The actors of the film "Gorky 2" (2014) received well-deserved recognition from moviegoers. After all, this Russian comedy, which is a continuation of the film of the same name in 2013, became the most profitable film in 2014. But at the same time, compared with the first part, fees decreased by about a third.
The plot of the picture
The actors of the film "Gorko 2" (2014) owe much of their success to a fascinating scenario. According to the plot, unlike the first part, the actions take place not at the wedding, but at the funeral.
But even here the creators of the picture manage to find a lot of funny and hilarious moments. Moreover, these funerals are not real. Natasha's stepfather Boris Ivanovich stage his death so as not to repay debts to numerous creditors.
To make everything look as authentic as possible, he makes his whole family gather for real commemoration.
Everything is not going according to plan, when the old army comrade Boris Ivanovich Vitka Karavai arrives, who suddenly finds himself in the center of attention of the whole family.
Jan Tsapnik
In the film "Gorko 2" 2014, actor Jan Tsapnik becomes the main character in the comedy. He played the role of Natasha’s stepfather in the first part, but then still remained more in the supporting roles. This time around, the main action takes place.
Jan Tsapnik is a famous domestic theater and film actor. Yan’s first film was Mikhail Ershov’s melodrama "Looking for a Friend of Life", where he played Gosha. The tape was released during perestroika time, back in 1987.
Often Tsapnik appeared in domestic TV shows. Viewers can remember him on the "Streets of Broken Lights", "Deadly Force", "Gangster Petersburg". In 2002, he played the entrepreneur Arthur Veniaminovich Lapshin in the cult television series "Brigade".
Recently, films with Jan Tsapnik are more and more comedic genre. These are “Christmas Trees 1914” and “Christmas Trees Shaggy”, “One Left”, “Best Day”, “Wonderland”, “Election Day 2”.
Julia Alexandrova
In the film "Gorko 2" Julia Alexandrova plays Roma's wife named Natasha. Just her father decides to stage his own funeral for everyone around.
Alexandrova originally from Moscow, she graduated from the acting department of GITIS. She is the wife of director Zhora Kryzhovnikova, the author of two parts of the comedy "Gorky".
In the movie, she made her debut in 2004 in the drama of Vladimir Mashkov "Papa", playing a student in a dormitory. Then in her career was the detective series "Zone", the philosophical comedy by Viktor Shamirov "Savages", the drama by Valeria Gai Germanika "Everyone will die, but I will remain", the melodrama by Maxim Mokrushev "Daughter", and the drama by Leonid Mazor "Life that never existed."
Recently, she is increasingly starring in the series. Fans can recall her work with Natalia Vorozhbit in the dramatic serial film "School", the sitcom "Olga" on TNT channel, in which in the second season she plays supposedly the wife of the main character's ex-husband, who died in Thailand.
She was also involved in the comedy musical of Zhora Kryzhovnikov's “Best Day” as a cashier at the gas station of Olya, bride of traffic police inspector Pyotr Vasyutin, comedy Karen Oganesyan's “Life Ahead”.
Elena Valyushkina
This actress in the comedy "Gorky 2" got accustomed to the image of the wife of Boris Ivanovich Tatyana. Valyushkina - Honored Artist of the Russian Federation, her work is well known to domestic fans of cinema and theater.
In the mid-80s, she graduated from the Higher Theater School named after Shchepkin, began her career in the Mossovet Theater. While still a student, she made her debut in a big movie, playing in the children's musical film by Yuri Chulyukin "I do not want to be an adult." The second role in her life immediately became the main one. In the comedy melodrama of Mark Zakharov "Formula of Love", she appeared in the image of the nymph Maria Ivanovna. After that, they immediately recognized her on the streets, invited her to auditions and various projects.
But Valyushkina refused most of the offers, having decided to devote herself entirely to the theater. Over the next decade and a half, she performed only a few secondary roles in the movie. And only in recent years began to appear frequently on the big screen.
She built a career as a theater actress at the Mossovet Theater, which remained faithful to almost her entire life. In recent years, Valyushkina increasingly accepts offers to act in films. She can be seen in the TV series "Londongrad", the comedy sitcom "Mommies", the family film "Yana + Yanko", the comedy "Grandma of easy virtue", and the fantasy film "The Last Knight".
Alexander Pal
In the film "Gorky 2" (2014), actor Alexander Pal plays the role of Roma Lesch's brother, nicknamed Khipar. He is one of the most memorable and colorful secondary characters of this tape.
Pal has already managed to gain fame and prestigious film awards. For example, in 2015, he received a prize for Best Actor at the Kinotavr Festival for his work in Mikhail Mestetsky’s youth comedy drama Ragged Union.
In 2016, he played in one of the best domestic comedies of the year - Oksana Karas’s tape “The Good Boy”. It is considered one of the most talented young actors of our time.