The Old New Year (1980)

Original title

Старый новый год

Directed by

Naum Ardashnikov, Oleg Yefremov

Genre

comedy film

Country

Soviet Union

Runtime

2h 18m

Rating

5.9 of 10 from 19 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

The catalogue in 3D

The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.

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How it feels

Two families celebrate the New Year in their own ways. The film follows their comedic mishaps and interactions as the old year turns new.

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What happens

The Old New Year (Russian: Cтаpый Нoвый гoд, romanized: Stariy Noviy god) is a 1981 Soviet comedy film directed by Naum Ardashnikov and Oleg Yefremov. After the successful staging at the Moscow Art Theatre (directed by Oleg Yefremov), based on Mikhail Roshchin's play of the same name, it was filmed at Mosfilm with almost the same set of actors. It is considered to be one of the most significant works by Naum Ardashnikov. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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