Vladimir Fetin - Soviet director, creator of the famous comedy "Striped Flight". He made some films, but each of them fell in love with the audience.
Biography
The future filmmaker was born in 1925. The ancestors of Fetin were German noblemen, hence the surname Fitingof, which subsequently had to be replaced by Feting, and then, just before the screens of the legendary Striped Flight, were completely Russified by removing the last letter.
The biography of Vladimir Fetin includes years of work as a draftsman in a design bureau. The director also worked at the plant for some time as a master of technological equipment. Fetin entered the Institute of Cinematography in 1955. He began his career by creating stories for the program "Wick", but already in the year when VGIK graduated, he made his directorial debut. It was a film adaptation of the work of Mikhail Sholokhov "Foal".
In 1964, director Vladimir Fetin, whose biography is interesting to many admirers of Soviet cinema, again turned to the work of the Soviet prose writer. This time he shot The Don Story. During work on the film, the director met actress Lyudmila Chursina, who later became his wife. They had no children. Vladimir Fetin lived all his life in Leningrad. Passed away in 1981.
Films
Director Vladimir Fetin shot his last picture in 1981 - "Missing Among the Living." This film was released after his death. Other films Fetina:
- "Virinea";
- "Open book";
- "The taiga story";
- "Sweet woman".
Striped Flight
Fetin's comedy in 1965 was watched by more than forty-five million Soviet viewers. In addition, the Striped Flight was honored at the Calcutta International Film Festival.
How did the creation of one of the best Soviet comedies begin? From above, the bosses of Lenfilm were instructed to make a feature film with the participation of trained tigers M. Nazarova. The circus actress played a barmaid in the film of Vladimir Fetin, who suddenly discovers the talent of a trainer. To retell the plot of the Striped Flight in more detail does not make sense, because it is known to everyone.
The authors of the comedy script are Viktor Konetsky and Alexander Kapler. The film was played by Alexei Gribov, Evgeny Leonov, Vladimir Belokurov, Alisa Freindlich. Vasily Lanovoi, who played the cameo role of a young man who liked the swimming “team in striped swimsuits,” is not indicated in the credits.
"Don story"
The drama film was shot based on the works of Sholokhov "Birthmark", "Shibalkovo Seed." The main role in the film was played by Evgeny Leonov. Lyudmila Chursina, Boris Novikov, Alexey Gribov also played in the Don Story. This work was highly praised by critics, although it is not the best in the filmography of Vladimir Fetin. Evgeny Leonov for the role of Jacob Shibalok received several prestigious awards.
"Virinea"
Lyudmila Chursina played a major role in the next picture of Fetin. In the film "Virinea", the actress played the role of a simple village woman who is trying to find herself in a new life (the events of the Civil War are reflected in the film). The picture was shot on the story of the same name by Lydia Seyfullina. The plot of the film can cause conflicting feelings in today's viewers, which cannot be said about the cast. Fetin involved in this work the most talented artists of the Soviet era: Anatoly Panov, Vyacheslav Nevinnoy, Alexei Gribov.
"Sweet woman"
The director’s wife performed the main characters in the films that appeared on the screen in the early seventies, namely: “Spring Love”, “Open Book”. And three years after the premiere of the film adaptation of the eponymous work by Kaverin (The Open Book), Soviet viewers watched the new work of Vladimir Fetin. It was a melodrama, based on the book by Irina Velembovskaya “Sweet Woman”. Initially, Fetin approved Chursina for the main role, and the director started shooting this picture exclusively for her. But for unknown reasons, the actress refused.
The main character in the film "Sweet Woman" was played by Natalia Gundareva. Then the novice actress managed to create on the screen the image of a silly, empty and selfish woman. For Gundareva, this role was the first serious work in the cinema, although initially she refused even film screenings in the film Fetina. The main male role in the film was played by Oleg Yankovsky. The film also was played by Pyotr Velyaminov, Rimma Markova, Fedor Nikitin.