Office Romance (1977)

Oleg Basilashvili: Yuriy Grigoryevich Samokhvalov

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• Samokhvalov : It's just that... it compromises you.

  Kalugina : I have had such a spotless reputation, it's about time I were compromised.

• Samokhvalov : Try to woo her. Otherwise, if I mention your name again, she'll roar at me.

  Novoseltsev : How can I woo her if she's a roaring type?

• Kalugina : And what is this?

  Samokhvalov : A mobile.

  Kalugina : A mobile?

  Samokhvalov : It's very popular in Europe, you can find it in many houses there. An illusion of movement. The idea belongs to Alexander Calder from America. The 20th century is so full of high speeds. You come home and relax watching it.

• Samokhvalov : Lyudmila Prokofievna, I've an idea. What about making Novoseltsev head of the sector? So what he messed up with his report? It's just that he is made for something bigger. I know him. He is very talented.

  Kalugina : I can understand your sentiments: old friendship and so on, but we should judge people by their deeds.

• Samokhvalov : A souvenir from Switzerland. An eight-colored pen, for all kind of resolutions. Black, to refuse; red, to carry out the payment; green, the color of hope; blue, for reconsideration.

• Samokhvalov : Well, time changes us indeed. Do you remember how pretty she was...

  Novoseltsev : Anyway, you and I didn't get any younger, either. It's just that with women it's more... painful.

• Novoseltsev : Your car?

  Samokhvalov : Get in, buddy.

  Novoseltsev : Wow. A Volga?

  Samokhvalov : Kind of. Get in.

  Novoseltsev : A compact little flat. And what is this?

  Samokhvalov : A Philips, a stereo record player.

  Novoseltsev : Embedded?

  Samokhvalov : Plus two speakers.

• Samokhvalov : I really want you as my friend to take this post, I mean, someone I could trust.

  Novoseltsev : I see. A new broom and so on, comes with his own team.

  Samokhvalov : And you're from my team.

  Novoseltsev : Sure. Though, a minute ago I was from no one's team.

• Samokhvalov : Tolya, Kalugina thinks you're a nobody.

  Novoseltsev : She's right. Be careful.

  Samokhvalov : The mask of irony is the province of the beaten.

• Samokhvalov : Olenka, I'm very touched... But please try to understand. Life is life. I'm very grateful to you for your sincerity. But please stop torturing me and yourself, too. You're my clever girl.

  Olga Petrovna Ryzhova : When someone says something like this, it means they think you're a fool.

• Samokhvalov : Verochka. You know about everything here. What's going on with Lyudmila Prokofievna?

  Verochka : Don't you know? She has an affair with Novoseltsev.

  Samokhvalov : Ah, an office romance, eh.