Liya Akhedzhakova

Acting

Liya Akhedzhakova

Born

1938-07-09 (88)

Place of birth

Dnepropetrovsk, USSR (Ukraine)

Known for

Acting

Credits

65 titles

Liya M. Akhedzhakova (born July 9, 1938, Dnepropetrovsk, Ukrainian SSR) is a Russian theatre and cinema actress. Honored Artist of the RSFSR (1970) and People's Artist of Russia (1994). She became famous for her roles in Eldar Ryazanov's films, especially "Office Romance" (1977), "Garage" (1979), "Irony of Fate" (1975) and "Promised Heaven" (1991). She twice received the Nika Award for Best Supporting Actress for her roles as Aunt Fima in "Promised Heaven" and a Japanese restaurant worker in "Portraying the Victim" in 1992 and 2007, respectively.

Known for

Moscow Does Not Believe in Tears poster
7.5

Living together in a workers' dorm, Katerina and her friends are determined to make it in Moscow. But when a boorish cameraman forces himself on her, Katerina finds herself pregnant and alone as her friends move on. Twenty years later, Katerina is a factory director, outpacing her old roommates career-wise, yet still alone but for her daughter. Love seems possible again when she meets a genial mechanic.

Moscow Does Not Believe in Tears

1980

Leto poster
7.4

Leningrad, one summer in the early eighties. Smuggling LPs by Lou Reed and David Bowie, the underground rock scene is boiling ahead of the Perestroika. Mike and his beautiful wife Natasha meet with young Viktor Tsoi. Together with friends, they will change the destiny of rock’n’roll in the Soviet Union.

Leto

2018

Office Romance poster
7.8

Anatoly Novoseltsev is a mousy single father and office stumblebum working at a statistics bureau in Moscow. In the hopes of being promoted, he is coaxed into charming his disagreeable and seemingly unfeeling boss, Ludmila Kalugina, or "Meany" as she's otherwise known by her subordinates. Helped by his colleagues Olya and Yura, Anatoly attempts to ease the yoke of Ms. Kalugina, and what follows in the wake of his graceless manoeuvres is completely unforeseen, as he awakens a side to her not yet known, even to herself..

Office Romance

1977

Twenty Days Without War poster
6.6

War correspondent Lopatin takes a 20-day-leave from his hard work at the front in 1942. He travels to faraway Tashkent to meet the family of the killed soldier and visit the film set of the screen adaptation of his war-time stories. Lopatin also manages to walk the streets of Tashkent, take part in a factory workers' meeting and have a short-lived love affair. Although with no bombings and fighting, the city dwellers breathe the atmosphere of the ongoing war.

Twenty Days Without War

1976

Алиса в Зазеркалье poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Алиса в Зазеркалье

1982

Lovey-Dovey 3 poster
4.4

In third part of "Lovey-Dovey" Andrey and Marina are exchanging bodies again - but this time with their parents in law.

Lovey-Dovey 3

2011

Film credits

2020s · 2 titles

2010s · 6 titles

Leto poster
7.4

Leningrad, one summer in the early eighties. Smuggling LPs by Lou Reed and David Bowie, the underground rock scene is boiling ahead of the Perestroika. Mike and his beautiful wife Natasha meet with young Viktor Tsoi. Together with friends, they will change the destiny of rock’n’roll in the Soviet Union.

Leto

2018

Lovey-Dovey 3 poster
4.4

In third part of "Lovey-Dovey" Andrey and Marina are exchanging bodies again - but this time with their parents in law.

Lovey-Dovey 3

2011

A Gentle Creature poster
5.9

A woman lives in a small village in Russia. One day she receives the parcel she sent to her husband, serving a sentence in prison. Confused and angered, she sets out to find why her package was returned to sender.

A Gentle Creature

2017

Mommies poster
5.1

Every year on the International Women’s Day telephone networks transfer millions of phone calls and SMS messages. The vast majority of phone calls are addressed to the most important women in lives of everyone - to our mothers. But what would it be if because of enormous number of calls telephone network breaks down? What would we do? Someone would wait until network is rebuilt and would congratulate his mom in the evening or even the next day. But others, like the heroes of our movie, would change their plans to congratulate their moms just today ... personally ... as a kid!..

Mommies

2012

No artwork available
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Галина Волчек. Любовь и заблуждения

2013

Ivan Tsarevich & the Grey Wolf poster
6.2

With a cheeky wolf as a travel companion, a prince from a faraway kingdom embarks on a quest to win a princess's heart.

Ivan Tsarevich & the Grey Wolf

2011

2000s · 11 titles

Potapov, to the Board! poster
8.0

A story about a school friends, their adventures, fantasies and first love...

Potapov, to the Board!

2007

The Book of Masters poster
4.4

A beautiful and kind girl, daughter of Baba Yaga, finds a magical stone Alatyr while walking in a field. It transforms her heart into a stone and puts her under a queer curse. She is to be the evil Countess of Stones and live in a stone tower. If the greatest gem-cutter in the world brings the stone of Alatyr to life, though, she'll become the ruler of the world. The Stone Countess, now cruel and selfish, is fascinated with the idea. She starts searching for the best gem-cutters and forces them to work with Alatyr, so the magical stone would become a living thing. Neither of the gem-cutters succeeds, so she kills them. While being imprisoned in her tower, they work on a large book about the secrets of gem-cutting. Each of them edits the book, so it's later named "the Book of Masters".

The Book of Masters

2009

White Lilacs poster
7.0

From his childhood in Russia to his last days in California, the tumultuous ininerary and bathed in melancholy of the legendary pianist and composer Serguei Rachmaninov. This film is based on the legend that Rachmaninoff received a bouquet of lilacs from an unknown admirer after every performance. He emigrated to the United States, and after an interval, began to receive the mysterious lilacs again.

White Lilacs

2008

Thumbelina poster
NR

Based on famous fairy tale by Hans Christian Andersen.

Thumbelina

2007

Playing the Victim poster
6.5

A young man drops out of university and goes to the police. He's done nothing wrong he just wants a job. A particular job. Playing the victim in murder reconstructions. Maybe by getting close to death he can manage to cheat on his own.

Playing the Victim

2006

Andersen. Life Without Love poster
4.4

Drama based on life and love of a famous Danish writer Hans Christian Andersen.

Andersen. Life Without Love

2006

Weird Christmas poster
NR

The widow of a very wealthy man loves charity. She believes that the money she inherited should also serve other people. Therefore, she promises to spend a significant amount of money to cover the entire city with artificial snow for the New Year holidays. After all, the lack of snow in recent years has been a real disaster for children. The little ones suffer because they can only see a real snow-white fairy tale on television. But the grown-up children of the deceased husband do not share their stepmother's views. They want to take all the money for themselves. They send Olga Nikolaevna as far away from the city as possible and set about searching everywhere for valuable securities.

Weird Christmas

2006

Bankrupt poster
NR

Merchant Samson Silych Bolshov borrowed a large sum of money. And, not wanting to return it, declared bankruptcy. He transferred all his property to the name of the clerk Lazar Podkhalyuzin, for whom - for his own peace of mind - he marries his daughter Lipochka. But Podkhalyuzin has a secret plan...

Bankrupt

2009

My Girl's Photo poster
NR

A romantic story about a photographer Ivan from a small town, a girl Masha from Moscow and a magic camera...

My Girl's Photo

2008

Gogol the Bird poster
7.7

This biographical picture that was made for the 200th anniversary of Nikolai Gogol,is filmed in the unique style of the author Leonid Parfyonov. Documentary shows that the author of "Dead Souls", "The Inspector General" and "Taras Bulba" is not the founder of realism in Russian literature, but a modern and actual avant-garde writer who created works hitherto unprecedented, full of magic and phantasmagoria.

Gogol the Bird

2009

Four Ages of Love poster
4.8

Four novels: "Spring", "Summer", "Autumn", "Winter" - four very different love stories...

Four Ages of Love

2008

1990s · 7 titles

Trap for Bambr poster
7.0

The insidious and angry Hunter Stump kidnaps the Cat in order to exchange it for Bambra. Bambre agrees to the exchange and surrenders to the hunter. But loyal friends - Hermit, Mouse and Bird - do not abandon a friend in trouble and save the Cat.

Trap for Bambr

1991

No artwork available
10.0

The group of immigrants who depart to the United States, by chance finds itself in a deserted forest. Cut off from the civilized world, they begin to build their "own America".

Seven-Forty

1992

In the Footsteps of the Bambr poster
7.0

Bambr, Hermit, Bird, Cat and Mouse - already familiar from the film Ferocious Bambre, are faced with the insidious Hunter, who planned to turn Bambre into a hunting dog. But friendship and mutual assistance win this time as well.

In the Footsteps of the Bambr

1990

Moscow Vacation poster
4.3

Rich Italian Luciana Farini goes to Russia to her ancestral homeland, where she wants to bury her beloved dog. A light detective intrigue, the absurdities of Russian life and love at first sight.

Moscow Vacation

1995

The Hedgehog Must Be Prickly? poster
NR

A cozy house in the forest lives a family of hedgehogs. All of them are good, but only one of their children has no thorns, instead of them were soft curls.

The Hedgehog Must Be Prickly?

1990

Sons of Bitches poster
4.4

The story about actors who will never agree to betray their theatre, even if they will have to burn themselves. And other instructions on how to behave if a whiskered man breaks into your house and wants you to leave it.

Sons of Bitches

1991

I Wanted to See Angels poster
6.6

Twenty-year-old Bob rides 1000 km to Moscow on his vintage motorbike to collect a bad debt for his boss; the city chews up and spits out this naive country boy, whose head is full of Easy Rider dreams.

I Wanted to See Angels

1992

1980s · 21 titles

Moscow Does Not Believe in Tears poster
7.5

Living together in a workers' dorm, Katerina and her friends are determined to make it in Moscow. But when a boorish cameraman forces himself on her, Katerina finds herself pregnant and alone as her friends move on. Twenty years later, Katerina is a factory director, outpacing her old roommates career-wise, yet still alone but for her daughter. Love seems possible again when she meets a genial mechanic.

Moscow Does Not Believe in Tears

1980

An Excuse poster
6.0

A friendly trial. Domestic cat Adam is accused of stealing sausage from the store, ducklings from the collective farm poultry farm and many other transgressions, which write off on the poor guy literally all the villagers ...

An Excuse

1986

Ferocious Bambr poster
7.0

The cartoon tells the story of a fabulous creature named Bambre. He lived completely alone and frightened everyone who was approaching him, and his tail was kind and prevented him from doing dirty tricks. Once Bambre found friends and became kind.

Ferocious Bambr

1988

Eighth World Wonder poster
6.0

The heroines of the film are Soviet basketball players who take part in international competitions for the Hera Cup. Exciting basketball matches, the nobility of a Soviet athlete who saved the life of a Greek basketball player, the anxiety of first love-all these and other events make up the plot of the film.

Eighth World Wonder

1981

Chameleon Games poster
4.0

Paris, 1955. Fraudster Georges de Valera, hiding from the police, with the help of a correspondent for the reactionary newspaper Sibilo, poses as Minister Dubov, who allegedly escaped from the Soviet Union. Sibilo's daughter explains to Georges the purpose of the planned action: to slander progressive journalists with the help of the false Dubov. De Valera, not wanting to become a participant in the provocation, goes into hiding. But instead they find another candidate for the role of Dubov...

Chameleon Games

1987

Alice Through the Looking Glass poster
7.3

The second adventure of Alice who steps through the looking glass and finds herself in a wonderful mirror land populated by chess figures and weird creatures.

Alice Through the Looking Glass

1982

Say a Word for the Poor Hussar poster
6.8

The small town agog Hussars entry. Love between cornet and the young actress suddenly faces intrigue made by a St. Petersburg bureaucrat. The actress father dies after being involved in this game and perspectives look dark... But evil will eventually be defeated by the nobility, loyalty and love.

Say a Word for the Poor Hussar

1980

Sinner poster
9.0

The story of a turner and locksmith, whose talented work did not fit into the system of the planned economy and the mentality of the Soviet Union. A turner with golden hands works at a factory, where he is disliked by colleagues and the boss for exceeding the norm. A film about a talented person who wants to work and create, but the system forces him to blend in and be like everyone else.

Sinner

1988

Ara, bara, pooh! poster
NR

The film is about a child's fantasy that can create a wonderful world of imagination. In an original artistic form, he introduces children to the alphabet in visible, visual images, touching on education, touches on the problem of relationships between adults and children.

Ara, bara, pooh!

1986

Where Did Fomenko Go? poster
5.4

Realizing that Fomenko had escaped from a dull life, his family and friends began to view their relationships with each other differently...

Where Did Fomenko Go?

1981

The Boy Walked, the Owl Flew poster
NR

How the boy Vasya and the owl Dusya went to look for the missing sun.

The Boy Walked, the Owl Flew

1981

Uncle's Dream poster
7.0

Energized by the arrival of a rich, elderly and seemingly eligible bachelor, a provincial noblewoman decides to marry off her daughter by any means necessary.

Uncle's Dream

1981

A Small Favor poster
6.5

Once a famous singer Valentin Ozernikov, returning from another tour, thinks about his fast flowing life and tried to formulate his criteria for figs further existence.

A Small Favor

1984

A Boy as a Boy poster
NR

The boy possessed an ability to turn into different animals and birds with the help of his imagination. Adults react in different ways: parents worry, and the doctor considers it to be absolutely healthy. His teacher managed to find mutual understanding with him.

A Boy as a Boy

1986

Zigzag poster
NR

Not as she would like, a young woman’s New Year’s evening is taking place: the appointed date did not take place, and the whole night ahead. By chance, a stranger appears in her house. The good prince takes her far to the sea, and the plot of the Christmas tale repeats. But here the heroine is again alone, although still in the grip of memories of the past day.

Zigzag

1980

AyAyAy! poster
6.5

No synopsis available yet.

AyAyAy!

1989

Fairies' Autumn Gift poster
7.3

A sad and funny story based on Hans Christian Andersen tales.

Fairies' Autumn Gift

1984

Copper Angel poster
6.0

An international geological expedition led by a Russian engineer works in an inaccessible area of one of the Latin American countries. Scientists are held hostage by a nearby gang that trades in the drug trade. Geologists are in mortal danger ...

Copper Angel

1984

Talisman poster
9.5

A high school student becomes a talisman for everybody...

Talisman

1983

Paths in the Sky poster
8.0

Guram is the pilot of the helicopter that flies on the Telavi-Omalo air route, connecting this mountainous region with Bari.

Paths in the Sky

1981

Vacation at Your Own Expense poster
5.3

A young girl from the Siberian province arrives in Moscow for her beloved, whom she met during his business trip. He is a test designer for buses and will be on a business trip to Hungary. It was at this point that Katya set her vacation time. But it seems that they didn’t really wait for her... However, a meeting with László changes all her plans...

Vacation at Your Own Expense

1982

1970s · 13 titles

Office Romance poster
7.8

Anatoly Novoseltsev is a mousy single father and office stumblebum working at a statistics bureau in Moscow. In the hopes of being promoted, he is coaxed into charming his disagreeable and seemingly unfeeling boss, Ludmila Kalugina, or "Meany" as she's otherwise known by her subordinates. Helped by his colleagues Olya and Yura, Anatoly attempts to ease the yoke of Ms. Kalugina, and what follows in the wake of his graceless manoeuvres is completely unforeseen, as he awakens a side to her not yet known, even to herself..

Office Romance

1977

Twenty Days Without War poster
6.6

War correspondent Lopatin takes a 20-day-leave from his hard work at the front in 1942. He travels to faraway Tashkent to meet the family of the killed soldier and visit the film set of the screen adaptation of his war-time stories. Lopatin also manages to walk the streets of Tashkent, take part in a factory workers' meeting and have a short-lived love affair. Although with no bombings and fighting, the city dwellers breathe the atmosphere of the ongoing war.

Twenty Days Without War

1976

The Irony of Fate, or Enjoy Your Bath! poster
7.2

A group of old friends have a tradition of going to a public bathing house on New Year's Eve. Occasionally too much vodka and beer makes two of them unconscious. The problem is that one of them (Sasha) has to go to Leningrad but another one (Zhenya) goes. Zhenya wakes up at Leningrad airport. Believing that he is still in Moscow he takes a taxi and goes home. The street name, building and even apartment number, the way an apartment complex looks the same and the key coincide completely - just typical Soviet-type 'economy' architecture. Imagine the surprise of Nadya when she enters her apartment and finds a man without trousers in her bed. What's more - Nadya's fiancé also finds him there...

The Irony of Fate, or Enjoy Your Bath!

1976

The Blue Bird poster
5.0

Peasant children Mytyl and Tyltyl are led on a magical quest for the fabulous Blue Bird of Happiness by the fairy Berylune. On their journey, they're accompanied by the anthropomorphized presences of a Dog, a Cat, Light, Fire, and Bread, among other entities.

The Blue Bird

1970

The Garage poster
7.3

An automotive highway is scheduled to be built through the territory of a garage cooperative. A special meeting of the cooperative takes place to reduce the number of garages. As all was already decided and arranged by the chairholder and the board, the decision passes easily at the meeting. But one unexpected event happens - the meeting room's entrance has been locked by an anonymous member and the key is missing...

The Garage

1979

Crane in the Sky poster
6.8

After his wife left him for another man, Andrey unsuccessfully tried to found a new woman. Meanwhile, he found an orphan which was looking for his mother.

Crane in the Sky

1978

When I Will Become a Giant poster
6.5

Eight-grader Petya Kopeikin, despite his short stature and nondescript appearance, is constantly in the spotlight. Petya is noble, witty, well versed in literature, he writes wonderful poems. Kopeikin has long been secretly in love with his classmate Masha Goroshkina, and she is passionate about the new student from 9 "A" Kolya Kristallov. Masha tells Petya about her feelings and asks him to hand over a note to Kolya. Deeply worried from unrequited love, Petya not only doesn't stand in the way of a happier rival, but even helps him win Masha's heart. He wants to prove that courage and honor were not only inherent in the times of “musketeer” novels, but exist in our time. Petya chooses to follow the example of the hero of the famous play Edmond Rostan and in his actions copies Cyrano de Bergerac.

When I Will Become a Giant

1979

Zhikharka poster
7.0

A cartoon based on a Russian fairy tale. About the adventures of girl Zhikharka living with a Cat and a Rooster.

Zhikharka

1977

Two Maples poster
6.5

About how Baba Yaga turned the children of Vasilisa the worker into two maples and about maternal love that defeated evil forces.

Two Maples

1977

Speak My Language poster
8.0

No synopsis available yet.

Speak My Language

1979

Шапка-невидимка poster
8.5

No synopsis available yet.

Шапка-невидимка

1973

The Brave Robin Hood poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

The Brave Robin Hood

1970

Ivan and Marya poster
7.1

Between the king and the soldier Ivan a serious dispute occurs. A seasoned soldier, of course, takes precedence over the quarrelsome sovereign. But until then happen in the Kingdom a lot of unusual and fun…

Ivan and Marya

1975

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