Extremely well acted and entertaining throughout, this charming screwball comedy from Russia is the perfect vehicle for Ludmilla Gurshenko, a popular actress in Russia, who displays a beautiful variety of moods, and can even sing and dance.

Margerita, 38, is about to take a second chance on marriage - only to find herself alone at the doorsteps of the registrar's office. So she wanders into town (the charming city of Odessa), and spends her day in a leisurely way, moving intuitively from one encounter to the next. She interferes with the fates of many people, strangers as well as old acquaintances - and remains in love with the merchant navy mechanic of the title.