In 2017, the series “Hotel Russia ” was released. Reviews about him are mixed. Some appreciated the atmosphere of Soviet times . Others liked the acting . But there are negative reviews among the reviews about the TV series Hotel Russia.
Plot
The main character is Ksenia Baskakova. The girl works in the organizational department of the hotel. She is responsible for the comfortable stay of guests, among whom are mainly Soviet officials and senior foreigners.
“Russia” is not just a hotel. This is a whole world that has nothing to do with ordinary Soviet reality. There is a luxurious, attractive atmosphere. The hotel intersects the interests of committee members, officials, criminal authorities. This huge complex with corridors of 8 kilometers lives according to its own laws. People from the street cannot get here. Ksenia managed to get a job in "Russia". Moreover, to hold onto the position that almost every Soviet person dreams of, and to advance through the career ladder. However, over time, she will realize how difficult it is to live in a world of lies and hypocrisy.
A KGB officer is in love with the main character. Rakitin is an honest, decent person. Ksenia is not touched by the courtship of the captain of the 9th administration. She falls in love with a foreigner, which for an employee of the Soviet hotel No. 1 is akin to professional suicide.
Ksenia has repeatedly faced a difficult choice. Before her eyes, officials were plotting, the KGB officers fabricated cases. At the same time, it became more and more difficult to take a neutral position of Baskakova every day. One February evening, a tragedy occurred, after which Ksenia decided to leave the hotel once and for all.
Producer
He shot the series "Hotel " Russia " " Sentsov . There are many reviews about the work of this director . After all, he is the creator of all seasons of the popular TV series "Fizruk." True, in addition to these two projects, there are only six films in the filmography of Sergei Sentsov . Namely, “Poor Girl”, “Studio 17”, “Moscow is not Moscow”, “Color of Bordeaux”, “Beauty”, “Michelle”. The last two films from the above are short films. “The Color of Bordeaux” is a documentary film.
Cast
Most authors of positive reviews about the series "Hotel " Russia " " note the brilliant game of the leading singer. Ekaterina Vilkova managed to create the image of a strict, honest, but feminine and touching employee of the organizational department.
Ivan Bosilchich played the role of a foreigner, in whom the main character is in love. Eugene Pronin - captain of the 9th administration, a true friend of Baskakova. Pavel Trubiner played another KGB officer. But, unlike Pronin, this actor played a negative role.
Authors of positive reviews about the TV series Hotel Russia, the actors who played minor characters, also recall. The film shows the events of the mid-seventies. Characters are not easy people . These are officials, and KGB agents , and farmers . That is, representatives of social strata , which today, in fact, no longer exist.
Anatoly Goryachev played the role of an old schemer in the TV series Hotel Russia. Reviews of his acting are very laudatory. In a rather unpleasant way, Danila Dunaev appeared before the audience. The actor played a cynical farcer, ready for anything for profit.
There would be much less enthusiastic reviews from the audience about the series “Hotel Russia ” without colorful images of bureaucratic wives , entertainers, and wiretap employees. Minor, but extremely bright roles in the film were played by Nikita Tarasov, Vladimir Matveev, Larisa Domaskina , Stepan Starchikov , Tatyana Shankina , Sergey Tsepov .
Music
In many ways, the success of the film depends on the soundtrack. The series, which is discussed in today's article, was no exception. The music for the serial film was written by Vadim Maevsky and Alexander Turkunov .
In the seventies in the USSR, domestic jazz was actively developing. However, on the stage performers of this direction could be heard infrequently. Musical accompaniment in the film about the legendary hotel sounds sad jazz compositions. Thanks to music and inserts demonstrating the realities of the Soviet era , the filmmakers managed to convey the atmosphere of the seventies, which many viewers noted in their reviews.
Ekaterina Vilkova
The actress has been in films since 2005. Widespread fame came to Vilkova a little later - after the release of the movie "Dudes" on the screens. According to the audience, the actress coped with the role of the hotel administrator. She managed to create a complex image on the screen, combining the features of a romantic heroine, and a business lady, and a fatal woman .
According to audience reviews, Ekaterina Vilkova played an excellent employee of the organizational department of “Hotel No. 1”. Baskakova is the right sweet woman. At the same time, she is very demanding of herself and sympathizes with others. Xenia’s life is not easy. Reception of foreign guests, high responsibility, around the KGB and party bosses, and everyone needs to please.
Lyudmila Drebneva
The actress played the chief of the main character - Iskra Efimovna. It is worth saying that in the series there are few strictly positive or negative characters. More common are complex, contradictory images. Iskra Efimovna sympathizes with the heroine Vilkova. At the same time, she is a typical careerist, a person who for many years occupies a high position not only due to her business skills, but also because of her ability to exist in an atmosphere of constant lies and hypocrisy. She supports Baskakova in everything. By the time the main character comes under the scrutiny of the committee members, she betrays her .
Lyudmila Drebneva first appeared on the screen in 1974, in the film "Parcel for Svetlana." Later she played in such films as “Simple Girl”, “Kindergarten”, “Living Corpse”, “Brooch”.
disadvantages
In fairness, it is worth saying that some viewers found the series boring and uninteresting. There is no integrity in the plot. The heroine goes through a maze of difficult situations. Intrigue, careerism, scammers everywhere - all this is already seen in the series 1 of the series "Hotel " Russia ". In the reviews, however, more than once the audience noted the inappropriateness of the romantic storyline, which begins to develop closer to the climax.
The love story of a Soviet woman and a foreign revolutionary, according to the authors of negative reviews, does not fit harmoniously into the overall plot. However, without romantic motives, the film would have far fewer fans.
What ended the series "Hotel" Russia ""?
The reviews of viewers who liked the Sentsov film agree on one thing: the director , cameramen, artists managed to recreate the atmosphere of the 70s. As for the plot, opinions are divided here. But what ended the story of Ksenia Baskakova? Many people know about the fire at the Rossiya Hotel. The fate of the main character of the film, created on the basis of the tragic events of February 1977, is described below.
After the fire, Ksenia was once again promoted. But she refused a new position. The main character is expecting a baby , decides to leave the hotel, give birth, continue to work as a translator. In the last shots, Ksenia is walking with her son in one of the capital's parks. At this point, as expected, appears Manuel Santos - the father of the child . Such is the finale of the TV series Hotel Russia.
History reference
In February 1977, one of the largest fires in the history of the USSR occurred . Hotel Russia was on fire. As a result of the fire, 42 people died. More than 50 were injured. The master, who was on duty that night, after the first interrogation committed suicide. The chief engineer and several other employees were arrested. However, the criminal case was terminated due to an amnesty dedicated to the 60th anniversary of the Great October Revolution.