Nowadays, it’s fashionable to create various ratings. So the participants of the LiveJournal service conducted a corresponding survey and found out which Russian comedies are most liked by the users of the resource. So, we bring to your attention the six best comedies, according to LiveJournal.
Russian comedies: a list of the best films. "Athos"
The list of the best comedy films, according to LiveJournal users, opens with the film "Afonya" by George Danelia with Leonid Kuravlev in the title role. In 1975, when this picture was released, it turned out to be the leader of the Soviet hire.
The list of best comedies opens with a story about the unlucky plumbing of Athanasius for a reason: an excellent selection of actors (Kuravlev, Leonov, Simonova), as well as an eminent director (Danelia made hits like “Kin-dza-dza” and “I am walking around Moscow”) made their business.
The script consists simply of a scattering of comic scenes: Afonya begging the Magarychi to her clients, her cohabitant exposes his drinking companion, and Afonya gets involved in a fight at a disco ... It would seem that the plot is straightforward. And the hero is far from superman. But the scenic life, the truthfulness and the comic nature of this picture is precisely in this simplicity. Therefore, if you choose funny comedies, the list of the best will definitely not do without this film. Move on...
Best Comedies: List. "Drum"
“Drum” was filmed in 1993 by director Sergei Ovcharov. She got into the list of best comedies thanks to the innovative decision of the director in the 90s to create a silent film. Moreover, "Drum" is a comedy of the absurd. What could be more ridiculous than the beginning of the film: to a musician playing at a funeral, a ghost gives a drum?
The main role was played by Alexander Polovtsev - the same major Solovets from "Deadly Force". Also in the picture was a showman Andrei Urgant - the father of Ivan Urgant - and actor Sergei Selin, who is known for the series "Cops".
The ironic comedy was warmly received at the 18th IFF and received a special silver "George." In addition, the filmmakers were awarded the prize for auteur cinema at the Kinotavr film festival and won the Prize of film clubs in Sochi.
"White Sun of the Desert"
In third place is deservedly the immortal creation of director Vladimir Motyl - “The White Sun of the Desert”. The film has long turned into a classic and was parsed into quotes, so it has a legitimate right to be included in the list of the best comedies of the USSR and Russia, although in fact this picture is a mix of various genres: there is drama, and adventure, and comedy, and even elements action movie ...
"The White Sun of the Desert" was filmed for a long time and "painfully." First, directors
Friedrich Gorenstein and Mikhalkov-Konchalovsky were invited to work on the picture. Several screenwriters were fired. Then the directors invited by the ETK organization refused to shoot. It was then that the idea to make a film in the genre of "Eastern" was proposed by Vladimir Motyl.
Filming began, but after a week, the leading actor, Yumatov, was beaten at a local pub. Then Motyl hastily replaces the actor in the frame with his colleague - Anatoly Kuznetsov. In addition, Pavel Luspekaev - the performer of the role of Vereshchagin - had health problems: it was difficult for the actor to walk because of an old wound.
But, despite all the thorns, the film about the Red Army Sukhov, who is trying to save a harem of a local bandit in the middle of the desert, was released and became one of the most famous in the USSR.
"Watch out for the car"
Our list of the best comedies (with a description) continues the film by Eldar Ryazanov, shot by the director in 1966.
“Beware of the car” is a comedy in which much is taken from the legend of Robin Hood. The main character - Yuri Detochkin - steals cars from the powerful, sells stolen goods, and transfers money in favor of orphans. Of course, the investigator and the entire police are hunting him. And in the end, "Robin Hood" convicted of his crimes.
The comedy is full of incredibly funny dialogues, it also contains elements of a chase and a detective story. In a word, “Beware of the car” cannot fail to please the viewer.
In addition, such famous actors as Innokenty Smoktunovsky, Andrei Mironov, Oleg Efremov and Anatoly Papanov are involved in the film .
"The Diamond Arm"
If you list the best comedies, the list will be incomplete without the famous masterpiece of Leonid Gaidai, whose name is “The Diamond Hand”.
And again on the screen, famous Soviet actors: Andrei Mironov, Anatoly Papanov, Yuri Nikulin, Nina Grebeshkova. But this time they tell the viewer an entertaining story about a simple Soviet citizen who fell victim to smugglers. After Semyon Gorbunkov agrees to cooperate with the police, his incredible and funny adventures are just beginning.
Bumbarash
According to LiveJournal, the list of best comedies also includes Nikolai Rasheev’s Bumbarash.
This musical film was released in 1971 and tells about the adventures of the Red Army soldier Bumbarash during the Civil War. The main role in the film went to Valery Zolotukhin ("Night Watch"). In addition, the film starred Yuri Smirnov (“Old Man-Robbers”), Lev Durov (“Walking through the agony”) and Natalya Dmitrieva (“Leaving - leave”).
The script for the film was written based on the early works of the writer Arkady Gaidar.
In addition to the above pictures, the list of the best comedies, according to LiveJournal, included: “The Hussar Ballad”, “Funny Guys”, “Girls” and many other films. Undoubtedly, this list is incomplete. It should also include a lot of films: for example, “The Incredible Adventures of Italians in Russia”, “Old Nags”, “Can't Be”, “Twelve Chairs”, etc. After all, in order to list all worthy films created Soviet and Russian cinema, one small list is not enough. You will need a more extended rating table, at least one hundred items.