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Comedy of Days Long Past (1980)

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Original title
Комедия давно минувших дней
Directed by
Yury Kushneryov
Genre
comedy film
Country
Soviet Union
Runtime
1h 20m
Rating
6.8 of 10 from 4 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

This Soviet comedy uses clips from old 1920s and 1930s films. It brings together many cameo actors and characters from that era for a humorous adventure.

playfulnostalgiclightheartedwhimsicalbriskchaoticquirkycampy

What happens

«Коме́дия давно́ мину́вших дней» — советская приключенческая комедия 1980 года режиссёра Юрия Кушнерёва. В современной кинокритике получил название «советский кроссовер», где были применены многочисленные камео актёров и персонажей. В фильме используются фрагменты фильмов 1920-х и 1930-х годов. Юмористическое определение жанра фильма в его титрах: Старо-новый звуко-немой чёрно-бело-цветной фильм (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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