Peculiarities of the Russian Bath

Peculiarities of the Russian Bath
Russian: Особенности русской бани
Directed by	Alexey Rudakov
Written by	Alexey Rudakov
Produced by	Mikhail Babakhanov Vladimir Karev
Starring	Viktor Bychkov Alexander Pyatkov Oksana Stashenko Vyacheslav Kulakov Lyubov Tikhomirova
Cinematography	Aleksey Molchanov
Music by	Dmitry Paskevich
Production company	KV Film
Release date	September 27, 1999 (1999-09-27)
Running time	72 min.
Country	Russia
Language	Russian

Peculiarities of the Russian Bath (Russian: Особенности русской бани, romanized: Osobennosti russkoy bani) is a 1999 Russian erotic film directed by Aleksey Rudakov. It was filmed in the wake of the success of Alexander Rogozhkin’s film Peculiarities of the National Hunt and subsequent sequels.[1][2]

The film is included in the list of films banned for open screening in the Republic of Belarus.[3]

Plot

In the center of the plot of the film are three erotic tales told by the attendant Mitrich to a tipsy company who came to take a steam bath in a Russian bath.[4]

Cast

• Viktor Bychkov as Mitrich[5]
• Alexander Pyatkov as carpenter[6]
• Oksana Stashenko as mistress
• Vyacheslav Kulakov as godparent
• Lyubov Tikhomirova as bath attendant[7]
• Mikhail Kotov as German officer
• Lyubov Rusakova as blonde

Critical response

Film critic Sergey Kudryavtsev twice included the film in his anti-ratings, including as the worst film in a quarter of a century, assigning him 1 point out of 10 possible.[8][9]

Lyubov Arkus notes the successful choice of Viktor Bychkov for the lead role.[2][10]

References

1. Mikhail Trofimenkov. Снять и забить Archived 2020-01-12 at the Wayback Machine // Kommersant
2. The Latest History of Russian Cinema: 1992-1996 / Leonid Popov, Lyubov Arkus. — Seans, 2002 — page 571
3. Чёрный киносписок: какие фильмы запрещены в Беларуси // Интерфакс, 2009
4. Особенности русской бани или е-банные истории Archived 2014-04-20 at the Wayback Machine // Film.ru
5. Виктор Бычков: Про Кузьмича я сказал всё Archived 2019-09-05 at the Wayback Machine // Аргументы и факты
6. Эвелина Ветрова — Любовь Тихомирова из сериала «Молодожёны» снималась в порно Archived 2019-12-05 at the Wayback Machine, January 26, 2012
7. Inessa Lanskaya (July 14, 2008). "Любовь Тихомирова замаливает грехи молодости" (in Russian). Express Gazeta. Archived from the original on 2017-12-31. Retrieved 2020-05-03.
8. "Худшие российские фильмы за четверть века". Retrieved 2020-03-24.
9. "Худшие фильмы, увиденные мною в 2013 году". Archived from the original on 2017-09-10. Retrieved 2023-01-28.
10. "Пора пропалывать клубнику". Беларусь сегодня. 2001-04-28. Archived from the original on 2020-10-12. Retrieved 2020-08-30.

External links

• Peculiarities of the Russian Bath at IMDb