2005

It is shown the Soviet Union in 1957. In frontier port city there lives a funny simpleton called Konek (Evgeniy Mironov). He is a cook in the restaurant, courts to the waitress Larochka and enjoys his miserable existence. Unexpectedly he meets the mysterious German (Evgeniy Tsyganov), who is confident and single-minded. German speaks about the mysterious politics, swims in ice water and is likely to be preparing to something.

The Alexey Utchitel`s film “Dreaming of Space” was awarded on the Moscow cinema festival in 2005. It`s not a masterpiece, but the competitors participating in the festival were weak enough. Undoubtedly, the film has particular merits: the high class deservings consideration acting of pair Mironov-Tsiganov and the scenario of Mindadze. But the ending of the film seems a bit unfinished. The viewer has to think, what have meant Utchitel by it?

Directed by:

Alexey Utchitel

Cast:

Yevgeniy Mironov, Yevgeniy Tsiganov, Iryna Pegova, Dmitriy Mulyar, Yelena Lyadova, Sergey Katchanov, Mariya Kuznetsova, Yelena Galubina, Igor Shibanov

Production:

Studio Rock, Russia, 2005

Feature:

Drama

Duration:

90 min.

Additional information:

Internet Movie Database

For the Russian Empire the 19th century was quite uneasy. The governor-general Khrapov was killed in the the special train Moscow-St. Petersburg. The guards let the murderer go past, because they were sure, that Khrapov`s guest was the State Counsellor Fandorin. Naturally, Fandorin (this time played by Oleg Menshikov) had no business to do that. He starts his own investigation. Simultaneously the Department of Petersburg police representative prince Gleb Pozharskiy (Nikita Mikhalkov) is also looking for the murderer. Both of them picked up a scent of the terrorist group “BG” (one of the terrorists – Konstantin Khabenskiy). But who leads and coordinates the group?

“The State Counsellor” by Philip Yankovskiy cinematized the exciting detective story written by Boris Akunin. The project was produced by Nikita Mikhalkov. He also brilliantly played Pozharskiy in the film. Exactly the talks of Fandorin and Pozharskiy about the destiny of Russia could be considered the main scenes of the “The State Counsellor”. Pozharskiy, who is pompous and patriotic speaks about imperial views of one of his own. Fandorin is ironical and diverse, he truly thinks more than speaks and isn`t fond of demagogy. The detective story fascinates and intrigues, but it seems to be a bit unfinished. As s a whole the film could be classified like high quality domestic detective. But the idea to put into the soundtrack in the ending terrible “patriotic” howling in chanson style doesn`t seem good.

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Directed by:

Philip Yankovskiy

Cast:

Oleg Menshikov, Nikita Mikhalkov, Konstantin Khabenskiy, Vladimir Mashkov, Oleg Tabakov, Fedor Bondarchuk, Mariya Mironova, Mikhail Yefremov, Emilia Spivak, Oxana Fandera, Alexey Gorbunov

Production:

Nikita Mikhalkov «TRITE» Studio, Russia, 2005

Feature:

Drama, Detective

Duration:

125 min.

In the year 1877 the The Russo-Turkish War was in full swing. The State Counsellor (Yegor Beroyev) escaped from captivity and on his way he came to know the signifacant information – about Turkish spy known as Anwar efendi in a Russian headquarters. Furthermore, the Counsellor meets the brave young lady, Varvara Suvorova (Olga Krasko), going to front to her fiance Peten`ka. After arrival to headquarters Fandorin and Suvorova started their investigation. It was quite difficult to understand, who was Anvar, for everyone was under suspicion.

The Turkish Gambit – is the creative filming of the Boris Akunin`s book of the same name full of famous actors. Unfortunately the wide promotion on the “1st TV Channel” disserved to the film. The exciting detective was represented as the super blockbuster, that resulted in the audience partially disappointment. The film has gladden the eyes due to the brilliant acting of Yegor Beroyev and OlgaKrasko. By the way, the ending of the film will surprize also the Akunin`s book readers.

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Directed by:

Dzhanik Faiziyev

Cast:

Yegor Beroyev, Olga Krasko, Marat Basharov, Vladimir Ilyin, Dmitriy Pevtsov, Victor Verzhbitskiy, Alexander Baluyev, Alexey Guskov, Gosha Kutsenko, Alexander Oleshko

Production:

First channel, «TRITE» Studio, Russia, 2005

Feature:

Detective, Adventure, Action

Duration:

130 min.

Yevgeniy Vetrov is a successful neurosurgeon with vast experience and great skills. It`s quite nalural, that development of the career and business acknowledgement meets the competitors` envy and desire to ruin his life. In the significant for the Vetrov`s clinic day he looses his wife, brutally killed in the own place, and falls under suspicion of law-enforcement agency. Moreover, there exists the evidence of crime stating the doctor`s guilt.

As you can understand from the film`s name he escapes being transported under guard to Siberia. His aim is to find the committer of a crime and punish him with his own hands, if justice is unable. The experienced detective Pakhomov has another aim –at any rate to find Vetrov. Only he wants to do this for private purposes.

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Directed by:

Yegor Konchalovsky

Cast:

Yevgeniy Mironov, Alexey Serebryakov, Viktoriya Tolstoganova, Lyubov Tolkalina , Alexander Mokhov, Yuriy Belyayev, Andrey Smolyakov, Sergey Astakhov, Natalya Arinbasova

Production:

Central Partnership, Russia, 2005

Feature:

Drama,Adventure, Action, Detective

Duration:

110 min.