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Simply A Masterpiece

How sad is this?

If you like to be scared, if you like to laugh, and if you like to learn a thing or two at the movies, this absolutely cannot be missed.

what a terribly boring film. I'm sorry but this is absolutely not deserving of best picture and will be forgotten quickly. Entertaining and engaging cinema? No. Nothing performances with flat faces and mistaking silence for subtlety.

This is a great movie. But the most touching scene for me is when Sharapov and Jeglov found their neighbor crying. Poor woman about 40, living with several children lost the food stamps for a whole family. And when Jeglov calmed her down and she managed to explain the situation, Jeglov immediately offered to that woman his own food stamps and the ones of Sharapov. Stunned Sharapov agreed and looked delighted; other neighbors gave some food too. And when woman started thanking him, promising to work for him, Jeglov forced her to cut it out immediately. They gave their food stamps almost for the whole month and now they have a big problem with their own food, but you feel that they are happy. It is the real thing, on which the Soviet power was based on. This is the way, we managed to won the WW2. It is the thing that was inherent for the real Russian (Soviet). Now, under the yoke of 'democracy' we have deprived of our soul, we have deprived of our nation, we are not Russians anymore, we are scum, just like an Americans. 'Kremlads' turned the life of almost all the population into the chase for peanuts. And meantime dirty rats sold our country out and killed our future. There is no even 1 real Russian in this territory, there is not even such country like Russia. It is just a prison, filled with slaves sentenced to death. As for USA, they can only make a parody for charity. They call this charity to have the right to bawl that they are the most charitable nation in the world, while destroying other countries and preparing another world war.

The movie is an almost word by word adaptation of the Vayner brothers classic novel "Era of Mercy" - one of the few good book adaptations I ever saw... and also a good reason why word by word adaptions don't work --> The novel being 350 pages long, the movie turned out at just over 5 hours, broken into 5 series... the original theatrical debut took 3 daily shows... the streets of Russia were empty during the screenings and zero crimes were recorded throughout the country - all the criminals were busy watching the movie. The movie is still shown approx twice a year on Russian TV channels...So, why do so many people like it? Or, to be more exact, what makes it such a great film?The "core of the film" - the detective story is excellent, unpredictable, yet logical. The attention to the details of the late 1940's criminal and civil environment is incredible... Sharapov's personal life, and love interest, rather then being just filler between the investigation scenes, do a lot to show us what Volodya is fighting for and what he stands to lose. The film is chalk full of quotes that remain popular even to this day. And, of course, Visotzky...Every time I see this movie I feel a sharp sense of loss, due to his untimely death... I feel that I should have seen him perform on stage, I film I should have heard what kind of songs he would write when he reached 50, what kind of movies he would enchance with his presence...Vysotzky isn't the natural casting choice for the the novel's Jeglov. If the film was filmed in the US, a Brian Dennehy type of actor would probably be cast for the role... But Vystozky takes the role of Jeglov, and makes it thoroughly impossible to imagine anyone else in that role...and, as his second to last role, Jeglov defines him...While the novel ultimately condemns Jeglov's methods and personality, the movie Jeglov remains sympathetic even after we have seen the uglier side of him... not because Vysotzky downplays it, but due to his sheer charisma and force of personality...Great movie overall, one worth watching time and time again.

True classics of the Soviet cinematography. Vyssotsky is brilliant, but so are Konkin, Belyavsky, Yursky, Pavlov and all the rest. A suspense, rare for the Soviet movies, is greatly mixed with philosophy. Govorukhin in his best directing effort, a true talent and professional unlike in politics.

The film itself is nothing more than a OK detective story, and only the acting of one actor makes it into a great film; as always Vladimir Vysotsky steals the show, and makes the other actors seem just OK. A must see for someone who likes suspense, and great acting.