The producer, screenwriter, actor, director - Moroz Yuri Pavlovich managed to prove himself in all these professions. Kamenskaya, The Brothers Karamazov, Pelagia and the White Bulldog, Inquisitor, Player, are some of his famous series. Also, this man is the creator of the films “Witches Dungeon”, “Point”, “Fort Ross: In Search of Adventure”, “Black Square”. What else to tell about him?
Director Yuri Moroz: the beginning of the journey
So, what is known about the star of domestic cinema? Krasnodon is a city located in the Luhansk region, in which director Yuri Moroz was born. The biography of the master indicates that this happened in September 1956. The boy was born in the family of an electrician and a surgeon.
In the first years of his life, Yura did not even think about connecting his life with the world of cinema. No one was specifically involved in the development of his creative potential. Parents dreamed that their son would acquire a “serious” profession. It is not surprising that after graduation, the future famous director entered the Donetsk vocational school.
Choosing a Life Path
The Donetsk vocational school never graduated from the director Moroz. The biography of the star suggests that he dropped out of this educational institution a year later. Unexpectedly for all, the guy decided to become an actor. He moved to Moscow, submitted documents to the Moscow Art Theater School. Yuri managed to enter on the first attempt, a talented young man took the course, which was led by Viktor Monyukov.
After graduating from the Moscow Art Theater School, Frost joined the Lenkom creative team. He remained faithful to this theater until 1987. Then Yuri was again at his desk, this time he entered the directing department of VGIK. Among the teachers with whom the young man was engaged, there were many stars, for example, Tamara Makarova, Sergey Gerasimov.
In 1993, director Moroz won another victory, a photo of which can be seen in the article. He took charge of the Association of Young Filmmakers.
First roles
In 1980, director Yuri Moroz first appeared on the set. As an actor, he made his debut in the historical drama "At the Beginning of Glorious Deeds." In this picture, Yuri Pavlovich played the role of Alyosha Brovkin. His hero was a man who was a childhood friend of Alexander Menshikov, the famous associate of Peter the Great. The actor embodied the image of this character in the film "Youth of Peter", which saw the light of the same year.
Then he played a sailor named Victor in the film "At another's holiday of life", starred in the television movie "Grenada".
From obscurity to fame
“Circus Princess” - an adaptation of the operetta, thanks to which Yuri got the first fans. He got the role of the frivolous and perky Tony, with whom he brilliantly dealt with. The image of the mother of the hero in this television movie was embodied by the famous actress Lyudmila Kasatkina.
Further, Frost played Kostya in The Boys, reincarnated as Vivian Dubois in The Secret of the Blackbirds. He appeared in the famous fairy tale "Mary Poppins, Goodbye", taking on the role of a postman.
It is impossible not to note other interesting films in which the director Moroz starred. This is the musical comedy “Need a Soloist”, the detective “Visit to the Minotaur”. In the biographical drama "Lermontov", which tells about the life and death of the famous poet, Nikolai Martynov became his character . Further, Yuri Pavlovich switched to directing. However, from time to time, he still performs episodic roles, mainly starring in his own films and series, but sometimes in strangers.
Directorial debut
For the first time, Yuri Pavlovich decided to test his strength as a director in 1986. Then the master presented the short film “Experiment-200” to the audience court. She tells the story of a crazy experiment in which people take on the functions of God. The aim of the work of scientists is to humanize the monkey using the latest achievements of genetics and biology. However, chimpanzees, who play the role of experimental subjects, do not behave at all in the way that experimenters expect.
“Witch's Dungeon” is the first full-length picture presented by the director Moroz to the public. The plot of the tape is borrowed from the sensational science fiction novel Bulychev. The action of the fantastic melodrama takes place in the distant future. Humanity discovers in the bowels of the universe a planet suitable for life. A group of scientists landed on uncharted land in order to study it. The process reveals that the planet is inhabited by dinosaurs, mammals, primates, and even people stuck in the Stone Age.
In 1993, Frost pleased fans with another picture. His next brainchild was the crime detective Black Square. A group of operatives is forced to investigate the crime, which at first glance seems domestic. However, the process reveals that the killer belongs to high society, is vested with power. The investigation becomes life threatening to the brave, but despite everything, they do not refuse it.
Kamenskaya
"Kamenskaya" is the first series to be presented to the public by director Moroz. It was this television project that gave the master real glory. The plot was borrowed from the works of Alexandra Marinina, this writer writes detective stories about the operative Anastasia Kamenskaya and her colleagues.
It is known that the series was originally conceived by Frost as a feature film. It is not surprising that the director paid maximum attention to the script, the selection of actors for the main and secondary roles. As a result, thousands of viewers loved the detective television project. All Yuri Pavlovich released three seasons of the series, and then “lost” the opportunity to work on the sequel to other people.
Films and TV shows
“Women in a game without rules” is a melodrama presented to the audience in 2004 by Frost. The story of the amazing interweaving of human destinies was a huge success. The focus was on women of the same family - mother, daughter and grandmother.
“Children of Vanyukhin”, “Apostle”, “Brothers Karamazov”, “Pelagia and the White Bulldog”, “Inquisitor”, “Player” - other well-known series, which were filmed by the talented director Moroz.
The master publishes full-length pictures less often than long-playing television projects. However, one cannot ignore the social drama The Point, released in 2005. The film tells about the difficult fate of three nocturnal butterflies, each of which dreams of a happy future. The spectators had success with the fantastic film “Fort Ross: In Search of Adventure”, which was released in 2014.
First wife
Of course, the public is not only interested in films and series that the master made. Director Moroz and his wife Marina Levtova met while working on the film "Youth of Peter". Yuri at first sight fell in love with a charming actress. He had to seek reciprocity long enough, and at first the director managed to please the father of his chosen one. To do this, he had to spend some time at the cottage of the parents of the future wife, actively helping with the housework. In the end, Marina still agreed to become his wife.
For some time, Yuri and his wife lived in a student dormitory. Their own apartment appeared only after the birth of their daughter. By the way, Daria Frost went in the footsteps of parents, became a famous actress. The girl can be seen in the films “Fool”, “Steel Butterfly”, “House of the Sun”, as well as in the series “The Death of the Empire”, “Dostoevsky”, “Black Wolves”.
The love story of Yuri and Marina, unfortunately, ended tragically. Over the course of 20 years, their marriage seemed almost perfect to others, and that was how it really was. However, in 2000, the actress Levtova died, the cause of her death was a tragic accident. Yuri Pavlovich decided to tell his daughter about the death of his mother after the funeral.
Second wife
Did director Frost marry a second time? The personal life of a domestic movie star settled two years after the death of his first wife. During the walk, the master accidentally met actress Victoria Isakova. For some time, the lovers did not advertise their relationship, then it became known about their wedding. Daria Moroz did not immediately agree to accept her father’s new wife, as she believed that he would thus betray her dead mother. However, her relationship with her stepmother gradually improved.
Soon after his marriage, Frost was forced to survive a new tragedy. The daughter of Maroussia, which Victoria Isakova gave him , did not live even four months. Surprisingly, the girl died almost on the anniversary of the death of the first wife of the director. Other children, Yuri and Victoria decided not to start.
There is no information about the director’s further creative plans. However, there is no doubt that soon the master will present his fans another pleasant surprise.