The main purpose of the state army of the Russian Federation is to instantly respond and repel any military aggression directed against Russia, to protect territorial integrity and integrity. She is deservedly considered one of the strongest in the world, so films about the Russian army are always very popular.
Pattern
Mostly the majority of films tell about the events of the Great Patriotic War of 1941-1945. The domestic film industry also did not ignore the events that took place in the so-called "hot spots" - Afghanistan, Chechnya, South Ossetia. By reviewing films about the Russian army, it is possible to establish a certain pattern: each period of a change of power in the country was preceded by a military conflict (the 1917 revolution - World War I, the collapse of the USSR - military operations in Afghanistan).
New wave
New films about the Russian army are markedly different from the paintings of the Soviet era, they do not have a pronounced ideological orientation, strict censorship. The peak of the rise of the Russian film industry was in the late 90s - early 2000s, this period was marked by the release of an impressive number of paintings about the army. The most significant are “Saboteur”, “Brest Fortress”, “In August of the 44th” and others.
Nobody but them
For the first time, the airborne troops of Russia showed themselves during the Second World War, during the massive and decisive counterattack of 1942 near Moscow. And in subsequent years of victorious traditions, glorious troops of the airborne forces cannot be occupied. Their heroism, perseverance and devotion to the motherland were reflected in many domestic films about the airborne forces:
- The Russian Victim (2008). Directors: E. Lyapicheva, I. Meletin, M. Dobrynin. The plot tells of the unprecedented feat of the Pskov paratroopers.
- "Landing Father" (2009). Director Oleg Shtrom. The plot is built on the significant stages of life and professional activity of the hero of the Soviet Union, the creator general of the airborne forces V.F. Margelov.
- "Landing. None but us" (2009). Directors: O. Bazilov, V. Vorobyov. The narrative of the picture begins in the troubled period - the former Soviet republics are blazing with fire of armed conflict. But the decay decay did not touch the Airborne Forces, they honor the honor of the officer and carry out the tasks assigned by the Homeland.
- Thunderstorm Gate (2006). Director A. Malyukov. The events of the picture unfold in Chechnya. Like other films about the Airborne Forces, the film covers an extremely dramatic episode of this military campaign. The company under the command of the starle Doronin is thrown on a small patch between the impregnable rocks, they must at all costs repel the enemy’s attack.
- Breakthrough (2006). Director V. Lukin. The military drama also covers the events of 2000 in Chechnya, the very height of the anti-terrorist operation.
- "9th company" (2005). Director F. Bondarchuk. The events of the film unfold in the late 80s and tell the tragic story of seven recruits voluntarily enlisted in the "Afghan team."
- The Star (2002). Directed by N. Lebedev. In the summer of 1944, Soviet troops fought on the western borders of the USSR. For the successful organization of the offensive, a reconnaissance group with the call sign "Star" is sent to the enemy rear, the course of the military operation of the entire front depends on them. Like other films about the Russian army of those times, this creation is saturated with patriotism.
- "Landing" (2000). Director L. Aranysheva. Aleksey Burov is appointed to command a platoon of motley recruits, who will not only train new recruits, but also fight against their criminal past.
Documentary films about the Airborne Forces are an important element of the annals of the Russian armed forces: “From heaven to earth in battle!”, “Special forces of the Second World War”, “Height 776”, “National Reserve -1”.
Airplanes First
When analyzing domestic films about the army, it is worth paying special attention to films belonging to the conditional category “films about aviation”.
- The action film "07th is changing course" directed by V. Potapov. Filmed on the literary novel by E. Mesyatsev under the title “The Hunt for the Ballerina”. The crew of the Tu-160 military experimental aircraft will confront international terrorists.
- Two-part film “Baltic Sky” (1960) directed by V. Vengerov based on the novel of the same name by N. Chukovsky. Patriotic sublime film about the defenders of the hero-city of Leningrad, its dramatic blockade.
- The 1973 film "Beyond the Clouds - Sky" is the first film in the aviation epic, continued by the film "There, Beyond the Horizon" (1975). The plot tells about the difficult fate of test pilots and designers mastering jet technology.
- Watching films about aviation, one cannot fail to note the Russian action movie Mirror Wars. The first reflection ”(2005). Its plot is based on the confrontation between the crew of the Russian aircraft with the code name Su-XX to both international terrorists and US intelligence agencies.
- Mosfilm film studio picture “Particularly Important Task” (1980). Director E. Matveev. The action takes place in 1940. Voronezh Aviation Plant is trying in a short time to arrange the release of the Il-2 attack aircraft.
- The historical picture “Victory” (“Lucky Chance”) (1938) directed by V. Pudovkin and M. Doller is considered a response to Hollywood films about aviation.
- The four-episode television movie “The Last Flight of Albatross” (1971) directed by L. Pchelkin was shot based on the novel by E. Fedorovsky “Stormphogel without a swastika”.
When listing films about the Russian army, one cannot fail to mention the cult films: “Only Old Men Go to Battle,” “Wingspan” and “There, Beyond the Horizon”.
The armor is strong
Films about tankers make up a significant share among domestic films on war and the army. Among them:
- The drama of the era of the USSR “Attack” was shot based on the novel by V. Vozovikov “Son of his father”.
- K. Shakhnazarov’s film “The White Tiger” was shot based on I. Boyashov’s story “Tanker”.
- Cinema drama "Lark" (1964) of the film studio "Lenfilm" directed by L. Menaker.
- Two-part film "Combats" (1983) directed by V. Kolegaev.
- Picture of the Lenfilm film studio “At War as at War” (1968) directed by V. Tregubovich based on the novel by V. Kurochkin.
- Cinema epic "Liberation", an international film project directed by Y. Ozerov with the participation of screenwriters Y. Bondarev and O. Kurganov.
- Black-and-white film “A guy from our city”, shot based on the work of the same name by K. Simonov.
- "Tank" Klim Voroshilov-2 "directed by I. Sheshukov (filmed on the story of V. Zalotukha)
No less significant and exciting are such films about tankers as the war novels “The crew of a combat vehicle” and “I loved you more than life”.
Sailors luck awaits!
An integral part of films about the army are also pictures about the fleet. Military (feature) films on marine subjects are, first of all, “Malakhov Kurgan” (1944), “Following my course” (1974), “Feat of Odessa” (1985), “First after God” (2005), “Convoy PQ-17 "(2004). Documentary: “Smart ships. Electronic doubles "," Battle of Gangut "," Cruiser "Varyag" "," Military acceptance. The Tsar Boat. ”
Let's go everywhere!
The comedy genre did not ignore such a serious topic as war, the army. Domestic comedies began to be shot in 1942. The film "Antosha Rybkin" became the first Soviet film in this subgenre. Also no less exciting for his era were the paintings “Maxim Perepelitsa” (1955) and “Die Hard” (1967). The appearance of the well-known comedy television series “Soldiers” could not take place without “DMB” (film about the army, comedy, Russia, 2000). With his appearance, a new-fangled subgenre of army comedies without scenes of violence, cruelty, with a lot of humor in everyday army everyday life burst into domestic screens.