If you loved Ivan Vasilyevich Changes His Profession, try Kin-dza-dza!
A bridge between a film you've already seen and one most people haven't. Here's what they share, and what the second one does that the first one doesn't.
What they share
Theysit in Comedy / Science Fiction territory. If that's the register that drew you to Ivan Vasilyevich Changes His Profession, the second film will land in a comparable space — through a different lens.
What Kin-dza-dza! is
Aliens are just like neighbors, except worse. Two Soviets end up on planet Pluke after using an alien device. It predictably gets weird from there.

