The comedies of the USSR are films that are already popularfor several decades. For example, Grigory Alexandrov's film "Merry Fellows" in 2014 will celebrate the eightieth anniversary, and Leonid Gaidai's films "Operation Y" and "Caucasian Captive" will soon be in the half-century. What is the reason for such popularity of these, no doubt, works of art?
USSR comedies are distinguished by exceptional selection.actors In the Soviet period, the best of the best fell on the screen, and they went into this sphere for the sake of art, because in those days, the artists did not have any outstanding fees or preferences. In addition, funny roles were played by people with a difficult fate. For example, Aleksey Smirnov, who played partner Shurik, a drunkard and a parasite, was a military intelligence officer, awarded with the medals "For Military Merit" and "For Courage". And the embodiment of comedic talents, Yuri Nikulin - anti-aircraft gunner, who fought near Leningrad and in the Baltic States.
The best comedies of the USSR were created without the use ofcomputer graphics. Therefore, the plot of the film took place against the backdrop of magnificent landscapes. For example, most of the comedy "The Twelve Chairs" was filmed in the city of Rybinsk. The scenery was assembled by hand, the special effects were invented by themselves, and they themselves found ways to implement them from scrap materials. The constant application of the creative forces of many people created a special atmosphere of the band, which is often absent now on the set.
Late comedy of the USSR, created already indifficult economic conditions have not lost their charm even over the years. For example, the film of G. Danelia "Kin-dza-dza" with his theme of "squats" in front of a certain color of the pants is still relevant. More recently, a concert was even organized in which variations on the theme of music for this comedy were performed. And the film “Deja Vu”, shot together with the Poles, very interestingly reflected the peculiarities of the Soviet reality of the post-revolutionary period.
USSR comedies still do not have strongcompetitors. From the films created in Russia, a series of films “Peculiarities of the national (hunting, fishing, politics)”, created in the mid-90s, can compete with them to some extent. The rest of the film library is often tracing paper from Western films.
Old USSR comedies are not stingy with musicalescort. To create a decent sound frame plot invited the best composers, singers, instrumental ensembles and symphony orchestras. For example, for the film “Ah, Vaudeville,” songs were created by a creative duet of Leonid Derbenev and Maxim Dunayevsky. Bulat Okudzhava wrote lyrics for the film “Straw Hat”. For the tape "Trufaldino from Bergamo" songs were voiced by Mikhail Boyarsky.
Сочетание всех вышеуказанных качеств и в наше time makes you want to watch a movie for the twentieth or thirtieth time. While the current Russian films leave much to be desired in terms of plot, the actors play, although the modern film industry has a much larger set of technical tools.
