Spy games, intrigues, conspiracies, love and, of course, "Louboutins". The beauty and naivety of the main character will not leave indifferent any connoisseur of a bright, emotional, but at the same time light and simple television series, whose name is "Secret Communications". Actors (both those who play the main roles and those who work in the background) created an impeccable movie in its genre.
About the film
Covert Affairs ("Covert Operations" / "Covert Communications") is the original title of the American television series about a young CIA agent, a beautiful and purposeful girl. Rapid career growth and the rapid implementation of goals - clever Annie Walker achieves the desired in any situation. From the first episodes of the picture she is surrounded by men, love and danger. The series is full of light humor, irony, combined with gunfights and pursuits. The actors of the series "Secret Communications" made a lot of efforts to make their characters look believable. Each individual image is a carefully designed and traced individual character of the painting "Secret Communications". Actors, photos and information about which are presented in the article, are the main actors.
The film premiered on TV screens in July 2010, in Russia, viewers for the first time were able to see the picture after 2 months. The series consists of five seasons - completely different, with new characters and stories. But Annie remains unchanged in them.
Secret Communications movie: actors and roles
The series is not full of stars of American cinema, in all, 612 actors took part in the filming of the picture. The most popular artists known for many films are Piper Perabo, Christopher Goram, Peter Gallagher, Gregory Itzin.
The complete absence of vulgarity, bloody and erotic scenes, simple and complex life situations, so close, understandable to the average person - all this is the series "Secret Communications". Actors and roles are fully consistent with each other, the characters are identical to some personality traits of the performers.
Main roles:
- Annie Walker - Piper Perabo.
- Auggie Anderson - Christopher Goram.
- Joan Campbell - Carey Matchett.
- Arthur Campbell - Peter Gallagher.
- Daniel Brooks - Anne Dudek.
In each of the five seasons, new characters, intrigues and tasks appear, which Annie copes with thanks to her partner Auggie. The first season is the most attractive part of the series “Secret Communications”. Actors here begin to unfold completely, bewitching the audience with their game, and the storyline causes a desire to see the continuation of the film.
Annie walker
Piper Perabo is an American movie star underestimated by Hollywood. The beautiful actress, known for the films The Ugly Coyote Bar, The Loop of Time, Prestige, coped with the role of Annie with a bang. The heroine, as it were, is a reflection of Piper herself: the success story of a CIA agent is similar to how the career of the actress herself rapidly went up. Thanks to the bright appearance of the actress, her facial expressions, Annie Walker became not just a character in the series, but a living person with her problems, dreams and thoughts.
The girl does not become an agent of the CIA, not just for a temporary inspiration, every step is a deliberate and serious act. Her abilities, knowledge of many foreign languages were appreciated by the highest authorities, which contributed to the rapid transfer of Annie from the ranks of recruits to operatives.
August (Auggie) Anderson
The hero of Christopher Goram is a good-natured and sympathetic man who lost his sight during the fighting in Iraq. Blindness did not break a person, but rather made him stronger. After the injury, a special agent with a rich track record continues to work in the CIA, becoming the "brain" of any operation. Now Auggie is a kind of guardian angel, protecting the operatives working with him. Soon Annie for the first time will feel on herself what Auggie’s support and protection is.
Christopher Goram, according to the opinion of film critics and reviews of fans, it was in Secret Communications that he fully revealed. The behavior of the character makes you empathize, and the attractive appearance of the actor himself was not left without attention of the beautiful half of humanity. Compliant, without unnecessary arrogance and self-confidence, handsome Auggie from the first minutes of his acquaintance evokes positive emotions in viewers.
Joan Campbell
Head of the HIA, strict, but fair. A woman with a pronounced desire to dominate and rule. Jealous, constantly suspecting her husband of treason and trying at any opportunity to "pull" his confession. The appearance of Joan, as well as her character, manner of communication, was perfectly conveyed by actress Carey Matchett.
Arthur Campbell
The head of the CIA, the spouse of the wonderful leader of one of the management departments. A pleasant man, a leader, involuntarily forcing him to listen with his mouth open. Subordinates respect Arthur, and enemies fear. Peter Gallagher fit perfectly into this role. Many fans after watching the movie said that this is how they imagined the head of the CIA.
Daniel Brooks
Sister Annie Walker, a housewife with two young children. A person who believes that the whole world should revolve around her and her problems. This attitude towards life significantly interferes with the normal relationship between sisters. Annie hides her involvement in the CIA in every possible way, and Daniel, in turn, tries to find out the details of this side of his sister’s life, digging deeper and deeper. The role of a “desperate housewife” was played by Ann Dudek, known on other American TV shows: “House Doctor”, “Friends”, “Anatomy of Passion”.
Relationships in the film
There is no outright vulgarity, no sexual relations without obligations. From the very beginning of the series, during the first dialogue between Annie and Auggie, it turns out that the CIA is only welcomed by service romances - this reduces the likelihood of information leakage. An example of this is the marriage of two bosses: Arthur and Joanne Campbell.
An invisible connection is formed almost immediately between Augustus and the main character of the picture. However, she still has strong feelings for the "ghost from the past" - the man who left her for a long time and without farewell scenes.
The relationship between the boss Joan and her immediate subordinate Annie is not simple, the young ladies are in constant tension: the heroine of the film does not always want to follow the orders of her superiors as they need.
What film critics say
Watching "Secret Communications" among the majority of foreign movie connoisseurs aroused positive emotions. However, the Russian film critics did not immediately accept the series - a different mentality affected, as well as the participation in the film of stars of far from world magnitude. The rating of the film in the world is 7.1 out of 10 points.
Viewers reviews
Negative reviews of Russian viewers are caused by not the low quality of the acting. This is due to the fact that in the film situations are often played out in which the role of villains is assigned to Russian spies, bandits, and killers. Often in the series you can see a tendency to blame Russia for everything, referring to the tricks of its special services. However, we are not used to it; this state of affairs has persisted since the Cold War. And this does not spoil the project, on the contrary, it adds a certain “pepper” to it.
Positive reviews are mainly associated with a bright and colorful picture, well demonstrated acting and directorial work. Watching the series relaxes, does not make you think and guess the further development of events. Everything is simple, but not corny, and it is precisely such simplicity that attracts an ordinary viewer.