Monday Begins on Saturday

Set in a fictional town in northern Russia, where highly classified research in magic occurs, the novel is a satire of Soviet scientific research institutes, complete with an inept administration, a dishonest, show-horse professor, and numerous equipment failures. It offers an idealistic view of the scientific work ethic, as reflected in the title which suggests that the scientists' weekends are nonexistent. (Wikipedia)

Director: Aleksandr Belinsky

Cast: Vladimir Smirnov, Inna Slobodskaya, O. Lyansberg, Leonard Sekirin, Viktor Kostetsky, Roman Litvinov, Vladimir Tykke, Mikhail Rozanov

Audience-only score — full critic data not yet in the ReelXO vault.