''Forgotten Melody for a Flute'' (russian: Забытая мелодия для флейты, Zabytaya melodiya dlya fleyty) is a 1987 Russian

comedy film A comedy film is a category of film which emphasizes humor. These films are designed to make the audience laugh through amusement. Films in this style traditionally have a happy ending ( black comedy being an exception). Comedy is one of the o ...

directed by

Eldar Ryazanov Eldar Aleksandrovich Ryazanov (russian: Эльдар Александрович Рязанов; 18 November 1927 – 30 November 2015) was a Soviet and Russian film director, screenwriter, poet, actor and pedagogue whose popular comedies, satiriz ...

. The film's plot is based on the stage play of the same name written by Ryazanov and Emil Braginsky.

Plot

It tells the story of a former musician who must make a hard choice between freedom with his mistress and a comfortable life with his wife. Previously, he was a student of a conservatory and a good flute player and now is the husband of an important man's daughter. Himself he is the head of one of the units of the Main Directorate. One day Leonid Semenovich Filimonov feels a physical discomfort; his heart aches, and he is not even forty years old. This unpleasant incident provides an opportunity to get acquainted with Lida – a young nurse from the departmental clinic which becomes a start of a whirlwind romance.

Cast

Leonid Filatov Leonid Alekseyevich Filatov ( rus, links=no, Леонид Алексеевич Филатов, p=lʲɪɐˈnʲit əlʲɪˈksʲejɪvʲɪtɕ fʲɪˈlatəf, a=Lyeonid Alyeksyeyevich Filatov.ru.vorb.oga; 24 December 1946 – 26 October 2003) was a ...

- ''Leonid Filimonov'' *

Tatyana Dogileva Tatyana Anatoliyevna Dogileva (russian: Татья́на Анато́льевна До́гилева; born 27 February 1957) is a Soviet and Russian film and stage actress, Meritorious Artist of Russia (1989), and People's Artist of Russia (200 ...

- ''Lida'' *

Irina Kupchenko Irina Petrovna Kupchenko (russian: Ирина Петровна Купченко; born 1 March 1948 in Vienna) is a Soviet and Russian stage and film actress. She rose to prominence after acting in Andrei Konchalovsky's 1969 movie adaptation of ' ...

- ''Yelena'' *

Valentin Gaft Valentin Iosifovich Gaft (russian: Валенти́н Ио́сифович Гафт; 2 September 1935 – 12 December 2020) was a Soviet and Russian actor. He was People's Artist of the RSFSR (1984). Biography Early life and education Gaft was ...

- ''Odinokov'' * Vsevolod Sanayev - ''Yaroslav Stepanovich'' *

Olga Volkova Olga Volkova may refer to: * Olha Volkova (born 1986), Ukrainian freestyle skier * Olga Volkova (actress) (born 1939), Russian actress {{Hndis, Volkova, Olga ...

- ''Surova'' * Sergei Artsybashev - ''Aleksey Akimovich'' *

Alexander Shirvindt Aleksandr Anatolyevich Shirvindt (russian: Александр Анатольевич Ширвиндт, born July 19, 1934) is a Soviet and Russian stage and film actor, screenwriter and voice actor. People's Artist of the RSFSR (1989). Since 20 ...

- ''Myasoedov'' * Elena Mayorova - ''Lusya, a policeman'' * Vaclav Dvorzhetsky — ''Leonid Filimonov's father'' * Elena Fadeeva — ''Leonid Filimonov's mother'' * Aleksandr Pankratov-Chyorny — ''Sacha, actor'' * Petr Merkuryev — ''conductor of female choir'' *

Eugene Voskresensky Eugene may refer to: People and fictional characters * Eugene (given name), including a list of people and fictional characters with the given name * Eugene (actress) (born 1981), Kim Yoo-jin, South Korean actress and former member of the sin ...

— ''Kirill, Surova's nephew'' * Alexander Samoylenko — ''Sacha, Kirill's partner in crime'' *

Nina Agapova Nina Fyodorovna Agapova (russian: Ни́на Фёдоровна Ага́пова; 30 May 1926 – 19 November 2021) was a Soviet and Russian actress.Ruskino.ru.Nina Agapova Life and career Agapova was born in Moscow in May 1926. She graduated ...

— ''Tatyana Georgievna, secretary'' *

Tatyana Gavrilova Tatiana (or Tatianna, also romanized as Tatyana, Tatjana, Tatijana, etc.) is a female name of Sabine-Roman origin that became widespread in Eastern Europe. Variations * be, Тацця́на, Tatsiana * bg, Татяна, Tatyana * germa ...

— ''actress, (Mayor's wife)'' * Capitolina Ilienko — ''Capitolina Ivanovna'' * Leonid Maryagin — ''Fedor Demyanovich, Filimonov's father in law'' * Valery Pogoreltsev — ''director of amateur theatre'' *

Yuri Suchkov Yuri may refer to: People and fictional characters Given name *Yuri (Slavic name), the Slavic masculine form of the given name George, including a list of people with the given name Yuri, Yury, etc. *Yuri (Japanese name), also Yūri, feminine Jap ...

— ''actor (Khlestakov)'' *

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 ...

— ''bureaucrat on the train'' *

— ''man with telescope''

External links

* 1987 comedy films 1987 films Soviet comedy films Russian comedy films Mosfilm films Films directed by Eldar Ryazanov Films scored by Andrey Petrov {{1980s-comedy-film-stub