The hero of today's article is Ivan Glebovich Panfilov, the son of people well-known in the cinema and theater environment. It seemed that his life path was predetermined, but he went along it his difficult and not the most direct road. What is known about this interesting person?
Origin
For Ivan's father, a cult director and screenwriter Gleb Panfilov (“Beginning”, “Mother”, “Vassa”), marriage to actress Inna Churikova was not the first. He has an older son, Anatoly, who followed in the footsteps of his father, acting in films and working as a production designer. For the first time, Panfilov saw his future talented wife in the image of Baba Yaga. She was a graduate of the Shchepkinsky school and actress of the Youth Theater. Their joint work in the cinema began with the film “There is no ford in the fire” (1967). And the legendary painting "Beginning" (1970) about Joan of Arc made Panfilova and Churikova world famous.
The marriage of two creative personalities turned out to be extremely durable, and in 1978 the couple had a son - Panfilov Ivan Glebovich (photo can be seen in the article). His birthday is February 8th. Living in an atmosphere of communication with creative people, the boy was carried away by parody, portraying those who were often shown on television in those years: pop stars, politicians, and actors. People were surprised at the talent of the teenager, but parents from childhood predicted a different fate for their son, considering the acting path too complicated.
Education
Ivan did not argue and entered MGIMO, having received the specialty of an international lawyer. After graduation, he got a job at an OJSC and was thinking about studying in London in order to get a master's degree. But the young man was oppressed by sitting at the computer and feeling like a cog in a huge corporation, living by its own laws. He was attracted by independence and the ability to travel.
The Foreign Ministry was more suitable for the graduate, but diplomats received pennies in the late 90s, and Ivan Glebovich Panfilov dreamed of financial freedom, not wanting to receive subsidies from his parents. Instead of moving up the career ladder of a successful lawyer, he suddenly opened a restaurant. He also showed culinary abilities from childhood, from the age of six having an interest in the cooking process.
Successful restaurateur
With 20 years living independently, the young man turned to the head of the company, where he worked, which would not hurt to open a coffee shop for employees. In response, he received the phrase: “Do you want to solve the problem of nutrition, so do it yourself.” At 23, in fact, the young man became a full partner of the owner of the company. In his life appeared construction, costing, hiring staff. Parents were horrified: their son and heir to the surname - Ivan Glebovich Panfilov - turned into a catering director with a huge cross.
Leaving jurisprudence, the young man decided to open a restaurant in Peredelkino called the Children of the Sun. In a pine forest, on the site of a village formed by the writers community. Initially, it was considered not only as a financial project, but also a gathering place for creative intelligentsia with literary and poetic evenings. Not feeling the support of the Literary Fund, Panfilov Jr. nevertheless won praise from the restaurant master Arkady Novikov, who recognized the project as timely. This institution still exists.
Filmography
When did Ivan Glebovich Panfilov first appear on the screen? The filmography of the actor began at the age of four. In the 1982 film Vassa, he played the grandson of his own mother. Inna Churikova starred in the film in the title role. Ivan’s track record also includes an episode in The Moscow Saga (2004), and a little earlier, in 2000, he showed himself to be a screenwriter. The young man helped his father in writing a film version of the play about the Romanov dynasty "The Crowned Family." They could not do without him in the documentary film, where the main character was his father - Gleb Panfilov (2006). It is called its own theme.
A truly stellar role for the actor was the role of G. Neznamov in the 2008 film “Guilty Without Guilt”. She changed his fate so much that the young man went to London to study acting. To date, in his filmography, participation in only five projects.
The role of Neznamov
In 2008, Gleb Anatolyevich, the famous director made a royal gift to his wife and son, removing the film adaptation of the play by A. Ostrovsky, where Churikova starred as the famous actress Kruchinina, and Ivan Glebovich Panfilov played the talented, young, but reckless colleague on the stage. The actor, in the opinion of his own mother, beat her, bringing such a sense of truth into the film that eminent parents regretted that they advised his son to engage in theatrical art.
His partners in the film were some of the best actors of our time: O. Yankovsky, A. Filozov, V. Sukhorukov, L. Bronevoy, A. Mordvinov and M. Shukshin. The film was awarded the Golden Eagle as the best mini-series. It was success that prompted Panfilov Jr. to improve in the profession of his parents, leaving the restaurant business.
Ivan Glebovich Panfilov: personal life
The man has always faced the example of parents who have been together for over 50 years. This is one of the most harmonious pairs of domestic cinema. Therefore, he still has not created his family and did not give them grandchildren. Knowing perfect English and studying in London, he met a girl whom he was ready to introduce to his father and mother. This is 2012 information. But so far, there is no evidence of marriage or the birth of his children. At the suggestion of the British side, Inna Churikova played Queen Elizabeth in the play by Peter Morgan's “Audience”. The spouse became the director, and Ivan Glebovich Panfilov, who passed the corresponding exam, became the producer. And this means that amateur theatergoers will hear his name more than once.