''Peculiarities of the Russian Bath'' (russian: Особенности русской бани, Osobennosti russkoy bani) is a 1999
Russia
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n erotic film directed by Aleksey Rudakov. It was filmed in the wake of the success of
Alexander Rogozhkin
Aleksandr Vladimirovich Rogozhkin (russian: Алекса́ндр Влади́мирович Рого́жкин; 3 October 1949 – 23 October 2021) was a Russian film director and writer.
Career
In 1990, Rogozhkin directed ''Karaul'', which won ...
’s film ''
Peculiarities of the National Hunt
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'' and subsequent sequels.
[The Latest History of Russian Cinema: 1992-1996 / Leonid Popov, Lyubov Arkus. — ]Seans
Seans (russian: Сеанс, meaning Seance in English) is a film magazine published in St. Petersburg, Russia. It has been published since 1989, in 1993 the publishing house of the same name was established. By 2022, more than 100 books have been ...
, 2002 — page 571
The film is included in the list of films banned for open screening in the
Republic of Belarus
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Plot
In the center of the plot of the film are three erotic tales told by the attendant Mitrich to a tipsy company who came to take a steam bath in a
Russian bath.
Cast
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Viktor Bychkov as Mitrich
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Alexander Pyatkov
Alexander Alexandrovich Pyatkov (russian: Александр Александрович Пятков; born July 31, 1950, Moscow) is a Soviet and Russian film and theater actor.
In 2006 he was awarded the title People's Artist of Russia.
Selecte ...
as carpenter
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Oksana Stashenko as mistress
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Vyacheslav Kulakov as godparent
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Lyubov Tikhomirova as bath attendant
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Mikhail Kotov as German officer
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Lyubov Rusakova as blonde
Critical response
Film critic
Sergey Kudryavtsev
Sergey Valentinovich Kudryavtsev (russian: Серге́й Валенти́нович Кудря́вцев) is a Russian film critic and historian.
He graduated from the Gerasimov Institute of Cinematography in 1978 and worked in the office of S ...
twice included the film in his anti-ratings, including as the worst film in a quarter of a century, assigning him 1 point out of 10 possible.
Lyubov Arkus notes the successful choice of Viktor Bychkov for the lead role.
[The Latest History of Russian Cinema: 1992-1996 / Leonid Popov, Lyubov Arkus. — ]Seans
Seans (russian: Сеанс, meaning Seance in English) is a film magazine published in St. Petersburg, Russia. It has been published since 1989, in 1993 the publishing house of the same name was established. By 2022, more than 100 books have been ...
, 2002 — page 571
References
External links
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1992 films
1990s Russian-language films
Russian sex comedy films
1990s sex comedy films
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Pornographic parody films