War! There is no more terrible word. It brings death, destruction and torment of pain. The soul screams and cries when you watch realistic films about war. Today they shoot a lot. But old cinema has its own destiny. It makes you think about every moment of existence.
Only old men are going to battle
Genre: war, comedy and drama
Release date: 1973
Country: USSR
Director: Leonid Bykov
Budget: 500 thousand dollars
Rating: 8.7
Old men! Loud? Maybe. After all, they were not called that because of their age. Captain Titarenko selected pilots who could not only shoot down fascist planes, but also sing beautifully. After all, his squadron was famous as the "singing one". In their free time, from battles, the guys happily picked up musical instruments.
The film is captivating not only with the main musical composition "Smuglyanka", but also with the depth of meaning. Love comes and stays forever. Even during the war, you can experience tender feelings. But the hardest thing is to lose friends and loved ones. At the end of the film, when Titarenko and the mechanic are sitting by the grave. This moment once gets into the soul and stays there forever. It is impossible to listen to the song "Smuglyanka" without words. Bykov, Smirnov, Talashko did not act, they showed reality. They lived in the frame!
Battle for Sevastopol
Genre: war, drama, biography, history and action
Release date: 2015
Country: Russia and Ukraine
Director: S. Mokritsky
Budget: 124 million rubles
Rating: 7. 7
Love is not only a tender and bright feeling. It is a test that must be endured through adversity and time. Lyudmila Pavlichenko is a sniper, a legend of the Great Patriotic War. She killed. She was surrounded by death. She saw suffering, torment and hopelessness. People screamed not only from physical pain, but also from mental pain.
The fragile woman was friends with Eleanor Roosevelt, spoke at a world conference and killed fascists. Her name inspired fear. They hunted her but could not kill her. Her cross was love. It was this that had to be carried through the bullets, explosions and fires of war. Yulia Peresild was able to show not only a strong woman, but also a fragile, loving young girl. The one who loves and wants to be happy. Tsyganov, Vasilkov and other actors showed that they can play such tragic roles. They make the viewer move back to those difficult times. Unfortunately, now millions of peaceful people have felt the taste of real war. You watch such films and dream of peace. But he is out of reach...
According to the laws of wartime
Genre: war, history and drama
Release date: 2015
Country: Russia and Ukraine
Director: M. Mekheda, S. Vinogradov and D. Petrun
Budget: 75 million rubles
Rating: 8.1
The action takes place in July 1941. The time when the fascists sought to conquer Kyiv. The situation changes every second. It becomes red-hot. Various events do not give investigator Rokotov a minute of peace.
Suddenly, the deputy. Chief Military Prosecutor Mirsky arrives in Kyiv. He creates a special department, which includes Rokotov and investigator of the Dnepropetrovsk Criminal Investigation Department Elagina.
The investigative group will have to fight various criminal elements. The gangs, sensing weakness, raised their heads. They began to unite with the fascist saboteurs. In addition, various unclean politicians and officials are in a hurry to profit from the grief and suffering of ordinary citizens.
Klimova and Volovenko showed the morals of that time perfectly. Those, the correct moral principles. They turned their souls inside out and, having exposed them, showed them to people. Such roles do not pass for nothing for actors. They teach not only the viewer, but also those who participate in the filming. It is impossible to simply watch how wicked people are ready to do anything for a broken penny. But there are also those who are ready to sacrifice themselves and their personal ambitions for the sake of truth and achieving goals. Legends are made about such people.
