Cold Tango, which is reviewed in this article, is a film by the domestic director Pavel Chukhrai. The main roles in it were played by Rinal Mukhametov and Julia Peresild. The painting was demonstrated at the opening of the Kinotavr international festival, which took place in Sochi.
The film "Cold Tango"
About the picture "Cold Tango" according to reviews you can make a full impression. She talks about a little boy. He comes from the Jewish ghetto. During the Great Patriotic War, he miraculously managed to escape death.
Also in the center of the story is a Lithuanian patriot. She sings songs in front of Soviet officers, but at the same time secretly hates them. The main intrigue of the tape is love for the NKVD employee. Chukhrai manages to remove an exciting psychological thriller.
Director Chukhrai
Director Pavel Chukhrai perfectly shot the picture "Cold Tango". In the reviews you can find many ratings of his work. For Chukhrai, this is the 12th feature film.
On the big screen, he made his debut with the little-known picture "Do you sometimes remember" in 1977. And most Russian viewers are known for the detective story "Key", the drama "The Thief" and the melodramatic film "Driver for Vera."
Chukhrai is one of the most titled Russian directors. Paul has many awards and prizes. In particular, he is the People's Artist of Russia, Honored Artist of the Russian Federation.
Movie Reviews
Pavel Chukhrai had a long break in working on films. He did not shoot for ten years.
In 2017, the picture "Cold Tango" was released. The reviews of the film describe in detail the plot of the tape. Events unfold in Lithuania. The film’s actions cover the time period from the beginning of World War II to the beginning of the 50s, when active cleansing from accomplices of fascism was carried out in the Baltic states. Mass deportation was carried out, more than a quarter of a million people were forced to leave their homes.
In the center of the story is the Jew Max and Lithuanian Lyme. They are children of war. They are played by Rinal Mukhametov and Julia Peresild. When the Nazis came to their hometown, Max hid for a long time in the pantry in the house in which Lyme lived. And only because of this remained alive.
Relations of heroes after the war
After the war, the heroes of the film "Cold Tango" meet again. In reviews, viewers note how the relationship between them is developing rapidly. Max falls in love with Lyme. However, their relationship is complicated by the fact that the girl is declared the daughter of an enemy of the people. It turns out that Max is her only chance of salvation. Otherwise - a link, and, possibly, imprisonment in the camp.
Max, of course, occupies a certain position in the NKVD. But he is not omnipotent. He is going to turn to the commandant of the city, played by Sergey Garmash brilliantly, but is not sure that even together they can resist the repressive machine.
Chukhrai is trying not to blame anyone for his film Cold Tango. In the reviews of the film, it is noted that the episodes clearly demonstrate the cruelty of the Lithuanian independence fighters, the so-called "forest brothers," who fought stubbornly against the Soviet regime after the end of World War II, when their state lost independence. Employees of the state security agencies are also shown in a naturalistic manner, who almost indiscriminately send entire families of those who have at least some connection with Nazi collaborators to links.
At the same time, Chukhrai is trying to get as far away as possible from giving assessments to the actions and actions of his heroes. He does not blame or justify anyone. This is perhaps the main advantage of the tape.
Heroes are shown as real living people, for whom the most important thing is to save themselves and their loved ones. For this, they are ready for both a feat and a betrayal. The picture itself, like all the director’s previous works, is not political agitation, but an attempt to figure out how everything actually happened in this difficult time.
Film value
Many appreciate the value of the painting Cold Tango. According to critics, this tape is a clear monument of the time, Soviet post-war history. Pavel Chukhrai, like his father, also a famous director Grigory Chukhrai, often make people with a difficult fate, with crippled lives and souls the main characters of their films. With Gregory Chukhrai, this can be clearly seen in the cult picture "Ballad of a Soldier".
Such ordinary people are much more important for the director than the regimes, politicians and dictators who surround them. They become involuntary participants in wars and large-scale human tragedies. Moreover, as a rule, they are not able to change anything. If you evaluate them from this point of view, then each such innocent victim is considered worthy of a monument. Because a person, having fallen under the millstone of a harsh homeland, turned out to be crushed and crushed.
Artistic features
The bitter and terrible monument to the heroes of those years is this picture. So took "Cold Tango" Chukhrai. The tape received good reviews from the audience, many mention its artistic merits.
A certain charm to the picture gives its sluggishness and a certain old-fashionedness. You can’t find in it, as in most modern films, an action and a rapidly developing plot. Therefore, perhaps it is more suitable for the heroes of the older generation. Although, for sure, there will be her fans among young movie lovers.
This film reminded many film experts of the Soviet series Long Road in the Dunes, with which it is related not only to a similar theme, but also to overlapping storylines.
The film "Cold Tango", according to viewers, was one of the most memorable domestic film works of 2017. The shooting took place in several cities at once. Mostly in Klaipeda and Vilnius. In these small and narrow streets, leading actors show all the facets of their talent.
Julia Peresild is especially good . With her talent, Lyme turns into a vibrant woman who catches her eye. In front of the viewer, she goes from a vulgar and frivolous singer to a state-crushed victim, causing sympathy for everyone.
Chukhrai made a film with the support of the Ministry of Culture of the Russian Federation. At the same time, he did not pay off at the box office. With a declared budget of a quarter billion rubles, only 24 million managed to be collected at the box office.