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Peculiarities of the National Hunt
Особенности национальной охоты
1995 · Film · 93 min
Directed by Aleksandr Rogozhkin
A Finn preparing a work on the Russian hunting traditions and customs, comes to Russia to collect materials and is invited to take part in a hunting party. His flamboyant companions include an Army general, with more than a passing resemblance to Aleksander Lebed, a police detective, local forest ranger (a devotee of Zen Buddhism) and some big-city types from St. Petersburg. Inevitably, their good intentions soon give way to endless drinking, visits to local farm girls and much else besides.
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The quality of recommendations depends on the social circle, I guess. When the Russian Guild of Film Critics picked the 100 best movies from 1908 to 2000, "Ivan Vasilievich Changes His Profession" didn't make it to the list, but the other movies I mentioned did: https://www.imdb.com/list/ls006516589/
That list includes everything from the Wes Anderson-esque "Beware of the Car" to the gritty Western-in-the-East "White Sun of the Desert", to "Come and See", a truly disturbing war drama. Lots to choose from, and many notable omissions still remain, like the wonderful 1977 comedy "Mimino" about a rural helicopter pilot who dreams of flying large airliners, and the "Peculiarities of the National Hunt" from 1995 depicting a Finn with overly romanticized expectations coming to Russia to learn about the traditional hunting customs.
Good thing that you're not in ex soviet zone. Not drinking there when someone offers is sign of weakness and personal offence to the one who offered to drink. Unless you have a proovable medical condition, but then everybody just feels pity for you. And what are you doing in this "dacha" anyway then :)
For reference see movie "Peculiarities of the National Hunt". Spoiler, it has nothing to do with hunting.
https://m.imdb.com/title/tt0114055/