A Family Like a Family
Posted: Wed Feb 19, 2025 6:32 am
Young photographer Volodya Oreshnikov wins 10 thousand rubles. But to buy a ticket, he took money from the mutual aid fund, and so his colleagues from the photo studio call him to a public trial. The film has several lines of fate of the characters, which intertwine and due to misunderstandings, various comic and tragicomic situations arise. As a result, on New Year's Eve, in the guise of Santa Claus, Volodya again tries to steal money, and when he fails, he again buys bonds in the hope of winning.
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This film was the main New Year's film for Soviet citizens before "The Irony of Fate...". The story unfolds in the family of a master of the knitwear factory Korobov. On December 31, the elder Korobovs fuss about making the holiday no worse than everyone else's. The young members of the family do not care about household chores, everyone has their own opinion and their own life, and no one is going to celebrate the New Year with their parents. Upset by the departure of their children, the old people are left alone. But the New Year is a magical holiday and a family one, so the youth eventually return.
Christmas Movies from Hollywood
6. "The Apartment", 1960
A modest employee of the insurance company Baxter wants to somehow move up the career ladder. So he gives the keys to his apartment to his friends and boss, who want to have fun like bachelors. And when tunisia mobile database things start to go uphill, the unexpected happens. This is not a film about Christmas "from pictures", but about a real one, which can be cheerful, boring, sometimes lonely.
7. "It's a Wonderful Life", 1946
One of the most iconic American films, which despite its age is relevant because it contains despair and a way out of it. Clarence is a guardian angel who was sent from heaven to dissuade a businessman from committing suicide. George Bailey is the owner of a construction business, who found himself in debt and decided to take a desperate step because of the hopelessness of the situation. The angel shows the hero what the world would be like if he did not exist.
8. "The Shop Around the Corner", 1940
The hero works in a small souvenir shop and falls in love with a girl by correspondence – smart and educated. One day, Klara Novak comes to the shop to get a job, and the seller Alfred Kralik tells her that there are no vacancies, but the girl has proven herself and the shop owner has hired her. They hate each other in real life, but are in love in correspondence. The film is cozy, funny and with a necessarily happy ending.
Photo - © screenshot
This film was the main New Year's film for Soviet citizens before "The Irony of Fate...". The story unfolds in the family of a master of the knitwear factory Korobov. On December 31, the elder Korobovs fuss about making the holiday no worse than everyone else's. The young members of the family do not care about household chores, everyone has their own opinion and their own life, and no one is going to celebrate the New Year with their parents. Upset by the departure of their children, the old people are left alone. But the New Year is a magical holiday and a family one, so the youth eventually return.
Christmas Movies from Hollywood
6. "The Apartment", 1960
A modest employee of the insurance company Baxter wants to somehow move up the career ladder. So he gives the keys to his apartment to his friends and boss, who want to have fun like bachelors. And when tunisia mobile database things start to go uphill, the unexpected happens. This is not a film about Christmas "from pictures", but about a real one, which can be cheerful, boring, sometimes lonely.
7. "It's a Wonderful Life", 1946
One of the most iconic American films, which despite its age is relevant because it contains despair and a way out of it. Clarence is a guardian angel who was sent from heaven to dissuade a businessman from committing suicide. George Bailey is the owner of a construction business, who found himself in debt and decided to take a desperate step because of the hopelessness of the situation. The angel shows the hero what the world would be like if he did not exist.
8. "The Shop Around the Corner", 1940
The hero works in a small souvenir shop and falls in love with a girl by correspondence – smart and educated. One day, Klara Novak comes to the shop to get a job, and the seller Alfred Kralik tells her that there are no vacancies, but the girl has proven herself and the shop owner has hired her. They hate each other in real life, but are in love in correspondence. The film is cozy, funny and with a necessarily happy ending.