Courier (1986)
- Original title
- Курьер
- Directed by
- Karen Shakhnazarov
- Genre
- comedy drama, teen film, romance film
- Country
- Soviet Union
- Runtime
- 1h 28m
- Rated
- 16+
- Rating
- 7.4 of 10 from 141 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.
How it feels
A teenage boy takes a job as a courier and navigates awkward relationships with his boss's daughter and his own family. The story shows the daily life and troubles of young people in the Soviet 1980s.
wrylightheartedbittersweetwhimsicalgroundedobservationalcoming-of-agemelancholic
What happens
Courier (Russian: Курьер, romanized: Kuryer), also known as Messenger Boy, is a 1986 Soviet romantic comedy-drama film directed by Karen Shakhnazarov based on a screenplay by Alexander Borodyansky and Shakhnazarov's short story of the same name, published in the April 1982 issue of the magazine Yunost. The plot revolves around the problems of perestroika-era youth and was filmed by the Creative Association of Comedy and Musical Films of the Mosfilm Studio from May to August 1986. It is one of the first Soviet films to feature breakdancing. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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