The man in his place

the First began tragically in the war, in resisting Odessa. His childhood was shaped as a person, and his wounds remained there forever. Born during the Nazi RAID in the shelter. In the 42nd killed father – a military pilot. Soon, the Nazis executed his mother, who refused to cooperate with the occupiers. Grew up in an orphanage, which subsequently will shoot a film “wounded animal” with the knowledge of this life and these characters, to what this topic was never raised by anybody.

At VGIK was a student at the workshop of Sergei Gerasimov and Tamara Makarova – they instilled in him all those qualities which enabled him to create a true Director’s masterpieces – “wounded animal”, “From life of leisure”, “life, tears and love…”. Here absolutely everything, from the stellar collections of the best actors of our cinema to camera work and music of Isaac Schwartz. And most importantly – the atmosphere passed with the skill of a great, sensitive artist, all the nerves speaks for vibration time. These paintings were inspired by the gift of sympathy: to those beginning the journey of life teenagers who grew up without parental love, the elderly, the final life cycle in the house of veterans. He had a marvelous sense of humor, and the film “life of leisure” is a firework sniper accurate sketches of human characters, gathered in the seaside rest home.

He collected a great cast of actors. He has played with such artists as Rolan Bykov, Sergei Martinson, Lydia Fedoseyev, Georgy Burkov, Jeanne Bolotov, Anatoli Solonitsyn, Evgeni Evstigneev… He is a great actor, he knew the taste of acting and the price paid for his profession a good actor. Of his best roles in the movie – cheerful husband of the heroine of Sergei Uvarov in the film Gleb Panfilov’s I want the floor, the main role in the film “the Director” Alexey Saltykov, the prototype of the hero was the Creator of the Moscow automobile plant Likhachev, Ivan.

When he split the legendary Taganka Theatre, which he headed “Commonwealth Taganka actors”. Was the Minister of culture of the USSR. He was elected to the state Duma and the Moscow city Duma. Last year, the newly elected Deputy and Deputy speaker of the Moscow city Duma. The author of many of the Duma’s initiatives, including a tax on childlessness and the tightening control over the inflow of migrants to Russia.

Like any great artist, his main contribution he has made to the art of cinema and theatre. And as always happens in the present art, his work is much wider and wiser what he said and did as a public person. It’s how we remember him – a great actor, great Director, fluent in the languages of film, theater and music. And remember his will, as articulated in one of his paintings: “Everyone should mind his own business.”