Polosa vezeniya (literally) ‘Streak of Luck’ is the fifth film in a Mosfilm “youth” anthology series and comprises three short stories. The first story, ‘Vizit’ (The Visit) directed by film maker turned politician Yevgeni Gerasimov tells the story of a rural boy visiting his former village girlfriend, now living in Moscow. Next comes a short film by Aleksandr Majorov called ‘Zolotye rybki’ (Goldfishes) which is based on a story of a magical goldfish brought from a provincial pet store by the late Russian historian and science-fiction and fantasy writer Kir Bulychyov. The final segment and the title of the film, ‘Polosa vezeniya’ (Streak of Luck)tells the story of a member of staff at a research institute who is offered the job of the department head, but has second thoughts when he discovers the previous boss was unfairly dismissed. |
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Ratings: | IMDB: 6.6/10 | |
Released: | January 1, 1983 | |
Runtime: | 87 min | |
Genres: | Drama Comedy Fantasy | |
Companies: | Studio "Debut" Mosfilm | |
Cast: | Galina Polskikh Svetlana Nemolyaeva Natalya Vavilova Oleg Shtefanko | |
Crew: | Evgeniy Gerasimov Semyon Morozov Viktor Merezhko Kir Bulychyov Valentin Chernykh Aleksandr Majorov Vladimir Makanin | |
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