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Forgotten Tune for the Flute

1987 · 2 h 14 min
Directed by Eldar Ryazanov
ComedyDramaRomance

Cast

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Plot

A comfortable Soviet bureaucrat, Filimonov, has a heart attack and begins to reconsider his life, his marriage and a young woman he meets.

Sinekatalog’s take

Eldar Ryazanov's Soviet comedy-drama, Zabytaya melodiya dlya fleyty, with Leonid Filatov, is a satirical and bittersweet look at privilege on the eve of perestroika.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.

Ratings

IMDb: 7.5 / 10 (1,011 votes)
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