Soviet dramas occupy a prominent place not only in domestic but also in world cinema. Many of them have received international recognition, have won a number of prestigious awards and prizes. This genre attracted many eminent directors who willingly took on serious stories and original scripts with a tragic end or a complex history of the relationship of the characters.
"War and Peace"
Some Soviet dramas are devoted to historical events. The mentioned epic has become a landmark event in domestic and world cinema. S. Bondarchuk shot the best film adaptation of the cult novel L. Tolstoy.
The most important merit of the director is that he conveyed not only the main plot of the work, but also conveyed to the viewer the philosophical spirit of the book. Large-scale film adaptation has become a kind of encyclopedia on Russian history of the early 19th century for a Western audience. This movie is a reference. It has long acquired the status of a cult thanks to excellent directing, a brilliant caste and the reliability of the events depicted.
"Run"
Many Soviet dramas are an adaptation of classic works. The mentioned film was shot based on the play by M. Bulgakov's “Days of the Turbins”. For its time, it was a breakthrough in cinema, since the directors Alov and Naumov produced a film that was very complex and ambiguous from the point of view of official ideology. For the first time, representatives of the white movement were shown not as enemies and villains, but as people with their own tragedy and broken life.
The creators of the picture showed how war and defeat devastated many of the best people in old pre-revolutionary Russia. The embodiment of this idea is the image of the white general Khludov, brilliantly played by then-aspiring actor V. Dvorzhetsky. Soviet dramas were distinguished by a carefully worked out plot and prescribed heroes.
The tragedy of the intelligentsia is shown in the image of the character of Golubkov, who was perfectly played by A. Batalov. In general, the film turned out to be very strong, reliable, philosophical, since it is, in fact, a reflection on the fate of Russia, on the change of eras and on human fate in the whirlpool of revolutionary upheavals and civil war.
“They fought for their homeland”
Many of the best Soviet dramas are military films. The specified film is a film adaptation of the novel of the same name by M. Sholokhov. The film tells about the retreat of a rifle regiment to Stalingrad before the decisive battle. The picture is interesting in that it presents several heroes-soldiers, each of which has its own story.
Half of the film is the disclosure of characters through their conversations, dialogs, from which viewers learn their biography and characters. The second part is combat scenes showing the characters at critical moments of the enemy offensive. Each of them is brave in his own way and fights to the last. The key symbol of the ribbon is the military banner, which the regiment carefully preserves during the difficult journey to the city. In the final, it is transmitted to the commander, which makes the viewer understand about the future victory at Stalingrad.
"Moscow does not believe in tears"
Many Soviet drama films are still popular with viewers, which indicates a high level of skill of directors and a brilliant acting game of leading performers. The mentioned motion picture is known not only in our country, but also in the West, as it received the prestigious Academy Award.
The tape tells about the difficult fate of three friends who, despite all life's difficulties and troubles, retained friendship and respect for each other. The difficult fate of the main character, who single-handedly raised her daughter, paved her way to life herself and, in the end, found personal happiness, runs through the whole story as a red thread.