Zigzag of Success

Year: 1968

Runtime: 88 mins

Language: Russian

Director: Eldar Ryazanov

Comedy

In a provincial town, the staff of the “Contemporary” photo studio grapple with daily woes: the director worries about missing production targets, receptionist Alevtina longs for marriage, and photographer Vladimir Oreshnikov dreams of a professional career. Oreshnikov secretly uses 20 rubles from the workers’ mutual aid fund to buy a lottery bond and wins 10,000 rubles. His colleagues demand the prize be shared, believing the money was public, leading to a dispute that is finally settled on New Year's Eve as the clock chimes.

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