The hero would look ridiculous.
The painting “The Irony of Fate, or Enjoy Your Bath!” – still an inexhaustible storehouse of interesting facts. Fans who have studied their favorite comedy inside and out never cease to amaze with the exclusive information found.
So, not everyone knows that Zhenya Lukashin could be played by a great actor Andrei Mironov. At first, Eldar Ryazanov saw him in this role. But logic suggested that the image of a single loser Lukashin would not suit Mironov.
The charming handsome Andrei Alexandrovich was considered the conqueror of women, therefore, in the role of the eccentric and ridiculous Zhenya, who had problems in his personal life, he would have looked extremely unconvincing. The director dismissed Mironov’s candidacy and chose Andrei Myagkov, an actor with a charming, but much more mediocre appearance.
And Oleg Basilashvili could play the role of Ippolit. He, or rather, his photo, flashed in one of the frames. This is the scene when Nadia picks up the discarded picture of her lover. At this moment, Basilashvili’s face is clearly visible.