A Noisy Day

A Noisy Day

Year: 1961

Runtime: 101 mins

Language: Russian

Directors: Georgi Natanson, Anatoli Efros

ComedyDramaRomance

On a typical Moscow street a mother lives with her four children in an unremarkable house. One seemingly ordinary day a violent dispute erupts over the packed furniture, but the quarrel is merely a pretext for a deeper clash of worldviews, exposing contrasting values and ideas about life.

Tense
Bittersweet ending
Moderately emotional
Medium intensity
Steady pacing
Moderate complexity

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1

Neighbors visit disrupt routine

The Savin family's routine is disrupted when their neighbors, Ivan Nikitich Lapshin and his son Gena, visit the Moscow apartment. Gena appears shy and embarrassed by his father's borrowing habits, while he quietly harbors feelings for Tatyana. The visit unsettles the already tense dynamics of the day.

Morning Savin family apartment, Moscow
2

Lena fixates on furniture

Lena fixates on furnishing the apartment, talking obsessively about money and possessions. She treats each new piece as a sacred artifact and the tenderness she shows toward the furniture strains the family.

Morning Living room
3

Ink spill sparks confrontation

Oleg accidentally spills ink on the new desk, triggering a sharp confrontation about responsibility and respect. The spill exposes rifts among the siblings and heightens Lena's mounting irritability.

Late morning Living room
4

Aquarium hurled from the window

Lena's anger over the ruined furniture reaches a boiling point and she throws the family aquarium out of the window. The reckless act pushes Oleg toward a breaking point and intensifies the crisis of the day.

Late morning Apartment window
5

Lena pushes Tatyana toward Leonid

Lena pressures Tatyana to consider marrying Fyodor’s colleague, Leonid, as a way to secure money and status. The suggestion unsettles Tatyana and deepens the distance between Lena and Fyodor.

Afternoon Living room
6

Oleg finds solace in Gena

Oleg seeks solace in Gena's quiet support, showing a glimmer of solidarity amid the chaos. They share a moment of understanding as the day wears on.

Afternoon Hallway / Outside the apartment
7

Gena's theft exposed

Gena's attempt to replace the broken aquarium is tainted when it's revealed he used stolen money to buy it. The revelation threatens his relationship with his father and unsettles the fragile balance in the family.

Afternoon Store / Market
8

Lena plans temporary move with Leonid

Lena announces she plans to move in with Leonid temporarily, escalating the family tensions and forcing the others to confront new arrangements. Fyodor's commitment to the plan appears unstable as the day continues.

Afternoon Living room
9

Heated dinner and accusations

During a tense dinner, Klavdiya accuses Lena of sacrificing human values for materialism. The family voices long-simmering resentments as the room becomes charged with anger and fear.

Evening Dining room
10

Gena reconciles with his father

Gena publicly admits his theft and reconciles with his father, a fragile step toward healing the day’s breaches. The moment marks a rare beacon of truth amid the chaos.

Evening Dining room / Living room
11

Oleg rejects the stolen aquarium

Oleg rejects the stolen aquarium, signaling his resistance to the surrounding materialism and choosing a different path. He asserts that possessions do not define him, foreshadowing a potential rebalancing of the family.

Evening Apartment
12

Fyodor departs with Lena and Leonid

Fyodor leaves the apartment with Lena and Leonid, entrusting his unfinished manuscript to his mother, Klavdiya. The moment closes the day with a fractured, but enduring family dynamic and quiet unresolved tensions.

Night Entrance hall / Door

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