Very soon, the Russian spectators will see “the most intriguing film of the year”. So the critics say about “the Duelist” Alexei Mizgireva. The creators of the film say, was “Roman Dumas in the scenery of Dostoevsky with the characters of Lermontov.” This dramatic and exciting story of honor, told in a modern cinematic language. The world premiere took place in Toronto at the prestigious international festival. And one it is considerable. After all, the show take only special films with unusual author’s view, this is intended for a wide audience.
“The film industry” talked to the authors of the film “Duelist”
Festival in Toronto is the largest in the New world a review of copyright films nominated for world wide hire. 28 cinemas, 400 paintings, half a million viewers in ten days. Professionals have and it is one in ten here have not had such good reason to look at Russian cinema, as the audience — to defend on his turn. “Duelist” is a project of the highest level of performance, movie world quality, but more importantly, the story that mesmerizes and keeps room. On either side of the Atlantic.
Director Alexei Mizgirev admits that amaze the audience planned, but not what it seems at first glance:We wanted to surprise the country, we wanted to surprise film… And since this is a Russian film, we filmed it sort of tilted in the nineteenth century, but this story is about us, this is a story about a very important Russian base codes if you want. In this sense, this is a story about honor, about the dignity of told in some emotional manner, so I would like to get the audience to somehow feel the depth of this emotion.”
The report from the “film industry”
Yakovlev is participating in duels for money. Replacement opponents were permitted by the Code, and it gently used. Their customers Yakovlev knows he’s not afraid to die, and the bullet did not take. He is obsessed with his secret purpose.
Pyotr Fyodorov, who performed in “the Duelist” one of the main roles, explains that the premiere in Toronto is extremely important:I’m really proud that our painting, it’s so big at this festival. The premiere took place here. A sense of pride, I do not hesitate, it overflows. This is a great Russian film, this is not an American picture, it’s a Russian Director, it is the Russian producers, and all this, in General, very surprised.”
The trailer of the film “Duelist”
Vladimir Mashkov – the contractor is the second main role – elaborate on your character program “film industry”:here, I think, the attempt, by putting people in extreme circumstances of their lives, to see and examine what happens to a person. My character is a man with a very difficult childhood. And that’s the basis of his continued existence. He realized that the world is unfair to him. In General, this is a story about feeling, complex people.”
The plot itself seems duel “head-on” — calls opponents in the beginning. Everyone rushes out of his personal darkness to light. But this movie is not about goals but about means. That life is impossible without love. And love, which is impossible without honor.
TV spot of the film “Duelist”
