On Russian screens out the most anticipated film of the fall — “Duelist” Alexei Mizgireva. Unexpected, fascinating spectacle in IMAX — the mystery of the retired officer, who fights on other people’s duels for money. To the money he somehow indifferent, the opponents selects the most notorious murderers and he is not afraid of death. Starring Pyotr Fedorov and Vladimir Mashkov. Magic realism, action-Packed romantic Thriller, detective Director skillfully juggles genres and deftly shuffle the story cards. First impressions are the audience from “Duelist” — in our story.
Historical drama “the Duelist” – already on the screen
As you know, it really is not on the set or during installation, but when it comes down to the viewer. After the first screening of “Duelist” in Moscow, the crowd didn’t disperse, sharing experiences.
Director Pavel Lungin was pleased with the painting: I think done a tremendous job, just huge, I haven’t seen we have a quality scale, shooting such scenery is certainly striking and, of course, acting. My favorite Mashkov!”
The report from the “film industry”
Alexei Mizgirev, who was famous for his Arthouse movies “Drum-drum” and “Flint”, “Duelist” – the first experience of a big audience, big budget movie. Colleagues noted “a convincing emotional power of his directing”.
Film Director Alexei Uchitel is surprised as Alex Mizgireva manages to keep the author’s vision:not Enough to make a professional movie, not enough to make a genre movie, but keep some amazing level without losing more of the author’s vision, it’s so difficult.”
The trailer of the film “Duelist”
The authors of “Duelist” set a strategic goal — to create a new universe on the world cinematic map, special art space. Hence, such a bewitching, mystical, flooded by rains Petersburg of the XIX century. The image at the same time authentic and reliable and at the same time unreal (in the picture four hundred plans, computer graphics).
Actress Elizaveta Boyarskaya noted amazing scenery “Duelist”:on the one hand, we see the Petersburg of the XIX century, and with another — almost futuristic scenery, which combined together, there is a style, gloss and beauty”.
The trailer of the film “Duelist”
The filmmakers made him subject to sverhsrochnoy IMAX technology, so the viewer has an “effect of presence”. As noted by critics, “”Duelist” allows you to admire every pebble pavement, every shadow skolzneva on the wall, to hear a whisper in the cacophony of street voices”.
Director Alexei Mizgirev admitted that he had to exert a lot of strength to the film turned out exactly like this:
We have spending power that this film had some sense of smell, to the streets was the feeling of mud and slush, when the dripping ice, some smoke pot. We artists have specially made: Pyotr Fyodorov, for example, included in the frame is badly mashed, so he could see the sweat on the skin. And it is read on the screen, on the big screen especially.”
Movie about the filming of the movie “Duelist”
The main character seemed to have come from the pages of Lermontov’s prose: a buttoned-up, dressed in black, the disgraced officer Yakovlev. The bullet did not take, he is not afraid of death, the only thing driving him, the desire for revenge. For the role of Pyotr Fyodorov lost fifteen pounds. His partner, Vladimir Mashkov, who played the treacherous count Beklemishev. Also in the film are busy with the other stars Sergey Garmash, Pavlo Tabakov, of West Francis Petri and Martin Wuttke.
Alexander Rodnyansky, the producer of “the Duelist” – hopes that the film will appeal to:We hope, of course, that the film will be of interest to viewers who regularly go to the movies, that is one of the younger audience that traditionally watches American movies, not very often Russian, not always to it is good, and we want our film, they are pleased”.
Movie about the filming of the movie “Duelist”
Magical realism, mystery Thriller, adventure detective: “Duelist” combines several genres, which increases its chances of winning the widest possible audience.
