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{{Infobox television
| image          = DVD-Charodei.jpg
| caption        = DVD cover
| writer         = [[Arkady Strugatsky]]<br>[[Boris Strugatsky]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bookol.ru/dokumentalnaya_literatura_main/dokumentalnaya_literatura/20554.htm |script-title=ru:Off-line интервью с Борисом Стругацким |trans-title=Off-line interview with Boris Strugatsky |website=Bookol.ru |language=ru |date=13 June 1998 – 26 December 2000 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130416151723/http://www.bookol.ru/dokumentalnaya_literatura_main/dokumentalnaya_literatura/20554.htm |archive-date=16 April 2013}}</ref>
| director       = [[Konstantin Bromberg]]
| starring       = [[Aleksandra Yakovleva]]<br>[[Aleksandr Abdulov]]<br>[[Yekaterina Vasilyeva]]<br>[[Valentin Gaft]]<br>[[Yevgeny Vesnik]]<br>[[Valery Zolotukhin]]
| music          = [[Yevgeni Krylatov]]
| country        = Soviet Union
| language       = Russian
| producer       = Lyudmila Pozdnyakova
| cinematography = Konstantin Opryatin<ref name="kp1">{{cite news |last=Veligzhanina |first=Anna |url=https://www.kp.ru/daily/23190/25748/ |script-title=ru:На съёмках фильма над киногруппой кружил НЛО! |trans-title='Charodei': UFO circled over the film crew during filming! |newspaper=[[Komsomolskaya Pravda]] |language=ru |date=9 January 2004}}</ref>
| editor         = Nadezhda Yavorskaya
| runtime        = 160 minutes
| company        = [[Odessa Film Studio]]
| network        = [[Soviet Central Television]]
| released       = {{Start date|1982|12|31|df=yes}}
}}
'''''Charodei''''' ({{langx|ru|«Чародеи»||'''''Enchanters''''', '''''Sorcerers''''', '''''Magicians'''''}}, {{langx|uk|«Чарівники»}}) is a 1982 [[Soviet Union|Soviet]] [[romantic fantasy]] [[Musical film|musical]] [[Comedy film|comedy]] [[television film]] directed by [[Konstantin Bromberg]].<ref name="kp1" /><ref name="Чар">{{cite web |url=https://www.domkino.tv/news/9846 |script-title=ru:9 интересных фактов о фильме «Чародеи» |trans-title=9 Interesting Facts About the Film 'Charodei' |language=ru |publisher=Dom Kino |date=22 December 2017}}</ref> The film premiered on [[Soviet Central Television]] on 31 December 1982.<ref>{{cite news |last=Veligzhanina |first=Anna |url=https://www.kp.ru/daily/24617.3/784004/ |script-title=ru:«Чародеи»: Гафт чуть не придушил Яковлеву, а группа устроила ей бойкот |trans-title='Charodei': Gaft almost strangled Yakovleva, and the group boycotted her |newspaper=[[Komsomolskaya Pravda]] |language=ru |date=29 December 2010 |access-date=27 January 2025 |quote={{lang|ru|В ночь на 31 декабря 1982 года Центральное телевидение показало премьеру – новогоднюю комедию «Чародеи», ставшую одной из любимых у советских зрителей}} |trans-quote=On the night of 31 December 1982, Central Television showed the premiere – the New Year's comedy ''Charodei'', which became one of the favorites of Soviet viewers}}</ref>

== Plot summary ==
Ivan Puhov (Abdulov) is in love with a very kind and friendly girl, Alyona (Yakovleva). Alyona works as a [[witch]] in a research institution that researches magic called NUINU (Scientific Universal Institute of Extraordinary Services, a NIICHAVO subsidiary in [[Kitezh]]grad; for NIICHAVO see ''[[Monday Begins on Saturday]]''). The couple are about to get married when Alyona's jealous and scheming co-worker, Sataneev (Gaft), tricks Alyona's boss, Kira Shemahanskaya (Vasilyeva), the institute director, into putting a spell on Alyona. The spell makes Alyona undergo a severe personality change, become unable to control her actions, and forget about Ivan. Alyona's colleagues, Viktor and Foma, notice a changes in her behavior and try to figure out a way to break the curse while simultaneously protecting the institution's latest research development, a magic wand.

== Cast ==
* [[Aleksandra Yakovleva]] as Alyona Igorevna Sanina "Alyonushka"
* [[Aleksandr Abdulov]] as Ivan Sergeevich Puhov  "Ivanushka"
* [[Yekaterina Vasilyeva]] as Kira Anatolyevna Shemahanskaya (vocal by [[Zhanna Rozhdestvenskaya]])
* [[Valentin Gaft]] as Apollon Mitrofanovich Sataneev
* [[Yevgeny Vesnik]] as chairman of the commission
* [[Valery Zolotukhin]] as Ivan Stepanovich Kivrin
* [[Emmanuil Vitorgan]] as Viktor Kovrov
* [[Mikhail Svetin]] as Foma Ostapovich Bryl
* [[Roman Filippov]] as Yuliy Tsezarevich Kamneyedov
* [[Anna Ashimova]] as Nina Puhova, Ivan's sister
* [[Semyon Farada]] as The Guest from South
* [[Leonid Kharitonov (actor)|Leonid Kharitonov]] as Amatin, Ivan's boss

==Production==
The film was initially written by brothers [[Boris and Arkady Strugatsky]] as adaptation of their 1965 [[science fantasy]] novel ''[[Monday Begins on Saturday]]''. But Bromberg turned down the script due to its serious tone and [[social commentary]], and the Strugatskys had to rewrite their script as a light-hearted [[romantic comedy]]. As a result, the movie bore almost no resemblance to the book besides the setting and several characters' names. History later repeated itself with another film by [[Alexander Sokurov|Sokurov]] ''[[Days of Eclipse]]'' (Dni zatmeniya).

The film became a classic Soviet [[Novy God|New Year's Eve]] romantic comedy, similar to ''[[Irony of Fate]]'' (Ironiya sud'by) and ''[[The Carnival Night]]'' (Karnavalnaya noch).

== Film soundtrack ==
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Film soundtrack includes many classical Soviet songs (some of them romantic), written by [[Yevgeni Krylatov]] and [[Leonid Derbenyov]], including:
* "A woman's Enigma" ({{langx|ru|Загадка женщины}}) performed by [[Irina Otieva]]
* "Three White Horses" ([[:ru:Три белых коня|Три белых коня]]) performed by [[Larisa Dolina]]<ref name="kp1" /><ref name="Чар"/>
* "A Song About A Snowflake" ([[:ru:Песня о снежинке|Песня о снежинке]]) performed by {{ill|Olga Rozhdestvenskaya|ru|Рождественская, Ольга Сергеевна}} and VIA {{ill|Dobrie Molodtsy|ru|Добры молодцы}}
* "Witch-River" (Ведьма-речка) performed by Irina Otieva
* "A Song About a Suit" (Песенка про костюмчик) performed by [[Emmanuil Vitorgan]] and [[Mikhail Svetin]]
* "Imagine That" (Представь себе) performed by [[Aleksandr Abdulov]]
* "Time to Sleep" (Спать пора) performed by Mikhail Svetin
* "Serenade" (Серенада) performed by original cast members
* "Centaurs" (Кентавры) performed by Dobrie Molodtsy
* "By The Mirror" (Подойду я к зеркалу) performed by [[Zhanna Rozhdestvenskaya]]
* "You Can't Command Your Heart" (Только сердцу не прикажешь) performed by Zhanna Rozhdestvenskaya and [[Vladislav Lynkovskiy]]
* "Don't Believe What They Say" (Говорят, а ты не верь) performed by original cast members

Music performance by [[State Symphony Orchestra of Cinematography of the USSR]].

==References==
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==External links==
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