Eugene Grishkovets - playwright, writer and actor. The hero of our time, modern, ironic, tough, funny.
Grishkovets film "Satisfaction" caused a lot of mixed reviews, someone fell in love with a favorite writer, and someone seemed too much to Grishkovets. What kind of film is this, Satisfaction?
Evgeny Grishkovets
Yevgeny Grishkovets was born and raised in Kemerovo, where he graduated from the philological faculty of the University of Kemerovo and created his first theater. At 31, the playwright moved with his family to Kaliningrad, and two years later he made his debut with his solo performance "How I Ate a Dog" in Moscow. This performance was a breakthrough in his theatrical career. Having received the Golden Mask Award, Grishkovec becomes incredibly popular. His books go out one after another, performances with his participation and his productions begin to tour the country.
In 2011, the film Satisfaction was released, which explodes the whole world of the Russian film industry with its simplicity and intellectual approach to cinematic mastery.
In addition, Grishkovets plays a movie, writes albums with the popular music group "Curlers", travels to Artika, making interesting notes about life in the north, and keeps a constant diary on the Internet.
Grishkovets film "Satisfaction" - one of the few of his brilliant creations.
Satisfaction
Satisfaction is a solution to a situation in which the honor and dignity of one of the parties to the dispute has suffered. In Grishkovets's film Satisfaction, the storyline is twisted around two people, the honor of one of whom was hurt by the immoral act of the other.
The film with Grishkovets "Satisfaction" was shot according to his script together with Anna Matison. The wife of Sergei Bezrukov, Anna, was born just in Irkutsk, a stunningly beautiful city where the film was shot. The talented tandem gave rise to a really strong film, which I want to review and ponder the dialogs of the heroes again and again.
About the film
All the actions of the film take place in one of the expensive restaurants in Irkutsk. The protagonist of the film Satisfaction is Alexander, a wealthy businessman played by Grishkovets. Denis Burgazliev played Dmitry - the right hand of Alexander, his business companion.
Hero Eugene Grishkovets arranges satisfaction to his colleague when he finds out about the betrayal of his young wife with him.
Satisfaction consists in the fact that two men should drink different alcoholic drinks all night long, talking at the same time on pre-prepared topics. The one who stops the first - lost. If the initiator of the dispute gets drunk, then the second opponent receives a suitcase of money and the hero’s wife in addition. If the opposite happens, then the colleague who offended the dignity of the entrepreneur leaves the city forever, without money.
The interest in the picture is not the argument itself, but intellectual conversations. Created on simple topics, they reveal the essence of two completely different people. Friends, work, children, ice cream - this is not much of what the characters talk about. As the onset of intoxication, thoughts and statements become more frank, opinions are more impudent, assumptions are too bold. Two people, who have worked so closely and for so long in one business, it turns out, do not know anything about each other's lives.
At the same time in the storyline are secondary characters. The chef and three waiters are forced to sit all night, until the argument is over. Their simple lives are attracted by simplicity and sincere humor.
The picture was very subtle and ironic. Everyone can draw an analogy with their own thoughts and feelings. This is one of those films that I want to listen to.
The arrangement for the picture was very clearly chosen: the classical music of Tchaikovsky and Schumann, in harmony with the modern groups “Curlers” and “Mumiy Troll”.
Criticism and reviews
Very mixed reviews caused the film "Satisfaction" in the press. The script and plot of the picture were discussed on the federal channel in the program "Closed Screening" with Alexander Gordon. Of course, critics attacked the quantity and propaganda of alcohol in the film, the scarcity of images. The film was compared with another Grishkovets performance. However, all this did not prevent the audience from receiving the prize of audience sympathy and recognition at the Moscow Premiere Film Festival.
Do not confuse: there is another film with the same name "Satisfaction" (2005 film) - Grishkovets has nothing to do with him.