The genre of melodrama is as complicated and intricate as life itself. Movies of this kind convey the deepest, most secret feelings of a person: love, treachery, hatred, betrayal, fidelity. Traditionally, the storyline is based on the story of the life (episode) of the central character, filled with exciting moments and experiences. Well-known and popular melodramas prompt the viewer to empathize with the heroes, while not revealing intrigue until the climax. The directors intentionally focus on personal emotions, feelings and experiences.
Classics of the genre
Those popular melodramas, on the basis of which an infinite number of film works by other authors creating in this genre are considered cult, recognized by a wide audience of audiences. Traditionally, they encourage the beholder to reflect on his life, to recall his own emotions, feelings experienced in the past, to notice the funny and good in the surrounding reality, or simply to spend free time pleasantly. The most popular melodramas are considered canonical, the action of which takes place during the war years or the post-war period, when feelings are an order of magnitude sharper, cleaner:
- Casablanca (1942) dir. Michael Curtitz
- Gone With the Wind (1939) dir. Victor Fleming.
- "Doctor Zhivago" (1965) dir. David Lin.
Love and romance
One of the strongest and most beautiful human feelings - love - most often becomes the basis for creating films of this genre. Is it possible to come up with something more exciting and fascinating than the innermost feeling abiding in the hearts of lovers! Naturally, to contemplate how loving hearts overcome obstacles and everyday ups and downs is terribly exciting and instructive, therefore the most popular melodramas deliberately exaggerate this burning topic.
- The Ghost (1990) dir. Jerry Zucker, starring Patrick Swayze, Demi Moore.
- "Beauty" (1990) dir. Harry Marshall, starring the unrivaled Richard Gere, Julia Roberts.
- The Titanic (1997) dir. James Cameron, starring the inimitable Leonardo DiCaprio, Kate Winslet.
- Shakespeare in Love (1998) dir. John Madden, starring the unique Gwyneth Paltrow, Joseph Fiennes.
- Animated film-fairy tale "Beauty and the Beast" (1991) dir. Gary Truzdale
Russian films - domestic mentality
Popular Russian melodramas, in addition to traditional and generally accepted for the genre, have their own special characteristics. This is a unique distinctive flavor and expressive mentality. Soviet films dedicated to life and love show not only a specific way of life, national character traits, but also a unique way of expressing emotions and feelings. The concepts “Spring on Zarechnaya Street”, “Moscow Does Not Believe in Tears”, “Office Romance”, “Girls”, “Love and Pigeons”, “Ordinary Miracle” (1978) demonstrate special concepts that are not characterized by shades of expression and clear boundaries. ), "Cruel romance", "Watch out for the car", "Station for two", "Afonya" and the musical "Juno and Avos". The above movies are still in demand and do not lose ground in the category of "popular melodramas."
Modern domestic film projects
It is easy to distinguish modern film projects from foreign ones in a peculiar attitude to family values and love in general, turbulent passions that sweep away everything in its path, on an unaccountable ability to sacrifice for the sake of a lover. Amazing special effects are completely uncharacteristic for them, sometimes even against the background of the meager decoration of the village estate, serious passions unfold. Popular Russian melodramas of the post-Soviet period can be counted on the fingers: "Asya", "Afrikanych", "Winter Cherry", "Siberian Barber", "Hello and Goodbye", "My Darling Asterisk", "Poor Sasha", mini-series "Gypsy" " and others.
Newly made
Popular melodramas of 2014 provide the viewer with an exclusive opportunity to experience what far from everyone gives in the will of fate. The audience involuntarily empathizes with the main characters, experiences their success with them, satisfaction from the rapid career development, pride. Domestic news of 2014 will pleasantly surprise the viewer: “When you are not waiting for him at all”, “Minus is one”, “Love and Roman”, and you will definitely like foreign films: “Beauty and the Beast”, “Maleficent”, “Dangerous Illusion”, “Love” through time "and" Blame the stars. " Often, new popular melodramas reveal problems that once remained unresolved.