Five Brides (2011)

Name: Five Brides
Genre: Comedy
Released: 2011-09-29
Duration: 104 min
Rating: 5.9
Cast: Danila Kozlovsky, Elizaveta Boyarskaya, Artur Smolyaninov, Svetlana Khodchenkova, Vladimir Yaglych

Five Brides (2011), directed by Karen Oganesyan, starring Danila Kozlovsky and Elizaveta Boyarskaya.

09/29/2011 BR Comedy 1h 44m

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May, 1945... A young pilot Aleksey Kaverin stationed in Germany is going home to Russia for vacation. The problem is he needs to bring a bride. And not only to himself but to four his friends as well.

Илья ДёминCinematography
Karen OganesyanDirector
Максим СмирновEditing
Alexander MalinkovichProducer

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Five Brides (Russian: Пять невест, romanized: Pyat nevest) is a 2011 Russian comedy film directed by Karen Oganesyan.

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Five Brides (Russian: Пять невест, romanized: Pyat nevest) is a 2011 Russian comedy film directed by Karen Oganesyan.

Plot

Set in the summer of 1945, shortly after the end of World War II, the film follows a group of fighter pilots, Vadik, Lyosha, Garik, Vanya, and Misha, who are struggling with boredom and longing to return to their homes. As their unit is unexpectedly ordered to stay in Germany, their hopes for a swift return are dashed, and the pilots slip into a state of near depression. In a desperate bid to cope, they simulate flights in an old gazebo, indulging in memories of their past lives. Amidst this gloom, news arrives that Lyosha is being assigned to a military factory in Smolensk, prompting Vadik to ask him to marry his girlfriend, Nastya Karpova, using his documents. What begins as a straightforward request soon spirals into an unexpected adventure when Lyosha discovers that almost all his friends want him to bring back brides for them, each handing over their identification and wedding rings. This convoluted plan sets off a chain of comedic misunderstandings and mishaps as Lyosha navigates his new role in a foreign land.

Upon his arrival in Smolensk, Lyosha receives a briefing from Major Vykhristyuk on how to interact with the locals, but things quickly go awry. He hitches a ride with Zoya Skvortsova, only to get stuck in the mud, leading to a series of misadventures where Zoya mistakenly believes Lyosha is a German spy and takes him to the local commandant. After narrowly escaping, Lyosha makes his way to Nastya's home, where he is mistaken for Vadik and drawn into a chaotic wedding celebration. Despite the comedic turmoil, including confrontations with village authorities and attempts to marry off his friends, Lyosha finds himself entangled in a web of lies and unexpected alliances. The climax unfolds at the airfield, where his identity as a bigamist is nearly exposed. In a humorous resolution, he marries Zoya on the hood of a truck, and the film concludes with the pilots reuniting with their long-lost wives against a backdrop of painted birch trees, humorously reflecting on the absurdity of their situation while paying homage to their grandparents.

Cast

Danila Kozlovsky as Aleksey Kaverin

Elizaveta Boyarskaya as Zoya

Aleksey Dmitriev as Egor

Andrey Fedortsov as major Vykhristyuk

Marina Golub as Galina

Michael Gor as Kuzichev (as Mikhail Gorevoy)

Artur Smolyaninov as Vadim Dobromyslov

Svetlana Khodchenkova as Anastasia Karpova

Khoren Levonyan as Garik Margaryan

Aleksandr Loye as Ivan Mazaev

Vladimir Yaglych as Mikhail Lomakin

Irina Pegova as Lilya

Yuliya Peresild as Asya; Katya

Valery Zolotukhin as grandfather

Igor Savochkin as Andrey

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External links

Five Brides at IMDb

Text from Five Brides on Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Five_Brides

Trivia

It grossed US$ 2.1 million worldwide.
It premiered on September 29, 2011, a Thursday.
It runs 1h44 — a typical feature length.
Its original title is "Пять невест".
This film's quiz has 11 questions — enough to play more than once without repeats.

Production

StudiosCentral Partnership
CountriesRussia
LanguagesRussian
Box officeUS$ 2,110,493
StatusReleased

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Илья Дёмин Cinematography
Karen Oganesyan Director
Максим Смирнов Editing
Alexander Malinkovich Producer
Maxim Abramov Producer
Арам Мовсесян Producer
Денис Фролов Producer
Рубен Дишдишян Producer
Сергей Даниелян Producer
Илья Духовный Original music
Yuri Korotkov Screenplay
Irina Pivovarova Screenplay
Сергей Калужанов Screenplay

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What is Five Brides about?

Five Brides: May, 1945... A young pilot Aleksey Kaverin stationed in Germany is going home to Russia for vacation. The problem is he needs to bring a bride. And not only to himself but to four his friends as well.

Who directed Five Brides?

Five Brides was directed by Karen Oganesyan in 2011.

Who stars in Five Brides?

The cast of Five Brides includes Danila Kozlovsky, Elizaveta Boyarskaya, Artur Smolyaninov, Svetlana Khodchenkova and Vladimir Yaglych.

How long is Five Brides?

Five Brides runs for 104 minutes, or 1h44.