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The Irony of Fate, or Enjoy Your Bath!

Original title: Ironiya sudby, ili S legkim parom!
  • TV Movie
  • 19761976
  • TV-GTV-G
  • 3h 12m
IMDb RATING
8.1/10
13K
YOUR RATING
Barbara Brylska and Andrey Myagkov in The Irony of Fate, or Enjoy Your Bath! (1976)
ComedyDramaRomance
An incredible story about a man who misplaced the cities and found his love during the one special night - New Year's celebration.An incredible story about a man who misplaced the cities and found his love during the one special night - New Year's celebration.An incredible story about a man who misplaced the cities and found his love during the one special night - New Year's celebration.
IMDb RATING
8.1/10
13K
YOUR RATING
  • Director
    • Eldar Ryazanov
  • Writers
    • Emil Braginskiy
    • Eldar Ryazanov
  • Stars
    • Andrey Myagkov
    • Barbara Brylska
    • Yuriy Yakovlev
  • Director
    • Eldar Ryazanov
  • Writers
    • Emil Braginskiy
    • Eldar Ryazanov
  • Stars
    • Andrey Myagkov
    • Barbara Brylska
    • Yuriy Yakovlev
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 29User reviews
    • 6Critic reviews
  • See production, box office & company info
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    • Awards
      • 2 nominations

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    Barbara Brylska and Andrey Myagkov in The Irony of Fate, or Enjoy Your Bath! (1976)
    Andrey Myagkov and Yuriy Yakovlev in The Irony of Fate, or Enjoy Your Bath! (1976)
    Barbara Brylska and Yuriy Yakovlev in The Irony of Fate, or Enjoy Your Bath! (1976)
    Barbara Brylska and Andrey Myagkov in The Irony of Fate, or Enjoy Your Bath! (1976)
    Andrey Myagkov in The Irony of Fate, or Enjoy Your Bath! (1976)
    Barbara Brylska in The Irony of Fate, or Enjoy Your Bath! (1976)
    Barbara Brylska and Yuriy Yakovlev in The Irony of Fate, or Enjoy Your Bath! (1976)
    Andrey Myagkov in The Irony of Fate, or Enjoy Your Bath! (1976)
    Barbara Brylska in The Irony of Fate, or Enjoy Your Bath! (1976)
    Barbara Brylska in The Irony of Fate, or Enjoy Your Bath! (1976)
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    Barbara Brylska in The Irony of Fate, or Enjoy Your Bath! (1976)

    Top cast

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    Andrey Myagkov
    Andrey Myagkov
    • Zhenya
    Barbara Brylska
    Barbara Brylska
    • Nadya
    Yuriy Yakovlev
    Yuriy Yakovlev
    • Ippolit
    Aleksandr Shirvindt
    Aleksandr Shirvindt
    • Pavel, Zhenya's Friend
    Georgiy Burkov
    Georgiy Burkov
    • Misha, Zhenya's Friend
    Liya Akhedzhakova
    Liya Akhedzhakova
    • Nadya's Friend
    Aleksandr Belyavskiy
    Aleksandr Belyavskiy
    • Sasha
    Lyubov Dobrzhanskaya
    Lyubov Dobrzhanskaya
    • Zhenya's Mother
    Olga Naumenko
    Olga Naumenko
    • Galya
    Gotlib Roninson
    Gotlib Roninson
    • Zhenya's Neighbour at the Airport
    Eldar Ryazanov
    Eldar Ryazanov
    • Zhenya's Neighbour in the Plane
    Lyubov Sokolova
    Lyubov Sokolova
    • Nadya's Mother
    Valentina Talyzina
    Valentina Talyzina
    • Nadya
    • (voice)
    • …
    Sergey Nikitin
      Alla Pugacheva
      Alla Pugacheva
      • Nadya
      • (singing voice)
      • (uncredited)
      • Director
        • Eldar Ryazanov
      • Writers
        • Emil Braginskiy
        • Eldar Ryazanov
      • All cast & crew
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      Storyline

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      Did you know

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      • Trivia
        Instead of casting a Soviet actress for the role of Nadya, director/co-writer Eldar Ryazanov chose Barbara Brylska, a Pole, which caused controversy in the Soviet Union. Brylska spoke Russian with a heavy accent so her voice was dubbed by Valentina Talyzina, who appears in the film herself as Nadya's friend.
      • Goofs
        The service phone number on Nadya's elevator is 241-84-44 and has 7 digits. However, phone numbers in Leningrad had only 6 digits in 1975 (whereas Moscow numbers had 7), thus revealing that the shooting was actually done in Moscow instead of Leningrad.
      • Quotes

        Zhenya: 3rd Constructors St., 25, apartment 12, 4th floor.

        Taxi driver: I don't care if it's the 5th!

      • Connections
        Featured in The Other Day 1961-2003: Our Era: Namedni 1976 (1997)
      • Soundtracks
        Mne nravitsya...
        Music by Mikael Tariverdiev
        Lyrics by Marina Tsvetaeva
        Performed by Alla Pugacheva

      User reviews29

      Review
      Review
      Featured review
      10/10
      True love is never accidental
      I've been told that this film is shown every New Year's Eve in Russia, and there is no doubt why. It is exquisitely romantic, appropriately funny and symbolizes the best of Russia. It's sentimentally touches a heart string in everyone and its seeming lack of reality only makes it more realistic. With a fantastic soundtrack and some beautiful poetry, you truly have not seen a good film until you have seen this. I could watch it again and again and.....
      helpful•80
      5
      • atolstoy
      • Feb 25, 2000

      Details

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      • Release date
        • January 1, 1976 (Soviet Union)
      • Country of origin
        • Soviet Union
      • Language
        • Russian
      • Also known as
        • Ironija sudbine
      • Filming locations
        • Cheremushki, Moscow, Russia
      • Production company
        • Mosfilm
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      Technical specs

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      • Runtime
        3 hours 12 minutes
      • Color
        • Color
      • Sound mix
        • Mono
      • Aspect ratio
        • 1.37 : 1

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