Берегись автомобиля на английском языке

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Original title Берегись автомобиля

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Beware of the Car
Soviet billboard theatrical poster of the film
Directed by	Eldar Ryazanov
Written by	Emil Braginsky Eldar Ryazanov
Starring	Innokenty Smoktunovsky Oleg Yefremov Andrei Mironov Anatoli Papanov
Narrated by	Yury Yakovlev
Cinematography	Anatoly Mukasei Vladimir Nakhabtsev
Music by	Andrey Petrov
Production company	Mosfilm
Release date	1966
Running time	94 min.
Country	Soviet Union
Language	Russian

Beware of the Car (Russian: Береги́сь автомоби́ля, translit. Beregis Avtomobilya, English titles Uncommon Thief, or Watch out for the Automobile) is a 1966 Soviet crime comedy drama film directed by Eldar Ryazanov,^[1] based on a screenplay by Emil Braginsky and produced by Mosfilm. It stars Innokenty Smoktunovsky, Oleg Yefremov, Andrei Mironov and Anatoli Papanov, among others. Beware of the Car is recognized as a satire of the film noir genre, highly unusual in Brezhnev-era society. It is credited for launching Soviet political satire as a film genre, typified by Ryazanov’s work.

Plot[edit]

Yuri Detochkin (Smoktunovsky) is a humble Soviet insurance agent who steals fancy cars from corrupt Soviet officials and scammers, disappointed by the militsiya being unable to fight the crooks. One of Detochkin’s victims is Dima Semitsvetov (Mironov), a retail embezzler mocked but tolerated by his colorful father-in-law Semyon Vasilyevich (Papanov), a retired Soviet Army officer. Dima has a dacha (registered to his father-in-law) and a Volga car (registered in his wife’s name). Meanwhile, Yuri is a commitmentphobe who has been courting his bus-driver girlfriend for years without settling down with her. In his spare time, Yuri is an amateur actor, and in his latest play, a production of Hamlet, he is playing alongside his friend, Detective Maksim Podberyozovikov (Yefremov). Not knowing who the car thief is, Detective Podberyozovikov investigates the missing cars. When he realises who is stealing them and why, the detective faces a serious moral problem, as he discovers that Detochkin has sold the cars and anonymously transferred the proceeds to the accounts of various orphanages.

Cast[edit]

• Innokenty Smoktunovsky as Yuri Detochkin^[1]
• Oleg Yefremov as Maksim Podberyozovikov
• Lyubov Dobrzhanskaya as Detochkin’s mother
• Olga Aroseva as Lyuba
• Andrei Mironov as Dima Semitsvetov
• Anatoli Papanov as Semyon Vasilyevich
• Tatyana Gavrilova as Inna
• Georgiy Zhzhonov as a Militsiya officer
• Yevgeny Yevstigneyev as an acting coach
• Donatas Banionis as a priest
• Lyubov Sokolova as a judge
• Vyacheslav Nevinny as a car mechanic
• Gotlib Roninson as Yakov Mikhailovich
• Galina Volchek as a customer
• Sergey Kulagin as Philippe Cartuzov
• Yakov Lents as a tobacconist salesman
• Nikolay Parfyonov as a prosecutor
• Viktoria Radunskaya as Tanya
• Boris Runge as a man with suitcases

The author’s narration was read by Yury Yakovlev.

Production[edit]

The film’s name is derived from traffic signs warning of locations where cars could potentially hit pedestrians or motorists, such as parking garages.

In the film, Detochkin and Podberezovikov act together in an amateur theatre which rehearses Hamlet – a play from Smoktunovsky’s real-life acting career: he was reputed as the «best Hamlet on the Soviet stage» and starred in a celebrated film adaptation.^[1]

The waltz^[2] performed in the film is a distinguished melody composed by Andrey Petrov. Sergey Nikitin’s repertoire includes a song named Glass Gentleman (lyrics by Yevgeny Yevtushenko), which used a waltz from the film.

All of the cars stolen by Detochkin are the GAZ-21 Volga model, the most prestigious Soviet car of the time. The GAZ-21 was the standard personal car for the Soviet elite, a satire element of the film which Ryazanov found very hard to get approved.

One scene featuring a petrol station includes American vehicles such as a 1955 Buick and a 1955 Oldsmobile. These were an extremely rare sighting for the location, since the United States had sanctions on the USSR and did not sell these cars within the Eastern Bloc.
According to many modern psychologists, Yuri Detochkin has Asperger’s syndrome. For example, in his behavior there are elements of stimming, and an obsession with justice, and various talents (the talent of a burglar, a driver, an actor, and a private detective). At the same time, clumsiness and asociality, as well as altruism.

Awards[edit]

The film was the leader of Soviet film distribution for 1966, viewed by 29 million people.^[3] Innokenty Smoktunovsky was recognized as the Best Actor of 1966.

The film won awards at the 1966 Edinburgh International Film Festival, 1966 Sydney Film Festival, 1967 Melbourne International Film Festival, and 1969 Cartagena Film Festival.

See also[edit]

• Gone in 60 Seconds (1974 film), an American film that also focuses on an insurance agent who is secretly a car thief
• Gone in 60 Seconds (2000 film), a loose remake of the 1974 film with different characters, including a detective who pursues the main character, whom he knows personally

References[edit]

External links[edit]

• Beware of the car on YouTube
• Beware of the Car at IMDb
• Beware of the Car at AllMovie

«Beware of the Car» aka «Uncommon Thief» or «Watch Out for the Automobile» is the comedy directed by one of the most famous and talented Soviet directors Edgar Ryazanov in 1966. Eldar Ryazanov, the master of the comedies, one of the most beloved Soviet and Russian directors, had directed many masterpieces, and I am not afraid to say so. I’ve seen his films when they were first released, and I’ve seen them many times since and they just don’t get old or outdated. They are brilliant, they are sparkling, they are not slapstick laugh-out-loudly comedies, they are rather lyrical delicate dramedies and they are fabulous. The writing is always first class. Ryazanov often wrote the screenplays for his movies, and his best ones were the result of his cooperation with Emil Braginskiy — just like in «Beregis’ avtomobilya». One of the most talented Russian film composers, Andrei Petrov who had written music scores for over 80 films and worked with Georgi Daneliya, George Cukor, Daniil Khrabrovitsky, Leonid Menaker, and Aleksei German among many others, had written his most beautiful melodious and recognizable scores and songs for Edgar Ryazanov. If I start talking about the actors who played in Ryazanov’s B/W early comedy, «Beregis’ Avtomobilya», someone would have to stop me. Who is who of the Soviet big screen and drama stage took the roles, even the small cameos in his funny and sad comedy/mystery/satire/crime/romance and every actor/actress is perfect.

The timid, shy, modest and sweet insurance agent, the loving son and diligent employee of an insurance company, the actor of amateur theatre (where his next role will be a coveted Hamlet in Shakespeare’s tragedy) Jury Detochkin (the genius Innokenty Smoktunovsky. If you don’t believe me, watch any of his movies, just the one. «Hamlet» aka «Gamlet» (1964 would be more than enough to convince you) has a hidden site nobody is aware of. He is an irreconcilable fighter for justice who proves to be a clever, creative and mysterious car thief that steals the personal automobiles from those whom he considers as dishonest people. He sells the cars, and donated the money to his favorite charity, the children’s homes. Detochkin never takes any money for himself and acts like a modern Robin Hood. However, for the justice represented by his good friend, the actor of the same theatre, and in the real life — police inspector Podberezovikov (Oleg Efremov), this Robin Hood is nothing but the dangerous, smart, inventive and imperceptible criminal who has to be stopped, brought to justice, and put to jail.

In this film Detochkin (Smoktunovsky) plays Hamlet in amateur performance. It is remarkable, that Innokenty Smoktunovsky by then had already played brilliantly Hamlet in the film directed by Grigoriy Kozintzev in 1964 that was based on the translation by Boris Pasternak with the music written by Dmitriy Shostakovich. Smoktunovsky’s Hamlet is considered one of the best interpretations of the tragic Prince ever made.

on June 10th, 2016
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The story of a Soviet «Robin Hood», who works as an insurance agent, with an extremely sensitive feeling of justice. Due to access to financial data, he can recognize some of his customers as the corrupt or fraudsters. Working 9-to-5 as an insurance agent, at night he becomes a car thief. He hijacks the cars acquired (to his mind) in a dishonest way. The money he gains is transferred to children’s homes. But the situation becomes complicated: his best friend is a cop who is trying to catch the serial car thief…

DVD9 | PAL 4:3 | 01:28:44 | 7.70 Gb + 3% rec
Language: Russian
Subtitles: English
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Romance

Director: Eldar Ryazanov
Cast: Innokentiy Smoktunovskiy, Oleg Efremov, Lyubov Dobrzhanskaya, Anatoliy Papanov, Olga Aroseva, Andrey Mironov, Georgi Zhzhyonov, Evgeniy Evstigneev, Donatas Banionis, Vyacheslav Nevinnyy, Galina Volchek
Country: Soviet Union

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