The genre of melodrama is firmly entrenched on a wide screen. Gradually in the new millennium, thrillers, action films and blockbusters won the championship. Despite this situation in the domestic film industry, Stanislav Govorukhin's painting “Bless the Woman” has won widespread recognition.
The director in 2002 began to shoot a picture, the essence of which is a demonstration of female fidelity, love and humility. Approved for the main roles, the actors began the embodiment of the production concept. A surprisingly interesting story was dedicated to mothers and grandmothers.
History of occurrence
At first, no one believed in the success of the film project, except for the film crew. Critics did not create much hope for the picture. However, after reading the script that became the basis for Grekova’s work “Hotel Mistress” Stanislav Govorukhin set to work.
Clarification of the background of the film and the script began only after the resounding success of the film and endorsement of reviews with reviews. Journalists became aware that both roles and their performers are not invented characters. These are real people about whom the novel was written in the seventies of the last century.
On the pages of her book, the story was written by the famous writer Irina Grekova. The pseudonym was hiding the name of the scientist Elena Wentzel. She has created more than a dozen short stories that have gained popularity. His work, which became the basis for the screenplay, the author called "The mistress of the hotel." The history of the Kiryushin family was transferred to the screen. The main characters, the prototypes of which were Olga Semenovna and her husband Konstantin Vasilyevich, were masterfully played by Svetlana Khodchenkova and Alexander Baluev.
Elena Sergeyevna met them, having come to rest with her family in Odessa. Women quickly found a common language, made friends. Hearing the amazing story of a new acquaintance, the writer decided to transfer it to the pages of the novel. Published an essay in 1976.
The director tried as close to reality as possible to convey the image of a Russian woman described in the book. Govorukhin called his painting "Bless the Woman." There was not much time left before filming began. Candidates for the execution of the main characters could not be found.
Roles and their performers
Minor characters have already been approved.
Second plan
The eccentric actress Kunina was brilliantly played by Inna Churikova, the mother of Verochka Anna was given to perform by Irina Kupchenko. Alexander Mikhailov was supposed to reincarnate in Yurlova, the second wife of the heroine.
Played by Vera, the daughter of Masha, grown up by the main character, Alexandra Kosteniuk is a multiple-holder of champion titles, an athlete-chess player. In 2006, her photo appeared in the men's magazine Penthouse.
Reincarnated as the second wife of Vera, Alexander Mikhailov is known for many film works. In his youth, the future famous artist entered the Nakhimov school, was a sailor. In 1969 he graduated from the Far Eastern Institute with a degree in Theater and Film Actor. For a long time he worked in the theater. Since 1997, he began his singing career, performs with concert programs, and tours. Since 2012, he began teaching at the Summer Academy of Nikita Mikhalkov.
The character of the actor was a romantic hero, a conqueror of female hearts with a military bearing and exquisite manners.
The image of Colonel Ryabinin went to Vitaly Khaev. The master of sports in judo was part of the youth metropolitan team. After graduation from the Shchukinsky school, he was accepted into the troupe of the Stanislavsky Theater. He has been in films since 2001. He was nominated for the best male role after working in the film "Depicting a Victim." He led on television the all-Russian lottery "Golden Key" under the pseudonym Victor Bertier.
All the heroes of the second plan were thought out to the smallest detail, no doubts about the decision arose. However, the search for the main characters was still ongoing. I decided all one case.
Vera
A breathless and disheveled first-year student of a theater school Svetlana Khodchenkova literally flew into the room to test for the role of Vera's sister. A glance at the excited and frightened girl was enough for the famous director to understand that the main character was found.
Khodchenkova was born in 1983. For a long time, the future star lived with her mother in Zheleznodorozhny. Not long Svetlana worked in the modeling business. The film debut was the role in the film Govorukhin. Career in 2005 was continued by the clairvoyant Kassandra in the historical television series "The Talisman of Love".
The actress graduated from the Schukin Institute at the same time. She relented in Govorukhin's new film "Not By Bread Alone", played Nadezhda Drozdova. In 2007, she was offered a job by Pavel Sanaev in his project “Zero Kilometer”. From 2009 to 2013, the actress collaborated with Marius Weisberg and played in the trilogy Love in the City.
The debut in Hollywood took place in 2011. The performer took part in the film "Spy, Get Out!". The tape was presented by Khochenkova at the festival in Venice, along with Gary Oldman and Colin First. In the career of the actress, then there was a negative character in the famous project "Wolverine: Immortal." Svetlanin character - villain Gayuka. At the end of 2016, the actress participated in the historical film "Viking", in one of the leading roles.
Larichev
The male image was given to Alexander Baluev. Brilliantly playing commander Larichev, the actor was born in Moscow in 1958. He graduated from high school and decided to enter the Shchukin school. After the failure, the young man worked at the Mosfilm department as an assistant to the illuminator. Then the future artist became a student at the Moscow Art Theater School on the Masalsky course.
After successfully completing his studies in 1980, Baluev first played in the Theater of the Soviet Army. His debut works were the productions of "The Lady with Camellias" and "Clock without Hands." In 1986, the actor began work in the capital's Yermolova Theater, later renamed the Theater Center of the same name. The performer got the main roles in the productions of Caligula, The Second Year of Freedom, and Snow Near the Prison. In the late eighties, the artist broke up with the troupe.
Success in the film career began with the movie The Muslim. In the film, the actor got the elder brother of the protagonist. Since the late nineties, the actor starred in Hollywood. Mostly he was given the role of the military. Subsequently, the actor played his most famous roles in uniform. Baluev is actively working in enterprises, collaborates with the Lenkom Theater.
