love her. Kalugina brushes him off. In his turn he rejects the appointment and tenders his resignation. Kalugina refuses to dismiss Novoseltsev to spite him. They have a peppery argument which results in a noisy scuffle correct in the role. Everything ends up as Novoseltsev, trying to escape from the furious Ludmila, runs out of the building, jumps on a back seat of a car (that turns out to be Kalugina's service vehicle with a personal chauffeur), she follows him angrily, but Novoseltsev manages to soothe her, and they are seen embracing. A subtitle suggests that in 9 months there volition exist three boys in Novoseltsev's family, i.eastward. that Anatoly and Ludmila will later have a son.
Casting and production [edit]
- Alisa Freindlich was the film director's principal choice for the office of Kalugina. Eldar Ryazanov created the character with Freindlich in heed. Moreover, he started working on the screenplay seriously just after securing consent of all the actors he wanted to bandage to participate in the pic. It was a rare case in Soviet movie theater when a director would be allowed to cast all actors of his own pick without preliminary screen-tests and blessing of the Art Council.[1] [2] Ryazanov worried that Freindlich would non be able to come to Moscow for shooting of the picture show because of stage performances and rehearsals she was decorated with in her native Leningrad. So he assured both the actress and her management that she would be immune to go to Petrograd on the first demand. It came out that she was compelled to leave for the theater often, and thus traveled betwixt Moscow and St. petersburg all the fourth dimension.[1]
- In order to create a genuine image of a frumpy dominate, Ryazanov and Freindlich searched through all the wardrobes of the studio for baggy, old-fashioned clothes. Cameraman Vladimir Nakhabtsev brought to the studio the quondam thick-frammed glasses that belonged to his male parent - they helped to complete the image.[1] [3]
- Ryazanov took some risk casting Andrey Myagkov for the second time for the function of a clumsy intellectual, similar to this in 1975 hitting The Irony of Fate. Non anybody agreed with the director'southward determination upon casting. Oleg Basilashvili didn't like the role of the "villain" Samokhvalov. Similar Freindlich, he had to travel oftentimes betwixt Moscow and Saint petersburg due to obligations on the St. petersburg stage, and he believed that his worn-out wait would exist ideal to portray an unkempt and humble Novoseltsev. Afterward, during the shooting he admitted that the manager's selection was correct. But it was a hard chore for brand-upwardly artists to make a glossy complacent Samokhvalov out of the exhausted Basilashvili, and, on the contrary, a sloppy bachelor Novoseltsev out of the refined Myagkov.[1] [two] [3]
- One of few roles for which screen-tests were taken was the role of the activist Shura. Actress Ludmila Ivanova, who in real life was caput of a local labor union commission at the Sovremennik Theatre, got into the office quickly and was the almost disarming when she shouted out: "Comrades, donate 50 copecks!"
Audience reaction, critical reception and awards [edit]
Office Romance was a Soviet hitting movie in 1978 having 58.4 million viewers,[4] and still remains 1 of the nigh popular Soviet-era films in Russia and other one-time Soviet republics. Alisa Freindlich and Andrey Myagkov were named Best Actors of the twelvemonth past readers of Soviet Screen magazine.
The film received full general approving from critics; there was not one negative review of the moving-picture show. Loftier artistical level, skills and organic collaboration of managing director and actors were noted, too every bit bright portrayal of Moscow, comic elements in parallel with investigation of moral issues.
Members of the Land Fine art Council nominated the leading actors for the USSR State Prize. Alisa Freindlich was the only lead one who didn't receive the Prize - according to the rules of that fourth dimension, an actor couldn't exist given a new prize within 2 years of getting a previous ane, and Freindlich had already been awarded for her phase performance a year before the release of the motion-picture show.[ane] [iii]
On the 40th anniversary of the film's release, Google released a Google Putter in its honor for Russia and Ukraine.[v] [6]
In 2011 a remake was released, titled Office Romance. Our Time, with Sarik Andreasyan serving every bit director.
Soundtrack [edit]
The songs from the film, performed by Alisa Freindlich and Andrey Myagkov, became hits in the USSR.
- "Моей душе покоя нет" (For The Sake O' Somebody; verbatim: "My soul has no residue") by Andrei Petrov – Robert Burns, translation by Samuil Marshak – the chief theme; two versions sung past Alisa Freindlich and Andrey Myagkov.
- "Нас в набитых трамваях болтает" (We Are Jolted in Crowded Trams) by Andrei Petrov – Yevgeny Yevtushenko, sung past Andrey Myagkov.
- "Обрываются речи влюблённых / Облетают последние маки" (Lovers' Talks Stop Suddenly / The Last Poppies Shed Their Petals) past Andrei Petrov – Nikolay Zabolotsky – Ii songs with the same music by different lyrics, sung by Alisa Freindlich and Andrey Myagkov respectively.
- "Песенка о погоде" (A Song About Weather), also known as "У природы нет плохой погоды" (Nature Has No Bad Weather), by Andrei Petrov – Eldar Ryazanov, sung by Alisa Freindlich.
- "Увертюра" (Overture) by Andrei Petrov – Robert Burns – based on the main theme and "Lovers' Talks Stop Suddenly", opens the moving picture.
- "Утро" (Morning), instrumental past Andrei Petrov.
- "Дождь" (Rain), instrumental past Andrei Petrov, based on "A Song About Weather".
- "Танец воспоминаний" (The Trip the light fantastic toe of Remembrances), instrumental by Andrei Petrov, based on the primary theme.
- "Осень" (Autumn), instrumental by Andrei Petrov
- "Финал" (Concluding) past Andrei Petrov – Robert Burns, based on the primary theme.[7]
In 2004, DJ Groove from Petrograd released remixes of the principal themes of the film that were oft broadcast by local radio stations.[8]
Cast [edit]
| Player | Part |
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| Andrey Myagkov | Anatoly Yefremovich Novoseltsev |
| Alisa Freindlich | Ludmila Prokofievna Kalugina |
| Oleg Basilashvili | Yuri Grigoryevich Samokhvalov |
| Svetlana Nemolyayeva | Olga Petrovna Ryzhova |
| Liya Akhedzhakova | role secretary Verochka |
| Lyudmila Ivanova | labor matrimony activist Shura |
| Georgi Burkov | logistics manager |
| Pyotr Shcherbakov | Pyotr Ivanovich Bublikov |
| Nelly Pshennaya | Samokhvalov's married woman |
| Alik Denisov | Vova Novoseltsev |
References [edit]
- ^ a b c d e ""Function Romance"- the novel about love and friendship". Moskovskij Komsomolets (in Russian). 2007-11-26. Retrieved 2008-01-17 .
- ^ a b ""Eldar Ryazanov about his collaboration with Alisa Freindlich and making of "Part Romance""" (in Russian). eldar-ryazanov.ru. Retrieved 2008-01-17 .
- ^ a b c "The 30 year long "Office Romance"". Moskovskij Komsomolets (in Russian). 2007-xi-29. Retrieved 2008-01-17 .
- ^ "Office Romance at KinoExpert.ru" (in Russian). KinoExpert.ru. Retrieved 2007-12-25 .
- ^ "104th Anniversary of Motion picture "Office Romance"". October 26, 2017. Archived from the original on October 25, 2017.
- ^ "Google создал дудл в честь юбилея фильма "Служебный роман"". aif. October 26, 2017. Archived from the original on October 25, 2017.
- ^ "Songs from "Office Romance"" (in Russian). Retrieved 2007-12-30 .
- ^ "DJ Groove Служебный Роман on YouTube". Archived from the original on 2018-05-18. Retrieved 2007-12-thirty .
External links [edit]
- Function Romance, Episode 1 (in Russian with English subtitles) on YouTube
- Function Romance, Episode two (in Russian with English subtitles) on YouTube
- Role Romance at IMDb
- Part Romance at AllMovie
- A Tribute to the Film (in Russian)
- Film Gallery 1
- Film Gallery ii
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