2024-04-23 06:30:31
Workers were represented with respect.
Young moviegoers “Moscow does not believe in tears” They often doubt whether Gosha is a real mechanic. It is said that, even despite some rudeness in communication, such an intelligent and educated person, having philosopher friends, might not work with his hands. He’s an undercover doctor, no less.
Of course, that’s not true. Georgy Ivanovich really worked as a mechanic. And Mikhail Pugovkin’s hero in “Operation Y” was an educated foreman who spoke with sincere fervor regarding the Bolshoi Theater and spaceships. In “Girls”, Tosia, who talked regarding A’s in cabbage soup, had hung portraits of Pushkin and Gagarin. Ordinary workers in Soviet films seemed smarter than modern scientists.
The reason was simple: proletarians were presented as educated people, because that is what they were. Construction work was not considered low-skilled and did not limit a person’s interests in any way. Of course, it is unlikely that every second person ran to the Hermitage and Tretyakov following a trip to the machine. But leisure activities were not limited to watching television programs either.
Additionally, until the mid-1980s, films generally did not emphasize the differences between “intellectuals” and “hard workers.” Rather, the directors sought to emphasize that people are equal to each other, regardless of their job or education. This is exactly what many older viewers are missing in modern cinema.
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