Admiral

2008 "The Highest Command"
6.7| 2h3m| en| More Info
Released: 09 October 2008 Released
Producted By: 20th Century Fox
Country: Russia
Budget: 0
Revenue: 0
Official Website: http://admiralfilm.ru/
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This is a story of a great love facing the greatest drama of the history of Russia. Admiral Kolchak is a true war hero and beloved husband and father. One day he meets Anna, the love of his life and the wife of his best friend. The revolution in his heart faces the revolution in his own country His destiny is to become the Supreme Ruler of Russia.

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Linbeymusol Wonderful character development!
Diagonaldi Very well executed
GazerRise Fantastic!
ShangLuda Admirable film.
Crveni Krst Ever since the Soviet Union collapsed, Russia has endured a struggle for a redefinition of it's own identity. The fight between communist values and the ones which existed before 1917 is fierce, and "Admiral" is yet another byproduct of such struggle. What grew to be extremely popular in the last decade or so is the glorification of the past pre-communist times, when all was neat and dandy. Beautiful aristocrats enjoyed life in all it's glory, glances met at balls on courts, compliments were exchanged in even a simplest conversation, heroism was the ultimate distinction for a gentleman (which everyone seemed to be) and a deep devotion to religion. Then, the filthy Bolseviks came and took all that away... was it really like this? Well if you watch "Admiral" and have some sympathy towards the royal Russia, you'd pull that shallow conclusion.A heroic admiral of Royal Russian Navy, with a deep sense for justice, religion and fairness falls into a twist of revolution and love with a breathtaking young woman, who happens to be married to one of his colleagues. They could have it all, yet faith had other plans. Eventually the most noble Mr Admiral gets shot by commie bad guys while the fair lady lives to tell the story. Almost a new version of Titanic... hahaha.I'm not Russian but you don't need to be one in order to see the one sided shallowness of the story. I'm pretty sure that some people on high positions and with deep pockets had quite a comfy life before the revolution, however, there wouldn't have been one if everyone else enjoyed such lushness. We are served with a black-white pattern of and enlightened Tsarist Russia and rotten revolutionaries who can't read and kill women. The truth is somewhere in the middle as ever, and if you look for that nice balance of history and film, you won't find it in Admiral.This beyond any doubt was a costly project. The frame is pretty good, scenery is on the level, costumes are authentic, locations are proper, yet all that just isn't enough to cover the partial and shallow script. The 3 points go to the technical outcome. It's nice to look and but that's it really.
gregking4 A sweeping historical epic and moving love story reminiscent of David Lean's epic Dr Zhivago, Admiral is a big budget film set against the turbulent history of Russia between 1914 and 1920. The central character is Admiral Aleksandr Vasilevich Kolchak (Konstantin Khabenskiy), a genuine Russian hero – Arctic explorer, hero of the Baltic campaign in World War I – who became leader of White Russia after the revolution and was executed as a traitor by the Bolsheviks in 1920. Kolchak also embarks on an affair with Anna Timireva (Elizaveta Boyarskaya), the wife of his best friend and fellow officer. This marvellous film from director Andrei Kravchuk (The Italian, etc) explores the destruction of the opulent way of life of Imperial Russia as well as the brutal horrors of war. A stirring story of love, honour, patriotism and heroism, Admiral has been beautifully shot in widescreen and its visuals are often breath taking.
Nat Heagal Perhaps I was not the only moviegoer who was reluctant to go and see this film. For too long time Russians have been fed with another history of Great October Revolution, and now the trend is to try and show it in complete reverse. But this appears to be absolutely irrelevant to anyone who wasn't born in the USSR. And then, the main storyline is love, and civil war appears to be just a background, but an essential background as the title character Kolchak is the head of the White Guard Army faithfully fighting for ideas and beliefs of falling Russian Empire. The story is very well served, focusing not on the fall of Empire and what followed that fall, but on the personality of Kolchak himself. He is a human with his own vices and weaknesses, a man who had a lot of affairs but only one true love. The opening sea battle gives a taste of unwanted pathos to the story. Being trapped by enemies on severely damaged ship with half of the crew either dead or invalid, then-captain Kolchak single-handedly manages to cause irreparable damage to German "Karl Friedrich" ship and win the battle, which looks a bit surreal. What follows is Kolchak's rise and Russian Empire's fall intertwined with a strong feeling between him and his friend's wife, Anna. The story is inaccurate in terms of historical authenticity, but nevertheless impressive and epic. The title character of Kolchak is brilliantly portrayed by Konstantin Knabensky, who finally gained the maturity needed and a slight tinge of pathos which never goes away throughout the entire movie. The role of Kolchak's ally and friend, general Kappel, is also well portrayed by Sergei Bezrukov who seems to overact in most of his roles, but this time hits the nail right in. Another notable character is Sonya, Kolchak's wife played by Anna Kovalchuk. This stoic woman endured her husband's numerous adulteries with infinite grace and patience, finally losing him to the femme fatal Anna Timireva but never stopping to love him. The character of Anna herself was meant to be the highlight of the movie, an image of a wealthy married woman who gives up everything to follow her true love through war and misery, but instead appeared to be a flat, insignificant, and very badly played by Elizaveta Boyarskaya role. She is simply not credible and far from portraying this complex character, pushing only with her natural beauty instead. She doesn't care whether she loves Kolchak, doesn't care if he is dead or alive - she just moves and talks respectively to the storyline. That's why the love story itself fails to be delivered on screen and leave the audience with any message. Having said that, it doesn't mean that the movie is bad at all, it just lacks this emotional grip on the audience in terms of love story, but it delivers the story of one man who attempted to change the history, and the history itself behind that man.
Adelina N But if I am still aliveCounter to destinyThat's only as your loveAnd memory of youAna Timireva "Your smile that I will never forget, your voice, your hands are the symbol of the highest award for me which can give me life for performance of the greatest aim, military idea, debt and the obligations sent by the severe and unshakable nature of war…" These words full of love, emotions and fear to lose his beloved woman were written by Admiral Kolchak to Anna Timireva. She was a married woman with a son, he had wife and son too. Anna was younger than Admiral in 19 years but love does not have borders and they both understood it. He wasn't the handsomest of men and besides he was a soldier and patriot dedicated to the army and to the country. But she was the real princess: young, clever and gorgeous. They seemed to be just ordinary people but their amazing love story and tragic destiny made them legends. "Admiral" is that type of movies that you watch on one breath and when it ends you don't need to speak with your friends and share your thoughts about the film. It is something extraordinary that you keep deep inside your heart. You are nearly crying as if it was your own life and your sufferings. This is the power of that movie. First of all, you will be impressed with the actors' transformation. Konstantyn Habensky as Admiral Kolchak is exactly the man from that epoch. Fearless, brave and strong person with so many contradictions that finally led him to his death. Habensky has previously worked with Elizaveta Boyarskaya in "Irony of Fate 2" but in this picture they are more natural and real as a duet. Historical dramas are for sure one of the most hardest genre. The duty of actors is to make audience believe that you are that Man or that Woman from specific century and era. In "Admiral" Elizaaveta Boyarskaya did a fantastic job. She did a hundred times better than she did in "Irony of Fate" Maybe it's because "Irony" was just a sequel of the famous Soviet film. But Anna in "Admiral" is definitely her role that she played with fidelity and grace. I also want to say few words about the music. The original score is fantastic. And the title song "Anna" which was a poem written by Anna Timireva and dedicated to Kolchak sounds so touching. Just listen to it and you will understand how strong this woman were. Singer Victoria Dayneko performed it perfectly and her voice is amazing. Admiral was killed in February 7, 1920. Anna Timireva spent most of her life in prisons and camps. She died in 1975. As she said she had been with Admiral only for two years. But she never stopped loving him even after his death.