Horror film by the Brothers Grimm and the new adventures of Thor: what to watch in the movies in the early days of February

"1917"

The staging "American Beauty" and two parts of the bondian Sam Mendes brought to the screen the story told by his grandfather - a participant in the First World War.

According to the plot of the 1917 tape, two corporals of the British Expeditionary Force are sent on a dangerous mission: they need to cross the front line to deliver an order to cancel the offensive. If they do not have time in time, one and a half thousand people will die. Among them is the brother of one of the heroes.

On the way, two friends will have to survive the loss, learn how to make risky decisions in extremely dangerous circumstances and generally grow up. The film, which emphasized the analysis of human psychology at the center of an armed conflict, also carries a powerful anti-war message. At the upcoming Oscars, the tape claims to win in ten categories.

More details in the material RT.

Saber Dance

“Saber Dance”, written for the ballet “Gayane”, is one of the most recognizable works of the Soviet composer Aram Khachaturian (the waltz was also no less vivid, opening the suite from the music to the drama “Masquerade”). Full of courageous strength and national flavor, Khachaturian’s melody recreated the vivid image of the brave Armenian people.

The work, which brought the composer worldwide fame, was created within a few hours. This happened in the evacuation to Perm in 1942. Khachaturian wrote the music for the dance reluctantly, at the request of the choreographer.

The process of creation and working conditions on “Saber Dance”, in which Khachaturian was, was shown by director Yusup Razykov in his picture. The role of the composer was entrusted to Hambardzum Kabanyan.

Gretel & Hansel (Gretel & Hansel)

Director Oz Perkins changed the familiar name for the Hansel and Gretel fairy tale by the Grimm brothers, as his horror interpretation focuses on Gretel. Hansel's sister is noticeably older than her brother - another discrepancy with the original version of the tale.

Gretel and Hansel wander through the woods in search of food when they stumble upon a quaint house with an equally quaint old woman in it. She invites children to visit, having previously prepared a trap for them. A pretty old woman is a witch who wants to eat children, but Gretel and Hansel intend to fight.

"Coma"

After the accident, the architect finds himself in a strange world where time and space obey unusual laws, and people are forced to hide from terrible otherworldly creatures. It turns out that he is in a world of coma, where consciousness lives separately from the body, and reality is formed from memories. This reality is full of both incredible opportunities and deadly dangers, and even awakening is not always the best outcome.

When developing the concept of the film, director-debutant Nikita Argunov focused on “The Beginning” of Nolan and “The Matrix” by Wachowski. However, also in the tape you can track the influence of "Stalker" and some computer games.

The roles in the film were played by Rinal Mukhametov, Milos Bikovich, Lyubov Aksyonova, Anton Pampushny, Konstantin Lavronenko and others.

Yards

Rapper Yar arrives in Moscow to take part in the finale of a television show. The contractor regards this as an opportunity to become famous, however, due to the discord with the producer, everything is not going according to plan. Now Yarik needs to collect a substantial amount in a short time to buy the rights to his composition. Relatives and the hero's girl do not really believe in his success and advise the young man to settle down. But Yarik is not going to give up.

Yards is the full-length debut of director Andrei Korytko, who grew out of his own short documentary Yards Yard about rapper Yaroslav Zheltov. And it was Zheltov who wrote the music for the feature film.

Little Women

In the late 1860s, Louise May Alcott's novel Little Women appeared on the shelves of American bookstores. Thanks to progressive ideas and philosophy, broadcast without mentor tediousness, the book on the growth of four sisters March became a desktop for many teenagers (especially girls) of the XIX century.

“Little Women” was repeatedly filmed both in the format of full-length films and in the form of television series. The latest adaptation was the 2017 BBC project with Maya Hawke in the lead role until he was pushed by the movie Greta Gerwig (“Lady Bird”) - another favorite of this award season.

The four sisters March in the film adaptation of Herwig are played by Emma Watson, Saoirse Ronan, Eliza Scanlen and Florence Pugh. Their mother and aunt are Laura Dern and Meryl Streep, and Timothy Chalame entrusted the main male role.

Read more about the novel in the interpretation of Greta Gerwig - in the material RT.

Valhalla: Valhalla

In 1978, Danish artist Peter Madsen launched the Valhalla comic book series, which described the adventures of the heroes of Norse mythology in a humorous way. The strips were created based on "Elder Edda" - an Old Icelandic collection of dissimilar songs, united by theme and style. The songs of "Elder Edda" talked about the Scandinavian pantheon in general and the fate of the heroes of mythology in particular.

In the Madsen comics, stories about the heroes of German mythology are narrated on behalf of two young people. Graphic novels were published until 2009. In 1986, an animated film of the same name was shot based on their motives, and in 2018 they formed the basis of the script for the full-length film “Valhalla: Ragnarok” from the author of “Underworld” Fenar Ahmad.

According to the plot, two children, Röskva and Tjalfe, together with the gods Thor and Loki, go to Valhalla, whose world is threatened by the wolf Fenrir. The gods and mortals will unite to save themselves from Ragnarok.

"Pink or bell"

The full-length debut of the Kabardino-Balkarian director Yuno Shamilov tells the story of a young cellist named Angela. The girl returns from Italy back to Russia in the hope of finding harmony with herself and the world around her. However, he does not succeed immediately: Angela suffers from boring work in the orchestra, is not very successful in trying to realize herself and establish relations with her father.

The main role in the film was played by Ekaterina Leonova. The company on the set was Dmitry Yachevsky, Vyacheslav Drobinkov and Julia Degtyarenko.