Office Romance (1977 film)

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Soviet film film romantic comedy film

Office Romance (1977 film) is a beloved Soviet romantic comedy directed by Eldar Ryazanov that humorously explores love and relationships among co-workers in a Moscow statistics bureau.

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Label	Occurrences
Office Romance	9
Office Romance (1977 film) canonical	1
Office Romance (film)	1
Office Romance. Our Time	1

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Target entity: Office Romance (1977 film)
Context triple: [Mosfilm, producedWork, Office Romance (1977 film)]

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Target entity: Office Romance (1977 film)
Target entity description: Office Romance (1977 film) is a beloved Soviet romantic comedy directed by Eldar Ryazanov that humorously explores love and relationships among co-workers in a Moscow statistics bureau.

A. The Apartment
The Apartment is a 1960 romantic comedy-drama film directed by Billy Wilder, celebrated for its blend of sharp satire and poignant romance and for winning the Academy Award for Best Picture.
B. Enemy Mine
Enemy Mine is a 1985 science fiction film about a human and an alien soldier who must overcome their mutual hatred and learn to cooperate after being stranded together on a hostile planet.
C. Knots Landing
Knots Landing is an American prime-time television soap opera that aired from 1979 to 1993, focusing on the intertwined personal and professional lives of residents in a coastal California cul-de-sac.
D. You’ve Got Mail
"You’ve Got Mail" is a 1998 romantic comedy film about two business rivals who unknowingly fall in love with each other over email, starring Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan.
E. The Object of My Affection
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F. None of above. chosen

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Soviet film ⓘ film ⓘ romantic comedy film ⓘ
basedOn	Co-workers (play) ⓘ
basedOnWorkAuthor	Eldar Ryazanov NERFINISHED ⓘ Emil Braginsky NERFINISHED ⓘ
castMember	Alisa Freindlich ⓘ Andrey Myagkov NERFINISHED ⓘ Georgy Burkov NERFINISHED ⓘ Liya Akhedzhakova ⓘ Oleg Basilashvili ⓘ Olga Aroseva ⓘ Pyotr Shcherbakov NERFINISHED ⓘ Svetlana Nemolyaeva ⓘ
cinematographyBy	Vladimir Nakhabtsev NERFINISHED ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	Soviet Union ⓘ
director	Eldar Ryazanov NERFINISHED ⓘ
distributor	Mosfilm ⓘ
editedBy	Yevgeniya Makhankova ⓘ
era	late Soviet period ⓘ
filmingStudio	Mosfilm studios ⓘ linked to: Mosfilm
genre	comedy ⓘ romantic comedy ⓘ
hasCultFollowingIn	Russia ⓘ former Soviet republics ⓘ
hasTheme	Soviet everyday life ⓘ love ⓘ office romance ⓘ workplace relationships ⓘ
language	Russian ⓘ
leadActor	Alisa Freindlich ⓘ Andrey Myagkov NERFINISHED ⓘ
mainCharacter	Anatoly Novoseltsev NERFINISHED ⓘ Ludmila Prokofyevna Kalugina ⓘ linked to: Vera Glagoleva
musicBy	Andrei Petrov ⓘ
notableWorkOf	Eldar Ryazanov NERFINISHED ⓘ
originalTitle	Служебный роман ⓘ
partOf	Soviet cinema ⓘ
plotSummary	A shy statistician falls in love with his strict female boss in a Soviet statistics bureau. ⓘ
producer	Eldar Ryazanov NERFINISHED ⓘ
productionCompany	Mosfilm ⓘ
releaseYear	1977 ⓘ
runtimeMinutes	159 ⓘ
screenwriter	Eldar Ryazanov NERFINISHED ⓘ Emil Braginsky NERFINISHED ⓘ
setting	statistics bureau ⓘ
settingLocation	Moscow ⓘ

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