National recognition came to Aristarkh Livanov after participating in the painting "State Border". Viewers liked the inborn aristocrat. This largely determined the further acting fate of Livanov. Aristarkh Evgenievich continues to remain in demand today.
From the biography of Aristarchus Livanov
The future popular actor was born on March 17, 1947 in Kiev. The name Aristarchus received in honor of his grandfather: he was a clergyman; he was shot in 1938.
Parents of Aristarchus met during the war. Mom worked in the hospital, was a lieutenant in the medical service. And my father was in the hospital after being wounded. After some time, young people decided to start a family.
After the war, Livanov’s parents worked at the Pioneer House, where they led a children's club. They taught the children to create dolls. And then they staged children's performances. Aristarchus has a younger brother Igor, who also became a famous actor.
Aristarchus began to dream about the acting profession from about the fifth grade. He enjoyed attending a studio run by his dad and mom. However, for himself, Livanov decided that he would work not in a puppet, but in a real drama theater.
Upon graduation, Aristarchus went to Leningrad, where he entered the Institute of Theater, Music and Cinematography. In 1969, Livanov graduated from high school. He was sent to Volgograd, to the local Theater of Young Spectators. Subsequently, the actor replaced several more theaters. Here are just a few of the cities where he worked:
- Volgograd
- Taganrog;
- Rostov-on-Don;
- Moscow.
Aristarkh Evgenievich arrived in the capital of the USSR at the end of the 80s. The further fate of the actor was connected with this city. To date, Livanov serves at the Gorky Art Academic Theater.
Here are some theatrical works in which Aristarchus of Livanov took part:
- Grigory Melekhov ("Quiet Don");
- Leonid Gaev (The Cherry Orchard);
- Myshkin ("Idiot");
- Obolyaninov ("Zoykina apartment").
Career in cinema
Leaving the walls of the theater institute, the young actor first starred in a movie. It was the film "These Innocent Funs" according to the wonderful story by Anatoly Rybakov "Vacation Krosh." The actor played Kostya. Soon Livanov starred in the military film "Green Chains." And then in his cinematic career there was a pause.
Aristarkh Evgenievich returned to the cinema only by the end of the 70s. He was offered to star in a film about production "And the day will come …". Then Livanov took part in the film adaptation of the tale "Black Chicken, or Underground Residents."
However, the real success came to the actor when the multi-part film “State Border” was released. Here Aristarkh Evgenievich played the White Guard. The directors immediately examined in Livanov his inherent inner aristocracy. After that, his role for many years was determined: Livanov was often offered to play foreigners, aristocrats and White Guard officers. And most often, these roles were negative - for ideological reasons that were understandable at the time.
Here are just the most striking films in which Aristarchus Livanov subsequently took part:
- "Lull";
- "The person who interviewed":
- "Mikhailo Lomonosov";
- “The right to choose”;
- “Two knew the password”;
- "Option" Zombies. "
One of the most powerful of his creative works, Livanov considers the role of captain Voronov in the action-packed action movie "Thirtieth Destroy!". In this picture, Aristarchus starred with Igor Livanov, his talented younger brother.
New times
After the collapse of the great power, Aristarkh Evgenievich often had to play criminal authorities and mafiosi. The actor also devoted much time to voicing foreign films: a dozen cinematic characters speak his voice. Livanov voiced, in particular, Saruman, Sauron and King Angmar in the cinematic version of the famous saga "The Lord of the Rings."
With the beginning of the new century, a new wave of popularity came to Livanov. He took part in the filming of a large number of series. An example is the sitcom “My Fair Nanny, ” where Aristarkh Evgenievich appeared before the audience in the guise of the father of the protagonist, played by Sergey Zhigunov.
Livanov could reveal all the facets of his acting talent in the melodrama "Paper Heart". This is a story about the fate of an actor who comes on tour in the northern city and meets his former love here.
Livanov played major roles in the household drama Quartet for Two and in the comedy Just Lucky. In the family saga "Boomerang from the Past, " the actor created the image of a man who lives under a false name. In the series, everyday scenes are interspersed with episodes of a criminal nature. The actor also took part in the filming of the popular series "Youth", where he played the role of a sports official.
In 2016, Livanov starred in the drama "The Eve." This role was followed by work in the detective series "Investigator Tikhonov." The action here takes place on the eve of the Olympic Games in Moscow. This makes the fight against criminals especially intense, and the plot fascinating.
In general, the filmography of Aristarchus Livanov has more than a hundred works. Critics and the actor himself note that age roles are given to him easily. Perhaps that is why Livanov played most of his roles in the new century.
Critics note the actor's pronounced dramatic talent, combined with intelligence. A wide creative range allows Livanov to create vivid images in the cinema and theater. Livanov always takes into account the opinion of the directors, however, he seeks to play his role so that the director’s plan coincides with the character’s vision that is inherent in the actor.
