In our time, there is an opinion that the last decade of the twentieth century killed domestic film distribution. But the adherents of this proposition forget that during that chaotic period wonderful films continued to be shot. The works of filmmakers of that era were impudent, inhospitable and controversial, describing the painful points of society, so not everyone reached the viewer. Among them is the film "Cloud Paradise" (1990). When viewing the picture, it seems that the director Nikolai Dostal created a retro film from the 70s.
Soviet movie reminder
Tragicomedy tells the story of a guy living on the outskirts of a provincial town, who, out of boredom, announces to others about the planned imminent departure to the Far East and immediately becomes the hero of the district. Georgy Nikolaev worked on the script.
The narrative of the picture does not fit into clearly defined time frames. The tape is funny and sad at the same time. Among its advantages are talented directing and excellent acting. In the movie "Cloud Paradise", the actors and the film crew jointly create a capacious image of the then life with all its sorrows, sorrows, happy moments and unbridled nostalgia.
Provincial joke
The film was enthusiastically received by critics, received several prestigious awards, but was hardly shown in movie theaters. Many filmmakers compared it with a simple provincial joke that outgrew into the tragedy of the level of the works of Mikhail Zoshchenko, in which the torment and suffering of people reach Shakespearean proportions.
In the film "Cloud Paradise", the actors and roles are selected by types impeccably. Andrei Zhigalov is like a sad clown and played the main role of Kolya, around whom a company of colorful characters gathered, starting with the famous Sharikov - actor Vladimir Tolokonnikov, Irina Rozanova, who has a special article comparable to the queen, to the charming Alla Kluka, who amazed with temperament, and a little fat BB Ovsyannikova.
Main characters. Kolya and Natalya
In the tragicomedy Cloud Paradise, actors Andrei Zhigalov and Alla Klyuka played a pair of key characters in love.
Starting work on the project, director N. Dostal for a long time could not choose an actor for the role of the central character. The director wanted the future performer to resemble Yuri Nikulin in his youth. Alla Klyuka, who had already worked with Nikolai earlier in the movie “The Body”, suggested to Dostal the candidacy of Andrei Zhigalov. The actor played amazingly. According to a survey of journalists and film experts, Zhigalov received a film press prize for 1991 in the nomination "Best Actor". After the end of the filming process, the actor left for Germany to realize his dream - to become a clown. There he revealed his variety talent, created his own circus show.
The girlfriend of the protagonist named Natalia on the screen embodied Alla Kluka. The girl, three years after the premiere of the film, got married and went abroad. In the USA she continued her creative career, starred in the series Law and Order and Clan Soprano. After Kluka, she returned to the Russian Federation, is now acting in domestic films and television projects.
Married couple
Sergey Batalov and Irina Rozanova were the most experienced actors in Cloud Paradise. On the screen, they embodied a married couple, the enterprising neighbors of the main character Fedya and Valya. Sergei Feliksovich for a long time successfully combined cinema and theater. But in 2000, he decided to give preference to the world of cinema. His track record exceeds one hundred projects, as an actor he is still quite in demand.
Irina Yurievna Rozanova was born into an acting family and decided to follow in the footsteps of her parents. The film “Anchor, More Anchor!” Brought real popularity to the performer, after which she received the Golden Aries Award. The filmography of Rozanova has about 130 paintings, in between filming Irina takes part in entreprise productions.
Major among minor
Minor heroes were played in the film "Cloud-Paradise" by actors A. Ovsyannikova, V. Tolokonnikov and L. Borisov.
Anna Ovsyannikova, reincarnated as the mother of Natalia Tatyana Ivanovna, does not have a special acting education. She stopped acting in 2014. He currently lives in Bratsk and plays in the local puppet theater.
Not all Cloud-Paradise actors continue to delight the audience with their appearances on the screen. Some died suddenly.
Vladimir Tolokonnikov, who played Filomeev, was a very famous performer by the time the filming began. Widespread popularity brought him the role of Polygraph Sharikov in "Dog Heart". After that, in Russian cinema, he created a vivid image of an ancient gin who clashed with the Internet in the movie “Hottabych”. The actor died during the filming of the comedy Super Beavers in 2017.
Kolya’s neighbor in the apartment, Filipp Makarovich, was played by Lev Ivanovich Borisov, best known to the domestic audience as “Antibiotic” from “Gangster Petersburg”. The People’s Artist of the Russian Federation died in the fall of 2011, leaving behind an extensive filmography and a lot of vivid and memorable roles as a legacy.