Office Romance

Office Romance

Oct. 26, 1977Soviet Union159 Min.Not Rated
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Synopsis

Office Romance (Служебный роман / Sluzhebnyj roman) is a 1977 Soviet rom-com directed by Eldar Ryazanov. It is based on the play, Co-workers (Сослуживцы / Sosluzhivtsy), written by Eldar Ryazanov and Emil Braginsky. It’s one of the Soviet Union’s most beloved comedies and one of director Ryazanov’s many popular movies, including The Irony of Fate and Beware of the Car!

The film tells the story of an unexpected workplace romance. Anatoli Yefremovich Novoseltsev works at a government statistics bureau in Moscow. The director of his division is a bossy woman named Ludmila Prokopievna Kalugina. When an old friend tries to get Anatoli a promotion, Ludmila objects.

Following that, Anatoli’s friend suggests that Anatoli flirt with Ludmila to help with the promotion. However, Anatoli and Ludmila, soon end up falling in love with each other – an office romance which surprises everyone.

Office Romance
Original title Служебный роман
IMDb Rating 8.4 7,014 votes
TMDb Rating 8.1 95 votes

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Alisa Freyndlikh isЛюдмила Прокофьевна Калугина
Людмила Прокофьевна Калугина
Andrey Myagkov isАнатолий Ефремович Новосельцев
Анатолий Ефремович Новосельцев
Svetlana Nemolyaeva isОльга Петровна Рыжова
Ольга Петровна Рыжова
Liya Akhedzhakova isсекретарша Верочка
секретарша Верочка
Oleg Basilashvili isЮрий Григорьевич Самохвалов
Юрий Григорьевич Самохвалов
Pyotr Shcherbakov isПетр Иванович Бубликов
Петр Иванович Бубликов
Georgi Burkov isзавхоз
завхоз
Mariya Vinogradova isчлен инвентаризационной комиссии
член инвентаризационной комиссии
Nelli Pshyonnaya isжена Самохвалова
жена Самохвалова