The popular TV series 2009-2010, Barvikha, tells about a regular elite school located on a regular suburban Rublevskoye Highway near Moscow . The audience has already been prepared for the perception of the inhabitants of this region by the works of Oksana Robsky and Ksenia Sobchak, so the public could not tell the shocking producer of the series Alexander Lyubimov anything.
Obviously, the well-known host of the sharp Perestroika television program Vzglyad, a graduate of MGIMO and the son of a scout, the life of elite schoolchildren is obviously not a novelty either. In addition, when filming not the television series, but the series “Barvikha”, the actors were chosen so that they demonstrate the producer’s understanding of the requirements of the moment. So, the oligarch Rostislav Andreevich, the father of the protagonist, not only subtly reminds Mikhail Prokhorov, but, by a strange coincidence, came from Krasnoyarsk, where he is registered and is a co-owner of Norilsk Nickel. By the way, he thinks in terms of optimization of icebreaker routes, which cannot but be encouraged, in general, an extremely positive character. So the producers completed the task of bringing the series closer to life.
The series "Barvikha", actors and roles - all is sustained in an even golden color.
"Castalia"
The series tells about the students of the school "Castalia". Obviously, not all students in the school read Heinrich Hesse and his “Bead Game”, and they understood the meaning of the name “Castalia”. This, by the way, distinguishes elite children of Rublevka today and elite children of the youth of Alexander Lyubimov. Rather, these children will translate the name of their school from a certain Indian and decide that it is so called precisely because they, the students, belong to the higher castes.
How material argues with form
In an interview, Lyubimov admits a curious reservation. "You can’t announce that people speak in estates, it was once, in the XVII-XVIII centuries."
Not “you can't say,” but “you can't say.” Comments are redundant. If you look at the series “Barvikha” through a magnifying glass, the actors are divided into two parts: those who understand what the producer wants to keep silent about, and those who don’t understand. Clever Ravshan Kurkova, chosen perhaps because of her resemblance to Chulpan Khamatova, manages to understand and consciously challenge the position of the producer. Her heroine Angela is strong not by caste, but by personal strength, and she emphasizes this with every gesture. However, the rest of the young talents are not inferior to her in the level of acting:
- Lyanka Gryu - Zhenya. A girl from an ordinary family, but her main dream is to join the group of “golden youth” and be equal with them. But her sometimes unreasoned actions prevent her from doing this. For example, she calls the guys to a party in a strange chic house, saying that he belongs to her.
- Rodion Galyuchenko - Tower. He lives in the city. A very kind and helpful young man who can lend a helping hand to his friends regardless of their social status. The guy is very poor, his hobby is sports, therefore, in order to somehow earn his living, he participates in illegal fights without rules. He is in love with Vika.
- Anna Helkevich - Vika. She lives on Rublevka. She loves to dress herself out in front of everyone. All that matters to her in life is to keep a brand in front of her friends. Vika does not focus on the fact that the Tower is lower than her in social status, and uses the guy’s sympathy in every way, although he suffers from this very much.
- Rustam Khaziev - Fender (Ilya Fedoryuk). The guy is not interested in anything in life, except for music. He does not pay any attention to study at all. At its core, he is very hot-tempered and emotional.
- Anna Mikhailovskaya, who played Ksenia, also became a performer of one of the main roles. In the series, according to the creators' idea, the girl lives only for herself, while she owes nothing to anyone, and she does not need and does not need anything.
You should not stop only on watching the series "Barvikha": actors, photos during the filming are also curious and deserve attention. All the actors of the film “Barvikha” are young, but many of them already know the life of Rublevka from the inside, while natural youth decency slips through the majority game, breaking the frames set by the creators.
Young growth
Watching a film, one cannot help but ask oneself what wording is best applied to these children: “To nurture the hope and support of your country” (quote from the speech of the school principal) or “Find and neutralize”
. The first question classmates ask a new child: "And what is your plot number?" Again, in the days of Lyubimov's youth, everything was a little different. They asked if the new student Marquez read, and the pedigree was evaluated by the reaction of the parents. So perhaps this point underscores the fact that children are not a true elite that will become hope and support. The true elite knows each other by the number of the site for about a hundred and fifty years. Lyubimov confesses that these children from families for whom there is practically nothing impossible, except to wean a child from boasting, have completely lost their understanding of the difference between good and evil. But no matter how hard the producer tries, he can’t make evil unattractive.
Barvikha. Actors and roles
But what is surprising is that modern youth is not imbued with the ideology of Rublevka. The series "Barvikha", actors, photos become a constant subject of heated debate among admirers and critics.
Only the game of Ravshana Kurkova in the role of Angela and the work of the operator are highly appreciated. There are many critics, and different ones. This is mainly about acting. Playing in the series "Barvikha", the actors are awkward and do not shine with talents, many believe. Others simply idolize not only the leading actors, but also the actors who played the secondary characters. How many people - so many opinions!
Artistic features
Lyubimov believes, however, that the series was filmed "excellent." Again a strange term. It is clear that the series was shot in contrast with the famous "School" by Guy Germanicus. Gold against Chernukha. The storylines are not finalized, the love stories are not finished. But, perhaps, the creators left everything as it was in order to start the continuation, especially since the series exploits fashionable American style and is in some ways an analogue of the American series “Gossip Girl”. In any case, this youth series found its audience that suffers, loves, and finds itself in funny situations with the characters in the film, while craving for it to continue!
Summary
It is worth noting that an important element of the artistic style is the page of the school forum - a look at the situation of a third cynical person, artificial intelligence, which is not fully associated with students. Not all viewers understand this element. Although the creators will not refuse innovation here!