Every year, representatives of show business come up with newer and newer versions of New Year's musicals and entertaining films. Sophisticated viewers are invited to attend a real royal ball with the help of the fairy-tale film “Cinderella”, or to enjoy sparkling humor, extraordinary Ukrainian folklore and actors playing in the musicals “Sorochinskaya Yarmarka” and “Evenings on a Farm near Dikanka”. Then you will meet with the "Snow Queen" and "Old Songs about the main." Another similar project is the film "1 + 1 at home." What kind of musical is this? What is its essence? Who are the actors? And how much did the audience like him?
The director’s idea and what the film looks like
The project "One plus one at home" was originally conceived as a regular entertainment film. However, due to the New Year theme present in it, it was decided to show it on December 31. As for the plot, the film turned out to be very similar to the old Hollywood comedy under the similar name “Home Alone”. The main role in this film, who remembers, was shot by a rather charismatic Macaulay Culkin.
According to the director’s idea and numerous reviews, “1 + 1 at home” actually repeats the plot of the notorious American film. It has parents and robbers. Here are just the heroes whom the parents forgot at home, there were two: a boy and a girl. The number of children is also indicated in the title of this musical.
A few words about the project
Since the film “1 + 1 at home” is very similar to the Hollywood movie of the same name, the number of parts in it also coincides. Recall that the family comedy "Home Alone" was presented in two parts. Therefore, in the Ukrainian version of the musical, it was planned to shoot two parts of the film at once. However, the second part was shown not during the New Year and Christmas holidays, but by March 8th.
Idea, directors and screenwriters
According to many reviews, “1 + 1 at home” has become another successful project for the authors of the “Quarter 95” team. Previously, these same people did a great job on the television series Swat. They also wrote the script for Mitya's Tales and other films.
Among the authors, the idea of this film was not without Andrei Yakovlev, Boris and Sergey Shefirov. And, of course, Ukrainian comedian Vladimir Zelensky made a separate contribution to the creation of the film. The authors of the script were the following: Dmitry Kozlov, Yuri Kostyuk, Mikhail Savin, Dmitry Grigorenko and Alexander Bragin. The film was directed by the talented and unique Dmitry Malkov. By the way, this Ukrainian leader received three honorary awards. One of them was awarded to him during the Kiev International Festival of Audiovisual Arts for an honorable third place. At that time, he represented the Flight 21 documentary. The second award was presented to him in 2002 for the self-taught portrait film, and the third awaited him in 2015 for his contribution to the Fairy-Tale Russia project.
Comedy “1 + 1 at home”: actors and roles
In the roles in this comedy, professional actors, domestic pop stars and even the leading TV channels “1 + 1” were involved. So, the actors of the comedy project “Quarter 95”, the musical duet of Potap and Nastya Kamensky, charming singers with strong and memorable voices: Ani Lorak and Tina Karol, already known and loved by the audience, starred in the musical. Here was noticed the Ukrainian performer Oleg Skrypka, the temperamental and energetic Ruslana and other stars.
All actors, actresses and starters have received suitable roles. One of them played in the episodes. And someone got the laurels of the main characters. We will talk about these wonderful children further.
Who played the main character in the musical?
The main role of a handsome and witty boy went to nine-year-old Ivan Shmakov. “1 + 1 at home” was not the first film for him in which he starred. As it turned out, behind the rising star there is already participation in 52 different projects and paintings. He has his own official website and even a fan club.
Recall that earlier the actor starred in the series “Moscow. Central District - 3 ". It was a small but quite memorable role. This was followed by work in the series "Maroussia" and the sitcom "Univer. New hostel. " He played "Zemsky doctor. Life anew ”, in the series“ Katina Love ”, in the film“ Newlyweds ”and in other films. Among the recent works of the boy, the films “Sleeping”, “Goalkeeper of the Galaxy” and “Practice - 2” can be distinguished.
The actor is also actively involved in advertising and participates in various projects, for example, such as "Best of All" on Channel One.
Who became the partner of Shmakov?
Another main character of the film “1 + 1 at home” is Anna Polishchuk. She is also a young but rather experienced actress. At the time of filming, she was ten years old. Behind the girls’s participation in the TV series Swallow's Nest and Matchmakers. She also played a role in the movie Housekeeper. And although the biography of the future star is not as rich as that of her colleague in the workshop, Ivan, she does not lose hope of becoming a sought-after and professional actress.
Who played the positive and negative characters?
According to the director’s vision, comedians Vladimir Zelensky, Yevgeny Koshevoi and other actors from Quarter 95 approached the role of villains and bandits. But the following stars played positive roles:
- Marina Leonchuk.
- Lyudmila Barbier.
- Yuri Gorbunov.
- Ruslan Senichkin.
- Andrey Domansky.
- Anatoly Anatolich.
Opinions of the audience about the film
Despite the plot so banal for the New Year, according to reviews, “1 + 1 at home” turned out to be a good and interesting film. Many viewers gladly recorded this musical as a favorite, noting the matchless play of Zelensky, Koshevy and other actors from Quarter 95.
Some emphasize funny jokes and a peculiar banter about Hyundai trains. Many liked the wonderful game of children. These little actors, in their opinion, played much better than adults.
According to others, the film, although it was shot based on the famous Hollywood film, still did not come close to it. According to them, in the domestic version of the film, some film clips were visible, there was an evasion from the main plot. And the actors' game was at an average level.
Are there any disappointed viewers?
There are other reviews of “1 + 1 at home”. As a rule, sparkling humor, simplicity of the plot and the absence of spectacular special effects stand out in them. They also highlight pleasant music, a large number of songs and beautiful dance performances.
There are those viewers who are very disappointed in the film. According to them, the jokes were very bland, the plot was battered, the actors ’performance was unsatisfactory (it was greatly outplayed in places), and the special effects were modest. Also, many of them complained about too much advertising that occurs in between watching a movie. According to them, she was often inappropriate.
Some interesting details about filming
According to the filmmakers, the ambitions of this film were very large. Therefore, not only the script, dance performances and songs were subjected to careful analysis, but also the scenery. So, for the actors of the film a whole city was built. It had houses of different storeys, trees, a central square with sculptures, boutiques, supermarkets and even small cafe buildings. Moreover, this whole city has grown in a short period of time and in just one shooting pavilion.
According to the authors' idea, it was supposed to build a small and cozy city reminiscent of old Prague. In total, the creation of such a realistic city took no more than three weeks. It is noteworthy that at first the whole city was divided into small details. Then they needed to be assembled.
And more about the filming and the city
About 40-50 people took part in the entire creative process of collecting parts. Among them were not only professional props and decorators, but also real builders. The design manager was appointed Vadim Shinkarev. This is a fairly famous artist, designer and decorator, famous for his high professionalism and innovative approach.
In total, with the help of all the involved specialists and helpers, it was possible to build several shops, a central square and 20 full-size houses. Further, according to the plan, it was planned to create a Hyundai train carriage, as well as a real forest. And since there was a catastrophic lack of space for all this, everything else was done in two neighboring pavilions. According to the organizers and leaders of the project, on such a scale they have not yet had to build such realistic decorations.
In general, the musical makes a positive impression. Many film critics took him with all warmth and cordiality. In their opinion, this is not an ordinary musical, but a peculiar vision of the plot from the famous comedy project “Quarter 95”. It can be safely recommended for family viewing.