Say a Word for the Poor Hussar (1981)

Original title

О бедном гусаре замолвите слово

Directed by

Eldar Ryazanov

Genre

musical film, comedy drama, romance film, historical film

Country

Soviet Union

Runtime

2h 41m

Rating

6.8 of 10 from 39 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

The catalogue in 3D

The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.

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How it feels

In 19th century Russia, a traveling theater troupe gets entangled with a regiment of hussars. The soldiers and performers try to outwit a corrupt official who is causing trouble for them.

whimsicalsentimentalbittersweetlivelyromanticmelancholicnostalgicwhimsical

What happens

Say a Word for the Poor Hussar (Russian: О бедном гусаре замолвите слово), translit. O bednom gusare zamolvite slovo. Literary “Put a good word for a poor hussar”) is a 1981 Soviet film directed by Eldar Ryazanov, shot in the style of a historical tragicomedy. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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