"Chizhik-pyzhik returns"
The director of the film "Veronica will not come" and one of the short stories "Moscow, I love you!" Elina Suni presents a picture about the adventures of two children.
Classmates of Dan and Lev during a school excursion in St. Petersburg see how someone steals the famous siskin-pyzhik, which, as the legend goes, fulfills wishes. Leo hopes for a reunion of her parents, and Dana dreams of becoming a blogger. To make cherished wishes, children rush in search of a robber. They have to hide from teachers, parents and the double of Peter the Great.
Dana was played by Alexandra Babaskina ("Trigger", "Close Gestalt"), and Leva was played by Misha Myalo ("Crystal", "Cat"). Also, the roles in the film were performed by Sergey Migitsko, Inga Oboldina, Svetlana Nemolyaeva, Yuri Polyak and others.
As the general producer of the Gorky Film Studio, Lika Blank, told the Vokrug-TV portal, this picture is a traditional children's movie.
"The action takes place in St. Petersburg, the city becomes one of the main characters, the film has a historical line, a line of relationships between fathers and children, the theme of attitudes towards animals," the producer said.
Filming took place in St. Petersburg from June to August 2022.
"The Girl Nina and the Piano Thieves"
In the center of the plot of the fantastic adventure film directed by Roman Chaliapin ("Demons") is a girl named Nina. She is always enthusiastic and often carried away, but the desire to learn something new fades as quickly as it arises. Another hobby of Nina is the piano, which at some point ceases to obey the hostess and begins to play on its own. But the girl will not be able to abandon this case, as two strangers in rhinoceros and zebra masks suddenly burst into the apartment and steal a musical instrument along with the main character. It turns out that this is not a simple piano - with the help of it, the villains plan to deprive people of their senses. Nina and her friend Kirill will have to save a unique item.
The cast of the film included Eva Smirnova, Alexei Filimonov, Yegor Nikolaenko, Natalia Nozdrina.
According to Eva Smirnova, who played Nina, she is similar to her heroine in emotionality.
"Of course, I'm not a direct prototype of Nina, we are actually different. But I also do not know how, like her, to restrain my emotions - I immediately splash out! I am also very fond of adventures and consider myself brave. By the way, thanks to this project, I started playing the piano," said the artist TV Mag.
According to her, most of the takes went to the first scene of the chase.
"My partner Yegor Nikolaenko and I had to first catch this departing piano, and then jump on it. So, on this stage, as director Roman Chaliapin later said, it took about 30 takes," the actress said.
"The Power of Good"
On Friday, September 1, Lolita Naranovich's dramatic almanac will be released. In the film, viewers will see five stories based on classic works about goodness, responsibility, empathy and valor. Among the primary sources are "Yushka" by A. Platonov, "Hot Stone" by A. Gaidar, "Honestly" by L. Panteleev, as well as "Poor People" and "The Power of Childhood" by L. Tolstoy.
The stories included in the almanac participated in various festivals around the world, in particular in Russia, Canada, Italy, India, Bulgaria, Turkey, Great Britain, Armenia and received many awards and prizes.
"Literature and cinema contribute to the education of the future generation, it is very important for us to work on the right films. I would like as many children and adults as possible to watch our film based on the stories of Russian classics, where fundamental moral values are revealed, "ArtMuscovy quotes the director.
"Riders on the drive" (Manta, Manta - Zwoter Teil)
Fans of German actor Til Schweiger ("Knock on Heaven", "Handsome") will be able to see him again on the big screen, this time in the comedy action movie "Drive Riders", the sequel to the 1991 film "Risky Racing".
In the center of the plot is the former daring racer Bertie. The hero exchanged speed for business and became the owner of a car repair shop. Bertie is on the verge of bankruptcy. To save his business, he agrees to participate in the "Race of Generations", the winner of which will receive € 150 thousand. But difficulties do not scare him - he is ready to look for a way out of a difficult situation for the sake of family and business.
In addition to Til Schweiger, Tina Ruland and Michael Kessler returned to their roles. Schweiger's daughter Luna also starred in the film.
"Ghost Station" (Oksuyeok gwisin)
The plot of the horror film produced in South Korea and Japan focuses on reporter Kim Na-yeom, who, after failing at work, decides to rehabilitate herself in the eyes of her boss and begins a new journalistic investigation.
It is known that some mysterious things happen at the Oksu station in Seoul: a subway worker and a friend of the main character said that employees often see ghosts there. Na-yom knows that a few years ago, many people died in an accident at this station.
The film is based on webcomics. The script was written by Lee So-young ("The Apartment") and Hiroshi Takahashi ("The Call", "The Bell 2"). It was directed by Jung Young-gi. Previously, he worked on such projects as "Puppeteer", "Once Upon a Time in Korea", "Married Couples".