Zigzag of Success (movie)
Зигзаг удачи- User score: 6.3
- Production country: Soviet Union
- Producer: Eldar Ryazanov
- Production companies: Mosfilm
- Genre: Comedy
- Release date: 12/30/1968
- Run time: 88 min.
Movie description
Photo studio "Contemporary" in a provincial town lives with its everyday problems. The director is concerned over the failure to fulfill the planned targets, receptionist Alevtina wants to get married, and photographer Vladimir Oreshnikov dreams of becoming a professional photographer. But suddenly luck smiles on Oreshnikov. He takes 20 rubles form the worker's mutual aid fund, buys a government lottery bond and wins 10,000 rubles. Oreshnikov wants to receive the win himself, but his colleagues object to him, because the money that he spent on the bond were public, hence the win should be divided equally among all workers. It creates a controversial situation, which is successfully resolved on the very eve of the New Year, under the chiming clock...
