The Irony of Fate (1976)

Original title

Ирония судьбы, или С легким паром!

Directed by

Eldar Ryazanov

Genre

tragicomedy, romantic comedy film

Country

Soviet Union

Runtime

3h 04m

Rating

7.3 of 10 from 266 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

On New Year's Eve, a man gets drunk with friends and mistakenly ends up in a different city. He uses a key to enter an apartment that looks exactly like his own, and meets the woman who lives there.

romanticwistfulcomedicnostalgiccharmingserendipitousbittersweetwhimsical

What happens

The Irony of Fate, or Enjoy Your Bath!, usually shortened to The Irony of Fate, is a 1976 Soviet romantic comedy television film directed by Eldar Ryazanov and starring Andrey Myagkov, Barbara Brylska, Yury Yakovlev, and Lyubov Dobrzhanskaya. The screenplay was written by Emil Braginsky and Ryazanov, loosely based on the director's 1971 play, Once on New Year's Eve (Russian: Однажды в новогоднюю ночь). Filmed at the Mosfilm Studios, The Irony of Fate doubles as a screwball comedy and a love story tinged with sadness. It was one of the most successful Soviet television productions and remains a highly popular New Year's Eve classic in Russia and the post-Soviet states, with millions tuning in to rewatch it every New Year's Eve. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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