Alexey Balabanov is known not only as an outstanding Russian director, but also as a screenwriter, producer and actor. But most of all he succeeded in directing. Alexey is a two-time winner of the Kinotavr film festival, thanks to the paintings "Brother" and "War", as well as the laureate of the "Nika" award, which he received for his artistic work "About freaks and people."On the account of one of the best domestic directors about two dozen films.
In the rating we have included the best films of Balabanova , the list of which is presented below.
10
River 2002 year
The drama " River"( 2002) opens the ten most successful works of the Russian director. Actions unfold in the late 19th century in the Yakut, God-forgotten taiga, where there lives a small colony of leprous settlers. In this wilderness brings a young girl who is engaged in hunting. She falls in love with one sick guy. Heroes begin to live together and soon the appearance of the child. But the idyll is disturbed by the unexpectedly returned wife from the "big earth", which leads to tragedy. Filming had to be suspended halfway, as the actress Tuyara Svinoboeva, who played the main role, perished. A year after the dramatic events, Balabanov assembled the footage already filmed and commented on the missed scenes behind the scenes.
9
About freaks and people 1998 year
The ninth place is occupied by the comedy drama of the Russian director " About freaks and people "( 1998).The events of the feature film unfold in the early twentieth century. During this period, cinema and photography are actively developing. Many private dealers want to cash in and take pictures, make photos of pornographic content. In the center of the plot are two families that give the impression of being well-off. Photographer Johann with his underground studio is not averse to making money on human nudity. Two pairs become victims of a perverted photographer. Making money on others, he breaks human destinies and turns people into lascivious freaks. In 1998, the film received the Nika Film Prize.
8
Happy days 1991 year
The eighth place among the works of Balabanov is the drama " Happy day and"( 1991).The main character of the psychological picture is a person who has lost his memory, has no friends and no past. He hangs around the streets of the devastated and impersonal Petersburg. On the way, he meets people who refer to him in different names. Nobody in it does not need, but for some reason everyone turns to him with their requests. The hero himself wants only a roof over his head and rest.
7
Cargo 2007 year
Dramatic thriller " Cargo " 200( 2007) with the slogan "The eleventh film of Alexei Balabanov" occupies the seventh line among the works of the Russian director. The picture describes the events of 1984, which took place in the USSR in one of the provinces. After a night disco, the daughter of the secretary of the district party committee disappears. Witnesses of the incident and the perpetrators were not found. This evening, on the outskirts of the city, there is a brutal murder committed by the owner of the house. An investigation is underway of two cases that entrust Captain Jurov. .. The painting received high marks and was awarded with a prize from Russian film critics at the Kinotavr Film Festival.
6
I do not hurt 2007 year
The melodrama " does not hurt "( 2007) is included in the ten best works of Balabanov. Three talented friends and designers decide to offer their services to a rich young person in the arrangement of a luxurious mansion. The hostess of the house is Natella Antonovna. She has everything, but life seems gray and boring to her. Meeting with one of the designers Misha turns the life of the heroine. She falls in love with the guy. Misha gets a favorite, and his friends have a good job. Everything in the characters is the best way. But Natella hides his "skeletons in the closet," which will make themselves felt.
5
Castle 1994 year
The fifth place among the best works of the director is the drama " Castle "( 1994), based on the novel of the same name by Franz Kafka. The surveyor is invited to the Castle to carry out his official duties. He lives in the Village, but he is surprised to find that he is not expected to be here. The protagonist tries to prove the purpose of arrival, but nobody wants to listen to him. The surveyor decides that in any way he will enter the mysterious Castle.
4
Arrival train 1995 year
Short film by Alexei Balabanov " Arrival train а"( 1995) was awarded the "Golden Bear" award as the best short film. The story story consists of four short novels. The first part is called "Wedding March": in the center of events father, son and girl, who is the mistress of the father and the bride of his son. The second novel "Exercise N 5" about the filming of cinema. After the shooting ends, they forget to turn off the camera and the actors get into the lens, they take off the masks and behave naturally like ordinary people. The third story is "Trofim" about the jealous husband of the murdered brother. The last part of the "Road" is about two tramps of refugees who live at stations.
3
War 2002
War drama " War "( 2002) opens the top three films of Balabanov. The Chechen commander Aslan Gusayev decides to release three hostages from captivity. The lucky ones turned out to be draftees sergeant Ermakov( Aleksei Chadov) with an ordinary Kulik and an Englishman John Boyle, who must collect a huge sum of money in order to rescue his fiancée Margaret, who remained hostage to the Chechens. In addition to the girl from Aslan, Captain Medvedev remains in captivity. John does not find the right amount, and even the government refuses to help him. Then he goes to Russia and looks for Ermakov. Together they are sent to the territory of the enemy to free the girl and the Russian captain.
2
Brother 1997
The criminal drama Balabanova " Brother "( 1997) is ranked second among the best films of the director. The main character of the artistic painting Danil Bagrov( Sergei Bodrov Jr.) was demobilized from the army and came home. He becomes bored in his native province, so he decides to go to Peter, where his older brother lives( Viktor Sukhorukov).Danila decided to visit his relative to help with employment. But then the truth is revealed to the hero, that the brother is not at all a businessman, but a hired killer.
1
Brother 2 2000
The second part of the criminal drama " Brother 2 "( 2000) was filmed by Balabanov in three years. The continuation of the story of Danila Bagrov was no less successful among the audience. The main hero meets his fellow soldiers, with whom he fought side by side in Chechnya. One of the comrades is suddenly killed. Danila knew that the dead man had problems because of his brother living in America. He decides to go on a quest and takes in help of his brother. In America, Bagrov is in the thick of gang warfare. The young man started a dangerous game, but is not going to give up. Its main goal is to avenge the death of a friend.
