Table of contents:
- "War and Peace", 1967, director Sergei Bondarchuk
- "House with a Mezzanine", 1964, director Yakov Bazelyan
- “Several days in the life of I. I. Oblomov ", 1979, director Nikita Mikhalkov
- "Cruel Romance", 1984, directed by Eldar Ryazanov
- "The Star of Captivating Happiness", 1975, director Vladimir Motyl
- "The Barber of Siberia", 1998, director Nikita Mikhalkov
- "The Young Lady-Peasant", 1995, director Alexei Sakharov
- "My affectionate and gentle animal", 1978, director Emil Loteanu
- "Nest of Nobility", 1969, director Andrei Konchalovsky
- Unfinished Piece for Mechanical Piano, 1976, director Nikita Mikhalkov
Video: 10 best Russian films about Russian nobles, which are transferred to another era
2024 Author: Richard Flannagan | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-15 23:55
Historical films, even if they do not claim to be completely authentic, have always been popular with viewers. Beautiful decorations of manor houses, good manners and surprisingly correct speech of the heroes, details of the relationship of representatives of the nobility with those who are lower or higher on the social ladder - all this cannot but attract attention. Our today's review presents the best films about Russian nobles, which are definitely worth watching.
"War and Peace", 1967, director Sergei Bondarchuk
The adaptation of Leo Tolstoy's novel is undoubtedly one of the best films about the Russian nobility. You can write and talk about this picture a lot and always - to an excellent degree. But it is better to watch and adjust once the stunning atmosphere of the epic, the brilliant game, the scale of the filming and the immortal plot.
"House with a Mezzanine", 1964, director Yakov Bazelyan
The film, based on the story of the same name by Anton Chekhov, turned out to be surprisingly atmospheric and as close as possible to the literary source. A pure and beautiful love story between an artist who came to the estate of a friend for the summer and a girl living in a neighboring house with a mezzanine unfolds in front of the viewer like a picturesque painting.
“Several days in the life of I. I. Oblomov ", 1979, director Nikita Mikhalkov
The film is based on Ivan Goncharov's novel Oblomov, but does not repeat it, but shows only one love line. But in this line, it seems, the director was able to accommodate all the aspects of a multifaceted feeling, including love for a mother, for a woman and for his native Russia.
"Cruel Romance", 1984, directed by Eldar Ryazanov
Eldar Ryazanov brought his own vision to the adaptation of Alexander Ostrovsky's play "The Dowry", and as a result presented a real masterpiece to the audience. "Cruel Romance" can be watched endlessly, enjoying the skill of the actors, well-defined dialogues and pauses, forcing the viewer to be not an outside observer, but a direct participant in the events.
"The Star of Captivating Happiness", 1975, director Vladimir Motyl
The historical drama tells about the fate of the Decembrists and their wives after the uprising on Senate Square. The picture can rightfully be called one of the best in its genre, it turned out to be surprisingly atmospheric, piercing and filled with drama.
"The Barber of Siberia", 1998, director Nikita Mikhalkov
The scale of this project is evidenced only by the fact that almost 10 years passed from the moment of writing the script of the film to the end of filming, and the amount of funding was comparable to the budget of the epic "War and Peace" by Sergei Bondarchuk. More than 250 actors, several thousand extras, four dozen crews, and even several planes and helicopters were involved in the film. The result is a spectacular, vivid and dynamic film, each frame of which is filled with a special meaning.
"The Young Lady-Peasant", 1995, director Alexei Sakharov
The adaptation of the story of the same name by Alexander Pushkin was partially filmed at the Bratsevo estate. Lovers of the classics will find in it the maximum closeness to the literary original and will be able to enjoy its immortal plot, the naive romantic atmosphere and the touching love story sung by the great Pushkin.
"My affectionate and gentle animal", 1978, director Emil Loteanu
The lyrical and at the same time dramatic picture was filmed based on the story of A. P. Chekhov's "Drama on the Hunt". The film looks literally in one breath, amazes with the magnificent acting of the actors, plunges into the atmosphere of the past and makes you cry, laugh, empathize and seek answers to numerous questions. And all this accompanied by the immortal music of Eugene Doga.
"Nest of Nobility", 1969, director Andrei Konchalovsky
Andrei Konchalovsky based his adaptation of the novel of the same name by Ivan Turgenev on contrasts. On the one hand, he showed the exquisite and beautiful world of the Russian nobility, with its subtlety of feelings and deep perception of art and philosophy. On the other hand, the picture reflects the miserable and beggarly situation of Russian villages and the hard life of the peasantry. The result is a lyrical and sad story, exactly the one that Turgenev himself conceived.
Unfinished Piece for Mechanical Piano, 1976, director Nikita Mikhalkov
Based on several works by Anton Chekhov, the film can be called one of the best Chekhov adaptations. In the center of attention is a man, with his experiences, which will seem naive to some, dramatic to others. And suddenly the viewer comes to the realization that life is often divided not into black and white, but filled with halftones and simple gray colors with slight splashes of white and black.
Continuing the topic is worth looking at films about the Romanov dynasty, sitting on the Russian throne for three centuries. It seems that more paintings are dedicated to the last emperor Nicholas II and his family than the entire dynasty. This is not surprising, because their fate was very dramatic and gave filmmakers around the world a lot of materials for documentaries, artistic rethinking and creative conjectures.
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