It Can't Be!

It Can't Be!

1975 · 92 min · RU · 7.3 (81 votes)
Dir. Leonid Gaidai · Starring Mikhail Pugovkin, Nina Grebeshkova, Vyacheslav Nevinnyy, Mikhail Svetin, Oleg Dal, Svetlana Kryuchkova · Music Aleksandr Zatsepin
Comedy

The film includes three short stories based on the stories of Mikhail Zoshchenko: "Crime and Punishment", "Fun Adventure", and "Wedding Event" about the negative phenomena of the provincial life of the young country of the Soviets: stupidity, drunkenness, money-grubbing, lack of spirituality.

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A darkly funny, episodic journey through the absurdities of provincial Soviet life. Expect quirky characters, biting satire, and unexpected musical numbers that highlight human folly with a unique, offbeat charm.

satiricalabsurdistdarkly comedicquirkysteadyepisodicSoviet-era comedymusical numberscharacter-drivensocial critiqueabsurdity of lifehuman follysatire
musicalbased on short storycomedy
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