Andrei Rostotsky made a film in 1990 based on the work of Fenimore Cooper. This was his second directorial work. Spectators liked the film. Critics were skeptical of her. The film is called St. John's Wort. The actor, the roles and the plot of the picture are presented in the article.
Features
The shooting took place in the Ivanovo and Vladimir regions. The film of Rostotsky did not win the approval of film critics, because it was significantly different from Westerns known to Soviet viewers. There is no idealization of Indians waging a war of liberation against the colonialists. Both Americans and Aboriginal people have their own truth.
Plot
The main characters, Nathaniel Bampo and Harry March, people are completely different. Once having met in a wild forest (in which each of them, however, is oriented quite well), they became friends. Not right away. Nathaniel first saved Harry's life. Both of them head towards the lake called Flickering Mirror. Nathaniel needs to help his Indian friend. Harry is already in Thomas Hatter’s house with all his thoughts.
Hatter's eldest daughter, the beautiful wayward and arrogant, had long disquieted March. The name of the girl is Judith, and she has a younger sister - Hattie. The younger Miss Hutter does not have bright beauty, but her heart has a kind, which, unfortunately, Harry cannot boast of the eldest.
The events in the film unfold against the backdrop of picturesque landscapes that indigenous people do not appreciate. They, instead of enjoying the beauties of pristine American nature, are waging an irreconcilable, fierce struggle. This war ends tragically. Hatter's youngest daughter is dying. But before, at the hands of the Indians, the old man himself also dies, from whom representatives of the wild tribe traditionally take the scalp. This is the plot of Cooper, transferred by Rostotsky to the screen. Who played the main role in the film "St. John's Wort"?
Actors
The role of Harry was played by Pavel Abdalov. Andrei Khvorov played Nathaniel, who, thanks to his dexterity and achievements in hunting, received the nickname St. John's Wort. Actor Eduard Murashov played the role of Hatter. Elena Kondulainen and Olga Mashnaya played the daughters of this hero. Other actors of the film “St. John's Wort” are Georgy Pitskhelauri, Sergey Lodzeysky, Natalya Tabakova, Vladimir Episkoposyan, Vladimir Badov.
Pavel Abdalov
The performer of the role of Harry in the film “St. John's Wort” began his acting career in 1986, with the role in the film “Kin-dza-dza”. In total, his filmography contains more than forty works. Among them are the roles in the films “Moscow. Three stations ”,“ Memory of the heart ”,“ Eighties-5 ”,“ Order ”,“ Homeland ”.
Andrey Hvorov
In the film "St. John's Wort", the actor made his debut. Andrey Khvorov is a candidate for master of sports in hand-to-hand combat. In 1990 he graduated from GITIS. He played on the stage of the Theater on Malaya Bronnaya. The audience remembered his roles in the films “Kulagin and Partners”, “Beautiful Seraphim”, “Soldiers”. Andrei Khvorov passed away in 2011. The cause of death was an accident on the set.
Actresses
Elena Kondulainen has acted in films since 1979. Before the filming of “St. John's Wort”, the actress played in such films as “Original Russia”, “Feast of Neptune”, “Wild Wind”. Olga Mashnaya became famous after the movie "Midshipmen, Go!". In the 80s, she was quite actively filming. Today Mashnoy can often be seen in TV shows and various television shows.