The actors of the film “Shadows disappear at noon” reveal to the viewer all the details of the life of Siberian people in the difficult years of the Civil War, collectivization and World War II. The picture was shot by Vladimir Krasnopolsky in 1971. Who entered its main performing staff?
"Shadows disappear at noon": actors and roles. Peter Velyaminov as Zakhar Bolshakov
In the center of the painting "Shadows disappear at noon" - the fate of an aristocratic family, which is forced to hide under false names in one of the Siberian villages. The life story of family members, as well as other Siberian inhabitants, has been covered since the beginning of the 20th century. and until the 1970s.
In the film "Shadows disappear at noon," the actors play mainly the roles of residents of the town of Green Dol. Peter Velyaminov played one of these roles - the chairman of the collective farm Zakhar Bolshakov. For the actor, it was a film debut.
In part, Velyaminov “in his own skin” experienced the events that are mentioned in the picture of Krasnopolsky. Peter was a descendant of an ancient noble family. And although his father voluntarily joined the Red Army, he was not able to escape the camps in the 30s. The same fate befell Peter in 1943. After 9 years spent in the camp, Velyaminov worked for 3 years on a rafting. Also, the man devoted a lot of time to amateur performances. His successes were noticed, and Pyotr Sergeyevich changed the rafting to the Abakan Drama Theater.
The artist has changed many theaters. Only when he got to Sverdlovsky, luck smiled at him: the directors Krasnopolsky and Uskov noticed a colorful Siberian and were invited to star in their film "Shadows disappear at noon."
Actors "Shadows disappear at noon": photo by Nina Ruslanova
Nina Ruslanova in the tape of Krasnopolsky played the representative of the communist government, Marya Voronova, who was brutally killed by bandits brothers Menshov.
In general, we can say that the fate of the actress sent a lot of tests, as did Peter Velyaminov. And if after watching the film “Shadows disappear at noon” the actors and roles make such an indelible impression on the viewer, then this is largely the merit of the artists who were able to put all their life experience and their entire destiny into the images of on-screen heroes.
A little two-month-old Nina was found in the winter on the street and assigned to an orphanage. So until adulthood, she wandered around the "treasury" houses. Then the girl had to graduate from a construction school, because then she did not dare to think about the career of the actress. And then there was an understanding of what I really want to do, and the intention to achieve this. Nina gained courage and went to enter the Moscow Shchukin School. Thus began the story of a successful and sought-after Soviet actress.
Sergey Yakovlev as Konstantin Zhukov
In the film "Shadows disappear at noon," the actors Sergei Yakovlev and Alexandra Zavyalova played the very wealthy aristocratic heirs whom fate had forced to hide under false names in the village of Zeleny Dol.
Konstantin Zhukov , performed by Sergei Yakovlev, hides his true name and takes a new name - Ustin Morozov. However, Zhukov is not going to give up his ideals: he believes that soon the Soviet government will collapse, and he is trying his best to contribute to this. However, the fact that his children are growing up in the new state and consider the Soviet Union as their homeland escapes the attention of a man. So the main character has to survive not only political and social conflicts, but also intra-family ones.
Alexander Zavyalova as Serafima Klychkova
In the film "Shadows disappear at noon," the actors Zavyalova and Yakovlev play heroes with similar fates. The heroine Zavyalova is also of noble origin and decides to fight the power of the Soviets from the inside, supporting the bandits of the Menshov brothers and building all sorts of machinations against the collective farm chairman Zakhar Bolshakov.
Alexandra Zavyalova very briskly began her acting career: in 1959, the artist immediately got the main role in the drama "People on the Bridge" and then starred in 2-3 films every year, playing exclusively central characters. But the role of the aristocrat Serfima Klychkova, who was hiding in Zelenaya Dol under the name of Pistimey Morozova, turned out to be fatal for Zavyalova.
It is not known whether the Soviet authorities did not like the bright European beauty of the actress, or the fact that her photos were printed in foreign magazines, or maybe the realism with which she played an underground, but Alexandra blocked the way to the cinema. Immediately after the release of the film of Krasnopolsky, the artist forever disappeared from the screens.
Other role performers
Many more famous faces can be seen in the film “Shadows disappear at noon”: actors Boris Novikov (“Quiet Don”), Valery Gataev (“Daughter of Stration”), Eleanor Shashkova (“Seventeen Moments of Spring”) flashed before the audience in the image of Siberians, who in one way or another are trying to adapt to the new time and difficult changes.