Charodei

Charodei Russian , translations Enchanters, Sorcerers, Magicians is a 1982 Soviet romantic fantasy musical film directed by Konstantin Bromberg.

The film was initially written by brothers Boris and Arkady Strugatsky as adaptaion of their science fantasy novel Monday Begins on Saturday. But Bromberg turned down the script due to its serious tone and social commentary. Strugatskies had to rewrite their script as a lighthearted romantic comedy. As a result, movie bore almost no resemblance to the book besides the setting and several characters names. History later repeated with another film by Sokurov Days of Eclipse Dni zatmeniya.Film became a classic Soviet New Years Eve romantic comedies, such as Irony of Fate Ironiya sudby and The Carnival Night Karnavalnaya noch. ........

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