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Three Soviet comedies walk into a bar, and only one has a drunk King Louis XIV.
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Au-u! (1976)

absurdist anthologyrural Soviet charmtheatrical chaos

Overview

Comedy

The film comprises three cinematic novellas: (1) “And They Arrived at the Peasant’s Hut… or the Adventures of Writer Senya in Search of the Hidden Word,” in which writer Senya draws inspiration for his rural novels from his housekeeper Yermolayevna’s tales; (2) “The Song, or How the Great Louarsab Organized a Choir,” where a city visitor attempts to form a choir of centenarian elders in a Georgian mountain village; (3) “What Is Our Life?! or What Is Our Life?!”—during a musical reenactment of pre-Revolutionary France, a drunken actor’s tardiness forces King Louis XIV (also the theater committee chairman) and the cast to improvise the play’s ending.

Flag of SUSURussian
Content warning
киноальманахalmanac of films
art vs. lifecreative desperationcommunity ritualsthe absurdity of authority

Standout Aspects

Acting

Nevinnyy's neurotic writer energy is peak Soviet everyman comedy.

Writing

Meta-theatrical finale where the play collapses gloriously into itself.

Direction

Three directors, three distinct flavors — surprisingly cohesive chaos.

Best for:Solo: For when you want Soviet comedy that doesn't take itself seriously.·Friends: Weird enough to bond over, wholesome enough not to start arguments.·Rewatch: Three different films — pick your favorite chapter next time.
Heads up:Language: Russian with likely no subtitles; prepare to ride the visual comedy wave.
Gerald Bezhanov

Director

Gerald Bezhanov

ReleasedJul 5, 1976
0
StatusReleased

Vibe

Pacesteady
Intensitylow
Tonelight
Feellight
Mosfilm

Top Cast

Vyacheslav Nevinnyy

Vyacheslav Nevinnyy

писатель Сеня («И подъехали к избе сваты… Или похождения писателя Сени в поисках слова затаённого»)

Nadezhda Rumyantseva

Nadezhda Rumyantseva

жена Сени («И подъехали к избе сваты… Или похождения писателя Сени в поисках слова затаённого»)

Georgiy Vitsin

Georgiy Vitsin

учёный-этнограф («И подъехали к избе сваты… Или похождения писателя Сени в поисках слова затаённого»)

Nikolai Parfyonov

Nikolai Parfyonov

житель деревни («И подъехали к избе сваты… Или похождения писателя Сени в поисках слова затаённого»)

Natalya Krachkovskaya

Natalya Krachkovskaya

продавщица («И подъехали к избе сваты… Или похождения писателя Сени в поисках слова затаённого»)

Valentina Vladimirova

Valentina Vladimirova

торговка на базаре («И подъехали к избе сваты… Или похождения писателя Сени в поисках слова затаённого»)

Mariya Skvortsova

Mariya Skvortsova

Надежда Поленова («И подъехали к избе сваты… Или похождения писателя Сени в поисках слова затаённого»)

Vladimir Pitsek

Vladimir Pitsek

Ваня муж тогровки («И подъехали к избе сваты… Или похождения писателя Сени в поисках слова затаённого»)

Valentin Bryleev

Valentin Bryleev

сержант милиции («И подъехали к избе сваты… Или похождения писателя Сени в поисках слова затаённого»)

Nodar Piranishvili

Nodar Piranishvili

Луарсаб («Песня или как великий Луарсаб хор организовывал»)

David Abashidze

David Abashidze

Варлаам Кипанидзе («Песня или как великий Луарсаб хор организовывал»)

Bukhuti Zakariadze

Bukhuti Zakariadze

Бухути («Песня или как великий Луарсаб хор организовывал»)

Shalva Kherkheulidze

Shalva Kherkheulidze

участник септета («Песня или как великий Луарсаб хор организовывал»)

Yuri Tsanava

Yuri Tsanava

Мелитон («Песня или как великий Луарсаб хор организовывал»)

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Deep Dive

Trivia, insights & behind the scenes

Cultural

"Au-u!" was part of a Soviet tradition of cinematic almanacs — anthologies that let multiple directors experiment under one umbrella title, often sneaking subversive ideas past censors through comedy.

Trivia

The title itself is an untranslatable Georgian exclamation of surprise or dismay — fitting for a film where nothing goes as planned.

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