Natalya Borisovna Polyakh - Russian costume designer, who created wonderful and inspiring images.
The work of the costume designer can be called fundamental for any film. His task is to prepare a special atmosphere. The actor, putting on the created costume, should feel "at home" - the only way he can convey the whole plan of the director and screenwriter.
Biography
Natalya Polyakh was born on February 24, 1945 in the city of Chernivtsi (Ukrainian SSR).
She chose her future profession as a costume designer, studying in the theater and art college. Subsequently, in her creative activity, she often worked on the creation of historical costumes for cinema, performances, television series.
In her asset there is a joint work with the film studio to them. Gorky and famous directors: L. Kulidzhanov, S. Gerasimov, G. Yungvald-Khilkevich and others.
As an assistant to the costume designer, Fields worked on the paintings "Karl Marx. Young Years" (USSR-GDR), as well as "Peter the Great" (USA).
By the way, "Peter the Great" was the first foreign series filmed in the USSR. For him, more than 5, 000 costumes were sewn, and the total budget of the series amounted to $ 27 million.
Creation
Any movie affects the viewer not only with the storyline and selection of actors. With the help of correctly selected and recreated costumes, the meaning of the whole picture is better conveyed to the viewer, the character of each hero is revealed.
Costume designers are usually part of the creative group of a film or performance, so their work begins with reading the entire script. In the process of creation, you have to communicate with many people: director, make-up artists, actors and other participants in the process.
Shot from the film "Russian riot"
The works of Natalia Fields have always been distinguished by fantastic accuracy. Her costumes were thought out to the smallest detail, there were never any random details or color schemes. Everything obeyed the general concept that the director and screenwriter asked. One has only to watch Russian films "Richard the Lionheart", "The Return of the Musketeers", "Young Russia", "Queen Margot".
In the work of Natalia Fields there are works on fairy tales. For example, she became the author of costumes for the film "Cricket Behind the Hearth" and "Thumbelina. " The costumes of the main characters convey a special warmth and tenderness. And Natalya Borisovna herself called the characters from Thumbelina nothing more than “frogs” or “bugs”, which conveys her reverent attitude to the process.
Frame from the film "Thumbelina"
A sketch of Natalia Fields for a costume from the movie "Thumbelina".
Natalya Borisovna worked at a time when the Internet was not yet. Therefore, she had to spend days in the Theater Library, collecting bit by bit information about each hero. Indeed, in addition to historical accuracy, it is also necessary to emphasize the character of each character. For example, the masculinity of these heroes is emphasized by the color and texture of the costumes.
The image of Count de Bussy, performed by Alexander Domogarov.
And here, wine-colored velvet underscores the aggression towards which the Duke of Anjou was inclined.
Duke of Anjou (actor K. Kazakov)
No less impressive female images.
Another nuance of the work of costume designers at that time was the lack of a wide range of fabrics, accessories, and finishing materials. Natalya Fields had to invent and invent a lot, repaint and adapt gizmos to suit the needs of the costume.
Among the series of historical films that N. Fields worked on, the iconic Soviet film Little Faith (1988) stands out. These costumes were also brought to life by Natalya Borisovna.
The last work of Natalia Fields was the film "The Return of the Musketeers. " But she did not live up to his premiere. Natalya Polyakh died at 63, on November 24, 2008.
The cast of the movie "The Return of the Musketeers" in costumes by Natalia Fields.
