- Don't Play the Fool
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Не валяй дурака Directed by Valeri Chikov Produced by Aleksei Shachnev Starring Mikhail Yevdokimov
Lev Durov
Valeri ZolotukhinMusic by Konstantin Shevelyov Release date(s) 1997 Running time 97 minutes Country Russia Language Russian Don't Play the Fool (Russian: Не валяй' дурака') is russian comedy, parody of Valeri Chikov. It shows unlight relations between The USSR and The USA after Cold War with a tragicomic side.
Plot
Americans have decided to make sure that in the villages of Arkhangelsk diamond deposit is indeed found, and was sent there a submarine under the command of veteran Black, who accompanied the convoys of the Allies during the 2nd World War. As a diversion to the bank was planted with an alcohol barrel (200 liters), caught the local blacksmith Philemon (Evdokimov). On this occasion, staged festivities, which all the American submariners will gradually have been connected against their desire. The black veteran found his grandson, who was born in the family of Philemon.
During the holiday takes place on fire. In a panic, drunk people running away from the barn, where until then sang songs and drank alcohol, but Filimon, risking their lives, enters the burning barn and barrel rolls out of it. Barrel is empty. Barn burns down and falls on the background of the Russian Orthodox Church under the lyrical music.
Philemonwas sentenced to two years in prison for disturbing public order, at home he had confiscated all the weapons.
At the end of the film in the same village arrives Japanese submarine, and Philemon again catches a barrel of pure alcohol...
Actors
- Mikhail Yevdokimov — Philemon
- Lev Durov — Grandfather
- Valeri Zolotukhin — Vanya Taratakin
- Olga Ostroumova — Polina
- Vladimir Kashpur
- Semyon Altov — member of Expedition
- Valeri Chikov
- Grigorii Siyatvinda — Vasya
- Tatiyana Kravchenko
- Alexander Kashpur
- Alexander Pyatkov — "Kutusov"
- Sergei Agapitov — Pashka Goos
- Yuri Oleinikov
- Andrei Nikolaev
- Alexander Wigdorov
- Scott Kinninhaim
- Austin Ti Smot
- Kevin McGeer
References
Categories:- Russian films
- Russian-language films
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