Movies in the genre of melodrama are popular, as they affect the feelings of the audience and, as a rule, have a happy ending. The success of such a movie requires an intricate script, good directing and cast, which has already won the love of the audience. It happens, and vice versa, when a successful film becomes a career springboard for a very young actor or actress.
Among the melodramas, which were originally doomed to success, is the film "About him." This article is devoted to the feedback on this work by the director Vyacheslav Krishtofovich, its plot and actors .
A few words about the creators of the picture
The director of the film “About him” - Vyacheslav Krishtofovich - is known to the audience for his diverse paintings. In different years, he starred such stars of domestic cinema as Oleg Yankovsky, Inna Churikova, Oleg Tabakov, Oleg Manshikov and others.
In his paintings, a great place is given to the emotional experiences of the heroes, and there is no clear division into “white” and “black”. For his films, Krishtofovich received several prestigious film awards and recognition from the audience.
The script for the film "About him" (2012) was written by Elena Paradise. Among her most successful works are the films “I am a Russian soldier” about the last defenders of the Brest Fortress, “Moscow Decameron”, which won the “Kinoshok” award, and the television series “Sofya Paleolog” (2016), the premiere of which aroused great interest among the audience .
The producers of the film "About him" (reviews below) were Igor Kuyda, Vadim Shvets, Sergey Zhigunov.
Plot plot
The film begins with a love triangle that is quite common these days. Not the most successful young artist is married to a beauty. She is faced with a difficult choice: her beloved but unsuccessful husband, or a wealthy producer who can make a star out of her. As a result, the girl goes to the one who is able to provide her with a comfortable existence and glory. She does not even stop that she and her husband have a daughter.
Over time, the baby begins to call producer Denis dad, and life in the new family is getting better. The abandoned husband leaves for the monastery and takes a vow of silence. However, the heroine does not enjoy fame and prosperity for long. She dies, leaving daughter Muska with a stranger, but already attached to her Denis.
The main plot of the picture
Further events in the film "About him," reviews of which are mostly positive, take mostly an unexpected turn.
Denis is involved in an unpleasant story, which can end very badly for him. He grabs an armful of a child who has already become his own, his black-skinned and very noisy Cuban nanny, and fled from former business partners, demanding immediate payment of all their debts. Realizing that with a girl it will be difficult to hide from the bandits for a long time, Denis decides to find Muska’s dad, so he goes to the homeland of his dead beloved.
Russian province
Muskina’s mother’s hometown terrifies the whole company. The girl directly declares to her stepfather that she does not want to live there. And Denis is uncomfortable there, not to mention the Cuban Dolores, which suffers all the inconvenience only because of the great love that she has for the child. In the province, this whole company gets to know different people who seem strange to them and unlike the "business and advanced" Muscovites.
Denis does everything for Musya to meet and fall in love with his father. And this is not an easy task. After all, the child is sure that it is he - her dad, and not some sullen monk named Seraphim there.
In the final of the film, Denis dies, having resolved all his problems in one fell swoop, and the viewer has a lump in his throat from the hopelessness of this whole situation.
Actors
The leading actor in the film "About him" is Sergey Zhigunov. He does not need a special presentation, since viewers for more than a quarter of a century have the opportunity to observe the career development of this actor and successful producer.
As always, the appearance of Zhigunov in the frame is a guarantee of success, since the actor looks equally good both in tragic scenes and in grotesque ones.
The praise of viewers and critics went to actor Vitaly Yegorov, who plays the role of Pope Muska, who became a silent monk. For the entire film, he pronounces the word no. However, in all the scenes where he is involved, his silence is more than expressive. The viewer clearly and without words, does not need to explain what a storm of emotions the father Seraphim is experiencing, who in the film has to constantly break between his vow and the voice of blood and the nascent fatherly love.
Awards
In 2012, the film "About him" won the Audience Award of the Amur Autumn Film and Theater Festival. In addition, he won the film screening of "St. Vladimir" in Sevastopol, winning the first prize in the nomination "Best Feature Film".
Reviews
The film "About him" liked the majority of viewers who watched it. This is evidenced by numerous laudatory reviews and high ratings in surveys of authoritative Russian publications.
Critics also gave a positive assessment to the work of Vyacheslav Krishtofovich and his team. In their opinion, the film turned out to be much deeper than the ordinary melodrama. It has a non-standard plot, and it touches not only moral, but also topical social problems.
Many experts include the great acting of the majority of artists who starred in the film "About Him", including the young actress Eva Barats, among the strengths of the picture. According to viewers, this girl plays so sincerely that it is impossible not to empathize with her.
disadvantages
Of course, not without negative reviews. Most of them relate to the play of the black actress Elizabeth Martinez. One of the spectators even described her game with the words "There is a lot of noise, but little use." Some of the most attentive critics noted kinolap - a Cuban nanny, who, judging by her age, was supposed to be born and raised under Fidel Castro, the whole film prays in Spanish, which could not be.
Another complaint concerns the finale of the film. Many viewers regret that the screenwriter and director “killed” Denis, having resolved both his and Muskin’s problems in one fell swoop.
Now you know what the picture "About him" is about. The actors who played in this film gave all their best, which ensured the success of this melodrama, which you should definitely watch.