Streak of Luck
Release Date: 1983-01-01
Rating : 5.5/10
Duration : 87 minutes
Genres : Fantasy, Science Fiction, Comedy, Drama
Director : Yevgeni Gerasimov, Aleksandr Majorov, Semyon Morozov
Writer :
Polosa vezeniya (literally) 'Streak of Luck' is the fifth film in a Mosfilm "youth" anthology series and comprises three short stories. The first story, 'Vizit' (The Visit) directed by film maker turned politician Yevgeni Gerasimov tells the story of a rural boy visiting his former village girlfriend, now living in Moscow. Next comes a short film by Aleksandr Majorov called 'Zolotye rybki' (Goldfishes) which is based on a story of a magical goldfish brought from a provincial pet store by the late Russian historian and science-fiction and fantasy writer Kir Bulychyov. The final segment and the title of the film, 'Polosa vezeniya' (Streak of Luck) tells the story of a member of staff at a research institute who is offered the job of the department head, but has second thoughts when he discovers the previous boss was unfairly dismissed.
Cast
Oleg Stefan
Natalya Vavilova
Svetlana Nemolyaeva
Galina Polskikh
Vyacheslav Nevinnyy
Tatyana Bozhok