Brilliant article title Bogomolov
"Do not Canna"!
And intelligent text.
http://grani.ru/opinion/m.178348.html
My personal opinion on why his old movies because we all like.
Mikhalkov - very bad artist. In a sense - an artist, but anger remains.
And in "Native" and "Unfinished Piece ..." beautiful talented actors embody their evil and, yes, accurate vision of the world and human nature.
Everything Else - golimaya conjuncture. "Slave of Love" - "revolyusennoe" movie zavulirovannoe by love and costume drama. "At home among strangers ..." - The same thing and hidden under a western. About "12", "55" and "Hitchhiking" say nothing.
"Five Evenings" must successfully remarkable dramaturgy, film with Mastroianni - a set of nested dolls.
The main secret Mikhalkov - gather in front of the camera of the best actors and use their potential to its fullest. They themselves will do everything. Plus - always - the best operator. And as a director he is, of course, a strong professional, but - alas - not a genius.
This is the issue - a genius and villainy. Inconsistent, however, spend all baldness "higher-ups ...