The Irony of Fate, or Enjoy Your Bath!
1976
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Eldar Aleksandrovich Ryazanov (Russian: Эльдар Александрович Рязанов; 18 November 1927 – 30 November 2015) was a Soviet and Russian film director, screenwriter, poet, actor and pedagogue whose popular comedies, satirizing the daily life of the Soviet Union and Russia, are celebrated throughout the former Soviet Union and former Warsaw Pact countries.
- Emma Abaydullina
- USSR State Prize (1977)
- 1950–2009
Eldar Ryazanov. Director: Office Romance. Eldar Aleksandrovich Ryazanov was born on November 18, 1927 in Samara, Russia. He graduated with honors from the Soviet State Institute of Cinematography (VGIK) in 1950, as a film director.
- January 1, 1
- Samara, Russian SFSR, USSR [now Russia]
- January 1, 1
- Moscow, Russia
Dec 1, 2015 · Eldar Alexandrovich Ryazanov was born on Nov. 18, 1927, in Kuybyshev (now Samara), on the Volga River in the eastern part of European Russia. His father, an economist, spent nearly 20 years in ...
Mini Bio (1) Eldar Aleksandrovich Ryazanov was born on November 18, 1927 in Samara, Russia. He graduated with honors from the Soviet State Institute of Cinematography (VGIK) in 1950, as a film director. He was making documentaries for five years. In 1955 Ryazanov came to work at the Mosfilm Studios under the direction of Ivan Pyrev, who ...
- Beware of the Car (1966) A lyrical comedy, reworking the urban myth about “a present-day Robin Hood”: the film’s main character steals cars from criminals and corrupt officials, sells them and transfers the money to orphanages.
- Unbelievable Adventures of Italians in Russia (1973) This joint Soviet-Italian film was directed in partnership with Franco Prosperi and produced by the legendary Dino de Laurentiis.
- The Irony of Fate, or Enjoy Your Bath! (1975) Source: Kinopoisk.ru. From its very first broadcast on Jan. 1, 1976, when it was seen by 100 million viewers, to the present day, when the main state TV channels air it every New Year’s Eve, The Irony of Fate has captured the hearts of Russians all over the country.
- A Cruel Romance(1984) A screen adaptation of the classical 19th century play Dowry-less by Alexander Ostrovsky and one of Ryazanov’s few drama films.
Nov 30, 2015 · 30 November 2015. AFP. Eldar Ryazanov's comedies were hugely popular in Soviet times. One of Russia's best-loved Soviet-era film directors, Eldar Ryazanov, has died of heart failure aged 88. He ...
Dec 1, 2015 · Eldar Ryazanov, a filmmaker who satirized and romanticized the life of ordinary Russians in his immensely popular comedies for almost six decades, died Monday. He was 88.
