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Ivan Vasilievich: Back to the Future

February 05, 2023

Ivan Vasilievich Changes Profession (Russian: Иван Васильевич меняет профессию, romanized: Ivan Vasilyevich menyayet professiyu) is a Soviet comic science fiction film directed by Leonid Gaidai in June 1973. In the United States the film has sometimes been sold under the title Ivan Vasilievich: Back to the Future.[1] This film is based on the play Ivan Vasilievich by Mikhail Bulgakov. It was one of the most attended films in the Soviet Union in 1973, with more than 60 million tickets sold.[2]

Ivan Vasilievich Changes Profession
Evseev-Zolotarevsky's film poster
Directed byLeonid Gaidai
Screenplay byVladlen Bakhnov
Leonid Gaidai
Based onIvan Vasilievich
by Mikhail Bulgakov
StarringYury Yakovlev
Leonid Kuravlyov
Aleksandr Demyanenko
Music byAleksandr Zatsepin
Release dates
  • June 1973 (1973-06) (U.S.)
  • 17 September 1973 (1973-09-17) (Soviet Union)
Running time
93 minutes
CountrySoviet Union
LanguagesRussian
German

Plot

The story begins in 1973 Moscow, where engineer Aleksandr "Shurik" Timofeyev (Aleksandr Demyanenko) is working on a time machine in his apartment. By accident, he sends Ivan Vasilievich Bunsha (Yury Yakovlev), superintendent of his apartment building, and George Miloslavsky (Leonid Kuravlyov), a burglar, back into the time of Ivan IV "The Terrible". The pair is forced to disguise themselves, with Bunsha dressing up as Ivan IV (tsar) and Miloslavsky as a knyaz (duke) of the same name. At the same time, the real Ivan IV (also played by Yury Yakovlev) is sent by the same machine into Shurik's apartment, he has to deal with modern-day life while Shurik tries to fix the machine so that everyone can be brought back to their proper place in time. Superintendent Bunsha and Tsar Ivan IV the Terrible are lookalikes but have completely different personalities, which results in funny situations of mistaken identity. As the police (tipped off by a neighbor who was burgled by Miloslavsky) close in on Shurik, who is frantically trying to repair the machine, the cover of Bunsha and Miloslavsky is blown and they have to fight off the Streltsy, who have figured out that Bunsha is an impostor. The movie ends with Bunsha, Miloslavsky, and Ivan IV all transported back to their proper places, although the entire episode is revealed to be a dream by Shurik... or was it?

Cast

Production

Film locations

Props

The time machine for the film was created by the artist, wood sculptor and cartoonist Vyacheslav Pochechuev. The original version of the time machine, manufactured by a special bureau, turned out to be an expressionless layout of a standard computer. Pochechuev sketched a new model and, with the help of a designer, a locksmith and a glassblower, created a new time machine in a few days, causing the audience to feel a miracle . Pochechuev received a prize of 40 rubles, and in the certificate from the accounting department it was written: "The money was issued for the invention of a time machine."[5]

Deviations from the original play

The original play was written by Bulgakov in 1935 (albeit not published until 1965) and, therefore, used a setting typical to the 1930s. The film, released in 1973, made changes to the setting to make it contemporary. For instance, Shpak's phonograph was replaced in the film with a tape recorder, and the time machine was envisioned as using more advanced technology such as transistors. In addition, inventor Timofeyev is inspired to travel to Ivan IV's era after Miloslavsky recitaring the book about Ivan IV, as opposed to listening to the opera The Maid of Pskov on the radio.[6]

There were other deviations, not related to changes designed to modernize the setting. While the inventor's surname Timofeyev was retained, he was called Nikolai (nicknamed "Koka" by his wife Zinaida), while in the film, his name is Alexander (called "Shurik" informally). He is presumably an older version of the protagonist of two previous Leonid Gaidai films: Operation Y and Other Shurik's Adventures and Kidnapping, Caucasian Style, played by the same actor, Aleksandr Demyanenko; this connection, though, is not stated outright and neither of these earlier films are referenced.[6]

In addition, the reason for the time machine malfunction was changed. In the original play, Bunsha and Miloslavsky knowingly disable the machine to seal the gateway between the two time periods, but are dragged into the past, along with the key to the machine, forcing Timofeyev to make a replacement key. In the film, the time machine is accidentally damaged by a halberd, and Timofeyev has to search for some transistors to repair it.

Finally, while the "all just a dream" ending is present in both the play and the film, the play ends on a revelation that Shpak's apartment has been robbed in reality, not only in the dream. This twist is absent in the film.

In the play, Ivan Vasilievich Bunsha is the son of a nobleman, something which, as a conscientious Soviet bureaucrat, he tries to hide. This isn't mentioned in the film, and would have been an anachronism in 1973.

Bunsha's full surname in the play is Bunsha-Koretsky.[6]

In mass media

In November 2020, Sberbank released an advertisement in which George Miloslavsky went to Moscow on a time machine in the sample of 2020. The image of Miloslavsky was recreated using Deepfake technology.[7]

References

  1. ^ For example as released on DVD by Image Entertainment in December 2002
  2. ^ Leaders of distribution 10 May 2012 at the Wayback Machine (in Russian)
  3. ^ Телефильм из цикла «Тайны советского кино» — «Иван Васильевич меняет профессию» Archived 2020-01-19 at the Wayback Machine, Иван Усачёв, ОАО «ТВ Центр», 2010 год. In Russian
  4. ^ . Archived from the original on 29 December 2019. Retrieved 29 December 2019.. In Russian
  5. ^ Звёздный бульвар Archived 2017-10-21 at the Wayback Machine, № 40, октябрь 2017 года, с. 18 «Нужно срочно изобрести машину времени!». Создатель чудо-аппарата для фильма «Иван Васильевич меняет профессию» художник Владислав Почечуев жил напротив «Рабочего и колхозницы» Archived 2017-10-17 at the Wayback Machine. In Russian
  6. ^ a b c Ядерный взрыв в «Бриллиантовой руке»
  7. ^ . Archived from the original on 7 April 2022. Retrieved 8 February 2021.. In Russian

External links

  • Ivan Vasilievich: Back to the Future at AllMovie
  • Ivan Vasilievich: Back to the Future at IMDb
  • Ivan Vasilievich: Back to the Future at Rotten Tomatoes
  • Ivan Vasilievich: Back to the Future on official Mosfilm channel on YouTube
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  • Screenshots and the script of the film compared with the original play by Bulgakov (in Russian)

February 05, 2023
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Ivan Vasilievich Changes Profession Russian Ivan Vasilevich menyaet professiyu romanized Ivan Vasilyevich menyayet professiyu is a Soviet comic science fiction film directed by Leonid Gaidai in June 1973 In the United States the film has sometimes been sold under the title Ivan Vasilievich Back to the Future 1 This film is based on the play Ivan Vasilievich by Mikhail Bulgakov It was one of the most attended films in the Soviet Union in 1973 with more than 60 million tickets sold 2 Ivan Vasilievich Changes ProfessionEvseev Zolotarevsky s film posterDirected byLeonid GaidaiScreenplay byVladlen Bakhnov Leonid GaidaiBased onIvan Vasilievichby Mikhail BulgakovStarringYury YakovlevLeonid KuravlyovAleksandr DemyanenkoMusic byAleksandr ZatsepinRelease datesJune 1973 1973 06 U S 17 September 1973 1973 09 17 Soviet Union Running time93 minutesCountrySoviet UnionLanguagesRussianGerman Contents 1 Plot 2 Cast 3 Production 3 1 Film locations 3 2 Props 4 Deviations from the original play 5 In mass media 6 References 7 External linksPlot EditThe story begins in 1973 Moscow where engineer Aleksandr Shurik Timofeyev Aleksandr Demyanenko is working on a time machine in his apartment By accident he sends Ivan Vasilievich Bunsha Yury Yakovlev superintendent of his apartment building and George Miloslavsky Leonid Kuravlyov a burglar back into the time of Ivan IV The Terrible The pair is forced to disguise themselves with Bunsha dressing up as Ivan IV tsar and Miloslavsky as a knyaz duke of the same name At the same time the real Ivan IV also played by Yury Yakovlev is sent by the same machine into Shurik s apartment he has to deal with modern day life while Shurik tries to fix the machine so that everyone can be brought back to their proper place in time Superintendent Bunsha and Tsar Ivan IV the Terrible are lookalikes but have completely different personalities which results in funny situations of mistaken identity As the police tipped off by a neighbor who was burgled by Miloslavsky close in on Shurik who is frantically trying to repair the machine the cover of Bunsha and Miloslavsky is blown and they have to fight off the Streltsy who have figured out that Bunsha is an impostor The movie ends with Bunsha Miloslavsky and Ivan IV all transported back to their proper places although the entire episode is revealed to be a dream by Shurik or was it Cast EditYury Yakovlev Ivan the Terrible Ivan Vasilievich Bunsha building superintendent Leonid Kuravlyov George Miloslavsky burglar Aleksandr Demyanenko Aleksandr Shurik Timofeyev inventor Savely Kramarov Feofan the clerk Natalya Seleznyova Zinaida Shurik s wife Natalya Krachkovskaya Uliana Andreevna Bunsha superintendent s wife Natalya Kustinskaya Yakin s mistress Vladimir Etush Anton Semyonovich Shpak dentist Mikhail Pugovkin film director Yakin Sergey Filippov Swedish ambassador Edward Bredun black market seller Natalia Gurzo Shpak s dental nurse Nina Maslova Tsaritza Marfa Viktor Uralsky Police sergeant major Leonid Gaidai Yakin s light assistant citation needed Ivan Zhevago Psychiatrist Production EditFilm locations Edit Moscow USSR The modern Moscow location is New Arbat Avenue formerly Kalinin Prospekt 3 then and perhaps still now a fairly prestigious location of Moscow which is not too far from the Kremlin Rostov Kremlin Rostov USSR 4 Yalta USSRProps Edit The time machine for the film was created by the artist wood sculptor and cartoonist Vyacheslav Pochechuev The original version of the time machine manufactured by a special bureau turned out to be an expressionless layout of a standard computer Pochechuev sketched a new model and with the help of a designer a locksmith and a glassblower created a new time machine in a few days causing the audience to feel a miracle Pochechuev received a prize of 40 rubles and in the certificate from the accounting department it was written The money was issued for the invention of a time machine 5 Deviations from the original play EditThe original play was written by Bulgakov in 1935 albeit not published until 1965 and therefore used a setting typical to the 1930s The film released in 1973 made changes to the setting to make it contemporary For instance Shpak s phonograph was replaced in the film with a tape recorder and the time machine was envisioned as using more advanced technology such as transistors In addition inventor Timofeyev is inspired to travel to Ivan IV s era after Miloslavsky recitaring the book about Ivan IV as opposed to listening to the opera The Maid of Pskov on the radio 6 There were other deviations not related to changes designed to modernize the setting While the inventor s surname Timofeyev was retained he was called Nikolai nicknamed Koka by his wife Zinaida while in the film his name is Alexander called Shurik informally He is presumably an older version of the protagonist of two previous Leonid Gaidai films Operation Y and Other Shurik s Adventures and Kidnapping Caucasian Style played by the same actor Aleksandr Demyanenko this connection though is not stated outright and neither of these earlier films are referenced 6 In addition the reason for the time machine malfunction was changed In the original play Bunsha and Miloslavsky knowingly disable the machine to seal the gateway between the two time periods but are dragged into the past along with the key to the machine forcing Timofeyev to make a replacement key In the film the time machine is accidentally damaged by a halberd and Timofeyev has to search for some transistors to repair it Finally while the all just a dream ending is present in both the play and the film the play ends on a revelation that Shpak s apartment has been robbed in reality not only in the dream This twist is absent in the film In the play Ivan Vasilievich Bunsha is the son of a nobleman something which as a conscientious Soviet bureaucrat he tries to hide This isn t mentioned in the film and would have been an anachronism in 1973 Bunsha s full surname in the play is Bunsha Koretsky 6 In mass media EditIn November 2020 Sberbank released an advertisement in which George Miloslavsky went to Moscow on a time machine in the sample of 2020 The image of Miloslavsky was recreated using Deepfake technology 7 References Edit For example as released on DVD by Image Entertainment in December 2002 Leaders of distribution Archived 10 May 2012 at the Wayback Machine in Russian Telefilm iz cikla Tajny sovetskogo kino Ivan Vasilevich menyaet professiyu Archived 2020 01 19 at the Wayback Machine Ivan Usachyov OAO TV Centr 2010 god In Russian Ivanom Vasilevichem mog stat Nikulin a Miloslavskim Mironov Archived from the original on 29 December 2019 Retrieved 29 December 2019 In Russian Zvyozdnyj bulvar Archived 2017 10 21 at the Wayback Machine 40 oktyabr 2017 goda s 18 Nuzhno srochno izobresti mashinu vremeni Sozdatel chudo apparata dlya filma Ivan Vasilevich menyaet professiyu hudozhnik Vladislav Pochechuev zhil naprotiv Rabochego i kolhoznicy Archived 2017 10 17 at the Wayback Machine In Russian a b c Yadernyj vzryv v Brilliantovoj ruke Personazh Zhorzh Miloslavskij stal licom reklamnoj kampanii Sberbanka Moya Moskva onlajn Archived from the original on 7 April 2022 Retrieved 8 February 2021 In RussianExternal links EditIvan Vasilievich Back to the Future at AllMovie Ivan Vasilievich Back to the Future at IMDb Ivan Vasilievich Back to the Future at Rotten Tomatoes Ivan Vasilievich Back to the Future on official Mosfilm channel on YouTube Trailer and Screenshots Screenshots and the script of the film compared with the original play by Bulgakov in Russian Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Ivan Vasilievich Back to the Future amp oldid 1135478411, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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