Circus performer, ballerina, TV presenter, actress - who just had not been in her long life, Svetlana Sergeevna Druzhinina. The star’s biography shows how long she searched for her true calling until she found it. Just like the director who shot "Midshipmen, Go!" and “Secrets of Palace Coups,” this talented woman is best known to the public. What can you tell about her?
Svetlana Sergeevna Druzhinina: biography of the star
The future celebrity was born in Moscow, it happened in December 1935. Maryina Roshcha is the place where Svetlana Sergeevna Druzhinina spent her first years of her life. The biography of the lady director indicates that she comes from a simple family. The girl’s father worked as a driver, her mother was a teacher.
Svetlana’s childhood cannot be called absolutely happy, since she was no more than six years old when the family lost her father. A man died in the battle of Smolensk during the Second World War. The girl rarely saw her mother, as she was forced to work hard to feed her daughter. However, Druzhinina had bright memories of the first years of her life, she gladly talks in an interview about how she played the "Cossack robbers" with her many friends.
Circus, ballet
Circus artist - the first profession in which Svetlana Sergeevna Druzhinina tried to achieve success. The biography of the star suggests that she was barely eleven when she accidentally found out about the recruitment of children in a circus school. Svetlana was easily given classes, she even got her own number, speaking as a "rubber girl." However, soon the mother forbade her daughter to perform, as she was afraid that she would want to go on tour with the troupe. It is known that she even locked the child at home so that the girl would not run away.
Ballet is the next hobby that Svetlana Sergeevna Druzhinina acquired. The biography of the celebrity claims that she became interested in him after meeting with the granddaughter of the famous Isadora Duncan. Sveta became a student at the choreographic school, which worked at the Stanislavsky Theater. For some time she was seriously planning to become a ballerina, teachers constantly praised a talented and purposeful girl. Unfortunately, her plans were not destined to come true due to a hand injury.
TV, movie debut
The biography of Svetlana Sergeevna Druzhinina indicates that this amazing woman had a chance to visit the leading KVN. The star considers this experience an excellent school, thanks to live broadcasts, she got rid of the fear of the camera. However, she did not stay the host for long, since she attracted the interest of the director Samsonov. The master decided that the girl is perfect for the role of Sonya Bozhko - the heroine of his new painting “Behind the window of a department store”. Legend has it that at a casting Druzhinin danced a Spanish dance.
Her first character is a charming saleswoman, an employee of a huge department store. A police lieutenant falls in love with a young beauty. The relationship of lovers is not easy, they constantly have reasons for quarrels. Of course, the story ends well, like most romantic dramas of the time. Svetlana liked working on the set, she even entered VGIK, wanting to learn all the secrets of the acting profession. It is known that her classmate was the famous Leonid Kuravlev.
Star roles
“It was Penkov” - the name of the next picture, in which Svetlana Sergeevna Druzhinina starred. The filmography of the star acquired this ribbon in 1958. The aspiring actress got the role of the chairman’s daughter - the village girl Larisa, who unexpectedly for herself becomes a member of the love triangle. The heroine’s husband Tonya is trying to get her husband’s husband out of the family, as a result of which Larisa decides to plague the insidious woman-lover.
"Girls" is another picture in which Druzhinina played a memorable role. In this comedy, she embodied the image of Anfisa, her heroine became the favorite of thousands of spectators. Anfisa gives the impression of a confident beauty, surrounded by fans. However, near the end of the film, viewers learn that she actually suffers from loneliness, without waiting for true love.
The most actively Svetlana acted in films in the period from 1955 to 1965, played many roles. Among the films with her participation, one can recall such films as “Beloved”, “Somewhere there is a son”, “Eagle skeleton”, “Green light”.
Return to VGIK
Druzhinina Svetlana Sergeevna, whose photo can be seen in this article, with her decision to retrain from actress to director surprised all friends and relatives. For admission to the corresponding faculty of VGIK, the star required printing work. As a result, she began to publish her own stories in magazines, one of which even received an honorary prize and an approving response from Shklovsky.
Svetlana graduated from the directing department in 1969. Her thesis was the short film “Zinka”, which tells about the misadventures of the projectionist Vasily, who unexpectedly met his first love.
"Fulfillment of desires"
The debut of Druzhinina as a director took place in 1974. It was then that she submitted to the public her first tape, called "Fulfillment of desires." The plot of the drama was borrowed from the famous work of Kaverin.
Legend has it that the writer for a long time refused to let a woman who did not have directing experience shoot the film in his picture. However, a personal meeting with Svetlana dispelled his doubts, he even tried to persuade her to play the main role. But Druzhinina chose to entrust this task to Larisa Luzhina. It is curious that even after that she refused to star in her films, not wanting to combine two roles.
First work
Svetlana Sergeevna Druzhinina - director, already in 1976 delighted fans with a new work. It was the musical drama “The Sun, The Sun Again!”, The plot of which is taken from the novel “The Wedding” written by Holendro. The action takes place in a small fishing village on the coast of the Sea of Azov. The main character is young Sashka, trying to win the girl of his dreams, receiving the title of best fisherman. In order to achieve his goal, the guy goes to a trick, which he will regret in the future.
“Hussar's matchmaking”, “Dulcinea of Tobos”, “Princess of the circus” - Druzhinina’s paintings began to come out one after another. The Circus Princess made a special impression on the audience; Natalya Belokhvostikova played the main role in this drama. When viewing this tape, one can feel the love for the circus, which Svetlana acquired in her early childhood.
"Midshipmen, go!"
There is hardly a viewer who has never heard of Druzhinina’s main achievement as a director. Adventure drama "Midshipmen, Go!" made superstars not only those who starred in it. It was then that Svetlana Sergeevna truly learned the taste of fame. The woman’s biography, family, and personal life were under the scrutiny of the press, but by that time she was already used to the role of a public person.
The crazy popularity of the first part led to the fact that the second and third were filmed. In 2017, viewers will be able to see the fourth, which considers the events of 1787. It is known that stars such as Kharatyan, Boyarsky, Domogarov, Orbakaite, Presnyakov will gather again on the set.
"Secrets of palace coups"
One cannot fail to note another large-scale achievement of Svetlana, which became the multi-series project "Secrets of Palace Revolutions." All people who are interested in Russian history should certainly get acquainted with it, since the plot is based on real events. The focus is on the empress women who, after the death of Peter the Great, ascended the throne one after another. It is known that the historical and adventure epic is conceived as a 12-episode, at the moment, viewers will be able to watch eight films.
Life behind the scenes
Not only as the director Svetlana Druzhinina took place, a biography whose children invariably attract the attention of fans and the press. It is known that the actress married for love, she met her husband Anatoly Mukasey while studying at VGIK. The spouses had two children, but the accident in 1978 took the life of the eldest son. The support of her husband and the need to take care of the orphaned grandson Daniil, who was actually adopted by his grandmother and grandfather, helped Svetlana survive the loss.
Michael, the youngest son of Svetlana, also decided to connect his life with the world of cinema, following in his parents' footsteps. The man took place as a cameraman and producer.