Film "Brother": plot and music, songs

There's no need to tell you about this film: "Brother." is considered a cult classic of its time and genre, perhaps the best film of the 90s. Even today it looks fresh and modern, and it is almost 30 years old! And the film was shot with the most limited budget possible: the whole shooting process took only a month, and the main character's jumper Danila Bagrov cost only 35 roubles, and was bought at a flea market - just so you realise how much "knee-jerk." was this project. Nevertheless, the result surpassed all expectations and won a fervent response from the general public... This film is also admired by the younger generation of viewers, who are curious to know what era their parents' youth fell on.

In today's article we will not tell you about any amazing facts concerning the production of this picture - although it is possible that after reading it you will take a look at this masterpiece in a new way. Today we decided to take a look at a 90's film schlager through the eyes of a music lover - to highlight the musical side of "Brother" and perhaps reveal some little-known details about the beloved film. Anyway, but true fans will find this article interesting!

Unobtrusive musical accompaniment

The plot of the film centres around Danila Bagrov. Having been demobilised, the young man returns to his native province. It's the 90s: unemployment, gloom, moral decay of the country's population... Danila decides to visit his brother in St. Petersburg, where, if rumours are to be believed, he is prosperous and lives comfortably. In the end, Danila learns that his brother working as a hit man. And soon he himself learns all the "charms" of the big city in all its glory....

The film can only be described as vivid film portrait of the '90s - The atmosphere of that time is impeccably and, as they say, very natural. Musical accompaniment was also chosen wisely: while watching the film, we realise that Danila is a big fan of "Nautilus Pompilius." - of a very popular band at that time! And this is the most unobtrusive musical accompaniment in the history of Russian cinema (well, or at least one of them): Bagrov listens to Nautilus in a player, or at a concert, or with the help of an audio system... In general - every time the music of the band complements the situation in the frame as naturally as possible.

The episode that stands out the most is the episode from the concertwhich was filmed during a real performance of Chizh & Co. in the Gorbunov Culture Centre. Singing Butusov was filmed later, separately. But as for the above-mentioned scene, it became a real scene for the actors a test of strength. The story goes that the hall was filled to the limit, it was stuffy, there were a lot of drunks in the crowd (well, almost all the guests were under the influence of one or another hot drink). And here, in the epicentre of it all, in the thick of the crowd are Danila and Sveta. What is it to the team - they shot a few frames from the stage and left quietly. And the actors still had to somehow get out of the raging crowd - on the way to the exit Sergei Bodrov Jr. was almost involved in a scuffle. Such an entertaining story of a seemingly simple musical scene....

That's the track from the disco

Another notable moment is when Danila hangs out with the Catand a rousing foreign song plays in the background... Afterwards, many people tried to find it.

Composition "Max Don't Have S.x With Your Ex." belongs to a band with an equally sultry name "E-Rotic.". And yes: it was really quite popular in the 90s at discos - in any case, many music lovers remember it very well. What can't be said about the band itself, which can be safely called a "one-hit performer": the track played in Alexey Balabanov's film was the biggest achievement of the project, which repeatedly changed its line-up and, in fact, was not really remembered by the general public.

"Sparkling brings you closer together."

In the second "Brother" the director went much further and invited a singer, already famous at that time, to film the film. Irina SaltykovaIrina had already become famous (including with the song "Grey Eyes"). By that time, Irina had already become famous (including the song "Grey Eyes"), and clips with her were actively played on television. She had the image of a kind of Russian Barbie: the performer looked quite bright and epathetic, and for a long time Sergei Bodrov Jr. considered her pathos and fake (well, in terms of humanity). However, one bottle of sparkling wine fundamentally changed his opinion of Saltykova....

The story goes that Balabanov and Bodrov came to visit Irina to discuss the upcoming shoots. They bought a bottle of wine as a presentation, which they opened that evening to brighten up the conversation, so to speak. As a result, the trio had fun discussing the film and telling each other funny moments from life. Afterwards Bodrov confessed:

"Before, Irina Saltykova seemed pathetic, fake. But she turned out to be normal.

Sergei himself also made an impression on the singer. positive impression:

"He was very reserved, well-mannered, calm. He gave the impression of a very modest, yet determined man."

Cultural influence

Despite the fact that the film was created literally on the knees, it turned out to be truly masterpiece! Today, "Brother" has a great cultural influenceHis characters have been parodied many times, Danila Bagrov himself has become a household name - the streets of many Russian cities are decorated with his portraits (graffiti), and there is no teenager who would not know who he is.

Of course, every viewer will have a different opinion about this film. Personally, our opinion is enduring classic. And what do you think about this picture, and what moment is particularly memorable for you? Share your opinion in the comments, it will be interesting to read!