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In March, Channel One pleased the audience with the new TV series “Gloomy River”. It was perhaps the most anticipated premiere of spring, because the novel Vyacheslav Shishkov was already filmed in Soviet times in 1968. We will not compare these two versions, although most viewers believe that modern cinema is from Yuri Moroz did not reach the level Yaropolka Lapshina.
One way or another, these series are almost completely identical. Events unfold at the beginning of the twentieth century. In the center of events is the Gromov family. Danila Gromov is the grandfather of the protagonist. In the past, he was engaged in robbery and made a decent fortune. Before his death, he gave the money to his son Peter, who managed to invest it in the business and significantly increase capital. It seems that the life of the Gromovs will be happy and prosperous, but misfortunes happen one after another in the family. The only heir to Peter Prokhor is a purposeful man with a strong and independent character. It just seems that the evil caused to people by grandfather Danila is haunting him …
If you like historical films, if you are interested in the topic of family relationships, personal development at different time intervals, our selection of films similar to “Gloomy river“, you will definitely like it.
10 House (2011)
A crime drama that was a big hit with critics but flopped at the box office. Don steppes. The Shamanov family lives here in a large two-story house. Now all the relatives are busy preparing for the holiday – the birthday of the grandfather, a veteran of the First World War. Soon he will be 100 years old. The children of Grigory Ivanovich arrive, and even the one who was not expected at all. Victor is a criminal, all family members know this. The situation in the house is heating up. Victor’s mother thinks that her son did not come to congratulate his grandfather, and it looks like she is right …
9. Legacy (1984)
A film about the relationship of three generations. Pavel Nikolaevich Nedosekin is a retired general. His wife and daughter and husband are ready to do anything to achieve their goal – to arrange the fate of the youngest member of the Sasha family. He just graduated from high school and is preparing to go to college. Although the guy does not dream of getting an education. He has not yet decided and does not know what he should do in life. Sasha does not appreciate the efforts of relatives and fails the exams. He has no choice but to join the army…
8. Siberia. Monamour (2011)
The social drama is known for winning 70 prizes at film festivals (both domestic and international).
The action takes place in the remote village of Monamur. Two people live here – a grandfather and a grandson. There is no one around, forests and a pack of feral dogs, but Ivan still does not agree to leave here. He is already old and unable to hunt, it is becoming increasingly difficult to obtain provisions. Before they were helped by relatives from the nearest village, but his wife forbade him to take care of the stubborn old man. The boy is waiting for the return of his father, but the grandfather understands that this is pointless. He will not return.
There are several more storylines. The couple raise three daughters, and this is the only thing that still keeps their union. The captain, a participant in two wars, cannot find his place in civilian life. Marauders, a corrupt woman… Suddenly, the fates of these people will be intertwined…
7. Strogoffs (1975)
Eight-part Soviet feature film. Based on a novel George Markov.
Pre-revolutionary Siberian village. The main characters are members of the Strogoff family. The merchant Golovanov started several apiaries and put Zakhar and his wife Agafya in charge of the farm. Their adult son Matvey lives with them. He will face many difficult trials. This man will go from a peasant to the commander of a partisan detachment.
6. Tender Age (2000)
A film about the growing up of a person in the post-Soviet era. The film has an interesting history of creation. Producer Sergey Solovyov once I talked heart to heart with my son Dima and was very surprised. Turns out he didn’t know much about him. Then the Solovyovs decided to make a film on the subject of relationships, the formation of a personality. Dmitry even starred in the title role.
«tender age”is a touching, slightly naive movie that sinks into the soul.
5. Born of Revolution (1974-1977)
A series about the creation of the Soviet police. The main character Nikolai Kondratiev is an ordinary village guy. He comes to Petrograd and gets a job at the Putilov factory. Together with his comrade, Nikolai manages to repel the attack of marauders. The brave guys attract the attention of Commissar Sergeev, and he makes them an offer that Kondratiev cannot refuse. He decides to devote his life to fighting crime. The young employee of the “Ugro” begins his career in 1917. Ahead are several decades of service, many solved cases and arrested bandits. Series without frills. Main idea: “Good always triumphs over evil.”
4. The Lost Expedition (1975)
The first part of the dilogy (two works connected by one plot).
1918, Siberia. The government sends an expedition to the Ardybash River. According to rumors and stories of local residents, there is a lot of gold there. Led by Professor Smelkov. There are only two people in the expedition, but the closer to the river, the more accompanying people. Some of them sincerely want to help, and someone is going to profit at someone else’s expense …
This adventure movie is quite interesting. It will easily compete with similar films about gold diggers, although it did not become popular in Soviet times. Unfortunately, even now few people know about him.
3. Golden River (1977)
Continuation “Lost expedition“. Five years have passed. The heroes of the film will again try to get to the gold deposits. However, this time fate will not show mercy again.
The members of the expedition will not only look for gold, but will also try to unravel the mystery of the disappearance of previous gold miners. There are many obstacles and dangers on their way.
2. Shadows Disappear at Noon (1971)
One of the best films of Soviet cinema. It tells the story of the village of Zeleny Dol, located in the taiga wilderness. A feature of the series is a wide time frame: 70 years from the beginning of the twentieth century. Everyone knows that these decades were rich in events. The last years of the tsar’s reign, the First World War, revolution, collectivization, the Great Patriotic War…
The main characters Konstantin and Seraphim are descendants of a noble princely family. After the defeat of the royal power, they are forced to settle in a remote village under false names. They hope that time will pass and life will return to normal, but the Soviet government does not give up its positions.
1. Eternal Call (1973-1983)
Family saga based on a novel by a Soviet writer Anatoly Ivanov. 2 seasons, 19 episodes were filmed. The film describes the events taking place over 50 years (since 1906). “Eternal Callis called a classic of Soviet cinema.
In the center of events is the Saveliev family. They, like many others, will have to go through difficult times: three wars, collectivization, the formation of a new system, etc. Difficulties, trials, but then one could only dream of a different life.
The film is vital and realistic, moral and pure, more than one generation has grown up on it. It is worth seeing for the modern viewer, if only to see with their own eyes how his great-grandfathers and great-grandmothers lived.