The events unfold from 1924 to the present day. Almost the entire epoch is involved, with all the historical characters of our country. The picture is a drama of a Jewish family, which the viewer will follow for 100 years, with the change of epochs, the characters and everything that happens around will change.
Dom s liliyami is a family saga that spans several decades. Since the end of the Great Patriotic War and up to the present day, the story of Mikhail Govorov more
Dom s liliyami is a family saga that spans several decades. Since the end of the Great Patriotic War and up to the present day, the story of Mikhail Govorov and his relatives unfolds before the viewer, on the example of which we see how the fates of several generations of citizens of our country are formed at once.
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Tyazhely Pesok / Heavy Sand follows an Ukrainian Jewish family over 30 years against the backdrop of dramatic events in the Soviet Union in the first more
Tyazhely Pesok / Heavy Sand follows an Ukrainian Jewish family over 30 years against the backdrop of dramatic events in the Soviet Union in the first half of the 20th century: WWI, the Bolshevik revolution, the pogroms in Ukraine, the Stalinist repression, WWII and Nazi occupation, the ghetto and annihilation.
It is ultimately a story about human nature, about the triumph of love against all odds (e.g. despite the seemingly incompatible backgrounds of the two lovers, Rakhil and Jakov) and of its resilience over time and circumstance. It is about family bonds, about human altruism, dignity and courage. Also about cruelty and the holocaust, a tribute to the Jews that suffered and to the non-Jews who were willing to risk their own lives to help them.
The acting is generally outstanding, as is the filming and the music. Attention to historical detail is exquisite (clothes, decors, culture…).
The script departs substantially from Rybakov's novel, on which the film is based, bringing in some different characters and scenes. I guess this was partly unavoidable, because of the novel's narrative approach, compared to the need for dialogues in the film, which had to be made up.
The series is, in my opinion, not without flaws. It combines some truly moving scenes with others that left me wondering what the point was, and thinking that 16 episodes were not needed after all. Although the characters' complexity rings true, some of the scenes seem implausible. Plus the 2 main characters hardly age throughout the film, everybody speaks Russian everywhere… While the film captures much of the spirit of the book, it is weaker in many respects, including in its portrayal of Jewish suffering. Needless to say, I preferred the book, but this is almost always so. Provided you are not looking for 100% accurate history, nor 100% Rybakov's novel you may, like me, be left with a very positive overall impression.
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Valeriy Uskov,
Vladimir Krasnopolskiy,
Sergey Vinogradov
The melodramatic series "Ermolovy" (script Anna Berseneva) shows the story of one family, which for generations has been haunted by misfortune in love. more
The melodramatic series "Ermolovy" (script Anna Berseneva) shows the story of one family, which for generations has been haunted by misfortune in love. This fate did not pass and the successful entrepreneur Sergei Ermolov.
Meeting with the fateful beauty Amalia jeopardizes the well-being of his family. However, Anna, Sergei’s wife, wanting to preserve the relationship at all costs, and at the same time to protect her son from future failures, takes up the mystery of the family curse. According to the old legend, all the misfortunes of the Yermolovs should stop after the whole family gathers at the direct descendant of the ancient princely family of the Radziwills. close
MURA operative Konstantin Troshin returns from the front after the victory in the Great Patriotic War and finds out that he no longer works in the police. more
MURA operative Konstantin Troshin returns from the front after the victory in the Great Patriotic War and finds out that he no longer works in the police. The reason is a conflict with an influential general of the NKGB of the USSR. But Troshin cannot imagine his life without the police. He manages to get a job as a precinct officer in the most disadvantaged area of Moscow — Maryina Grove. close