All that was left with him was a frame.
“The Irony of Fate” is strongly associated with the actors who played the main roles in it. These are Andrey Myagkov, Barbara Brylska and Yuri Yakovlev.
But few people know that initially the star cast of Eldar Ryazanov’s comedy was different. Oleg Basilashvili was considered for the role of Hippolytus.
It was so successful that it was approved and even began filming. Due to a tragedy in the family, the artist was forced to interrupt work on the painting and go home. The episodes with him were replaced with new ones, with Yakovlev.
However, one scene with Basilashvili still remained. When Nadya picks up the photograph of Ippolit thrown out from the snow by Lukashin, it is Oleg Valerianovich who is visible in it. This discrepancy was probably missed during installation.
