Every good film, whether it is fiction or documentary, is a kind of special story, like a written entertaining story, article or novel. It has its own logical beginning, then gradually develops in order to come to the same logical conclusion, the epilogue, so to speak. And sometimes it starts literally from scratch and gathers momentum as the story progresses, like a rapidly growing snowball rushing down the side of a mountain. Sometimes a story can be calm, like a cool, light breeze that evokes a lyrical mood.
Movies are like books
Perhaps the only way the film differs from the book is the method of storytelling. The adventures shown in the movie are not pen-written on paper, but shown like a vibrant comic book or colorful picture book. However, there are very long stories that cannot be shown in one episode. And then the directors resort to a little trick. They are filming a television series.
A multi-season piece of individual stories
It is interesting to note that along with the usual soap operas, stretched over dozens of episodes, decent television series are produced, where each episode is an independent story with a definite beginning and end. And such series are very popular, because it is not necessary to watch them first to understand what the film is talking about. Any series will come in handy, because it looks like a full-length movie, except maybe a little shorter in time. Exactly such a series "Foundry 4", the actors of which are painfully familiar to the viewer from previous roles from "Streets of Broken Lights". By the way, both television projects converge on the subject of criminal militants, and not only that. After all, the series "Foundry" (season 4) was shot on the basis of individual stories on the example of his predecessor, who tells about the cops.
Special Investigation Department
In St. Petersburg on Liteiny Prospect, building 4, a special investigation department of special state importance is based. So begins the series "Foundry" (season 4). The guys here are not playing pens. They have everything in the department in an adult way! The task of the special group is to unravel crimes related to international terrorism and espionage, large scams and attempts on important persons of the state, high-ranking officials and their close circle.
The department adds seriousness to the fact that it reports directly to the president and some major officials from the Ministry of Internal Affairs. That will be a short word about the plot of the series. You can also add that the group of specialists assembled at Liteiny 4 is the actors in the series of high-quality and inviting their viewers to watch. And all because the beloved artists are really professionals in their field.
Roles and Performers
An interesting fact related to the protagonists of the film, representatives of the special department under the president, is that for the majority of the actors of the series "Foundry 4" their real names and surnames coincide with the names of those heroes-specialists. So, for example, artist Sergei Selin plays the role of a serious colonel Sergei Selin, Gabin, a former commando, and is responsible for the firepower of the detachment.
Alexey Nilov, the captain Larin from the Broken Lanterns whom we know, is involved in the role of Nilov's lawyer, who has good connections among criminal authorities.
Anastasia Melnikova, known as "Nastya Abdulova on the opera, Chronicles of the Slaughter Department", copes with the role of professional psychologist Anastasia Melnikova. She has invaluable experience in negotiating with criminals. And
Andrei Fedortsov in Liteiny 4, previously known for his role as Vasya Rogov from Deadly Force, plays an employee of the special department Ukhov, who provides the group with access to all FSB resources. Perhaps he is the only one from the star crew of cops who does not have a real name in the film, but limited himself to his real name.
Yuri Kuznetsov in the guise of General Kuznetsov manages the department of professional detectives. There is still a talented programmer and ingenious hacker Groshev in this group, capable of hacking any programs and services. Together, the members of the special department make up an invincible team of modern superheroes who are doing their job well.
Season Four Stories
Another continuation of the beloved action-packed crime series continues its narrative about the hard work of the special department of special operations officers. From the first series, the guys are failing in the case with the harassment of Captain Mikhailov. In the second film, a fake terrorist attack is being promoted. Further, the team expects a difficult story of the special forces Gavrilov and his brutally murdered wife. In the fourth series, they to no avail help Major Jagiello catch three killers, descendants of the dashing nineties. And then - the case of the robbed politician Minaev, who was seriously injured in his own house. All criminal offenses are very complex and confusing. And the actors of the series "Foundry 4", who play the role of criminals, are forced to move the brains of not only the main characters of the film, but also the viewers.
"Foundry 4": reviews
The project, introducing us to the everyday life of Russian super agents, caused a storm of positive emotions among fans of detective and criminal films that watched it. The bulk of the audience believes that the directors and cast have honorably worked out the large budget allocated to the Liteiny by the producers of NTV. True, there is also an opinion that contradicts the majority of the opinions of the fans of the series that the fourth season failed and turned out to be a failure. But as they say, you will not please everyone. Because, despite some minor flaws and minor kinolapy, the whole project was up to the mark and worthy of enthusiastic statements about it. Although, recalling the first season of the series, some argue that at first the actors behaved a little squeezed due to the fact that they hardly got used to the roles of cool employees of the special department, new to themselves. And it’s true, for example, Aleksey Nilov in Liteiny 4 was not initially perceived as a lawyer after the image of Captain Larin from Lanterns.
Like him - and the rest of the heroes of a detective story. But still they managed to put on new clothes of special agents of the government. Because, in essence, they remained all the same positive guys as in previous television versions. Therefore, let them accept the audience’s sympathy in the form of grateful remarks, which both the Liteiny project itself and those who participated in are worthy of.
Everyman's Conclusions
In conclusion of the brief review, I would like to draw some conclusions on all of the above. Wrong are those who believe that there are almost no patriots left in Russia and that all young people are ready to sell their homeland for a bottle of American cola. In the same way as those who believe that Russian directors have forgotten how to make decent films are wrong. And the proof of this statement are good ratings, compiled from reviews of the wonderful series "Foundry". So we will continue to inspire domestic filmmakers to create new inimitable masterpieces!