The Geographer Drank His Globe Away: Difference between revisions
GrahamHardy (talk | contribs) added Category:2013 films using HotCat |
|||
(42 intermediate revisions by 29 users not shown) | |||
Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2018}} |
|||
{{Infobox film |
{{Infobox film |
||
⚫ | |||
| image = File:The geographer drank his globe away.jpg |
| image = File:The geographer drank his globe away.jpg |
||
⚫ | |||
| caption = |
| caption = |
||
| director = Alexander Veledinsky |
| director = [[Alexander Veledinsky]] |
||
⚫ | |||
| writer = Alexander Veledinsky, Rauf Kubayev, [[Valery Todorovsky]] |
| writer = Alexander Veledinsky, Rauf Kubayev, [[Valery Todorovsky]] |
||
⚫ | |||
| starring = [[Konstantin Khabensky]] |
| starring = [[Konstantin Khabensky]] <br> [[Elena Lyadova]] <br> [[Anna Ukolova]] <br> [[Evgeniya Khirivskaya]] |
||
⚫ | |||
| cinematography = Vladimir Bashta |
| cinematography = Vladimir Bashta |
||
| editing = Alexander Veledinsky, Tatyana Prilenskaya |
| editing = Alexander Veledinsky, Tatyana Prilenskaya |
||
⚫ | |||
| studio = Marmot-film |
| studio = Marmot-film |
||
| distributor = Krasnaya strela (Red Arrow) |
| distributor = Krasnaya strela (Red Arrow) |
||
| released = 2013 |
| released = {{film date|df=yes|2013|11|7}} |
||
| runtime = 120 minutes |
| runtime = 120 minutes |
||
| country = [[Russia]] |
| country = [[Russia]] |
||
| language = Russian |
| language = Russian |
||
| budget = 80 million rubles |
| budget = 80 million rubles |
||
| gross = |
| gross = 200 million rubles |
||
}} |
}} |
||
'''''The Geographer Drank His Globe Away''''' ({{ |
'''''The Geographer Drank His Globe Away''''' ({{langx|ru|Географ глобус пропил|Geograf Globus Propil}}) is a Russian [[drama film]] made in 2013, directed by [[Alexander Veledinsky]], based on the novel of the same name by [[Alexei Viktorovich Ivanov|Alexei Ivanov]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.aif.ru/culture/article/63297|title=Алексей Иванов: "Рад, что в экранизации моей книги сыграл Хабенский"|author=|date=2013-05-20|publisher=Аргументы и факты|access-date=2013-06-02|language=|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130603042651/http://www.aif.ru/culture/article/63297|url-status=live|archive-date=2013-06-03}}</ref> The action of the film, as opposed to the novel, has been transferred from the "dashing nineties" to the present day. The film participated in the [[Kinotavr|XXIV Open Russian Film Festival "Kinotavr"]] in [[Sochi]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.interfax-russia.ru/South/view.asp?id=402104|title="Кинотавр" нам покажет…|author=|date=17 May 2013|publisher=Interfax-Russia.ru|access-date=2013-06-02|language=}}</ref> and was awarded the main prize. It was released on 7 November 2013. |
||
== Plot == |
== Plot == |
||
⚫ | The main character, a [[biologist]] named Victor Sluzhkin, loses his job and, to make ends meet, is forced to take a job in a local school as a geography teacher. His family has little money and lives in a dilapidated apartment in an old Soviet era building. His best friend is having an affair with his wife. The students in his class do not respect him and the assistant principal does not like his teaching methods. He feels lonely and depressed. To deal with the stresses of life, he drinks a lot. His alcohol-fueled binges provide a temporary respite, but no lasting comfort. When he organizes a [[Water tourism|trip on the river]] with a group of students from his class, it turns into a journey of self-discovery both for him and for the young men and women from his class. |
||
{{tone|date=July 2013}} |
|||
<!-- WIKI PLOT SECTIONS AREN'T SUPPOSED TO BE CATCHY, CUTE, AVOID SPOILERS, ETC. IT'S SUPPOSED TO BE LITERALLY A SIMPLE SUMMARY OF THE WHOLE PLOT. AS IN, SOMEONE SHOULD BE ABLE TO READ THIS PARAGRAPH AND LOOSELY UNDERSTAND THE WHOLE FILM START TO FINISH --> |
|||
⚫ | The main character, a biologist named Victor Sluzhkin, loses his job and, to make ends meet, is forced to take a job in a local school as a geography teacher. |
||
== Cast == |
== Cast == |
||
* [[Konstantin Khabensky]] |
* [[Konstantin Khabensky]] as Victor Sergeyevich Sluzhkin, geography teacher |
||
* [[Elena Lyadova]] |
* [[Elena Lyadova]] as Nadya, his wife |
||
* Anna Ukolova |
* [[Anna Ukolova]] as Vetka |
||
* [[ |
* [[Evgeniya Khirivskaya]] as Kira |
||
* |
* [[Aleksandr Robak]] as Budkin |
||
* Agrippina Steklova |
* Agrippina Steklova as Roza Borisovna, assistant principal |
||
* Victor Uzun |
* Victor Uzun as principal |
||
* |
*[[Anfisa Chernykh]] as Masha Bolshakova |
||
* Andrei Prytkov |
* Andrei Prytkov as Gradusov |
||
* Ilya Ilyinykh |
* Ilya Ilyinykh as Ovechkin |
||
* Mikhail Leontiev |
* Mikhail Leontiev as Barmin |
||
⚫ | |||
* Artyom Ostanin – |
|||
⚫ | |||
== Production crew == |
|||
⚫ | |||
* Screenplay – Alexander Veledinsky, Rauf Kubayev, [[Valery Todorovsky]] |
|||
* Cinematography – Vladimir Bashta |
|||
* Production Designer – Vladimir Gudilin |
|||
* Composer – Alexei Zubarev |
|||
* Costume designer – Lyudmila Gayintseva |
|||
* Makeup – Irina Melnikova |
|||
* Sound Engineers – Sergey Kurbatov, Oleg Tatarinov |
|||
* Editing – Alexander Veledinsky, Tatyana Prilenskaya |
|||
* Second director – Irina Tretyakova |
|||
* Casting assistant – Tatyana Talkova |
|||
* Producers – Vadim Goryayinov, Leonid Lebedev, [[Valery Todorovsky]] |
|||
== Awards == |
== Awards == |
||
⚫ | * [[Kinotavr|XXIV Open Russian Film Festival "Kinotavr"]] in [[Sochi]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://filmpro.ru/journal/19517017|author=|title="Кинотавр-2013". Церемония закрытия|publisher=Filmpro.ru|date=2013-06-09|access-date=2013-06-09|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130610165737/http://filmpro.ru/journal/19517017|url-status=live|archive-date=2013-06-10}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mk.ru/culture/cinema/article/2013/06/09/866771-film-geograf-globus-propil-poluchil-glavnyiy-priz-kinotavra-pod-kriki-bravo.html|title=Фильм "Географ глобус пропил" получил главный приз "Кинотавра" под крики "Браво!"|author=|date=2013-05-10|publisher=МК.ru|access-date=2013-06-02|language=|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130613041004/http://www.mk.ru/culture/cinema/article/2013/06/09/866771-film-geograf-globus-propil-poluchil-glavnyiy-priz-kinotavra-pod-kriki-bravo.html|url-status=live|archive-date=2013-06-13}}</ref> |
||
**Main prize |
|||
⚫ | |||
⚫ | |||
⚫ | |||
**Special prize of the magazine [[The Hollywood Reporter]] – Anfisa Chernykh |
|||
*4th [[Odesa International Film Festival]]<ref>Winners of Odesa International Film Festival 2013, [http://oiff.com.ua/en/festival/archive/oiff-2013/winners.htm] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304105323/http://oiff.com.ua/en/festival/archive/oiff-2013/winners.htm|date=4 March 2016}}</ref> |
|||
**Grand Prix "Golden Duke" |
|||
**Viewers’ Choice Award |
|||
*[[Russian Guild of Film Critics|2013 Russian Guild of Film Critics Awards]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://kinopressa.ru/white-elephant/httpkinopressa-rupage_id340|work=[[Russian Guild of Film Critics]]|title=2013}}</ref> |
|||
**Best Film |
|||
**Best Male Actor (Konstantin Khabensky) |
|||
**Best Female Actor (Elena Lyadova). |
|||
*[[Nika Award]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://kino-nika.com/page90266.html|work=[[Nika Award]]|title=Лауреаты Национальной кинематографической премии "НИКА" за 2013 год}}</ref> |
|||
**Best Film |
|||
**Best Male Actor (Konstantin Khabensky) |
|||
**Best Female Actor (Elena Lyadova) |
|||
⚫ | |||
**Best Film Score (Alexey Zubarev) |
|||
*[[Golden Eagle Award (Russia)|Golden Eagle Award]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.kinoacademy.ru/page/winners-award-2013|work=[[Golden Eagle Award (Russia)|Golden Eagle Award]]|title=Лауреаты премии "Золотой Орел" за 2013 год}}</ref> |
|||
**Best Director (Alexander Veledinsky) |
|||
**Best Actor (Konstantin Khabensky) |
|||
**Best Actress (Elena Lyadova) |
|||
==Reception== |
|||
⚫ | * [[Kinotavr|XXIV Open Russian Film Festival "Kinotavr"]] in [[Sochi]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://filmpro.ru/journal/19517017|author=|title="Кинотавр-2013". Церемония закрытия|publisher=Filmpro.ru|date=2013-06-09| |
||
The film received critical acclaim in Russia and abroad.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.kritikanstvo.ru/movies/geografglobuspropil/|work=Kritikantsvo|title=Отзывы и рецензии на фильм — Географ глобус пропил}}</ref> |
|||
⚫ | |||
Ronnie Scheib from [[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] wrote that "thanks to Konstantin Khabensky’s charismatic, sardonic performance as Victor, even personal deterioration proves fascinating and consistently entertaining".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2013/film/global/the-geographer-drank-his-globe-away-review-1200783383/|work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|title=Konstantin Khabensky gives a fascinating performance as an alcoholic loser in Alexander Veledinsky's oddly endearing third feature.|author=Ronnie Scheib|date=November 2013 }}</ref> |
|||
⚫ | |||
⚫ | |||
== Production == |
== Production == |
||
⚫ | Shooting of the film took place in 2011–2012, in [[Perm, Russia|Perm]], Zakamsk, Lower Kuria district and Usva, Gremyachinsk district. The film shows the river [[Usva River|Usva]], down which the characters sail, and the Usva rock pillars. Stunts were performed on the Revun [[rapids]] of the river [[Iset River|Iset]] in the [[Sverdlovsk Oblast|Sverdlovsk region]]. |
||
<!-- Deleted image removed: [[File:Ivanov-geograf-2007.jpg|thumb| Anton Lomayev's illustration for Alexei Ivanov's novel "The Geographer Drank His Globe Away"]] --> |
|||
⚫ | The music for the film was written by the guitarist of the [[Aquarium (band)|"Aquarium"]] group, Alexei Zubarev. In addition, the film features a variety of songs – from classical to chanson. The film's trailer is accompanied by the song "I'm Free" by the "[[Kipelov]]" group. The same song is heard in the film, performed not by Kipelov but by one of the characters.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.km.ru/kino/2013/05/28/kino-v-rossii/711764-pesnya-kipelova-popala-v-film-geograf-globus-propil|title=Песня Кипелова попала в фильм "Географ глобус пропил"|author=|date=2013-05-28|publisher=КМ.ru|access-date=2013-06-02|language=|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131112174416/http://www.km.ru/kino/2013/05/28/kino-v-rossii/711764-pesnya-kipelova-popala-v-film-geograf-globus-propil|url-status=dead|archive-date=2013-11-12}}</ref> |
||
⚫ | Shooting of the film took place in 2011–2012, in [[Perm]], Zakamsk, Lower Kuria district and Usva, Gremyachinsk district. The film shows the river [[Usva River|Usva]], down which the characters sail, and the Usva rock pillars. Stunts were performed on the Revun [[ |
||
⚫ | The film was shot over two years; there were 34 days of shooting, two expeditions and a planned five-month break. For the filming of the trip down the river it was necessary to wait for high water, which happens for only two weeks every May – the rest of the year the river is shallow. Winter scenes were shot in November 2011 and then there was a break until April to shoot scenes inside the school, when Spring was "looking in" through the windows. Then the crew moved over 200 km away from Perm to shoot the trip down the river.<ref name="РС">{{cite web|url=http://www.proficinema.ru/questions-problems/interviews/detail.php?ID=143416|title=Александр Велединский: "Думаю, мне не будет стыдно за этот фильм"|author=|date=2013-05-24|publisher=ProfiCinema.ru|access-date=2013-06-02|language=|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131228064858/http://www.proficinema.ru/questions-problems/interviews/detail.php?ID=143416|url-status=live|archive-date=2013-12-28}}</ref> |
||
⚫ | The music for the film was written by the guitarist of the [[Aquarium (band)|"Aquarium"]] group, Alexei Zubarev. In addition, the film features a variety of songs – from classical to chanson. The film's trailer is accompanied by the song "I'm Free" by the "[[Kipelov]]" group. The same song is heard in the film, performed not by Kipelov but by one of the characters.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.km.ru/kino/2013/05/28/kino-v-rossii/711764-pesnya-kipelova-popala-v-film-geograf-globus-propil|title=Песня Кипелова попала в фильм "Географ глобус пропил"|author=|date=2013-05-28 |
||
⚫ | The film was shot over two years; there were 34 days of shooting, two expeditions and a planned five-month break. For the filming of the trip down the river it was necessary to wait for high water, which happens for only two weeks every May – the rest of the year the river is shallow. Winter scenes were shot in November 2011 and then there was a break until April to shoot scenes inside the school, when Spring was "looking in" through the windows. Then the crew moved over 200 km away from Perm to shoot the trip down the river.<ref name="РС">{{cite web|url=http://www.proficinema.ru/questions-problems/interviews/detail.php?ID=143416|title=Александр Велединский: "Думаю, мне не будет стыдно за этот фильм"|author=|date=2013-05-24 |
||
== References == |
== References == |
||
{{reflist|2}} |
{{reflist|2}} |
||
==External links== |
|||
⚫ | |||
*{{IMDb title| 3155604}} |
|||
{{Nika Award Best Picture}} |
|||
⚫ | |||
[[Category:2013 films]] |
[[Category:2013 films]] |
||
[[Category:Films about adultery]] |
|||
[[Category:Films about alcoholism]] |
|||
[[Category:Films about dysfunctional families]] |
|||
[[Category:Films about teacher–student relationships]] |
|||
[[Category:Films based on Russian novels]] |
|||
[[Category:Films set in Ural]] |
|||
[[Category:Films shot in Perm Krai]] |
|||
[[Category:Russian drama films]] |
|||
[[Category:2010s Russian-language films]] |
|||
[[Category:2010s Russian films]] |
|||
[[Category:2013 drama films]] |
Latest revision as of 22:48, 29 October 2024
The Geographer Drank His Globe Away Географ глобус пропил | |
---|---|
Directed by | Alexander Veledinsky |
Written by | Alexander Veledinsky, Rauf Kubayev, Valery Todorovsky |
Produced by | Vadim Goryainov, Leonid Lebedev, Valery Todorovsky |
Starring | Konstantin Khabensky Elena Lyadova Anna Ukolova Evgeniya Khirivskaya |
Cinematography | Vladimir Bashta |
Edited by | Alexander Veledinsky, Tatyana Prilenskaya |
Music by | Alexei Zubarev |
Production company | Marmot-film |
Distributed by | Krasnaya strela (Red Arrow) |
Release date |
|
Running time | 120 minutes |
Country | Russia |
Language | Russian |
Budget | 80 million rubles |
Box office | 200 million rubles |
The Geographer Drank His Globe Away (Russian: Географ глобус пропил, romanized: Geograf Globus Propil) is a Russian drama film made in 2013, directed by Alexander Veledinsky, based on the novel of the same name by Alexei Ivanov.[1] The action of the film, as opposed to the novel, has been transferred from the "dashing nineties" to the present day. The film participated in the XXIV Open Russian Film Festival "Kinotavr" in Sochi[2] and was awarded the main prize. It was released on 7 November 2013.
Plot
[edit]The main character, a biologist named Victor Sluzhkin, loses his job and, to make ends meet, is forced to take a job in a local school as a geography teacher. His family has little money and lives in a dilapidated apartment in an old Soviet era building. His best friend is having an affair with his wife. The students in his class do not respect him and the assistant principal does not like his teaching methods. He feels lonely and depressed. To deal with the stresses of life, he drinks a lot. His alcohol-fueled binges provide a temporary respite, but no lasting comfort. When he organizes a trip on the river with a group of students from his class, it turns into a journey of self-discovery both for him and for the young men and women from his class.
Cast
[edit]- Konstantin Khabensky as Victor Sergeyevich Sluzhkin, geography teacher
- Elena Lyadova as Nadya, his wife
- Anna Ukolova as Vetka
- Evgeniya Khirivskaya as Kira
- Aleksandr Robak as Budkin
- Agrippina Steklova as Roza Borisovna, assistant principal
- Victor Uzun as principal
- Anfisa Chernykh as Masha Bolshakova
- Andrei Prytkov as Gradusov
- Ilya Ilyinykh as Ovechkin
- Mikhail Leontiev as Barmin
- Anastasia Zolotko as Tata
Awards
[edit]- XXIV Open Russian Film Festival "Kinotavr" in Sochi[3][4]
- Main prize
- Best Male Actor (Konstantin Khabensky)
- Mikael Tariverdiev prize for Best Film Score (Alexei Zubarev)
- Film distributors jury prize
- Special prize of the magazine The Hollywood Reporter – Anfisa Chernykh
- 4th Odesa International Film Festival[5]
- Grand Prix "Golden Duke"
- Viewers’ Choice Award
- 2013 Russian Guild of Film Critics Awards[6]
- Best Film
- Best Male Actor (Konstantin Khabensky)
- Best Female Actor (Elena Lyadova).
- Nika Award[7]
- Best Film
- Best Male Actor (Konstantin Khabensky)
- Best Female Actor (Elena Lyadova)
- Best Director (Alexander Veledinsky)
- Best Film Score (Alexey Zubarev)
- Golden Eagle Award[8]
- Best Director (Alexander Veledinsky)
- Best Actor (Konstantin Khabensky)
- Best Actress (Elena Lyadova)
Reception
[edit]The film received critical acclaim in Russia and abroad.[9] Ronnie Scheib from Variety wrote that "thanks to Konstantin Khabensky’s charismatic, sardonic performance as Victor, even personal deterioration proves fascinating and consistently entertaining".[10]
Production
[edit]Shooting of the film took place in 2011–2012, in Perm, Zakamsk, Lower Kuria district and Usva, Gremyachinsk district. The film shows the river Usva, down which the characters sail, and the Usva rock pillars. Stunts were performed on the Revun rapids of the river Iset in the Sverdlovsk region.
The music for the film was written by the guitarist of the "Aquarium" group, Alexei Zubarev. In addition, the film features a variety of songs – from classical to chanson. The film's trailer is accompanied by the song "I'm Free" by the "Kipelov" group. The same song is heard in the film, performed not by Kipelov but by one of the characters.[11]
The film was shot over two years; there were 34 days of shooting, two expeditions and a planned five-month break. For the filming of the trip down the river it was necessary to wait for high water, which happens for only two weeks every May – the rest of the year the river is shallow. Winter scenes were shot in November 2011 and then there was a break until April to shoot scenes inside the school, when Spring was "looking in" through the windows. Then the crew moved over 200 km away from Perm to shoot the trip down the river.[12]
References
[edit]- ^ "Алексей Иванов: "Рад, что в экранизации моей книги сыграл Хабенский"". Аргументы и факты. 20 May 2013. Archived from the original on 3 June 2013. Retrieved 2 June 2013.
- ^ ""Кинотавр" нам покажет…". Interfax-Russia.ru. 17 May 2013. Retrieved 2 June 2013.
- ^ ""Кинотавр-2013". Церемония закрытия". Filmpro.ru. 9 June 2013. Archived from the original on 10 June 2013. Retrieved 9 June 2013.
- ^ "Фильм "Географ глобус пропил" получил главный приз "Кинотавра" под крики "Браво!"". МК.ru. 10 May 2013. Archived from the original on 13 June 2013. Retrieved 2 June 2013.
- ^ Winners of Odesa International Film Festival 2013, [1] Archived 4 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "2013". Russian Guild of Film Critics.
- ^ "Лауреаты Национальной кинематографической премии "НИКА" за 2013 год". Nika Award.
- ^ "Лауреаты премии "Золотой Орел" за 2013 год". Golden Eagle Award.
- ^ "Отзывы и рецензии на фильм — Географ глобус пропил". Kritikantsvo.
- ^ Ronnie Scheib (November 2013). "Konstantin Khabensky gives a fascinating performance as an alcoholic loser in Alexander Veledinsky's oddly endearing third feature". Variety.
- ^ "Песня Кипелова попала в фильм "Географ глобус пропил"". КМ.ru. 28 May 2013. Archived from the original on 12 November 2013. Retrieved 2 June 2013.
- ^ "Александр Велединский: "Думаю, мне не будет стыдно за этот фильм"". ProfiCinema.ru. 24 May 2013. Archived from the original on 28 December 2013. Retrieved 2 June 2013.