Tycoon - A New Russian
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Movie Reviews of Tycoon - A New Russian
Movie Review: Powerful portrait of the "new" Russia
Summary: 4 Stars
The timeframe depicted in this film spans from the 80s into the collapse of the Soviet Union and the rise of what is termed in Russia the "oligarchs"--essentially, robber barons who ruthlessly did, and do everything they can to make millions of dollars. One such, a real person, was Boris Berekovski, here christened Platon Makovski.
Using flashbacks, the director, Pavel Longuine, a dual citizen of France and Russia, gives us a penetrating look at how Russians thought and felt and acted as the backbone of their entire civilization, communism, disappeared, to be replaced by a capitalism whose brutality made--and makes--people like John D. Rockefeller resemble babes in the woods. In the new Russia, people openly kill each other for business. Is that true in the US? Sure. But it's true typically of criminals--i.e., those whose lives are on a specific path.
What Longuine shows us in this film is that in the new Russia, it's true of businessmen who follow a path of doing business that can just as easily include whipping out a Kalashnikov and blowing away their competition as it can sitting at a conference room table.
The flashback technique is used effectively, counting down the years--starting at 15 years prior to Makovski's untimely demise--until just before the day of his death. We meet Makovski, his business associates, his mistress(es), the judge who uncovers the truth, his rivals, his allies, his friends. As each character makes his/her presence known, more of the new Russia is revealed until we see a picture of just how cutthroat things became--and still are. To illustrate this, one of Makovski's associates tells a joke about a man who bought a tie for $3,000 and is told by his friend that he was ripped off, since he saw the same tie somewhere else for $2,500.
This is a unique film--no other cinematic work has explored this territory, certainly not as clearly and comprehensively as Longuine has here. Great job.
Movie Review: A new dirty Russia
Summary: 4 Stars
An amazing look at the new corruption in Russia and the shady characters that the new system promotes. This film is right up there with some of the best U.S. gangster movies, including Goodfellas, Godfather, and Scarface. A movie that no one hears of but everyone should see.Movie Review: Politics,money,power,and now art in Russia
Summary: 4 Stars
This is Russia today.
Now I can understand the daily news happenings.
Farenheight 911 is to USA as Tycoon is to Russia.
This picture should be required course in schools.
I wish some of the scarface antics would be easier for me to follow.
Movie Review: Classical
Summary: 3 Stars
A wonderful movie, very good actors, delivering an interesting picture of ex-USSR and the evolution of friendship
While western movies usualy show educated youngsters attracted by left wing ideals in the 70's, this movie depicts the opposite journey from russians ex-communists to capitalism and freedom
You easily get caught in the life of plato and his friends
I love it
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