Herfstmarathon

The main character of this tragicomedy, Bouzykine, has a gift for attracting people. He is always ready to offer his helping hand and cannot refuse anyone. A kind and gentle person, Bouzykine never thinks about himself, thus getting in all kinds of complicated situations. Making a choice, showing a preference for something or somebody at the expense of others is always a problem for him. This goes for his private life, too. Unwilling to cause pain to his mistress, he unintentionally hurts his wife, unable to make a final decision till the last moment. However, he tries to change the habitual course of events, and almost succeeds.

Awards: Big Golden Shell at the San Sebastian IFF, 1979; Prize for Best Actor (Yevgheny Leonov) and Jury Prize FIPRESCI at the Venice IFF, 1979; Grand-Prix at the Shamruss IFF of Comedies, 1980

Special features: Pictures and filmography of the film’s authors; Candids from the shooting ground; Music of the composer A. Petrov

Title: AUTUMN MARATHON
Collection: Director
Studio: Mosfilm
Year of release: 1979
Genre: drama
Director: Georgy Danelia
Script: Alexander Volodin
Camera: Sergei Vronsky
Music by: Andrei Petrov
Cast: Oleg Bassilashvili, Natalya Gundareva, Marina Neyolova, Yevgheny Leonov, Norbert Kuchinke, Nikolai Kriuchkov, Galina Volchek, Borislav Brondukov, Vladimir Grammatikov, Nikita Podgorny, Vadim Medvedev
Running time: 94

Color Format System Sound Subtitles Zone
Colored 4:3 NTSC PAL Russian, English, French, Spanish (voice-over) Russian, English, French, German, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, Dutch, Swedish, Arabic, Hebrew, Chinese, Japanese