"So, should the big star Olga Chekhovva take a photo?" asked second casting assistant Anna Moffett.

"Well, I think so too." Mrs. Katy, the assistant director of casting, nodded happily: "Ask the sister group's opinions."

"Okay." The second casting assistant Anna Moffett immediately called the internal special line and invited core members of the "SA3 Sisters" including female star Anelise Ackerman, female military doctor Carol Baker, female guerrilla Irene, female journalist Lisa, female director Leni Rivenstale, and female inventor Heidi Rama to discuss.

Olga Chekhovva is the most famous female spy in World War II who can contact Stalin on a single line, and is also one of the most famous female stars in the Third Reich. With her joining, she can provide the most effective right of way for the "Outstanding Lady" to the Far East.

This is the most beneficial plot derivative for the sister group's next adventure. As a team starring, each individual exclusive plot line carried by the plot characters who are incorporated into the main plot of the 0326 branch has its own specific plot derivative. Simply put, it is like "one key to open a lock". Olga Chekhovva is the most important "plot key" to open the right to pass through the Siberian Railway.

Then the question is: how does the Red Soviet treat it compared to Italians who are serious about making movies?

Mrs. Katy, the deputy director of casting, asked the key point: "What do the Soviets think about making movies?"

"Soviet films started very early, almost the same as the development history of the movie itself. The film was just invented in 1895. A year later, the films of the Lumier brothers in France were screened in Moscow and Petersburg, attracting many enthusiasts, such as Shashen, Fergesky and others. In 1908, the Russians made their first feature film, "The Free Man in the Lower Volga River", and it was out of control. In the ten years of 1918, Russia produced as many as 1,376 movies. Among them, it is based on classical texts.

Films adapted from academic works also include films that express Russian history, but more of them are relatively rough entertainment films. At that time, film production was in the hands of private enterprises, and the technical conditions for film production were also very poor, which restricted the improvement of the artistic level of film works. Films with a certain level include: Plottazanov's "The Queen of Spades" (1916, adapted from Pushkin's works), "Andre Korukhov" (1917), Galkin's "The House of Nobles" (1915, adapted from Turgenev's works), etc.

In 1917, with a cannon, the October Revolution broke out in Russia, a new social system was born, and a great era began. In 1919, Lenin signed the Nationalization Act for Film, which was the beginning of the Soviet film industry. During the Soviet Civil War, the screen was occupied mainly by news documentaries, reflecting the heroic battles of the troops and the achievements of the workers and peasants. After the end of the civil war, the Soviet film industry further developed and began to shoot new films reflecting the revolutionary history and the reality of the Soviet Union. During this period, a large number of excellent works and directors emerged.

Such as "Strike" directed by Eisenstein, "Mother" directed by Pdovkin and "New Babylon" directed by Ko Jingtsev. The director who attracted the most attention from the world is Sergey Eisenstein. His work "The Battleship Potskin" is called a milestone work and won a grand prize at the Paris International Film Festival in 1927. To date, this "The Battleship Potskin" is a must-see teaching film in the film subject, which is enough to illustrate its influence. So why is this film a classic? Because the film uses the montage editing technique for the first time in the history of world films.

After the end of the Civil War of the United Nations, a series of film policies were formulated, and a large number of outstanding talents and works emerged. In just one year, the Soviet Union filmed 142 films, including 70 feature films. These films basically expressed the theme films of the October Revolution from different angles, which also marked that film art began to become a powerful weapon for promoting revolutionary ideas. With the emergence of sound films, the expression techniques of film art became more abundant, and at the same time, Soviet films entered a new stage of development. During this period, the creation methods of Soviet literature and art determined the reality of socialism.

The principle of ideology. Another landmark work was born during this period. The film "Xia Boyang" directed by the Vasiliev brothers in 1934 and produced by the Leningrad Film Studio was released. The work is adapted from Furmanov's novel of the same name and tells the story of Xia Boyang, a legendary hero in the Soviet Civil War. The film is a masterpiece in the history of Soviet films, with distinct characters and distinct language. The version translated by my country in 1951 is also quite classic. This film won the Stalin Award in 1941 and was named one of the 100 best films since the birth of international films in 1978.

Soviet Period II (Patriotic War Period)

On September 1, 1939, Germany launched a sudden attack on Poland. Under the famous tactical "blitzkrieg" offensive, the Polish army retreated step by step, and soon the blockbuster territory fell. At the same time, Britain and France declared war on Germany. The largest world war in human history officially began. During this period, Soviet films were basically filmed with anti-fascist themes. Between 1941 and 1945, a total of 489 news magazines, 67 short films, and 347 large-scale documentaries were filmed. Among them, representative works include: "She Is Defending the Motherland" directed by Elmliel, "The Great Turn" directed by Frederick Humler and Eisenstein's patriotism.

The historical film "Ivan the Great". Among them, "The Great Turn" was produced in 1945. The film is based on the theme of the Stalingrad defense battle. It is worth mentioning that the post-production editing of this film was personally participated by Stalin himself and is extremely precious. The film is different from other war-themed films. It has few scenes about battles and more expresses battlefield decision-making and commander psychological activities. Therefore, the film also created a "new psychological film" type. Of course, this film has certain historical limitations, so there are historical facts in the plot arrangement. The film won the Special Award of the Cannes International Film Festival in 1946 and won the Soviet National Gold Award in the same year.

After the end of the Patriotic War in the Soviet Period III (1945-1969), for a long time, Soviet films still revolved around the anti-fascist struggle, but there are two movies here, which are worth mentioning. The first is the movie "Forty-one" released in 1956. This is a war-themed film. It is adapted from the novel of the same name by the Soviet writer Lavrenijov. It tells the tragic story of young men and women who have different classes, cultures, beliefs, and pursuits during the Soviet Civil War. It breaks through the long-standing similar movies, only emphasizes the positive images of heroes, but goes deeper into the issue that human nature and human nature are restricted by the environment, enriches the characters' inner world, and describes human nature and class nature in detail and movingly. It can be said that this movie fired the first shot of the new trend of Soviet films.

Another movie is "War and Peace", which was released in 1966. The film is adapted from the novel of the same name by Leo Tolstoy. It takes the 1812 Russian-French war as the main axis, and the emotional stories of the noble Miss Natasha, the aristocratic young Pierre and the Duke Andre as clues. It tells the major events that took place in Tsarist Russia from 1805 to 1820. The director is Sergey Bondarchuk

At the same time, he is also the actor of the aristocratic young Pierre. It is particularly worth mentioning that the comparison of the war scenes in the film is particularly significant. Whether it is the bloody and brutal killing of the two armies, the heat waves of the Moscow fire, the large-scale burning, killing and looting of the French army, and the cruel abuse of prisoners, especially the long shots of the French army fleeing in a panic that dozens of miles long, all of which were thrilling and tragic.

The film took 12 years from the project in 1955 to the completion of filming in 1966. The filming cost about US$130 million, which is equivalent to US$560 million now (if converted in gold, the gold price in 1966 was US$35/ounce, and the gold price in 2024 was US$2,000/ounce, so US$130 million in 1966 was equivalent to 7.43 billion in 2024). It can be said to be film history

The most expensive film, and all the props, costumes and sets of the film were shot in real scenes, and even 257 authentic ancient paintings and statues were borrowed. Once the film was released, it swept the global film market and recovered its investment costs in Japan alone. Its popularity can be said to be hard to find. Later, it won many international awards including the Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film Golden Globe Awards and Best Foreign Language Films. "—Replaced from "A Brief Talk on Russian Films".

"So, it's obvious. The Soviets are also serious about making movies." Danielle, the leader of the "SA3 Sisters Group" who did his homework when he came, hit the nail on the head of the chief casting assistant field girl.
Chapter completed!