YMMV / The Irony of Fate

• Germans Love David Hasselhoff: Or in this case, Russians love Barbara Brylska. The film is so beloved in Russia that the Polish actress Barbara Brylska is one of the country's most popular actresses and is considered nearly a symbol of Poland.
• Values Dissonance: Evgeni in the original gets too comfortable too quickly for modern sensibilities and starts acting like an entitled, jealous boyfriend. Nadya seems to like it though, seeing as it's a breath of fresh air from the boring Ippolit, and it's played for comedic effect. Nonetheless, today this probably wouldn't have flown.