Andrei Miagkov, Barbara Brylska, Yuri Yakovlev

A group of old friends have a tradition of going to a public bathing house on New Years eve. Occasionally too much vodka and beer makes two of them unconscious. The problem is that one of them (Sasha)...( read more  read more... ) has to go to Leningrad but another one (Zhenya) goes. Zhenya wakes up at Leningrad airport. Believing that he is still in Moscow he takes a taxi and goes home. The way the street name, apartment complex, apartment number, and even the key coincide completely is attributed to typical Soviet-type 'economy' architecture. Imagine the surprise of Nadya when she enters her apartment and finds a man without trousers in her bed. What's more - Nadya's fiancé also finds him there...

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Unrated, 185 min.

Directed by: Eldar Ryazanov

Release Date: January 1, 1975

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DVD Release Date: December 10, 2002

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  • April 20, 2008
    A true classic Russian film, which is played every year on New Year's Eve, that seems to represent on itself the best of the Russian spirit. Highly recommended.
  • March 13, 2008
    Classics FOREVER!!! and after watching the 2nd part I would quote the words: "Love does not have past, only present". ... and this movie never gets old!!!
  • February 6, 2008
    First one... Cool one.
    Nado menshe pit... :D
  • November 17, 2007
    Terrific Movie. Watch it. Nothing else can b e said.
  • November 1, 2007
    This is an absolutely fantastic New Year's film! It is hillarious!
  • September 16, 2007
    The movie becomes better everytime I watch it. That's what is great about Eldar Ryazanov movies, you can watch it 1000 times and it always stays great!
  • July 17, 2007
    Best Rom Com... Russian
  • December 11, 2006
    i would like to see this
  • June 12, 2006
    Old russian comedy about New year's eve...I ADORE IT lol

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  • tatianaAKAtanya
    August 10, 2007
    It's very good movie, but not my favorite from the author and I don't like Andrei Miagkov very much. My favorite character is Ippolit because he is gentle and I just love the actor who plays him; his name is Yury Yakovlev. I recommend this movie to everybody:)

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