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Kirill Litmanov

And no madhouse

Konchalovsky’s “House of Fools,” which won the Grand Prix in Venice, opens in theaters this Friday. Immediately after the award ceremony, the readers of Sobesednik already got an idea of ​​the film from an interview with the lead actress Yulia Vysotskaya, but I can only state with disappointment: the director, who has not directed for a long time, seemed to me to have changed his taste. And members of the film festival jury and many other critics noticed that the film has extremely touching and warm scenes, but they are drowned among such details as the parody of Valeria Novodvorskaya. I haven’t seen so many cliches about life in Russia, probably since the days of “Red Scorpion.” Russian soldiers come to the Chechens to sell them the corpse of a militant for $2,000, after which they smoke anasha, which they exchange for ammunition. The officer played by Evgeniy Mironov is hysterical because of his dirty shoes, while the bandits are helpful, treat the girls well, and everyone sings and dances the lezginka. Konchalovsky said that he was making a film not about war, but about the fact that people are driven to despair when they find it more pleasant to live in a mental hospital. And what, it was as difficult to do without all these cranberries as it was without the constantly flashing Bryan Adams?

Conclusion: wonderful acting work by Yulia Vysotskaya. And as for the Oscar, which was talked about in connection with this picture, it seems to me like this: if the Lithuanian sniper (who had a bottle of cologne poured on her torn leg, and she did not pass out from the painful shock, but went into position, leaning on her sniper rifle) had been wearing white tights, then Konchalovsky would definitely have received his prize.

For: film buffs of the end of perestroika.

Where: In a movie theater, naked women and pyrotechnic effects will be even more noticeable.

But Sylvester Stallone was pleasantly surprised: after two failed films (“Get Carter” and “Racers”) he decided to star in a melodrama - and he got it right. His latest work, “Angel of Vengeance,” will appear on our screens immediately after Christmas, on January 9. The film is also notable for the fact that Anthony Quinn played his last role in it.
Frank (Stallone) is the bodyguard of a drug mafia boss (Queen). After the tragic death of the boss, Frank goes to his daughter Jennifer, who has lived with foster parents since childhood, having no idea whose daughter she really is. The mafia wants to get to her, Frank is trying to stop her from doing so. A bunch of corpses of bad guys, unobtrusive humor, love, a happy ending - and, best of all, no madhouse.

Who: fans of lyrical comedies.

Where: You can also go to the cinema.