The spy series Alien Face is an adaptation of the novel of the same name writer Eduard Topol. The intrigue of the TV movie revolves around two different people – General Staff officer Sergei Yuryshev and Russian emigrant dentist Roman Stavinsky. In 1981, Yuryshev, grieving the death of his twelve-year-old son, decided to leave for the United States. To do this, the hero of the series “Alien Face” turns to an American journalist with a proposal to cooperate with the CIA, guaranteeing to give a lot
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The spy series Alien Face is an adaptation of the novel of the same name writer Eduard Topol. The intrigue of the TV movie revolves around two different people – General Staff officer Sergei Yuryshev and Russian emigrant dentist Roman Stavinsky. In 1981, Yuryshev, grieving the death of his twelve-year-old son, decided to leave for the United States. To do this, the hero of the series “Alien Face” turns to an American journalist with a proposal to cooperate with the CIA, guaranteeing to give a lot of secret information in case he is sent to the West. The CIA is interested in such an informant and is developing Operation Alien Face. They find among emigrants from the USSR one, extremely similar to Sergei and dreaming of returning to his homeland. Dentist Roman Stavinsky undergoes plastic surgery to give even more resemblance to Yuryshev, and is introduced to a fictitious "wife" - aspiring actress Virginia Part. Posing as the Williams spouses, they should come to the Soviet Union, where the exchange will take place – Stavinsky will take the place of Yuryshev. However, a carefully planned operation fails. Both main roles in the film played Alexander Domogarov.
Three Half Graces is a 2006 comedy melodrama directed by David Keosayan. series "Love on the knife's edge" . melodrama "Mistress" ). Three old friends, more
Three Half Graces is a 2006 comedy melodrama directed by David Keosayan. series "Love on the knife's edge" . melodrama "Mistress" ).
Three old friends, who received the nickname “semigration” in childhood, are already over forty. They excelled in the professional field: Sonya is the director of the travel agency, Alice is the head of the television company, Natasha is the lead editor of the magazine. But in the personal life of the problem — one left the husband, the other lives with a tyrannical mother, and the third is still in free flight. But one day, the women gave alms, and in gratitude received balloons, inside which were written mysterious predictions. . . close
The multi-part film "Two Destinies" tells about the lives of two village friends Vera and Lida. Both girls are young and beautiful, and both are not without more
The multi-part film "Two Destinies" tells about the lives of two village friends Vera and Lida. Both girls are young and beautiful, and both are not without the attention of young people. Vera works as a veterinarian, looks after her younger sister. She is being cared for by up-and-coming party functionary Ivan. But Lida is sure that in life she will have everything she wants. However, the measured life in the village is disrupted by the arrival of a young specialist from Moscow - Stepan. At the first meeting with him, Vera realizes that they were created for each other. But Lida has plans for it. She understands that Stepan is the only way to escape to Moscow. Lida does everything to prevent Vera and Stepan from being together.
After the successful screening of the series, three more parts were shot: "Two Destinies 2. Blue blood. (2005) "Two Destinies 3. The golden cage (2005) and "Two Destinies 4. A new life (2008). close
Russian melodramatic series “Always Say Always” directed by Alexei Kozlov, creator continuation "Prisk 2: Gold Rush" . The film “Always Say Always” was more
Russian melodramatic series “Always Say Always” directed by Alexei Kozlov, creator continuation "Prisk 2: Gold Rush" . The film “Always Say Always” was made by order of the TV channel “Russia” and gained great popularity among Russian and Ukrainian viewers.
Telenovela “Always Say Always” tells the story of a young woman, Olga (Maria Poroshina), who found herself in a difficult life situation. Leaving one with the children, her beloved man left her. . . close
Moscow, 1976. Ksenia is an employee of the department of the hotel “Russia”. It is responsible for the reception and comfortable stay of guests, among more
Moscow, 1976. Ksenia is an employee of the department of the hotel “Russia”. It is responsible for the reception and comfortable stay of guests, among whom are mainly Soviet nobility and high-ranking foreigners. The hotel is a whole world, unlike ordinary Soviet reality. Here you feel the breath of another life, luxurious, unknown, attractive. This is a place where the interests of different departments of the KGB and police, crime and the art world, the interests of different political and international groups converge.
This world lives by its own laws, it is impossible to get into it just from the street. Getting a job in a hotel and staying on it is a lot of luck and hard work. Ksenia works in an atmosphere of suspicion, intrigue. In “Russia” there is a hidden struggle for power, and it is impossible to observe neutrality. The heroine will have to make more than one difficult choice, as well as survive a terrible fire in the hotel, which will put an end to this story. close
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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