For various reasons, in the minds of most of the theme of the civil war of the early 20th century in Russia - a tragic theme. It - splits within families, thousands of deaths, grief, hunger Psychology and physiology of hunger - the two sides of the same coin Terror. And not even thinking about who is right and who is wrong, it is worth noting that to do a comedy about the party of the revolution, whether it is white or red, is never easy. Adventure comedy "Green Van" based on the novel by Alexander Kozachinsky still the exception.

Alexander Pavlovsky - director of the film - it was possible to transfer Odessa humor story "Green Van" - the story of the era of the 20s, where the bustle and confusion intersect, where the power is changing almost every day - to the big screen and make it all the classics of the genre, with subtle remarks and phrases that are unlikely to cause laughter, but are remembered forever.

Today, when literature is perceived by no means all, the films made by the book - quite a rarity. "Green Van" was a story polubiograficheskoy. It Kozachinsky that in the literature but her no note talked about his life and the life of his friend Yevgeny Petrov, who is known to many as a link in conjunction Ilf-Petrov. It is impossible to say which of the friends to whom affected, but that the "Green Van" has much in common with the "12 chairs" and the "Golden Calf", can not be denied. Here and a similar sense of humor, like irony.

The hero of the film - just graduated from high school boy, lives in Odessa 20s. Ignoring the advice of his father, surrendering to the dreams of the laurels of Sherlock Holmes, Volodya gets to serve in the criminal investigation. On the instructions of his superiors sent to a county to combat bootleggers and horse thieves, along the way meeting a lot of old friends, whom the revolution is not spared. Throughout the film, Volodya goes from naive boy to a reasonable person. Though the plot and unobtrusive, the film at the time made a strong impression on young people.

The film could not be better transferred to the atmosphere of the old, almost legendary Odessa. She remembered and now in Soviet films of the Odessa KVN humor and eighties, rebuffed by anecdotes, on the books of Ilf and Petrov.

The atmosphere and contributes to the brilliant team of actors. Here and Konstantin Grigoriev, brilliantly and ironically playing the role of head of the Criminal Investigation Department, and Margarita Krinitsyna in a ridiculous role konvoirshi and Brondukov in matchless role Grishchenko, the assistant of the protagonist, and, of course, Dmitry Kharatyan, young, still a boy, played the main role Volodya Patrikeeva. The game cast a bright, moderately sophisticated. Throughout the film, a smile is not coming out with the person. Staged work is very high quality, and situational humor slips through the postures and gestures.

In general, the film turned out to be surprisingly easy, dear. Of the minuses, perhaps, you can select the camera work and the light, the other technical components can not be called perfect, comparing them with peers at the time. But still, you see, for a Soviet film that was not the main thing. Phrases from the film and frazochki want to repeat again and again to use them wherever possible, and that says a lot.