Connoisseurs of poetic works know well from which litter the verses grow. Cinema lovers have also heard about the dirt and disgrace that accompanies the production of films. A prolific and affectionate official, director Ivan Pyryev shot cult paintings. Talent, as they say, cannot be hidden behind the stove. However, in his creative activity there are shameful moments that are not permissible for a real man.
Chaldon roots
According to the biography of Ivan Alexandrovich Pyryev, you can study the history of our country in the first half of the 20th century. A classic of Soviet cinema was born in the village of Kamen in the Tomsk province on November 4, 1901. The family of Old Believers lived according to strict rules and a child was taught to work from an early age. When the boy was three years old, his father accidentally and foolishly died in a fight. Soon, the mother took the child and moved to the Mariinsk station to a small trader of vegetables, who took her as a wife.
Ivan didn’t have a relationship with his stepfather. The situation in life is not uncommon. For the time being, he patiently endured reproaches, even physical punishments from the owner of the house. At fourteen, and Pyryev was already a tall guy, he gave a worthy rebuff to the home despot. By this time the First World War was on. Ivan sat down in the next train, which was heading towards the front, and left his native land. He fought. For courage, he received two St. George's crosses and two wounds. After the revolution, he unambiguously sided with the Bolsheviks and enlisted in the Red Army.
The whirlwinds of the Civil War brought Pyryev to Yekaterinburg. In this city, he learned from his own experience how the theater studio lives and functions. And even for some time he played on stage, taking himself the pseudonym Altai. On the advice of more experienced colleagues, he moves to Moscow and joins a vibrant metropolitan life. He worked as an actor in the theater of the Proletcult. He met with Eisenstein and Meyerhold. He received a specialized education in the Experimental Theater Workshop. And in 1925 he began to engage in cinema. Working as a screenwriter and director at various film studios brings Ivan not only fame, but also pleasure.
