Peculiarities of the National Hunt (1995)

A Finn preparing a work on the Russian hunting traditions and customs, comes to Russia to collect materials and is invited to take part in a hunting party. His flamboyant companions include an Army general, with more than a passing resemblance to Aleksander Lebed, a police detective, local forest ranger (a devotee of Zen Buddhism) and some big-city types from St. Petersburg. Inevitably, their good intentions soon give way to endless drinking, visits to local farm girls and much else besides.

Genres: Comedy

What to watch after Peculiarities of the National Hunt

• Unbelievable Adventures of Italians in Russia (1974) — Same feel: fun, whimsical
• The Cuckoo (2002) — Aleksandr Rogozhkin directed both
• Borat (2006)
• Leningrad Cowboys Go America (1989) — Same feel: fun, whimsical
• What Men Talk About (2010)
• The Geographer Drank His Globe Away (2013)