"Comedy of the strict regime": actors and roles, the plot of the picture

The genre of satirical comedy is infrequently found in Russian cinematography. The beginning of him in the new Russian cinema was put by the "Comedy of a strict regime", the actors of which turned the picture into a real masterpiece. Filmed in 1991 on the basis of stories from the cycle "Zone" of the emigre writer Sergei Dovlatov and "Representation" by F.M. Dostoevsky comedy-grotesque actually closed the domestic Leninist (the magnificent work of Viktor Sukhorukov) and brought a trait under the Bolshevik past. With which the country, in a Marxist way, said goodbye, laughing ...

Directors and screenwriters

The film became the debut of two talented Petersburg cinematographers - Vladimir Studennikov and Mikhail Grigoriev (pupils of Y. Mamin). They acted as screenwriters and directors. Today, they are often reproached that there was no reference in the credits to Dovlatov, who borrowed the story line. We should not forget that the film was released in 1992, but was shot a year earlier. Using the name of the disgraced writer could affect the fate of the picture. In addition, Dovlatov, who served in the ITC system, describes an extremely gloomy and harsh picture of life in prison, here it is shown with surprising humor and irony.

Stunning dialogues and cues for the rage of the day permeate the film "Comedy of the strict regime." Actors and roles coincided so much that the viewer has a feeling: prisoners and guards are not professional actors, but real people from life. This manifested the director's talents Studennikov and Grigoriev, selected St. Petersburg actors, whose faces are not familiar on television. For many, this was the beginning of a professional career.

Staging the plot

At the heart of the picture is a serious problem: how to celebrate the centenary of the world proletariat in the colony, whose jubilee stirred the whole country. Today, young people are unlikely to answer the question of who are Sverdlov, Martov, Dzerzhinsky. And they know about Lenin only in the context of the fact that his body has not been betrayed to the ground. And in early 1970, monuments to the revolutionaries adorned the main areas of cities, and all life was permeated with quotations of the great Ilyich. An ingenious sketch of the picture of that time is the slogan where the statement about Lenin was signed by him.

Dreaming of the epaulettes of the major zampolit colonies (Ivan Krivoruchko) is looking for a graduate of the theatrical institute among the guards. He does not care what graduated from the economic faculty, most importantly, the theater theater. So the idea is born to curry favor with the general, the chief head of the ITU system, putting a real revolutionary performance by the forces of prisoners. Quite comical is the situation when for the image of famous revolutionaries the actors were selected according to the principle of external similarity and articles of the conclusion: "Rape will not do."

With the realization of the idea of a political scientist, the picture "A Comedy of a Strict Regime" begins. The roles are distributed in such a way that the Zanovsky pahan is in the same team as a stuck prisoner named Pleshak. One must play Dzerzhinsky (V. Solovyov), and the second - Lenin (V. Sukhorukov).

the main role

The God-kissed People's Artist of the Russian Federation Viktor Sukhorukov is an actor unique. There was a period in his life when he splashed his talent, leaving the Leningrad Comedy Theater and sinking to the very bottom of life: drinking, wandering. And then there was a happy meeting with Yuri Mamin, who shot him in the comedy "Sideburns". At forty years a new life began for him - climbing the peak of an outstanding professional career (from Victor Bagrov to Paul I). The beginning of this recognition was the "Comedy of a strict regime", the actors of which immediately became famous. For the role of prisoner Zuev (Pleshak) Sukhorukov received awards of two festivals - in Honfleur (France) and "Constellation-92".

Transformation from the conceited prisoner, sweeping the entire barracks off the paracha, into the unquestioned authority that stood at the helm of the Zonov hierarchy, as if repeating his own destiny. His hero so got used to the image of the leader that the storekeeper Zoya (N. Zharikova) does not dare to deny him in intimacy and does not consider this a betrayal: "Slavik, he is the leader!" The duty of the kitchen is built under his command "quietly," reacting instantly To the criticism: "A bit of liquid is liquid." And now Zuyev writes down a fat chicken leg, cooked to him under special order.

Today V. Sukhorukov is removed infrequently, considering that the main events take place on the stage of the theater. He is busy in the plays of three theaters at once, without hurrying to grab for passable roles in the cinema. He keeps his high level of skill, and his participation in any film is a convincing proof of the quality of the picture.

"Comedy of a strict regime": actors and roles of prisoners

A more difficult actor's task was for those who needed to get used to the images of prisoners who had become participants in the play. They were required not only to disclose the character of the heroes, but also to show their creative growth on the stage, reincarnation into revolutionaries, whose roles were to be played. Victor Soloviev (pahan, Dzerzhinsky) has an extensive filmography - more than 80 paintings. On the eve he played the main roles in two serious films, but the characteristic appearance was more often exploited by the directors of the series to portray fascists, bandits and officers. This comedy can be considered the creative success of the actor, who created a vivid and memorable image.

The debut was the "Comedy of the strict regime", the actors of which received an excellent school for Stanislav Kontsevich (Livshits, Sverdlov), Lev Kubarev (Gorshkov, Vasiliev), Yuri Vyushin (Sverchkov, sailor). Their fate was different in the future. Kontsevich became an outstanding master of dubbing, whose voice was spoken by Harrison Ford, Nicolas Cage and Jack Nicholson. Theater actor Kubarev died a few years later from a serious illness, and Vyushin continues to serve in the theater "Baltic House", pleasing his admirers. The played Menshevik Martov Yevgeny Merkuriev for today is the most titled actor (People's Artist of the Russian Federation, holder of the State Prize of the Russian Federation). Native nephew of the great Vasily Merkuryev, he tragically died in 2007, leaving behind a solid filmography.

Officials

Actors of the film "Comedy of the strict regime", who played the staff of the ITU and the general with cavalry slang, as if born in their posts. Vladimir Kalish (general), who passed away in 2003, is little known to a wide audience. His best cinematic successes are connected with the director Yuri Mamin. It was he who revealed on the screen the talent of the theatrical actor, which was clearly manifested in the film of his students. Ivan Krivoruchko (zampolit) played on the stage of the Pskov drama theater, today he is People's Artist of the Russian Federation. Since 2000 he performs at the Moscow Art Theater. Gorky. Was a theatrical actor and Viktor Mikhailov, who played the head of the colony. Before his death in 1994, he appeared on the stage of the Theater. Pushkin. A vivid image of Private Vasiliev, who studied in theatrical, created Konstantin Demidov, the actor of the Theater. Komissarzhevskaya.

The only female role of the storekeeper Zoya was performed by Nadezhda Zharikova, who also appeared on the screens infrequently. This image is the real luck of an actress. Many critics believe that it was the outstanding game of actors that turned the film into a real masterpiece. Having a great theater school, they managed not to bring to the topical comedy a note of vulgarity.

The development of the plot

Prisoners agreed to participate in the farce under pressure, immediately decided to use rehearsals of the play to organize the escape. But soon they became so attached to their new images that the merits and positions of the portrayed revolutionaries became the main argument in the disputes: "And I am the chairman of the Council of People's Commissars!" The central phrase revealing the main meaning of the film was an exclamation during the play of one of the chiefs: Society ". And the viewer can only guess who these words are addressed to: the actors or their characters. The escaped escape of prisoners ends with the "Comedy of a strict regime." The actors managed to play that way, which also causes a smile. You can pierce your head with a wall, only to be at the same time in the next cell. The film is worth watching, for laughter is the best way to say goodbye to the old era.