The Undiamond Arm (Russian: Небриллиантовая рука, romanized: Nebrilliantovaya ruka) is a 2024 Russian comedy film directed by Mikhail Semichev and Roman Kim. It is a parody of Leonid Gaidai's classic comedy The Diamond Arm. Starring Timur Batrutdinov, Maxim Lagashkin and Alexey Vorobyov.
| The Undiamond Arm | |
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| Russian: Небриллиантовая рука | |
| Directed by | Mikhail Semichev Roman Kim |
| Written by | Andrey Shelkov Maxim Tkachenko |
| Produced by | Tina Kandelaki Arkady Vodakhov Boris Khanchalyan |
| Starring | Timur Batrutdinov Maxim Lagashkin Alexey Vorobyov |
| Cinematography | Yevgeny Mlyukov Yuri Danilov |
| Edited by | Pavel Korchemkin Yevgeny Chernyshev |
Production companies | TNT Comedy Club Production |
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| Country | Russia |
| Language | Russian |
The film will premiere on December 31, 2024.
Plot
editThe action takes place in a fictional Soviet era, but in the present day. The main character, Semyon Semyonovich Gorbunkov, goes on a cruise liner trip and makes a stop in Dubai along the way. There, smugglers Gesha and Lyolik put him in a plaster cast, but not with diamonds. Instead, the plaster cast will contain attributes of modern, rich life: smartphones and hair dryers.
Cast
edit- Timur Batrutdinov as Semyon Semyonovich Gorbunkov
- Alexey Vorobyov as Gennady Petrovich Kozodoev
- Maxim Lagashkin as Lyolik
- Marina Kravets as Nadya, Gorbunkov's wife
- Artyom Melnikov as Maxim, Gorbunkov's son
- Stefania Lebedeva as Gorbunkov's daughter
- Olga Kartunkova as Varvara Sergeevna Plyushch, house manager
- Pavel Volya as smuggler-pharmacist
- Mikhail Galustyan as smuggler-pharmacist's assistant
- Yuri Muzychenko as Jack Sparrow
- Dmitry Guberniev as Nikolay Guberniev
- Nikita Kologrivy, Roman Madyanov, Vladimir Epifantsev, Roman Kagramanov, Natalia Medvedeva, Regina Todorenko as cameo
Critical reception
editAlready at the idea level, the film has attracted a lot of criticism.[1][2] As film critic David Shneiderov noted: “Of course, it’s stupid to compare Batrutdinov with Nikulin or Lagashkin with Papanov. It’s complete nonsense. But as a disposable piece of chewing gum with the motto ‘People will swallow it’, why not. ‘The Undiamond Arm’, fortunately, will not be released in cinemas”.[3] Maxim Nikulin, the son of actor Yuri Nikulin, in an interview with News.ru said that he had not seen any high-quality similar projects on the TNT TV channel: “Bad. Nothing I saw was good. Someone rightly noted: you can’t look for success where you’ve already found it”.[4][5] At the same time, the project was supported by Sarik Andreasyan, who noted that “it is necessary to adapt classical works for modern generations who need ‘understandable cinematic language”.[4]
References
edit- ^ Игорь Карев (September 3, 2024). ""Слабо новое придумать?" В сети раскритиковали "Небриллиантовую руку"". Аргументы и факты.
- ^ Елена Лепехина (September 2, 2024). ""Въехать в рай на старом бренде": в Думе высказались о ремейке "Бриллиантовой руки"". RTVI.
- ^ ""People схавает": известный кинокритик разнёс ремейк "Бриллиантовой руки"". kino.rambler.ru. Retrieved September 2, 2024.
- ^ a b "Максим Никулин раскритиковал съёмки фильма "Небриллиантовая рука"". Ridus. Retrieved September 2, 2024.
- ^ "Канделаки ответила на критику сына Никулина". РИА Новости. Retrieved September 4, 2024.
External links
edit- The Undiamond Arm at IMDb
- Илья Ненко. В России переснимают «Бриллиантовую руку»: кто сыграет в новом фильме и как изменили сюжет? Вокруг света (4 сентября 2024)
- Сусанна Альперина. Появилось первое видео новогоднего телефильма «Небриллиантовая рука» Российская газета (12 сентября 2024)