Vladimir Krasnopolsky is a talented director who made himself known with the help of such television series as “Shadows Disappear at Noon”, “Eternal Call”. A simple guy from Sverdlovsk, who was born in 1933, managed to become an iconic figure in Russian cinema. By the age of 82, the master has shot over 30 high-quality film projects and series. Which of them should be familiar to fans who are interested in his work, and just viewers who appreciate quality cinema?
Vladimir Krasnopolsky: the beginning of the journey
The director's first major achievement was The Slowest Train, released in 1963. On the creation of this film, as well as on all the paintings that followed it, Vladimir Krasnopolsky worked together with his cousin Valery Uskov. The action takes place in the spring of 1943, when World War II is still in full swing. The military echelon leaves the city, liberated from enemy soldiers. The journalist Sergeev, who covers the events of the war and travels in a separate carriage, has random fellow travelers who want to leave a dangerous place. Correspondent not inable to refuse their "guests".
Critics also reacted positively to the drama "Unjudicated", presented to the public in 1969, the creator of which was also Vladimir Krasnopolsky. The protagonist of the sad picture is a pilot who, in his youth, survived the betrayal of a friend and lover. All the participants in the events, many years later, suddenly find themselves on board the liner, the pilot of which is the victim. Oleg Strizhenov, who embodied the image of the central character, was awarded numerous awards for this role.
Star series
"Shadows disappear at noon" - a TV project, after the release of which in 1972 Vladimir Krasnopolsky became famous. The series is an epochal saga, the main characters of which are representatives of a simple, at first glance, Siberian family. However, the past does not let go of Ustin and Pistimeia, exerting a direct influence on the fate of their children. The television series covers the 70-year period of the existence of Soviet power, showing the tragedies that the inhabitants of the country had to endure in those days. The plot is borrowed from the novel of the same name by Anatoly Ivanov.
Vladimir Krasnopolsky is the director who created such a well-known work as the TV series Eternal Call. The focus of the audience is again on the family, whose representatives have to go through the hardships of the revolution, survive three large-scale wars. The creators paid special attention to the eternal conflict between fathers and children, which is aggravated underinfluenced by world events. The first series was released in 1973, in 1996 the directors "finalized" the television project, providing it with parts previously removed at the request of censorship.
Best Film Projects
It was not only thanks to the filming of high-quality serials that such a gifted person as Vladimir Krasnopolsky managed to become famous. Films created by him with the participation of Uskov are also popular. For example, you should definitely watch the drama "The Thief", released by a creative tandem in the 90s. The main character of the tape is a young woman who is forced to earn a living by selling herself, living in a difficult time of perestroika. Despite the circumstances, the character manages to meet his love.
Fans of the detective genre will like the picture "Complicity in Murder", the plot of which is taken from the work of the same name by Watten. The story begins with the discovery of the corpse of a young woman, the former wife of a we althy man. Senior Inspector Fields must investigate the crime and find the killer, and Detective Gilbert, who has his own original version, will help him in this.
What else to see
Above are not all worthy works that Vladimir Krasnopolsky shot. The filmography of the creative tandem also includes the popular series "Two Fates", thanks to which the creators were again able to turn to their signature technique. The history of the central characters unfolds slowly over many years. The main characters are girls from onevillages that were once best friends.
It is worth showing interest in the serial drama "Wolf Messing", which examines the life path of the famous seer. You can also watch the newest series created by cousins Krasnopolsky and Uskov - "Funny Life".
