Author Topic: Russian Culture? (Read 4882 times)

Ste · « **on:** August 01, 2007, 02:25:04 PM »

Called Nadia in Chelyabinsk last night, asked her what she would be doing, cinema, opera, ballet? Cinema she said, KinoMax in Chel, I've been there, very nice.

I imagined she'd be seeing some Tarkovsky or maybe a subtitled Bergman or maybe 'Das Leben der Anderen' in the original German to help with her languages.

So I asked, hoping I wasn't too far out of my depth, what she was going to see.

'Transformers' she said.

Freakin' Hell......

Serebro · « **Reply #1 on:** August 01, 2007, 02:48:10 PM »

Quote from: Ste on August 01, 2007, 02:25:04 PM

Called Nadia in Chelyabinsk last night, asked her what she would be doing, cinema, opera, ballet? Cinema she said, KinoMax in Chel, I've been there, very nice.

I imagined she'd be seeing some Tarkovsky or maybe a subtitled Bergman or maybe 'Das Leben der Anderen' in the original German to help with her languages.

So I asked, hoping I wasn't too far out of my depth, what she was going to see.

'Transformers' she said.

Freakin' Hell......

Nowadays we have more russian movies in cinemas than we did 5 or 10 years ago

Ste · « **Reply #2 on:** August 01, 2007, 02:58:29 PM »

Quote from: Serebro on August 01, 2007, 02:48:10 PM

Nowadays we have more russian movies in cinemas than we did 5 or 10 years ago

Last time we where there we watched 'Spanglish' - Can you imagine, English/Spanish film dubbed in Russian.....

I totally couldn't follow it, and declared it a rubbish. I've seen it since in the original and it's actually a great movie - with it being Hollywood u'd expect the hero to go off into the moonlight with the heroine but not in this movie.....

Serebro · « **Reply #3 on:** August 01, 2007, 03:01:27 PM »

Quote from: Ste on August 01, 2007, 02:58:29 PM

Last time we where there we watched 'Spanglish' - Can you imagine, English/Spanish film dubbed in Russian.....

I totally couldn't follow it, and declared it a rubbish. I've seen it since in the original and it's actually a great movie - with it being Hollywood u'd expect the hero to go off into the moonlight with the heroine but not in this movie.....

I have seen Spanglish in English

I didn't like the ending

Ste · « **Reply #4 on:** August 01, 2007, 03:10:19 PM »

Quote from: Serebro on August 01, 2007, 03:01:27 PM

I have seen Spanglish in English
I didn't like the ending

Was the ending different in the russian version? I'm quite prepared to believe it was, since I don't remember the sadness in the Russian version. Mind u I didn't understand it, and my russian is ok...

It's a Hollywood thing, happy endings. We Brits like true-to-life gritty kitchen-sink movies to cheer us up.

Gator · « **Reply #5 on:** August 01, 2007, 03:23:53 PM »

I have watched King Kong in Russian with her kids. I knew the story from the original, and the rest was action. A drama would be impossible because my Russian is limited to asking directions to the toilet and ordering beer, potatoes and shash lik.

On occasions with absolutely nothing else to do (she is helping kids with homework and I have washed the dishes), I have turned on the TV. It is limited to the local TV channels.

I have watched parts of Russian movies on TV. IMO they are more entertaining than dubbed American movies even though I can not follow either.

After about 30 minutes of this, I turn to Russian sports channel for swimming action, all-white basketball, or Russian billiards (still trying to understand the scoring).

Ste · « **Reply #6 on:** August 01, 2007, 03:34:53 PM »

Quote from: Gator on August 01, 2007, 03:23:53 PM

Russian billiards (still trying to understand the scoring).

I took nadia to play snooker in UK, table is huge compared to pool, dunno about russian billiards. 12 foot by 6.

Needless to say, I won....

wxman · « **Reply #7 on:** August 01, 2007, 03:36:15 PM »

I had to sit through watching Spiderman 3 in Russian. Even though I can't understand Russian too well, it was quite obvious the movie stunk in every language!

Kuna · « **Reply #8 on:** August 08, 2007, 02:34:55 AM »

On my first trip I watched a Russian comedy on TV and thought it was "amusing" even though I didn't understand a word of it.

Aparently it's an all-time classic and is set in the 60's on an apartment construction site... Very slap-stick but light fluffy fun.

On my last trip My Girl and I were in a restaurant and there were a few TV's scattered around playing that movie. She couldn't keep her eyes off the TV and judging by her laughter she finds it hilarious.

I forget the title... hmmm.. Operation Something (or other)...

I've already started downloading Russian Langugae movies (shhhh). If anyone has any suggestions I'm all ears!

Lily · « **Reply #9 on:** August 08, 2007, 04:05:49 AM »

Quote from: Kuna on August 08, 2007, 02:34:55 AM

On my last trip My Girl and I were in a restaurant and there were a few TV's scattered around playing that movie. She couldn't keep her eyes off the TV and judging by her laughter she finds it hilarious.

I forget the title... hmmm.. Operation Something (or other)...

Was it 'Operation Y and other Shurik's adventures? (1965)' by Leonid Gaidai?

Kuna · « **Reply #10 on:** August 08, 2007, 06:15:30 AM »

I'm sure that's it Lily...

My Girl says EVERYONE has seen this movie and she has it on DVD because our children should grow up knowing it too.

No complaints from me... very funny!

jen · « **Reply #11 on:** August 08, 2007, 07:31:35 AM »

One of my favorites is Kavkazskaia Plemianitsa...it has the same "Shurik" as a protagonist, and like the other one (I imagine, since I haven't seen it), it is pretty slapstick and visual; it wouldn't be too hard to follow the action with a bit of translation along the way.

j.

Kuna · « **Reply #12 on:** August 08, 2007, 08:02:21 AM »

Hmmm... As Russian comedies tend to favour a slap-stick style has anyone had any experience with their RW watching (and enjoying) Mr Bean?

Wayne B · « **Reply #13 on:** August 08, 2007, 08:18:57 AM »

Kuna, yes Anna when she first came here, she asked me 'Wayne, you like movie Ben' I was thinking Gental Ben....with the black bear....Anna, no funny man Ben $:-\$ Then I said Mr Bean....Anna, yes...very funny man...he is very funny

Jazzyclassy · « **Reply #14 on:** August 08, 2007, 10:47:24 AM »

Quote from: Kuna on August 08, 2007, 08:02:21 AM

Hmmm... As Russian comedies tend to favour a slap-stick style has anyone had any experience with their RW watching (and enjoying) Mr Bean?

I like Mr. Bean and Benny Hill with him transforming as different women all the time:) my boy brought dvds of Tommy Cooper and Al Murray was really hilarious:)

Jazzyclassy · « **Reply #15 on:** August 08, 2007, 10:50:42 AM »

English humour is one of the greatest it can be deep , gentle and on that some other different level, american humour sometimes only rolls over toilet jokes it is a little bit more plain , english humour is unique and rather bright and colourful:)

I like it how they jokingly criticise things it is really similar to russian humour at least I find it similar in so many ways

Lily · « **Reply #16 on:** August 08, 2007, 10:15:27 PM »

Quote from: Kuna on August 08, 2007, 06:15:30 AM

I'm sure that's it Lily...

My Girl says EVERYONE has seen this movie and she has it on DVD because our children should grow up knowing it too. No complaints from me... very funny!

A remarkable thing about Russia is that there are some Soviet movies that has been viewed and loved virtually by every Russian person. In daily life, people often use the memorable quotes from those movies, and the counterpart is supposed to know them and the exact situation where these lines were used. I could make a top 10 list of must-see Soviet movies according to surveys made by national massmedia. 5 or 6 Gaidai Charly Chaplin style movies would definitely be on that list.

baldrick · « **Reply #17 on:** August 10, 2007, 03:22:40 AM »

Yes, English humour...........just about survivng these days!

Try, Leonerd Rossiter , Ronnie Barker Porridge, Open All Hours(Absolutely hilarious), Victor Meldrew(stage name), and many more...................and there,s always Laurel & Hardy.................a great way to unwind

Jazzyclassy · « **Reply #18 on:** August 10, 2007, 03:26:06 AM »

yeah my boy and I , we know about Ronnie Barker , I think it was him going that glasses story

people can watch that video on youtube, when am at home can find and post it , it is really wow hilarious you can not stay indifferent

SANDRO43 · « **Reply #19 on:** August 10, 2007, 04:51:54 AM »

Quote from: baldrick on August 10, 2007, 03:22:40 AM

Yes, English humour... just about survivng these days!

An endangered species now

? What a pity, back in the 1970s British TV was flooded with good comedy (the Monty Pythons, the two Ronnies, Morecambe & Wise, etc.)

Jazzyclassy · « **Reply #20 on:** August 10, 2007, 09:51:55 AM »

this is two ronnies

extremely funny

enjoy

will post it below

Jazzyclassy · « **Reply #21 on:** August 10, 2007, 09:54:46 AM »

this is it

[youtube=425,350]http://www.youtube.com/watchv=zIFx_GQIfSk [/youtube]

Ste · « **Reply #22 on:** August 10, 2007, 10:05:40 AM »

And now we have Phoenix Nights, Bo Selecta, the IT Crowd, anything with Simon Pegg in it...

Jazzyclassy · « **Reply #23 on:** August 10, 2007, 10:16:04 AM »

yeah Simon Pegg and Nick Frost are really cool , just another example is a Hot Fuzz

I liked it so so much

[youtube=425,350]http://www.youtube.com/watchv=RP33l5LzSU&mode=related&search=[/youtube]

Jazzyclassy · « **Reply #24 on:** August 10, 2007, 10:27:07 AM »

Ricky Gervais is funny as well

[youtube=425,350]http://www.youtube.com/watchv=AKpybGYozeE [/youtube]

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