Overview
A film anthology featuring three stories: 1) “The Capron Christmas Tree” - Two men and a city dandy, courting a village girl, return home on New Year’s Eve, with the dandy’s nylon Christmas tree gift offending the men. 2) “A Ticket for the Second Showing” - Timofey, an elderly village swindler, regrets his life and prays to Saint Nicholas for a second chance. 3) “The Version” - A rural braggart recounts his city adventure with a restaurant manager, challenging disbelievers to join him on a repeat trip.
Director and cast
- Ivan Krivoruchko as Павел (роман «Капроновая ёлочка»)
- Mikhail Kokshenov as Фёдор (роман «Капроновая ёлочка»)
- Natalya Nazarova as Нюра (роман «Капроновая ёлочка»)
- Viktor Pavlov as снабженец (роман «Капроновая ёлочка»)
- Aleksandr Sokolov as снабженец (роман «Капроновая ёлочка»)
- Vladimir Kashpur as Тимофей (роман «Билетик на второй сеанс»)
- Maya Blinova as Полина Тепляшкина (роман «Билетик на второй сеанс»)
- Georgiy Teykh as тесть (роман «Билетик на второй сеанс»)
- Vitaliy Matveyev as Ермолай (роман «Билетик на второй сеанс»)
- Nikolay Solodilov as инвалид (роман «Билетик на второй сеанс»)
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