I promised, I will go ... [Ya obeshala, ya ujdu...], 1992

I promised, I will go ... | Ya obeshala, ya ujdu...

Year		1992
Country		Russia Israel
Director		Valerij Ahadov
Screenwriter		Evgenij Kozlovskij
Producer		Ismail Tagi-zade
Operator		Vladimir Dmitrievskij
Composer		Mikael Tariverdiev
Artist		Vyacheslav Vidanov Svetlana Sladkovskaya
Editor		Elena Klimenko
Genre		Drama [play]
Duration		89 min. / 01:29
Actors		Elena Korikova Zurab Magalishvili Sofiko Chiaureli Pavel Semenihin Natal'ya Korogodova Oleg Shklovskij Badri Baramidze Irina Akulova Igor' Pushkarev Karlo Sakandelidze
Rating		6.96 / 10 [votes: 81]
IMDB Rating		2.10 / 10 [votes: 7]

Meeting with Georgian guy distract hopelessly sick girl from the experience. With his parents' heroes travel to Israel for medical advice. It turns out that she is healthy. It seemed that life was adjusted ... But their happiness does not last long: to replace the sadness comes another one ...

Review

Once seen on television movie Valery Akhadova initially perceived as a "burning tears of melodrama" (not a coincidence that in 1994 Ahadov arranged in Magnitogorsk, which was working in the theater, a special film festival more noble name "Crystal Tears"). But here's an unconventional ending with voluntary death of the heroine, which still could not meet even rash promise to his beloved die, made quite a different look at the tape.


Valery Ahadov works pretty smoothly - successful pictures ("Who is going to Truskavets?", "Family Secrets"), and not very successful ("Ruth") alternate with all checkpoints, random, supposedly removed forcibly. And in the film "I promised, I'll go ..." to detect signs of unpretentious, negligence, haste, though hectic period "mnogokartinya" that occurred in the late 90's, it seems to not only set out clearly and intelligibly, but also as Development of the more stylistically justifiable and artistic interpretation.

This band started as usual melodrama about a girl from somewhere in the Urals, who accidentally discovered by a local doctor that she had, in all probability, breast cancer - and to live very long. Then the story gets adventurous (crazy ride in his car to the Black Sea, the deception of the young businessmen of Georgian) and romantic (the meeting with the beautiful and noble prince - the future architect Tomaz actually belongs to the family of the Georgian princes). He appeared as if from their own dreams girls, but their love of the "on the edge of the abyss" and amid the beauties of Tbilisi and Tel Aviv to give her the necessary history "touches hysterical" - just like in the play "The Lady of the Camellias", excerpts of which we sometimes wedged into the narrative.


But modern Violetta, by the way, amazingly thin, delicate and exquisitely played by Elena Korikovoy another three years before her success in "Mistress into Maid" is neither a lady of the demimonde, inexorably fading from consumption, or (later discover) terminally ill, which surely must leave her Armand. However, the gap between the two lovers, who had already combined seemingly doomed marriage, it is still going on - and not metaphysical, but by long-known issue of class (and ethnic - part of a new, post-Soviet) prejudice.

And instead of suffering, and the final happy reunion parted loved ones, whose ways and views about again intersect at one point and now forever, is something that breaks the traditional system verified melodrama. Of course, "Lady of the Camellias" can be seen as a case avtoevtanazii, slow mortification. But the young heroine of the novel Yevgeny Kozlovsky, served as the basis for the film Valeria Akhadova, passes away quietly, as if just fallen asleep on the seat coaches still solves it in an instant, dramatic force of will, and most importantly - a sense of self-esteem: "I promised, I'll go! ".

If it were not for the music ... It was Michael Tariverdiev music, even for him, not quite familiar instrumented (just like the style of Oleg Karavaychuk in the 70's), originally perceived as an imbalance of this sad story, gradually perceived even in the harmonic terms. She - as a kind of hymn to light detachment of being, which is not completed abroad death, and goes on and on in a different time and place, in the infinite otherness. And the transition to those unfamiliar with life outside is not terrible, but at peace and rest. Most Tariverdiyeva not become in this world in 4 years - but there was his music, as the good news from wherever, promising or not promising, they leave.

$ 1,000 in one direction [1000 dollarov v odnu storonu], 1991

$ 1,000 in one direction | 1000 dollarov v odnu storonu

Year		1991
Country		Russia
Director		Aleksandr Surin
Screenwriter		Alla Krinicyna
Operator		Urij Nevskij
Composer		Evgenij Doga
Artist		Nikolaj Saushin
Genre		Melodramas [romance, love story]
Premiere date (Russia)		1992
Duration		86 min. / 01:26
Actors		Irina Byakova Sergej Gabrielyan Natal'ya Gundareva Sergej Gazarov Oksana Mysina Valentina Zapevalova Aleksej Mironov Igor' Zolotovickij Tat'yana Gavrilova Viktor Il'ichev
Rating		5.57 / 10 [votes: 37]
IMDB Rating		5.10 / 10 [votes: 7]

The heroine of the film - a simple girl from a provincial Russian town. Sister, which is well-settled in the United States is calling her to him - but just why it is - it does not want to go there ...

Case (TV) [Delo (TV)], 1991

Case (TV) | Delo (TV)

Year		1991
Country		Russia
Director		Leonid Pchelkin
Screenwriter		Leonid Pchelkin Aleksandr Suhovo-Kobylin
Producer		Zhanna Bobyleva
Operator		Vladimir Brusin
Composer		Andrej Petrov
Artist		Valentina Brusina Elena Baranovskaya I. Dubrovin
Editor		Ludmila Soshnikova
Genre		Drama [play] Comedy
Duration		82 min. / 01:22
Actors		Oleg Basilashvili Innokentij Smoktunovskij Mihail Ul'yanov Urij Yakovlev Vladimir Steklov Valentina Litvinova Mariya Smoktunovskaya Aleksandr Pashutin Leonid Usach Sergej Danilevich
Rating		8.13 / 10 [votes: 15]

The novel by A. Sukhovo-Kobylin "case" in which the author played parts experienced trial.

Sleeping Beauty (video) [Spyashaya krasavica (video)], 1989

Sleeping Beauty (video) | Spyashaya krasavica (video)

Year		1989
Country		Russia
Director		Oleg Vinogradov
Screenwriter		Marius Petipa Sharl' Perro
Artist		Sajmon Virsaladze
Genre		Music
Premiere date (world)		September 28, 2001
Duration		129 min. / 02:09
Actors		Vadim Guliayev Larisa Lezhnina Yulia Makhalina Faruh Ruzimatov
Rating		8.00 / 10 [votes: 1]

The Nutcracker (TV) [Shelkunchik (TV)], 1977

The Nutcracker (TV) | Shelkunchik (TV)

Year		1977
Country		USA Russia
Director		Elena Macheret
Artist		Sajmon Virsaladze
Genre		Fantasy
Premiere date (world)		December 18, 1977
Duration		70 min. / 01:10
Actors		Betti Ford Vyacheslav Gordeyev Ekaterina Maksimova Nadya Pavlova Vladimir Vasil'ev
Rating		9.50 / 10 [votes: 2]

Member of Parliament [Chlen parlamenta], 1920

Member of Parliament | Chlen parlamenta

Year		1920
Country		Russia France
Director		Yakov Protazanov
Screenwriter		Aleksandr Litvinov Keterin Sesil T'urston
Producer		Dzhozef N. Ermol'eff
Operator		Boris Zavelev
Artist		Alexandre Lochakoff
Premiere date (world)		January 7, 1923
Duration		65 min. / 01:05
Actors		Ivan Mozzhuhin Natal'ya Lisenko
Rating		6.40 / 10 [votes: 5]

Virgo mountain [Dev'i gory], 1919

Virgo mountain | Dev'i gory

Year		1919
Country		Russia
Director		Aleksandr Sanin
Screenwriter		Evgenij Chirikov
Operator		Vladislav Starevich Urij Zhelyabuzhskij
Artist		Viktor Simov
Genre		Drama [play]
Premiere date (Russia)		January 1, 1919
Duration		85 min. / 01:25
Actors		Nikolaj Podgornyj V. Aleksandrovskij Sergej Aidarov Nadezhda Smirnova Elizaveta Najdenova E. Suhacheva Evgeniya Raevskaya Dzh. Budzhalov
Rating		5.50 / 10 [votes: 2]
IMDB Rating		8.10 / 10 [votes: 6]

An attempt to create a stylized fairy epics on themes Volga legend of the Antichrist. The film was shown only once - in September 1921, in Petrograd during the "Film Week to help the starving".

Emperor's new clothes [Novoe plat'e korolya], 1919

Emperor's new clothes | Novoe plat'e korolya

Year		1919
Country		Russia
Director		Urij Zhelyabuzhskij
Screenwriter		Urij Zhelyabuzhskij Gans Kristian Andersen
Operator		Urij Zhelyabuzhskij
Artist		Sergej Kozlovskij
Genre		Short film
Actors		Dmitrij Gundurov Vitalij Lazarenko Anatolij Nelidov V. Ryabcev
Rating		10.00 / 10 [votes: 1]

Queen's mystery [Tajna korolevy], 1919

Queen's mystery | Tajna korolevy

Year		1919
Country		Russia
Director		Yakov Protazanov
Screenwriter		Yakov Protazanov
Artist		Vladimir Balluzek
Premiere date (Russia)		November 5, 1919
Duration		50 min.
Actors		Natal'ya Lisenko Ivan Mozzhuhin Nikolaj Rimskij Iona Talanov
Rating		8.00 / 10 [votes: 2]

On the novel by Elinor Glyn "Three weeks".

Lady and the Hooligan [Baryshnya i huligan], 1918

Lady and the Hooligan | Baryshnya i huligan

Year		1918
Country		Russia
Director		Evgenij Slavinskij Vladimir Mayakovskij
Screenwriter		Vladimir Mayakovskij Edmondo De Amichis
Operator		Evgenij Slavinskij
Artist		Vladimir Egorov
Genre		Short film Drama [play]
Premiere date (Russia)		May 1, 1919
Duration		45 min.
Actors		Vladimir Mayakovskij Aleksandra Rebikova Fedor Dunaev
Rating		7.50 / 10 [votes: 208]
IMDB Rating		6.70 / 10 [votes: 52]

Venue story moved to the pre-revolutionary Russia. The story has undergone significant alterations. Mayakovsky emphasized the contradictions in the character of the hero: the combination of anarcho-individualistic rebellion with a touching love dedicated to the teacher.

Review

Mayakovsky was really a genius.

Make a film, at a time, on the subject of love ...

Striking his image - a street bully, disheveled, just rejoicing life.

He always smoked a cigarette, and it is a notorious villain in the teeth, diseased love, looked very lyrical.

The main character falls in love with a teacher from the local school, a few times to bully, and once and for standing up for her. It "interferes" with the same - a group of people of all beliefs. After futile attempts to win the hand of his beloved character, he dares to challenge these bullies and they score it to death. But he still has time to kiss your love ...

I think, Vladimir Vladimirovich. During this death experienced deja vu: I once again proved that the great poet, probably killed, and it was like in this movie.

His talent and originality of "unprofitable" proletarian society.

Well ... his voice is still, Mayakovsky much left behind.

He will be back ...

Maid Jenny [Gornichnaya Dzhenni], 1918

Maid Jenny | Gornichnaya Dzhenni

Year		1918
Country		Russia
Director		Yakov Protazanov
Screenwriter		Yakov Protazanov
Producer		Dzhozef N. Ermol'eff
Operator		Fedot Burgasov
Artist		Vladimir Balluzek
Genre		Drama [play]
Premiere date (Russia)		February 26, 1918
Duration		60 min. / 01:00
Actors		Ol'ga Gzovskaya Vladimir Gajdarov Ol'ga Kondorova Iona Talanov Dmitrij Buhoveckij Vladimir Balluzek V. Mak S. Pavlova
Rating		7.00 / 10 [votes: 14]
IMDB Rating		6.90 / 10 [votes: 5]

After the death of Count Chambery his wife and daughter were left without means of subsistence. Seeing no other way out, a young woman settles maid in the house of Baroness Angers.

Cagliostro [Kaliostro], 1918

Cagliostro | Kaliostro

Year		1918
Country		Russia
Director		Vladislav Starevich
Screenwriter		E. Salias
Operator		Vladislav Starevich
Actors		Arsenij Bibikov V. Dzendzhaevich A. Fener M. Yaros P. Kozmovskaya Nikolaj Rimskij Bronislava Rutkovskaya V. Satin G. Targonskij Ol'ga Chehova
Rating		7.50 / 10 [votes: 2]

Upon my word [Chestnoe slovo], 1918

Upon my word | Chestnoe slovo

Year		1918
Country		Russia
Director		Ivan Perestiani
Screenwriter		Ivan Perestiani
Producer		Aleksandr Hanzhonkov
Operator		Aleksandr Ryllo
Artist		O. Amosova
Genre		Drama [play]
Duration		50 min.
Actors		Aleksandr Ashanin Irina Shalyapina Lidiya Shalyapina Ivan Perestiani
Rating		9.33 / 10 [votes: 3]

The tragic story of a man in a fit of generosity, and because of his youth vowed to keep silent about the vile act of a comrade.

Ann Craeva [Anya Kraeva], 1917

Ann Craeva | Anya Kraeva

Year		1917
Country		Russia
Director		Nikandr Turkin
Screenwriter		Nikandr Turkin
Operator		Evgenij Slavinskij
Actors		Leonid Polevoj Aleksandra Rebikova Ol'ga Chehova Oleg Frelih Yanina Mirato Ivan Kruchinin
Rating		7.67 / 10 [votes: 3]

In the land of love [V strane lubvi], 1917

In the land of love | V strane lubvi

Year		1917
Country		Russia
Director		Aleksandr Ural'skij
Screenwriter		Aleksandr Amfiteatrov
Operator		Boris Zavelev
Artist		Cezar' Lakka
Premiere date (Russia)		January 1, 1917
Actors		Ernesto Vagram Dzh. Serova Vojceh Brydzinskij Eduard Kulganek I. Stolyarov N. Brydzinskaya V. Shpor Eduard Kul'ganek
Rating		9.00 / 10 [votes: 2]

Life of three days [Zhizn' treh dnej], 1917

Life of three days | Zhizn' treh dnej

Year		1917
Country		Russia
Director		Gromov
Artist		Lev Kuleshov
Actors		Nikolaj Aslanov Lidiya Ryndina Vladimir Strizhevskij
Rating		7.00 / 10 [votes: 2]