A happy marriage would not have worked out anyway.
Not all Soviet viewers appreciated the love story shown in the film “Afonya”. Many people found the story of the relationship between a young and kind girl Katya and a lazy and alcohol-dependent plumber strange.
But, despite all the man’s shortcomings, Snegireva literally fell head over heels in love with him and suffered because of Afonya’s indifference. At the end of the film, the heroine gained hope for a happy future, coming to her beloved in the village. But initially the ending should not have been so optimistic.
According to the script, Katya could not stand love experiences and took her own life. However, during filming, Danelia decided to give his characters a chance, as he wanted a better fate for Simonova’s character.
But netizens suggested that the ending with the happy reunion of the lovers was just Afonya’s dream. Nevertheless, viewers even speculated on the Zen channel about how Snegireva’s fate could have developed further.
The most obvious option was the version that Afonya could get bored with life in the village and would run away from the girl to the city. It is also likely that the plumber would have stopped fighting his drinking bouts and started cheating on Katya. And when she gets tired of re-educating him, she will leave for Africa.
