Best Russian Movies - Part 1 Slow Listening Lesson

Tutorial Transcript

Hello everyone and welcome to my Slow Russian Video Course. Today we're going to talk about the best Russian movies. And as usual I'll be speaking very slowly, in Slow Russian. So, if you learn the Russian language – practice listening. And if you don't – turn the subtitles on. To understand what I'm saying. Here we go! Of course we start with the movie "Ivan Vasilievich: Back to the Future" (In Russian: "Ivan Vasil'evich changes profession") It's probably the most popular and the most favorite Russian movie. The Soviet movie, to be exact. It's the 1970s. It's interesting that it's based on a play. The play by Mikhail Bulgakov. The one who wrote the well-known novel "Master and Margarita" Briefly about the plot. A Soviet scientist and inventor made a time machine. And he wanted to see ancient Moscow. The XVI century Moscow. in the time of Ivan the Terrible But accidentally, by mistake the Tsar gets to the 1970s And the two strangers go to the 16th century And it's a very comical and funny movie With wonderful music and wonderful actors, with amazing costumes. So, who would like this movie? Everyone. Basically, everyone It's very "light" and very positive. But foreigners should understand that humor is sophisticated there The linguistic humor There are very many hints to the ancient Russian language And it's funny only to Russian people So, just watch and enjoy But don't expect the jokes to be funny to you The second movie – "The girls". It's one of the most favorite movies of Soviet viewers and Russian viewers of today. At first the movie "The girls" was in black and white It's old. But recently it has been renewed and also colored it means that now you can choose black and white or color The plot of this movie is simple. 1950s work settlements Somewhere far away, on the edge of Russia during the cold winter and right there a young and naive girl arrives and begins to work there And of course it's a movie about love It's a lyrical comedy Who should watch it? First of all, girls and women, because it's very cute and touching But also I recommend it to everyone who is interested in mode of life in the USSR. In the 1950s the whole world was being scared by the word "communism" Communism as something terrible. But as practice shows, foreigners often have no idea how people really lived in the USSR. What were they doing? How were they communicating with each other? So, one can get an idea by watching movies of this kind. The movies of that time. So, watch "The girls". The third movie – "Gentlemen of Fortune" This movie was a leader of the box office during the year of the premiere. 1972 62 million people watched it in the movies In those times it was an enormous amount So, this movie is a hit of the Soviet cinematography A little bit about the plot A group of prisoners get free as a result of a fake jail break because police want to get on the trail of the main villain And unwittingly, without knowing step by step they improve they become good For whom is this movie? Who should watch it? First of all, everyone who likes detective novels And also everyone who likes comedies It's a comedy of course But again, there's no obvious humor no obvious jokes The whole humor here is in actions in movements in some combinations not in straight dialogues Again, it's pretty difficult for foreigners That's why it's up to you to decide But this movie is one of my most favorite And that was it for today If you want to receive my free lessons about Russian movies go to realrussianclub.com/subscribe And you'll receive my email course That was it for today and I hope to see you in my next video. Bye-bye!