Rzhevsky Versus Napoleon
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| Directed by | Maryus Vaysberg |
| Written by | Andrei Yakovlev Mikhail Savin |
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| Starring | Pavel Derevyanko Volodymyr Zelenskyy |
| Cinematography | Irek Khartovich |
| Music by | Vladimir Saiko |
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Running time | 80 minutes |
| Countries | Russia, Ukraine |
| Language | Russian |
| Budget | $8.5 million[1] |
| Box office | $7.8 million[1] |
Rzhevsky Versus Napoleon (Russian: Ржевский против Наполеона, romanized: Rzhevsky protiv Napoleona; originally planned title «Наполеон капут!» Napoleon goes Kaput![2]) is a Russian-Ukrainian 2012 comedy film, sequel to the 2008 picture Hitler goes Kaput![3][4]
Plot[edit]
Russia, beginning of the 19th century. The troops of Napoleon Bonaparte (Volodymyr Zelenskyy) are triumphantly advancing into the country. Napoleon already managed to conquer Europe and capture Moscow. Now, the next step in his plan is to win the battle for the Russian capital, St. Petersburg. Chances for the Russian army to resist the French enemy are extremely small as they are too weak and not prepared. General Kutuzov (Vladimir Simonov) knows that if for some reason Napoleon lingers in Moscow, his army will win valuable time and get a better chance of victory. Only a mysterious Russian woman could distract womanizing Napoleon from his plans to conquer the world. Kutuzov sets off on the challenging task of looking for a suitable candidate. Lieutenant Rzhevsky (Pavel Derevyanko) is perhaps the most famous tempter in Russia. Now he is serving a life sentence for promoting the sexual revolution. Like Bonaparte, Rzhevsky has an unrivaled skill in enchanting women. The generals offer the lieutenant freedom - all that is required of him in return is to dress himself as a woman and to charm Napoleon. The plan seems simple enough, the lieutenant is confident in his abilities, but suddenly Rzhevsky meets the woman of his dreams — Miss Moscow 1810 — Natasha Rostova (Svetlana Khodchenkova)... He is not ready to let her go even for his own freedom.
Cast[edit]
- Pavel Derevyanko as lieutenant Rzhevsky / Countess Rzhevskaya
- Volodymyr Zelenskyy as Napoleon
- Svetlana Khodchenkova as Natasha Rostova
- Mikhail Galustyan as Marquis de Mazo Sad
- Mikhail Yefremov as Leo Tolstoy
- Marat Basharov as Pyotr Bagration
- Evgeny Koshevoy as Lefty
- Ksenia Sobchak as Madame Xue-Xue
- Anna Semenovich as Ostrozhskaya
- Anfisa Chekhova as realtor
- Jean-Claude Van Damme as himself
- Vladimir Simonov as Mikhail Kutuzov
- Dmitry Mukhamedev as Michel Ney
- Ilya Oleynikov as Demian
- Potap as Gopnik
- Viktor Gusev as himself
- Ruslana Pysanka as Madame Golovina
- Tatyana Orlova as Juju
- Yuri Galtsev as mayor
- Alexander Pershin as Butler
- Alexey Diveev-Church as the leader of the news
- Irina Novak as barmaid of the beauty salon
Production[edit]
Jean-Claude Van Damme agreed to act in the film for free, with only his lodging expenses paid.[5]
Reception[edit]
The film received mostly negative reviews.[6]
References[edit]
- ^ a b "Сборы / Ржевский против Наполеона". Kinopoisk.
- ^ «Наполеон капут!» превратился в «Шерше ля фам», intermedia.ru, 4 June 2009
- ^ "Ржевский против Наполеона". VokrugTV.
- ^ Anna Gorbashova (20 January 2012). "На премьере фильма «Ржевский против Наполеона» меняли анекдот на приз". RIA Novosti.
- ^ "Бесплатная роль Ван Дама". VokrugTV.
- ^ "Ржевский против Наполеона". Kritikanstvo.
