There is a brief scene where Dr. Zhgutik shows up angry and tries to start a fight, but he is quickly stopped.

There is no profanity in the movie. There are only occasional rude words that are not taboo.

The movie contains a lot of scenes of alcohol consumption. All the main characters drink throughout the movie, both together at the party table and alone. Alcohol consumption is shown in an emphatically aesthetic way. The only character who initially condemns drinking, Faina, is rebuked by Margarita for not knowing how to open wine bottles, and towards the end of the movie she also starts drinking.

The movie contains a lot of smoking scenes. Most of the main characters smoke throughout the movie. Margarita carries a mouthpiece with her at all times. Smoking is shown in an emphatically aesthetic way.

There is a brief scene where Marguerite inhales an unnamed gas that causes her to hallucinate.