Peculiarities of the National Hunt (Osobennosti natsionalnoy ohoty)

The film "Peculiarities of the National Hunt" (1995), directed by Alexander Rogozhkin, featuring music by Vladislav Panchenko and cinematography by Andrey Zhegalov, is a captivating comedy that became an absolute hit in the Russian cinema of 1995.

Starring Viktor Bychkov, Alexey Buldakov, Semen Strugatsky, Sergey Gusinsky, Sergey Russkin, Ville Haapasalo, Alexander Zavyalov, Yuri Makusinsky, Igor Dobryakov, Sergey Kupriyanov, and Igor Sergeyev.

The plot revolves around a young Finnish hunting specialist, Raivo, who persuades his Russian friend to help him experience a real Russian hunt to become acquainted with the customs and habits of Russian hunters. The viewer is taken through familiar endless feasts with subsequent adventures, saturated with the strong scent of vodka. Raivo, though surprised by the local customs, comes to appreciate the uniqueness of historical traditions, comparing them with the peculiarities of the present.

The film gained popularity and audience recognition, topping the cinema charts. Its success led to two sequels: "Operation 'Happy New Year!'" (1996) and "Peculiarities of the National Fishing" (1998). The main characters - General Michalych (Alexey Buldakov), Forester Kuzmich (Viktor Bychkov), and Lev Solovyovitch (Semen Strugatsky) - became integral national heroes.

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Molodoy finskiy spetsialist po ohote, Rayve, ugovarivaet svoego russkogo druga pomoch emu pouchastvovat v nastoyashchey russkoy ohote, daby poznakomitsya s nravami i privychkami russkih ohotnikov. Do boli znakomye nam beskonechnye zastolya s posleduyushchimi priklyucheniyami, nasyshchennymi krepkim zapahom vodki, neprestanno udivlyayut i porazhayut Rayve, no vse zhe, sopostavlyaya traditsii istoricheskogo proshlogo so svoeobraziem nastoyashchego, finn ne zhaleet o poteryannom vremeni...

Film stal bezuslovnym liderom rossiyskogo kinoprokata 1995 goda, otmechen premiyami festivalya "Kinotavr", pozdnee byl priznan poistine "narodnoy" komediey i vyzval k zhizni dva prodolzheniya - "Operatsiya "S Novym godom!" (1996) i "Osobennosti natsionalnoy rybalki" (1998), a glavnye ego personazhi - general Mihalych (Aleksey Buldakov), eger Kuzmich (Viktor Bychkov) i Leva Soloveychik (Semen Strugachev) - stali nastoyashchimi natsionalnymi geroyami.