A Russian & Soviet Movie Podcast with Ally Pitts
TV & Film:Film Reviews
Michele Berdy, Moscow Times columnist, translator, and The Word's Worth podcast host, joins Ally to discuss this Brezhnev-era rom-com starring Alisa Freyndlikh and Andrei Myagkov.
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Expect SPOILERS from about 42 minutes in until the end.
Office Romance also stars Oleg Basilashvili, Svetlana Nemolyaeva, and Liya Akhedzhakova.
Listen to Michele Berdy's The Word's Worth at: http://wordsworth.themoscowtimes.com/
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