Underplayed Gems

Absolutely Seriously (1961)

Absolutely Seriously poster
Original title
Совершенно серьезно
Directed by
Eduard Smoyro, Eduard Abalov, Naum Trakhtenberg, Leonid Gaidai
Genre
comedy film, anthology film
Country
Soviet Union
Runtime
1h 23m
Rating
6.9 of 10 from 19 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

This Soviet anthology film presents a collection of short comedic stories. The most famous segment involves a dog causing a series of mishaps for three bumbling friends.

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What happens

Absolutely Seriously (Russian: Совершенно серьёзно) is a 1961 Soviet comedy anthology film directed by Eldar Ryazanov, Naum Trakhtenberg, Eduard Zmoiro, Vladimir Semakov and Leonid Gaidai. The best known novella is Dog Barbos and Unusual Cross which is often screened separately. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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