2024 Author: Leah Sherlock | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 05:25
Recently, in the wake of the declassification of documents relating to many events of the Soviet era, there has been a steady increase in interest in information about the investigations of high-profile criminal cases of that period. In addition to documentary films, feature films dedicated to the most famous episodes are also released. So, in 2015, the premiere of the series "Spider" based on the investigation of the robbery of the State Bank of the Armenian SSR, which happened in the late seventies of the last century, took place. The actors (the main cast) came from the films "Mosgaz" and "The Executioner", which were included in the project about Major Cherkasov's task force. A distinctive feature is the change of screenwriter: instead of Zoya Kudri, a team of several people works here.
Historical background
The working title almost until the very release of the series was the name "Goznak". The scenario was based on the materials of the investigating authorities regarding the largest robbery of the State Bank of Armenia in the history of the Soviet Union, committed by the Kalachyan brothers. The state treasury was "enclosed" by almost 1.5 million rubles.
The plot of the series "Spider". Actors and roles
So, the action of the series takes place at the end of 1967, just on the eve of the half-century anniversary of the October Revolution. A murderous maniac suddenly appears in Moscow parks, preying on female models. His characteristic handwriting is the moment that after committing the murder, he transfers the corpse of the victim to the foot of one of the many monuments to Lenin, covering it with a piece of red silk. The American journalist Michael Kottem and the workers of the House of Models begin to suspect. At the same time, some Chikovani brothers are committing a daring robbery of Goznak of the State Bank of the USSR, stealing 1.5 million rubles, or $2 million at the rate set by the state.
KGB officers join the investigations entrusted to Major Cherkasov's operational group. Cherkasov adheres to his own version of what happened, which is different from the main one, therefore he sends his employee Sofya Timofeeva to work in the House of Models under cover. It soon turns out that the two leads are connected.
In the series "Spider" the actors who play the main roles are the same backbone, transferred from "Mosgaz" and "Executioner": Andrey Smolyakov, Marina Aleksandrova, Alexei Bardukov, Yuri Tarasov, Vadim Andreev.
In addition to such well-known people, the audience's attention was also attracted by the young actors of the series "Spider".
Spider Cast
Director E. Zvezdakov worked on the film. Since the series was originally announced as part of a film project about the task force,working under the leadership of police major Cherkasov, the main characters and actors embodying their images were transferred from previous films.
Andrey Smolyakov, who plays the role of Major Cherkasov, has been known to the Russian audience for his acting work for quite a long time. In his piggy bank of work under the direction of O. P. Tabakov, there are many roles in other popular films. He started with images of positive characters, now he mainly plays character and negative characters.
The prototype of the heroine Marina Alexandrova, who appeared back in Mosgaz, was a real MUR employee Sofya Fainshtein. The actress herself is also known to the mass audience. She started her career with romantic roles.
Another actor of the series "Spider", Alexei Bardukov, serves in the Satyricon Theater. He has been working at the cinema for a long time. The moviegoer will remember the first small work in one of the seasons of the Turkish March.
Sergey Ugryumov - Robert Lebedev, lieutenant colonel of the KGB, like A. Smolyakov, pupil of O. P. Tabakov. It still serves under his leadership. He has been acting in films since 1992, he has more than seventy roles to his credit.
Vadim Andreev - Fedor Sablin, head of the MUR - a famous film actor who graduated from VGIK on the course of T. Lioznova. The debut film work was released in 1978. In total, there are over three hundred roles in the creative baggage.
The role of Margarita Karpukhina, Cherkasov's second wife, was played by an actress of Serbian origin Daniela Stojanovic. He immigrated to Russia after the starthostilities at home.
We should not forget about the young actors of the series "Spider" Polina Uvarova, Yaroslav Bazaev, who participated in the episodes, Alexander Drobitko and Lisa Zarubina, who played the main children's roles. By the way, it is worth paying attention to the fact that "Spider" did not become a debut for either Sasha or Lisa. Both have solid filming experience despite their young age.
Curious facts from the set
Some interesting facts about the series.
- All the "Spider" actresses who portrayed models in the Fashion House actually had the parameters of fashion models.
- Marina Alexandrova actually learned the basics of catwalk defile.
- There is another series - 2017 "Spider". The actors and their roles, as well as the plot, are completely unrelated to the 2015 series. Its second name is “From the Shadow”.
- In the episode filmed at the Sovremennik Theater, portraits of actors G. Volchek and E. Evstigneev, parents of the producer of "Spider" D. Evstigneev, hang side by side on the wall.
Official criticism and audience impressions
Judging by the reviews of professionals, "Spider" turned out worse when compared with "Mosgaz" and "Executioner". The main reason given was the indistinctness of the script due to the change of screenwriter. However, the audience reacted differently: there were much more views in the first days of the TV premiere than at the release of The Executioner.
The article contains photos of the actors of the TV series "Spider", stills from the film. It is important to note that the director managed to create an atmosphereSoviet time on the screen. In their reviews, viewers note that they have not seen such a good cast in one picture for a long time: completely movie and theater stars. People write that this is a strong and good detective story based on real events. No one pays attention to the lack of historical authenticity, which film critics caustically hinted at. On the one hand, this seems strange, because the memory of this time is alive in most families. On the other hand, it's all about the exciting plot, thanks to which single film bloopers are almost invisible.
Results
After reading a lot of reviews, we can conclude that most viewers remember the work because of the good actors and roles. The series "Spider" of 2015 is definitely recommended for viewing, as well as other works of the TV project about Major Cherkasov, including "Mosgaz", "Executioner", "Spider" and "Jackal".
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