Love and Pigeons (1984)

In a remote Siberian village, a work injury sends Vasily Kuziakin on a paid trip to a Black Sea resort as compensation. There, he meets femme fatale Raisa Zaharovna and decides to stay with her. Such is the beginning of a new life for him, exciting and strange, but lacking his home, his wife and children, and his pigeons.

Genres: Comedy, Romance

What to watch after Love and Pigeons

• Moscow Does Not Believe in Tears (1980) — Vladimir Menshov directed both
• The Irony of Fate, or Enjoy Your Bath! (1976) — Two steps away in the credits
• Courier (1986) — Vladimir Menshov worked on both
• Office Romance (1977) — Two steps away in the credits
• The Barber of Siberia (1998) — Same feel: emotional, dramatic
• Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors (1965)