The Courier
5 hrs. 16 min.
Language
Russian
Author
Karen Shakhnazarov
Author
Karen Shakhnazarov
Narrator
Alisa Pozdnyak
Narrator
Alisa Pozdnyak
Description
Every era gives birth to its own characters. In the late 1980s, Ivan Miroshnikov became a symbol of that time—the main character of the novella and the eponymous film by Karen Shakhnazarov, “The Courier.” Before “The Courier,” books and films rarely featured such freely independent young people: Ivan speaks to adults without fear and from the bottom up, easily argues on equal terms, doesn’t recognize unquestionable authorities, and destroys familiar templates. Yet behind his outward audacity, a careful viewer will notice inner insecurity: he is a guy who hasn’t yet figured out exactly how he wants to arrange his life, but he already firmly knows—he’s not going to live by rules and “decencies” imposed by someone else.
“— What do you dream of?”
“Buy a coat. Winter is coming, and I’ve got nothing to wear.”
“Here you go—a coat! It doesn’t matter to me anyway; soon I’ll have to go to the army. And you wear it and dream about something great…”
The generation of Ivan Miroshnikov and his friend Bazin, who dreamed of a new coat, no longer perceives them as “children”—they themselves become “fathers.” Still, they recognize each other by the lines from “The Courier,” among which the main one is: “Dream about something great…”
“— What do you dream of?”
“Buy a coat. Winter is coming, and I’ve got nothing to wear.”
“Here you go—a coat! It doesn’t matter to me anyway; soon I’ll have to go to the army. And you wear it and dream about something great…”
The generation of Ivan Miroshnikov and his friend Bazin, who dreamed of a new coat, no longer perceives them as “children”—they themselves become “fathers.” Still, they recognize each other by the lines from “The Courier,” among which the main one is: “Dream about something great…”
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