Not exactly a movie, not at all a provocation Before watching the film, I was afraid that the impression would be the same as after "The Death of Stalin" & #39;: boring and protracted. Fortunately, the fears were not justified, since in the absence of large budgets, the creators simply did not have the resources to create elaborate scenery and immersion in the atmosphere. All the scenery is one apartment, not much different from a modern country house. As a result, all the forces were used to study the main component of any film - the story, and it is good.
The idea for the plot seems to me not so much breakthrough as interesting. Almost nothing is filmed about the blockade in principle, and there was nothing at all in the comedic vein. It is bad when such a resonant topic remains covered only by propaganda in the media and documentary essays. I definitely couldn’t get past it.
Fortunately, the project was a success. And the actors were found, and they played well, and the script came out organic, catchy, and even hype in the media raised, so hurrah, comrades, we are waiting for new creations from Alexei Krasovsky.
As you know (and mentioned above), the budget of the film is approximately zero. Usually in such cases, they are tried in a short meter so that the enthusiasm is just enough. The full-length film was obviously an adventure, not everything worked out and the film has something to scold.
First, you expect at least a small demonstration of the environment: war, famine, propaganda, gossip and snitching, jokes about Stalin and fear of thundering into the camps. Especially since the film is provocative, all this was especially necessary. However, in fact, the film is not about the blockade, but about social stratification. So in the foreground everyday disputes that could easily occur in our time, and the whole entourage seems a little far-fetched.
In the same piggy bank can be attributed to hungry Masha, who behaves too smoothly. She fainted a couple of times, of course, but it was more like a gag on a STC sitcom than a real-life drama. However, all this can be attributed to the fact that the authors understood that the topic was painful for society, and tried to make the film as less naturalistic as possible.
Secondly, the family of the elite, which in the end should be bad, with each episode only more like the viewer, and by the end even forget that there is someone to hate. It is good when there is a double bottom in the film, but here without context it turns out that the film is about an ordinary family with a typical conflict of generations. And here it is difficult to justify the author with delicacy: bad characters can be made bad and without any scabies. However, perhaps they really are not guilty in the opinion of the director, and I did not understand the idea.
Since the holiday is still not so exciting, very intimate and even more like a TV show than a movie, I think,
8 out of 10
PS: watched with his wife, transferred 500 rubles to Alexei Krasovsky on the map. There is no money, but you hold on!
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