Most Russians prefer to watch Eldar Ryazanov’s film “Irony of Fate, or Enjoy Your Bath!” This is evidenced by the data of the search engine of the online cinema IVI, which TASS cites on December 29.
The film “Irony of Fate, or Enjoy Your Bath!” (1975). 17% of viewers chose the American comedy Home Alone (1990), 13% preferred the Soviet film Ivan Vasilyevich Changes His Profession (1973). The top 5 also includes the pictures “The Grinch Stole Christmas” (2000) and “Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone” (2001), the website aif.ru notes.
IVI Content Director Ivan Grinin said that “no other holiday in Russia is associated with so many traditions, national and family, as with the New Year.”
“We are glad that a kind and positive New Year’s cinema is becoming one of these traditions, because it gathers the whole family around it and brings positive emotions to viewers of any age, and this is the most important thing on a holiday,” Grinin said.
Also, on New Year’s Eve, viewers are looking for cartoons “Frozen (2013) and” Grinch “(2018), films” Frost “(1964),” Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets “(2002),” Girls “(1962) and” Office Romance “(1977), writes RT.
Earlier, on December 29, it became known that the author of the story about the wizard boy, J.K. Rowling, will appear in the special episode “Harry Potter 20 Years Later: Return to Hogwarts”, dedicated to the release of the first film in the film franchise. The English writer will appear in the frame after the actors discuss the impact her books have had on them, notes the 360 TV channel.
Previously, streaming platform HBO Max released an official trailer that did not mention Rowling. The media connected this with the recent statements of the writer about transgender people, the site kp.ru notes.
The episode will premiere on January 1, 2022 on the HBO streaming platform.
Source: IZ
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