Closed Show. Once upon a time there was a woman

Most of the films belong to the category of the so-called. alternative (or author's) cinema. The guests invited by Gordon first watch a movie, and then express their opinions about watching it. At the same time, the film director immediately before the start of the film broadcast has the opportunity to address the audience of Channel One with his short introductory speech. More often, two sides participate in the discussion: “for” and “against” the film, consisting of 6 people of various professions: playwrights, writers, directors, actors, film critics. The director and cast of the film are also present in the studio. At the end of the program, the audience of the "Closed Screening" who are directly present at the program can also take part in the discussion. Before watching the film, the host of the program invites the parties to recommend or not to recommend it for viewing. The leader himself takes part in the discussions, and his position is not always neutral.

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   An excerpt characterizing the Closed Screening

   “No, I understand very well,” answered Rostov, who was under the influence of his new friend.

   In autumn the Rostov family returned to Moscow. At the beginning of winter, Denisov also returned and stopped at the Rostovs. This first time of the winter of 1806, spent by Nikolai Rostov in Moscow, was one of the happiest and most cheerful for him and for his entire family. Nikolai attracted many young people to his parents' house. Vera was twenty years old, a beautiful girl; Sonya is a sixteen-year-old girl in all the beauty of a freshly blossomed flower; Natasha is half young lady, half girl, sometimes childishly funny, sometimes girlishly charming.
   At that time, some special atmosphere of love arose in the Rostovs' house, as happens in a house where there are very nice and very young girls. Every young man who came to the Rostovs' house, looking at these young, receptive, for some reason (probably their happiness) smiling, girlish faces, at this lively bustle, listening to this inconsistent, but affectionate to everyone, ready for anything, filled with hope, babble of a woman's young people, listening to these inconsistent sounds, now singing, now music, experienced the same feeling of readiness for love and expectation of happiness, which the youth of the Rostov house itself experienced.
   Among the young people introduced by Rostov, was one of the first - Dolokhov, who liked everyone in the house, except for Natasha. For Dolokhov, she almost quarreled with her brother. She insisted that he was an evil person, that in a duel with Bezukhov Pierre was right, and Dolokhov was to blame, that he was unpleasant and unnatural.
   “There is nothing for me to understand,” Natasha shouted with stubborn self-will, “he is angry and without feelings. Well, after all, I love your Denisov, he was a carouser, and that’s all, but I still love him, so I understand. I don't know how to tell you; He has everything planned, and I don't like it. Denisova…
   “Well, Denisov is another matter,” answered Nikolai, making it feel that even Denisov was nothing in comparison with Dolokhov, “you need to understand what kind of soul this Dolokhov has, you need to see him with his mother, it’s such a heart!
   “I don’t know about that, but I’m embarrassed with him. And do you know that he fell in love with Sonya?
   What nonsense...
   - I'm sure you'll see. - Natasha's prediction came true. Dolokhov, who did not like women's society, began to visit the house often, and the question of for whom he traveled was soon (although no one spoke about it) was resolved so that he travels for Sonya. And Sonya, although she would never have dared to say this, knew this, and every time, like a red robe, she blushed at the appearance of Dolokhov.
   Dolokhov often dined with the Rostovs, never missed a performance where they were, and attended balls of adolescentes [teenagers] at Iogel, where the Rostovs always visited. He paid primary attention to Sonya and looked at her with such eyes that not only she could not stand this look without paint, but the old countess and Natasha blushed when they noticed this look.
   It was evident that this strong, strange man was under the irresistible influence exerted on him by this dark, graceful, loving girl.
   Rostov noticed something new between Dolokhov and Sonya; but he did not define for himself what kind of new relationship it was. “They are all in love with someone there,” he thought about Sonya and Natasha. But he was not like before, deftly with Sonya and Dolokhov, and he began to be at home less often.
   Since the autumn of 1806, everything again started talking about the war with Napoleon with even more fervor than last year. Not only a set of recruits was appointed, but also 9 more warriors out of a thousand. Everywhere they cursed Bonaparte with an anathema, and in Moscow there was only talk about the upcoming war. For the Rostov family, the whole interest of these preparations for war consisted only in the fact that Nikolushka would never agree to stay in Moscow and only waited for the end of Denisov's vacation in order to go with him to the regiment after the holidays. The impending departure not only did not prevent him from having fun, but also encouraged him to do so. He spent most of his time away from home, at dinners, parties and balls.

   XI
   On the third day of Christmas, Nikolai dined at home, which rarely happened to him lately. It was an official farewell dinner, since he and Denisov were leaving for the regiment after Epiphany. About twenty people dined, including Dolokhov and Denisov.
   Never in the house of the Rostovs did the air of love, the atmosphere of love, allow themselves to be felt with such force as on these days of holidays. “Catch moments of happiness, force yourself to love, fall in love yourself! Only this one thing is real in the world - the rest is all nonsense. And this is the only thing we are busy with here,” this atmosphere said. Nikolay, as always, having tortured two pairs of horses and even then without having time to visit all the places where he needed to be and where he was called, arrived home just before dinner. As soon as he entered, he noticed and felt the tension of the loving atmosphere in the house, but in addition he noticed a strange confusion reigning between some of the members of the society. Sonya, Dolokhov, the old countess, and a little Natasha were especially excited. Nikolai realized that something had to happen before dinner between Sonya and Dolokhov, and with his characteristic tenderness of heart, he was very gentle and cautious, during dinner, in dealing with both of them. On the same evening of the third day of the holidays, there was to be one of those balls at Yogel's (dance teacher), which he gave on holidays for all his students.
   - Nikolenka, are you going to Yogel? Please, go, - Natasha told him, - he especially asked you, and Vasily Dmitritch (it was Denisov) is going.
   “Where I won’t go on the orders of Mr. Afini!” said Denisov, who jokingly placed himself in the Rostovs’ house on the foot of the knight Natasha, “pas de chale [dance with a shawl] is ready to dance.
   - When I can! I promised the Arkharovs, they have an evening, - said Nikolai.
   - And you? ... - he turned to Dolokhov. And as soon as I asked this, I noticed that I shouldn't have asked this.
   “Yes, maybe ...” Dolokhov replied coldly and angrily, glancing at Sonya and, frowning, just with the same look that he had looked at Pierre at the club dinner, he again looked at Nikolai.
   “There is something,” thought Nikolai, and this assumption was even more confirmed by the fact that Dolokhov left immediately after dinner. He called Natasha and asked what it was?
   “I was looking for you,” Natasha said, running out to him. “I said you still didn’t want to believe,” she said triumphantly, “he proposed to Sonya.
   No matter how little Nikolai Sonya did during this time, something seemed to come off in him when he heard this. Dolokhov was a decent and in some respects a brilliant match for the dowryless orphan Sonya. From the point of view of the old countess and society, it was impossible to refuse him. And therefore, the first feeling of Nikolai, when he heard this, was bitterness against Sonya. He was preparing to say: "And it's fine, of course, you have to forget the childhood promises and accept the offer"; but he didn't get to say it yet...
   – Can you imagine! she refused, absolutely refused! Natasha spoke up. “She said she loved another,” she added, after a pause.
   “Yes, my Sonya could not do otherwise!” thought Nicholas.
   - No matter how much mother asked her, she refused, and I know she will not change if she said something ...
   - And my mother asked her! Nikolay said reproachfully.
   “Yes,” said Natasha. “You know, Nikolenka, don’t be angry; but I know you won't marry her. I know, God knows why, I know for sure, you will not marry.
   “Well, you don’t know that at all,” said Nikolai; But I need to talk to her. What a charm, this Sonya! he added smiling.
   - It's such a charm! I will send it to you. - And Natasha, kissing her brother, ran away.
   A minute later, Sonya came in, frightened, confused and guilty. Nicholas went up to her and kissed her hand. It was the first time that on this visit they spoke face to face and about their love.
   “Sophie,” he said at first timidly, and then more and more boldly, “if you want to refuse not only a brilliant, profitable party; but he is a fine, noble man... he is my friend...
   Sonya interrupted him.
   “I already refused,” she said hastily.
   - If you refuse for me, then I'm afraid that on me ...
   Sonya interrupted him again. She looked at him with pleading, frightened eyes.
   "Nicolas, don't tell me that," she said.
   - No, I have to. Maybe it's suffisance [arrogance] on my part, but it's better to say. If you refuse for me, then I must tell you the whole truth. I love you, I think, more than anyone ...
   “That’s enough for me,” said Sonya, flushing.
   - No, but I have fallen in love a thousand times and will continue to fall in love, although I have no such feeling of friendship, trust, love for anyone as for you. Then I'm young. Maman doesn't want it. Well, just, I'm not promising anything. And I ask you to think about Dolokhov's proposal,” he said, pronouncing his friend's name with difficulty.
   - Don't tell me that. I do not want anything. I love you like a brother, and I will always love you, and I don’t need anything else.
   - You are an angel, I do not stand you, but I am only afraid to deceive you. Nicholas kissed her hand again.

   Iogel had the funniest balls in Moscow. This was said by mothers, looking at their adolescentes, [girls] doing their newly learned steps; this was said by the adolescentes and adolescents themselves, [girls and boys] dancing until they dropped; these grown girls and young people who came to these balls with the idea of ​​descending to them and finding the best fun in them. In the same year, two marriages took place at these balls. Two pretty princesses Gorchakovs found suitors and got married, and all the more they let these balls into glory. What was special at these balls was that there was no host and hostess: there was, like fluff flying, bowing according to the rules of art, good-natured Yogel, who accepted tickets for lessons from all his guests; was that these balls were still attended only by those who wanted to dance and have fun, as 13 and 14 year old girls want this, putting on long dresses for the first time. All, with rare exceptions, were or seemed pretty: they all smiled so enthusiastically and their eyes lit up so much. Sometimes the best students even danced pas de chale, of which the best was Natasha, distinguished by her grace; but at this, the last ball, only ecossaises, angleises, and the mazurka, which was just coming into fashion, danced. The hall was taken by Yogel to Bezukhov's house, and the ball was a great success, as everyone said. There were many pretty girls, and the Rostov young ladies were among the best. Both of them were especially happy and cheerful. That evening, Sonya, proud of Dolokhov's proposal, her refusal and explanation with Nikolai, was still circling at home, not allowing the girl to comb her braids, and now shone through with impetuous joy.
   Natasha, no less proud that she was in a long dress for the first time, at a real ball, was even happier. Both were in white, muslin dresses with pink ribbons.
   Natasha became in love from the very moment she entered the ball. She was not in love with anyone in particular, but she was in love with everyone. In the one she looked at at the moment she looked, she was in love with him.
   - Oh, how good! she kept saying, running up to Sonya.
   Nikolai and Denisov walked through the halls, looking affectionately and patronizingly at the dancers.
   - How sweet she is, she will be, - said Denisov.
   - Who?
   “Mr. Athena Natasha,” answered Denisov.
   - And how she dances, what a g "ation!" After a pause, he said again.
   - Who are you talking about?
   “About your sister,” Denisov shouted angrily.
   Rostov chuckled.
   – Mon cher comte; vous etes l "un de mes meilleurs ecoliers, il faut que vous dansiez," said little Yogel, approaching Nikolai. "Voyez combien de jolies demoiselles. [Dear count, you are one of my best students. You need to dance. See how much pretty girls!] - He turned with the same request to Denisov, also his former student.
   - Non, mon cher, je fe "ai tapisse" ie, [No, my dear, I'll sit by the wall,] said Denisov. "Don't you remember how badly I used your lessons?"

01.04.2018

Films of a closed screening are not those stories that are not allowed to be shown at all. They will not be shown on television anyway, but sometimes you can get to the premiere before the official release. The top 10 closed screening films will be loved by those who are used to discussing the series they have watched, expressing their opinions, and getting a new vision from what is shown on the screens. Acting, plot construction, the formation of the author's concepts and the idea of ​​​​the ending - this is what should be received from the current cinema.

10. Depicting sacrifice

The rating opens with an unusual film, which was included in the list of films of a closed screening. Naturally, if he is here, then the plot is somewhat unusual and unusual. For the sake of a good salary, a young guy finds himself in a difficult situation - he, as a police officer, is forced to work not only for bonuses. During the solving of crimes, he arbitrarily distorts the bodies of the victims he finds. During a search during investigative experiments, he has to report information to the captain - a charismatic man who is accompanied by a journalist with a camera. Ensign Lyudmila walks on their heels.

The defendants are driven by a narrow-minded sergeant, who is trying to shift the blame onto the found accused. The film shows that all the work of the police comes down to a simple checkbox that you need to put, and then get a reward, bonus, salary increase or a new promotion with shoulder straps. Against this background, the author calls for the birth of absurdity in the audience, introduces guilt for negligence, and wants to awaken a sense of conscience in people, because the police are not always an indicator of state activity. How will you react to a crime that your relatives have been victims of?

9. Euphoria

It happens that some couples meet at the most inopportune moments. They somehow lived well before that, went to work, ate, drank. And then at one strange moment, when a drunken wedding is in full swing, people intersect with their eyes - a convulsive meeting, mute glances, frozen hearts, a constant search for a person in which he disappeared in a second. They can no longer live without each other. It is impossible to sleep, live, walk, everything takes on a completely different meaning. And it is not clear whether this is affection, or love at first sight in the truest sense of the word.

What happened to two adults who just made eye contact? What unknown charms and forces turned their lives upside down? Then the picture unfolds - two lovers do not belong to themselves, relatives or friends. Someone took them away from their usual routine, and planted in them the fear of living their fate without a soulmate. Does such love exist in real life, or is the author of the film just trying to convey to the young men that you won’t be fed up with love, and everything needs to be measured ...

8. All die and I stay

Another picture from the list of closed film screenings. This is a sensational drama, but such episodes occur in life much more often than we would like. The main character is a teenage girl who is always unlucky at school, in her family, with friends and boyfriends. Girlfriends try to look like adults, imitate them in everything - in habits, in habits and behavior. The most beautiful guys will be at the upcoming disco, but the evening ends tragically - the girls become women, and not of their own free will, and not without consequences. The director reliably described the picture, showing the reality of the episodes that happened in the life of teenagers.

Youthful maximalism, the fear of parents for the growing up of children, for the inability to protect and warn them, and children's fatigue from suffering for the "first" love ... All these fears turn out to be reality - grief happens in every home when a child becomes adult and self-confident. How to curb children's desire to become adults? How to subdue a child, or properly educate, so that there is respect for the older generation? No way ... It needs to be experienced, but is a psychologically clean life possible after dirty events for which no one will be held responsible?

7. Virginity

In this world, everything is bought and sold, and even in court you can openly say that for perjury, you know what will happen to you - a BMW of the latest model. So it happened in this picture of a closed show. There was no limit to the discussions - glossy magazines show the young generation a beautiful life, and reality from the words and experience of parents is an ugly truth. Newspapers write - buy, buy, and the stars from the covers look into your eyes and say - be like us. The most popular topic is who the star is sleeping with, who else is sleeping with her, and why did she cheat on her third husband with her seventh lover?

They constantly say that with beautiful legs and a figure, you can sell yourself and your beauty. And so the girls think, what is the meaning of virginity? Why keep it until marriage, if during this time you can earn a lot of money on beauty and perseverance? How much can this virginity be sold for? After all, this is more valued, and a good offer will come only once - after all, they have only one birthmark. Many of the younger generation are ready to do anything to sell their integrity for a good reward. But are girls ready to sell virginity and beauty, and who needs all this?

6. Nobody, except us

The film tells about the war, which lasted six years on the territory of Tajikistan, and where Russian military formations took part. The plot tells not only about hostilities, but also about love - the protagonist has been looking for the girl Natalya all his life. He finds her a few days before the next business trip, but does not want to leave, and leave her not for a second. The boss allowed me not to go, he can stay, not leave his love. But the viewer will obviously not like the act of a man who chose war instead of a girl. Why did he do this, and how did his upbringing influence such a desperate step?

The theme of morality and a sense of duty are the two ideologies that rise in the plot of the picture. It is impossible to renounce, loving, but it is also impossible to leave the homeland without saluting. A loved one must accept and understand the choice of his beloved, because the motherland will not forgive if someone betrays her. These are the relationships that arise inside the head of a military man who has been told since childhood that duty to the motherland is the highest that a citizen can give. And love and family ties will not go anywhere. What would you do if you found your own person, with whom you would never part? Would you be able to let go into the unknown, not knowing whether you would return from the war or not?

5. once upon a time one woman

The film from Andrei Smirny is about a simple peasant woman who had four men. The picture touches upon issues of morality and being. The pseudo-historical essay compares several times in life - the 1900s and the time of the Antonov uprising. By 1920, according to the film, the denouement begins, which takes the form of not a convicted person, but a misunderstood person. The main character is a simple woman who lived in the village. In the village, everyone knew her, as in any village in Russia, the inhabitants recognize each other by sight.

What is the peculiarity of the film of a closed screening, and why is everyone discussing it like that? Initially, hostility is born to an illiterate woman who only knows how to please a man. Previously, in the village it was necessary to do everything to please your peasant, who is the breadwinner, breadwinner and king in the house. This generation looks differently at the behavior of women of the last century. How can you have a wedding between a rich groom and a poor peasant woman, and then "go to the left" from such a wonderful master's husband. The whole story shows the true reasons for this, but the end of the film falls on the Antonov uprising.

4. House wind

A woman works in a children's infectious diseases hospital, a janitor, who, it turns out, had a missing son. She learns of his death on the southern border, and is completely lost in time. In order to fill the spiritual emptiness and somewhere to give her overflowing love, she steals a seven-year-old boy from the hospital and brings him to her home. Theme, an Asian boy, is doomed to an early departure, since the diagnosis made to him is certain death. The disease is incompatible with life, and the woman in his last days wants to be with him, but also to amuse herself after she finds out about the loss. When you do not know where your child is, the heart waits and hopes, but there is nothing to wait for.

The story is unusual when the light in the soul comes through pain, and the acceptance of the truth ends with renunciation and blaming everyone around. Animal love, about which the director speaks under a microscope, fades into the background - a conversation with God comes to a primitive accusation of everyone around, ends with an unbridled passion to prove to everyone that maternal love comes to life in the heart even for other people's children. A private screening of the film took place a few months ago, well after the release of the premiere. But after him there was a sediment and incomprehensible feelings towards the heroine, who was waiting, and gave herself the right to raise a small child.

3. Without men

Here it is - the first film of the top three. Runway, night, slanting rain, and after an eternal flight, two silhouettes are reflected in a puddle. The passengers of the plane leave the airport, and the question immediately arises - where are the people with whom they spent the whole Moscow night? Two women take cars and leave according to their mood in an unknown direction. Rushing along the boulevards, streets, highways to nowhere. Trips are accompanied by tears, sorrow in the soul.

As if they have fallen out of real life, they go where their eyes look. Someone laughs, someone cries. But almost at the finish line, the director reveals the secret of the film. The suffering that a person experiences in reality refers to female "weaknesses", but another lives inside - his name is a man. One idea, one thought, and the plot truly deserves criticism, and it is not at all clear what the author of the film wanted to convey to the audience. There are many opinions and everyone disagrees. What did you understand from the script, which is so confusing that it's hard to imagine what kind of woman suddenly becomes a man in a skirt in her feelings?

2. I I want too

The second place in the closed screening is occupied by a picture of a famous director. It opens its networks to all viewers who love adventure and passion. And a jeep rushes along the road - desert, heat and heat. A bandit, his friend Matvey and an old father are sitting in a black car. Along the way, they are accompanied by a musician and an unknown girl. They are in search of the bell tower of happiness, which is supposedly founded in St. Petersburg or Uglich. Nearby, as a landmark, there is a nuclear power plant, but it does not work.

A happy bell tower does not bring proper joy, on the contrary, it takes people to the next world, or maybe makes them disappear from the face of the earth. On the other side of reality, not everyone can be, but only the elect. But by what criteria is the selection carried out, and what kind of mystical place is this? At the closed show, there were opinions that Russia also has a triangle - a territory with incomprehensible laws of force and energy. However, everyone sitting in the car truly believes that he will be the lucky one whom the bell tower will take to another world.

1. Antichrist

The winner of the rating is a private screening of films - a sensational drama about a married couple. The plot originates in the bedroom - two young spouses make love, and at the moment when the woman experiences an orgasm, the baby falls out of the window and breaks. He crawled out of the crib and climbed onto the windowsill. One beginning is chilling, and the parents will struggle with guilt throughout the film. The father of the child is trying to survive the misfortune, but he tries to help his wife more - she has gone crazy. He takes her to an old house in the woods. There the heroine plunges into the world of strange numbers, symbols and sounds. The most monstrous sights cannot be more terrible for them than the madness and pain that sits inside their hearts.

Mental torment for the death of a two-year-old baby does not leave them. Nothing can lighten a torn heart, not a single stone that has descended from the soul will lighten the burden. Repentance, uncertainty, misunderstanding how to live on. A closed screening of the film - this story shows how the audience is not indifferent, and who would be ready to give up their lives, just not to indulge in torment. But the couple from the film are not looking for easy ways - their real karma for what they have done is to understand that life will continue in different colors, and whether they can exist in a world of illusions and oblivion, compassion and fear, we will understand at the end of the story.

Enjoy your viewing and good mood - food for judgment and conversation is served!

Channel One annually pleases us with its new original projects on a variety of topics. There are programs for different tastes: entertainment, acute social, political and comedy. However, in 2007, a program appeared that was seriously different from all of the above. It was dedicated to one of the most popular areas of contemporary art - cinema. It was called "Closed Show".

"Closed Show"

"Closed screening" is the author's program of the famous Russian presenter, actor and film director Alexander Gordon. This man has been one of the most qualified people in his field for several years now. Almost every viewer who regularly watches television knows him. It was thanks to the "Closed Screening" that Gordon was finally able to secure the status of the most extraordinary and qualified representative of domestic television. "Closed screening" with Alexander Gordon lasted for six years. During this period of time, a huge number of very different issues came out, each of which was distinguished by originality and high-quality material. Next, we will analyze in detail what this project is, and also find out which films the "Closed Screening" presented. The list of the most discussed of them will be presented to the attention of the reader below.

What is the show about

The bottom line is that films are viewed and then discussed in the studio. "Closed screening" (we will consider a list of some paintings today) is a program in which the presenter, directors and film crew take part in the discussion. They are given the opportunity to make an opening speech and talk in detail about what exactly the audience will see. Also in the studio there are many other qualified artists, such as screenwriters, actors, film critics and many, many others. All of them can express their unbiased opinion at the end of watching the movie. Ordinary spectators also take an active part in the discussion, among which you can meet both young students and older moviegoers with considerable life experience.

Transmission features

Films "Closed screening": list

Below we bring to your attention an extensive list of the most notable films shown in the "Closed Screening" program. Among several dozens, we have selected for you the best and most discussed films that resonated:

• "Hunter";
• "ellipsis";
• "Written by Sergey Dovlatov";
• "Playing the victim";
• "The smell of heather";
• "Another sky";
• "Guy from Mars";
• "Bedouin".

"Hunter" (2011 film)

We decided to start our list with this unusual adventure drama by Daniel Nettheim. She was shown in one of the last episodes of the program. In the center of the plot of this story is a lonely man named Martin. He is an experienced hunter and a loner. Martin deliberately eschews human society. The protagonist has long been tired of life and decides to take on a rather risky task, since he simply has nothing to lose. Having signed a contract with a fairly influential company, he goes to the little-known and wild forests of Tasmania. Martin's task is to find and then kill the last Australian tiger, which has been considered a completely exterminated species for several years now. During his journey, he stumbles upon a small house where a young woman, Lucy, lives. She recently lost her husband, who went to the forest and never returned. What will this meeting lead to?

"The Hunter" is a 2011 film that was warmly received by professional critics. In their reviews, they noted the incomparable game of Willem Dafoe, who does not hesitate to act in low-budget auteur films of this kind. Here he performed one of his best roles in recent years. But despite all this, the film failed miserably at the American box office. In Russia, few people went to him either. It is for this reason that we are less and less able to see such small masterpieces. Young and talented directors are simply not given money, since their creations do not pay off. We can only hope that the situation will change soon.

"Dots" (2006)

This film, shot by a Russian film director, was shown in the second edition of the program and received a lot of positive feedback from the participants who were in the studio. The main character of the film is a woman named Kira Georgievna. She lives a completely happy life, which is not much different from a dozen others. She has a beloved husband, nice children, and also quite a comfortable home. Everything went on as usual until Kira's first husband appeared on the threshold of the house. He spent twenty years in the camps. This seriously affected his character and life beliefs. But the only thing remained unchanged - feelings towards the main character. They end up dating in secret from her current husband. But how long can they hide the truth from him?

In the opinion of viewers who prefer arthouse to mass cinema, the film "Dots" (Andrey Eshpay, 2006) became one of the strongest works of the year. It was also noted that the film had very strong acting work, worthy of the highest awards. And it's hard to argue with that. But all this did not help Eshpay's film to collect a decent box office in cinemas.

"Written by Sergey Dovlatov" (2012)

Roma Liberov is one of the youngest Russian directors. He shot his film called "Written by Sergei Dovlatov" at only 32 years old. Few people manage to declare themselves so early. The film, created in an extremely atypical manner, tells about the life of an outstanding Soviet and American writer and journalist - Sergei Dovlatov. Over the years of his life, he created many different works, and also wrote articles. Through various letters, editorial columns, and interviews, the director was able to tell this extraordinary story.

According to the reviews of professional critics, the film "Written by Sergei Dovlatov" (Roman Liberov, 2012) is innovative and has an extremely bold direction. Rarely when debutants gravitate towards experiments. Instead, many try to create something that will be understood by a mass audience. But for Roman Liberov, fame did not matter. That is why he was able to create this outstanding documentary-animated film.

"Playing the Victim" (2006)

One of the most famous Russian directors of the 21st century. During his short career, he has already managed to fully reveal his directorial potential and create a considerable number of outstanding film works. Unlike other directors, he is not afraid to raise topical issues in his films. Playing the Victim is one of his most infamous directorial works, shot with a fair amount of black humor.

In the center of the plot is a young man named Valentine. He recently graduated from the institute and is now looking for a place to earn money. He did not have to look for a long time: almost immediately he manages to get a rather unusual position in the local police department. Vali's task is to portray the victim at the crime scenes where the defendants are brought. However, all these investigations take place solely for show, which creates a considerable amount of absurdity of what is happening.

The audience overnight raised the film "Playing the Victim" (Kirill Serebrennikov, 2006) to the status of a cult. Numerous positive reviews to this day continue to pour on the director's film. Many movie lovers remember the scene in which one of the characters utters a well-known monologue, seasoned with selective obscenities. It was thanks to this fragment that the current generation also learned about this film.

"Smell of Heather" (2011)

Nathanael is a young man who spends most of his life on the Internet. So there is nothing surprising in the fact that virtual reality has become much closer and more pleasant for him than the world around him. After some time, he manages to meet a young girl. They only communicate over the internet. But one day the main character decides to take a serious step. He packs his things and sets off. He hopes to meet his lover and try to build a real relationship. Will he be able to do it?

The film by a little-known director Amet Magomedov was liked by the participants of the "Closed Screening" program. The experts expressed a lot of positive feedback, and also praised the lead actor. But there were those who were dissatisfied with what they saw. You can understand them. After all, the film "The Smell of Heather" (Amet Magomedov, 2011) is a typical representative of the comedy genre. Yes, there are a lot of interesting ideas in the film, but viewers are not advised to expect something grandiose from this film.

"Another Sky" (2010)

For Dmitry Mamulia, this film remained the only one in his career. And it's easy to guess why, looking into the box office section of the film at the domestic box office. For our viewers, the film "Another Sky" (Dmitry Mamuliya, 2010) simply passed unnoticed. The plot revolves around a man named Ali who is traveling through Central Asia with his nine-year-old son. He is trying his best to find his wife. She left him a few years ago, leaving to work. But Ali does not lose hope to find her and bring her back. Will he succeed?

Many note the overall drama of what is happening on the screen. The film is built entirely on innuendo. In addition, there is practically no positive moment in it. Viewers have repeatedly spoken out about this and complained that it is quite difficult to sit out like this until the very end.

"Boy From Mars" (2010)

The film "The Guy from Mars" (Sergey Osipyan, 2010) caused the most mixed reviews from critics, but at the same time, it resonated with ordinary viewers. The film was liked by many due to the presence of light unobtrusive humor, as well as amazingly selected actors.

In the center of the plot is a young man who is an employee of a fairly large chocolate company. For the time being, his business was going uphill. But one day things changed dramatically...

"Bedouin" (2012)

That rare case when all viewers and critics agreed that the film "Bedouin" is definitely worthy of attention. (2012 was the year of birth of the picture) knows a lot about good cinema. His directorial talent is noted by everyone without exception, thanks to which "Bedouin" was able to find success.

In the center of the plot is a young single mother who is faced with a serious trouble: her daughter falls ill with a serious illness. She needs to collect the necessary amount for the operation as soon as possible. But the heroine has no money. And then, finally despairing, she decides to go to a distant country, where diseases are treated in extremely extraordinary ways...

These are not all the films discussed in the program. The "Closed Screening" list was huge, and every item on it is definitely worthy of your attention. Happy viewing.