The domestic series “Bird in a Cage” is a vivid example of how hard trials will help a simple girl with a good heart to become a strong woman. This article is dedicated to the melodramatic series and the main actors.
More drama - more power
It just so happened that the cinema loves spiritual stories about ordinary heroines. He generously endows them with all kinds of trials, as if emphasizing that girls with a good soul are especially hard in a cruel world. That turned out to be the series “Bird in a Cage”, the actors of which were happy to share their impressions of the project in their interviews. But for now we will briefly recall what topics he raises.
Stesha Ternova remained an orphan in childhood. She blames herself for the death of her parents. In a small town where she returns after studies, her old acquaintance Egor is waiting for her. The young man has just served in the army and is ready to marry her. Even if Stesha doesn’t want it. She is more interested in Boris, whom she accidentally met. The struggle for the girl’s heart leads to a war between men, and in order not to aggravate the situation, Stesha agrees to stay with the unloved.
New faces of eternal history
The plot idea is not new. A feature of the film was the recreation of worldly atmosphere along with the beauties of rural nature. In this vein, viewers got acquainted with the series "Bird in a Cage." The actors were personally approved by the director Anatoly Grigoryev, who was guided by the script of Natalia Shimboretskaya. Together, by the way, they previously worked on the mini-series "Time to Love."
“Bird in a Cage”: actors and protagonists
The transformation into a simple girl, Stesha, fell on the shoulders of Ekaterina Astakhova. A native of the Moscow region, she graduated from music school and GITIS. The young actress has been familiar to the audience since 2007, when she first appeared in the series “Kings of the Game”. The role of Sophia in “Ranetki” made her more recognizable. Among other famous works of Catherine are the series “How I Met Your Mother”, “Always Say“ Always ”and“ Institute of Noble Maidens ”.
Ivan Stebunov, a native of Altai, played in the series beloved Boris. A desperate guy, he is trying with all his might to tear Stesha out of the household shackles of an unloved person. The actor himself serves in the troupe of the Sovremennik Theater. Familiar for many works, including roles in the films "Cadets", "Last Weekend", "Gromov".
Theater and film actor Alexander Davydov appeared in the image of that same unloved Yegor, with whom Stesha was forced to while away her happiness, dreaming of true love. Received audience recognition after the series “Maroussia” and its continuation. A young promising actor often starred in domestic films. He plays on the stage of the theater. Mayakovsky.
The love triangle of the main characters is not the only component of the series “Bird in a Cage”. Actors who played the roles of secondary characters are no less interesting and vibrant. Among them, we can distinguish recognized masters of domestic cinema and those who take their first steps: Mikhail Zhigalov, Yuri Moseychuk, Alexander Platonov, Natalia Vasko, Alina Grosu and others.
Suffered Happiness
The series was shot in Kiev. The premiere screening took place in Ukraine in the fall of 2013, in Russia on January 6, 2014 on the Russia-1 channel.
Viewers can judge how the project turned out. They noted that this is a fairly simple everyday story. Of course, one cannot help but sympathize with the main character and the difficulties that have befallen her, connected with marriage, children and family. Actors of the film “Bird in a Cage” could tell what it was like to be in place of Stesha and other heroes. So, Ekaterina Astakhova called Stesha a typical victim, who had to be thoroughly shaken before she began to act. Egor turned out to be the first guy in the village who chose the rural beauty-artist. Stesha patiently waited for him from the army and, had not met Boris, he would have remained with him. Boris appeared as a true noble young man from a decent family, who got no less trials than Stesha: for example, during the picture she first swears love in him, and afterwards renounces.
Creating a series, the authors combined a dramatic line with a criminal one. A warm audience reception clearly speaks of success: it turned out to be dynamic, and the characters and the actors who embodied them in the series “Bird in a Cage” made it a quality product of Russian cinema.