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Rethinking the post-Soviet Russian hero:

Rethinking the post-Soviet Russian hero:. Alexei Balabanov's films. Aleksei Balabanov (b. 1959 in Sverdlovsk). Educated as translator (1981) Served in the Army in 1982-84. Took part in the Afgan war Graduated from the High Courses for Scriptwriters and Film Directors (1990)

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Rethinking the post-Soviet Russian hero:

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  1. Rethinking the post-Soviet Russian hero: Alexei Balabanov's films

  2. Aleksei Balabanov (b. 1959 in Sverdlovsk) • Educated as translator (1981) • Served in the Army in 1982-84. Took part in the Afgan war • Graduated from the High Courses for Scriptwriters and Film Directors (1990) • Directed several controversial but popular films

  3. Director of disquieting films

  4. Selected controversial but popular films by Balabanov: • Brother (Брат) (1997) • Of Freaks and Men (1998) • Brother-2(Брат-2) (2000) • War (2002) • Zhmurki (2005) • I Feel No Pain (2006) • Cargo 200 (Груз 200) (2007) • Morphine (2008)

  5. Brother(1997, drama/action)Zhmurki(2005, comedy)Both deal with the theme of killers

  6. Of Freaks and Men (1998)Theme: pornography in the 1900s; Sepia colours imitate early photographs

  7. Morphine (2008) (based on stories by Mikhail Bulgakov)

  8. Sergei Bodrov Jr. (1971-2002),“hero of our time” • Son of a film director • PhD in Art History • Iconic actor of late 1990s, star of Balabanov’s films • Talk show host • Film director • Died Sept. 20, 2002: buried by a glacier in the Caucasus, along with the whole crew, while directing a film.

  9. Actor: Prisoner of the Caucasus (1996) (dir. Sergei Bodrov, snr) Brother (1997) (dir. Aleksei Balabanov) Est-Ouest (1999) (dir. Régis Wargnier) Brother II (2000) (dir. Aleksei Balabanov) War (2002) Other: Sisters(2001) Director Morphine (2008) (dir. Aleksei Balabanov) Scriptwriter Sergei Bodrov’s selected filmography:

  10. Sergei Bodrov’s character Danila Bagrov:the new / old Russian hero, Brother • Common man: ex-soldier, orphan, poor mother, friends with bums and street girls. • Restores justice, stands up for the wronged, fights evil “others” (Chechens, black pimps in Chicago, Ukrainian mafia). • “Ivan the fool” of Russian folktales– chains of fortunate chances, obstacles overcome. • Cyber folk tale, like computer game – kills opponents to get to bag of money; gets help from unexpected quarters (allies include the long-distance truck driver). Random problems quickly solved.

  11. Brothers (Brother, 1997)

  12. Sergei Bodrov in Brat (1997)Dmitri Diuzhev in I Feel No Pain (2006)

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