Peculiarities of the Russian Bath explained

Native Name:	Russian: Особенности русской бани
Director:	Alexey Rudakov
Producer:	Mikhail Babakhanov Vladimir Karev
Music:	Dmitry Paskevich
Cinematography:	Aleksey Molchanov
Studio:	KV Film
Runtime:	72 min.
Country:	Russia
Language:	Russian

Peculiarities of the Russian Bath (Russian: Особенности русской бани|Osobennosti russkoy bani) is a 1999 Russian erotic film directed by Aleksey Rudakov. It was filmed in the wake of the success of Alexander Rogozhkin’s film Peculiarities of the National Hunt and subsequent sequels.^{[1] [2]}

The film is included in the list of films banned for open screening in the Republic of Belarus.^[3]

Plot

In the center of the plot of the film are three erotic tales told by the attendant Mitrich to a tipsy company who came to take a steam bath in a Russian bath.^[4]

Cast

• Viktor Bychkov as Mitrich^[5]
• Alexander Pyatkov as carpenter^[6]
• Oksana Stashenko as mistress
• Vyacheslav Kulakov as godparent
• Lyubov Tikhomirova as bath attendant^[7]
• Mikhail Kotov as German officer
• Lyubov Rusakova as blonde

Critical response

Film critic Sergey Kudryavtsev twice included the film in his anti-ratings, including as the worst film in a quarter of a century, assigning him 1 point out of 10 possible.^{[8] [9]}

Lyubov Arkus notes the successful choice of Viktor Bychkov for the lead role.^{[10] [11]}

Notes and References

1. [:ru:Трофименков, Михаил Сергеевич|Mikhail Trofimenkov]
2. The Latest History of Russian Cinema: 1992-1996 / Leonid Popov, Lyubov Arkus. — Seans, 2002 — page 571
3. https://interfax.by/news/tovary_i_uslugi/torgovlya/41755/ Чёрный киносписок: какие фильмы запрещены в Беларуси
4. https://www.film.ru/movies/osobennosti-russkoy-bani-ili-e-bannye-istorii Особенности русской бани или е-банные истории
5. https://aif.ru/culture/person/viktor_bychkov_pro_kuzmicha_ya_skazal_vsyo Виктор Бычков: Про Кузьмича я сказал всё
6. https://sobesednik.ru/skandaly/lyubov-tikhomirova-iz-seriala-molodozheny-snimalas-v-filmakh-dlya-vzroslykh Эвелина Ветрова — Любовь Тихомирова из сериала «Молодожёны» снималась в порно
7. Web site: Inessa Lanskaya. Любовь Тихомирова замаливает грехи молодости. ru. Express Gazeta. July 14, 2008. 2020-05-03. https://web.archive.org/web/20171231233251/http://www.eg.ru/culture/110623/. 2017-12-31.
8. Web site: Худшие российские фильмы за четверть века . 2020-03-24 .
9. Web site: Худшие фильмы, увиденные мною в 2013 году . 2023-01-28 . 2017-09-10 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170910192505/http://kinanet.livejournal.com/3152705.html . live .
10. The Latest History of Russian Cinema: 1992-1996 / Leonid Popov, Lyubov Arkus. — Seans, 2002 — page 571
11. Web site: Пора пропалывать клубнику. Беларусь сегодня. 2001-04-28. 2020-08-30. 2020-10-12. https://web.archive.org/web/20201012163534/https://www.sb.by/articles/pora-propalyvat-klubniku.html.