The best Soviet fantastic films

Fantasy has always been loved by many viewers and readers. After all, thanks to her you can learn about the unknown worlds that are very near or very far from us. Soviet fantastic films deserve special attention, because the quality in them is punctuated with the boundless wisdom of filmmakers and screenwriters.

Adult fiction films

Formerly imaginary worlds were passed from mouth to mouth in the form of stories and fairy tales, and with the advent of writing they began to be printed on paper. Since that time, science fiction writers have been able to spread their ideas. Later on their works the artists painted sometimes completely incomprehensible pictures. The emergence of cinematography marked the beginning of a new era of fantasy.

The first Soviet fantastic films were filmed in the 1920s. One of the most striking films that gave direction to all the other directors was Yakov Protazanov's film Aelita, released in 1924. In the next two years, several more films were shot with unusual stories about the revolution and the victory of communism over capitalism. These films are directed by N. Petrov "Aero NT-54", "Communit" by director Morin and "Miss Mend" by two directors - Osep and Barnet.

In the period 40-50-ies the country was not up to fiction. The main direction was motivating films that help people in the reconstruction of the country.

According to most critics, the best fantastic pictures were taken from the 1960s to the 1980s. This list includes the favorite "Stalker" and "Solaris", which was shot by the famous director Andrei Tarkovsky, and "Hyperboloid engineer Garin" director Alexander Ginzburg, as well as many other films that received and did not receive recognition from the public.

Children's Fantastic Movies

In 1979, a film was released, consisting of 3 series, entitled "The Adventures of Electronics." The viewers immediately liked the twin brothers who played the robot and his earthly brother. And the song "The winged swing" after this film will sound very long on the lips of the fans of the film.

In 1985, another series appeared on the screens of the country - "Guest from the Future", narrating about Alice Selezneva. This film was shot based on the story of Kira Bulychev, a popular Soviet science fiction writer. These series have not lost their popularity and please us from the screens of the leading TV channels to this day.

Fans of the genre should definitely watch Soviet fantastic films, because they will always remain interesting, even if they do not have as large budgets as modern blockbusters.

Sannikov Land

This is a Soviet film filmed in 1973 by the Mosfilm studio based on the novel by Vladimir Obruchev. In 1974, from those who wanted to see it there was no release. In the first year of rent, the picture was viewed by 41 million people.

The film takes place in the early 20th century. Settler Ilyin with goldmine Perfiliev decide to go in search of warm land, located beyond the Arctic Circle. Then followed the search for the team. There were not enough people, but this number was enough to send the team to search.

As a result of the journey, the heroes are on volcanic soil, where they find the location of the leader of the local Onkilon tribe. However, during a quarrel with a shaman, one of the team shoots into the air, which violates the balance in nature. There is an earthquake, volcanoes will go out. The land of Sannikov begins to freeze with all the animals and plants on it. Only Ilyin manages to reach the Great Land, where it is found by hunters. The remaining members of the expedition were killed.

"Testament of Professor Dowell"

This film was released in 1984 based on the novel by Alexander Belyaev and immediately became very popular with the audience.

In the film itself, there are many discrepancies with the novel, but this does not prevent it from being quite interesting and exciting.

Thus, Soviet fantastic films carry both a fantastic component and a message to people about the necessary qualities that need to be developed in oneself.