The comedy Lieutenant Rzhevsky vs. Napoleon appeared on large screens in January 2012. This is another work of the Russian director with Lithuanian roots Marius Weisberg, the author of such films as “Love in the Big City” and “Hitler, Kaput”. The picture was released in 3D and had a solid budget by Russian standards, but it did not gain much success with the viewer and critics. Probably, in our country they are still too biased towards parody-kitsch cinema.
At its core, this film is an adaptation of a series of jokes about the adventures of the legendary lieutenant Rzhevsky. Look for historical correspondence in the picture is not worth it. However, the creators did not pursue such a goal, which they openly stated. According to the director, he wanted to get something in between a circus and a show. It should be noted that the authors of the film coped with this task with a bang. The plot of the comedy moves the viewer to the beginning of the 19th century. At a time when the troops of Napoleon Bonaparte triumphantly march through the lands of Russia. The great conqueror has already managed to capture both Europe and Moscow. However, this did not seem enough to him, and he decides to conquer St. Petersburg, which at that time was the Russian capital. The chances of the Russian army to resist the onslaught of the French enemy are extremely small. Field Marshal Kutuzov understands that if Napoleon even lingers a bit in Moscow, Russian soldiers will be able to win valuable time and get more chances for a successful outcome of the battle. Can he just distract the Frenchman from the war? There were legends about Bonaparte's love affairs. The conqueror was indeed extremely skilled in questions of seduction. No woman could resist his unwavering charm. However, having achieved the desired, he immediately lost all interest in the conquered passion. New love victories were what inspired Bonaparte. Remembering the weaknesses of the French commander, Kutuzov decides to distract him from plans to conquer St. Petersburg with the help of an impregnable, mysterious Russian woman. Just finding a beauty who could conquer the heart of the emperor of France and at the same time not succumb to his spells is practically impossible. The commander even involved in the search for a suitable candidate all his connections. However, they were unsuccessful. Desperate to find an extraordinary woman, Kutuzov decided on a gamble. He offers Lieutenant Rzhevsky, another virtuoso in terms of flirting, to dress as a woman and conquer Napoleon. In exchange, the commander offered the lieutenant, who was serving a life prison sentence for propaganda of the sexual revolution, freedom. The plan seems very simple, Rzhevsky is confident of his success. But no one could have imagined that during the introduction into the enemy camp, the lieutenant accidentally met the girl of his dreams - Natasha Rostov - miss Moscow in 1810. Steamy jokes, familiar actors and stars of show business, a straightforward plot - all this is the film "Lieutenant Rzhevsky against Napoleon". In intellectual circles, such movie masterpieces are always perceived hard. And this film is no exception. He did not save even the participation of Jean-Claude Van Damme and the notorious 3D format.
