An unemployed astrophysicist finds a job of a docker at a grocery store, where he falls in love with a street-wise saleswoman in the produce department. But the groom runs away at the wedding reception.
Acting
Mironov's neurotic genius meets Dogileva's earthy warmth — pure chemistry.
Direction
Bortko balances satire and tenderness without Soviet propaganda heaviness.
Writing
Dialogue that makes astrophysics and potato pricing equally poetic.
Director
Vladimir Bortko
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This Perestroika-era hit gently mocked Soviet labor assignments where scientists routinely became manual workers — a real systemic tragedy played for pathos.
Andrey Mironov was already terminally ill during filming; his fragile energy in the role was unintentionally autobiographical. He died months after release.
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