The Irony of Fate (1976 film)

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Soviet film film romantic comedy film television film

The Irony of Fate is a beloved 1976 Soviet romantic comedy film, traditionally broadcast on New Year's Eve in Russia and other former Soviet states, known for its satirical take on Soviet life and mistaken-identity romance.

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All labels observed (8)

Label	Occurrences
The Irony of Fate	2
The Irony of Fate (1971 television play)	1
The Irony of Fate (1976 film) canonical	1
The Irony of Fate 2	1
The Irony of Fate Part 1	1
The Irony of Fate Part 2	1
The Irony of Fate, or Enjoy Your Bath!	1
Ирония судьбы, или С лёгким паром!	1

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This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1825679 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: The Irony of Fate (1976 film)
Context triple: [Mosfilm, producedWork, The Irony of Fate (1976 film)]

A. Love, Antosha
Love, Antosha is a 2019 documentary film that chronicles the life and career of actor Anton Yelchin through home videos, interviews, and personal writings.
B. Ninotchka
Ninotchka is a classic 1939 romantic comedy film starring Greta Garbo, celebrated for its witty script and satirical take on Soviet–Western relations.
C. Ten Days of Repentance
Ten Days of Repentance is the Jewish High Holy Days period between Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur devoted to introspection, seeking forgiveness, and spiritual renewal.
D. The Brothers Karamazov (1958 film)
The Brothers Karamazov (1958 film) is an American drama adaptation of Fyodor Dostoevsky’s novel, focusing on the moral and spiritual conflicts within a turbulent Russian family.
E. Ivan the Terrible, Part I
Ivan the Terrible, Part I is a 1944 Soviet historical drama film directed by Sergei Eisenstein that portrays the rise to power and inner turmoil of Tsar Ivan IV of Russia.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: The Irony of Fate (1976 film)
Target entity description: The Irony of Fate is a beloved 1976 Soviet romantic comedy film, traditionally broadcast on New Year's Eve in Russia and other former Soviet states, known for its satirical take on Soviet life and mistaken-identity romance.

A. Love, Antosha
Love, Antosha is a 2019 documentary film that chronicles the life and career of actor Anton Yelchin through home videos, interviews, and personal writings.
B. Ninotchka
Ninotchka is a classic 1939 romantic comedy film starring Greta Garbo, celebrated for its witty script and satirical take on Soviet–Western relations.
C. Ten Days of Repentance
Ten Days of Repentance is the Jewish High Holy Days period between Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur devoted to introspection, seeking forgiveness, and spiritual renewal.
D. The Brothers Karamazov (1958 film)
The Brothers Karamazov (1958 film) is an American drama adaptation of Fyodor Dostoevsky’s novel, focusing on the moral and spiritual conflicts within a turbulent Russian family.
E. Ivan the Terrible, Part I
Ivan the Terrible, Part I is a 1944 Soviet historical drama film directed by Sergei Eisenstein that portrays the rise to power and inner turmoil of Tsar Ivan IV of Russia.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Soviet film ⓘ film ⓘ romantic comedy film ⓘ television film ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	The Irony of Fate (1976 film) ⓘ surface form: The Irony of Fate, or Enjoy Your Bath! The Irony of Fate (1976 film) ⓘ surface form: Ирония судьбы, или С лёгким паром!
basedOn	The Irony of Fate (1976 film) self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: The Irony of Fate (1971 television play)
cinematographyBy	Vladimir Nakhabtsev NERFINISHED ⓘ
composer	Mikael Tariverdiev ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	Soviet Union ⓘ
director	Eldar Ryazanov NERFINISHED ⓘ
distributor	Soviet television ⓘ surface form: Central Television of the USSR
editedBy	Valentina Mironova ⓘ
filmingLocation	Leningrad ⓘ Moscow ⓘ
firstBroadcastOn	Soviet television ⓘ surface form: Soviet Central Television
genre	romantic comedy ⓘ satire ⓘ
hasPart	The Irony of Fate (1976 film) self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: The Irony of Fate Part 1 The Irony of Fate (1976 film) self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: The Irony of Fate Part 2
hasSequel	The Irony of Fate (1976 film) self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: The Irony of Fate 2
hasTheme	Soviet everyday life ⓘ chance and fate ⓘ romantic relationships ⓘ
languageOfWorkOrName	Russian ⓘ
locationOfAction	Soviet Union ⓘ
mainCharacter	Ippolit ⓘ Nadya Sheveleva ⓘ Zhenya Lukashin ⓘ
notableFor	New Year’s Eve television tradition in Russia ⓘ satirical depiction of Soviet standardized housing ⓘ
originalLanguage	Russian ⓘ
originalNetwork	Channel One Russia ⓘ surface form: Programme One (Soviet Central Television)
originalReleaseDate	1976-01-01 ⓘ
plotCharacteristic	apartment mix-up due to identical addresses ⓘ mistaken identity ⓘ
productionCompany	Mosfilm ⓘ
releaseYear	1976 ⓘ
runtime	184 minutes ⓘ
setIn	Leningrad ⓘ Moscow ⓘ
starring	Andrey Myagkov NERFINISHED ⓘ Barbara Brylska ⓘ Georgi Burkov NERFINISHED ⓘ Lyubov Dobrzhanskaya ⓘ Valentina Talyzina ⓘ Yuri Yakovlev NERFINISHED ⓘ
title	The Irony of Fate (1976 film) self-link ⓘ surface form: The Irony of Fate
writer	Eldar Ryazanov NERFINISHED ⓘ Emil Braginsky NERFINISHED ⓘ

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