Give Me a Book of Complaints
Directed by	Eldar Ryazanov
Written by	Alexander Galich Boris Laskin
Starring	Oleg Borisov Larisa Golubkina Anatoly Kuznetsov Anatoli Papanov Nikolai Kryuchkov
Cinematography	Vladimir Nakhabtsev Anatoly Mukasey
Music by	Anatoly Lepin
Production company	Mosfilm
Release date	23 July 1965 (1965-07-23)
Running time	91 minutes
Country	Soviet Union
Language	Russian

Give Me a Book of Complaints^[1] (Russian: Дайте жалобную книгу, romanized: Dayte zhalobnuyu knigu^[2] is a 1965 Soviet comedy film directed by Eldar Ryazanov.

Plot

A group of young journalists accidentally walks into the restaurant Dandelion. The atmosphere in the restaurant is extremely unhealthy: rude waitresses, thieving barmaid, wretched interior, ridiculous restaurant singer and deputy director Kutaytsev, who is constantly drunk and encourages this mess. However, the young and energetic director of the restaurant Tatiana Shumova is trying, unsuccessfully, to deal with shortcomings of the restaurant that she was entrusted with.

Journalist Yuri Nikitin wrote a critical article about the restaurant, but hopelessly falls in love with Tatiana. Despite the opposition of bureaucrats, the young director Shumova manages to change the situation, making the restaurant an exemplary catering establishment, as well as finding love along the way.

Cast

Facts

The film sounds the Russian version of the song Cielito Lindo.