The host of popular television programs, a well-known actor, art historian, cult Russian director, a person with high moral qualities and a complete lack of āstardomā - the biography of Sergei Bodrov (Jr.) can tell about all this.
Childhood
There is practically nothing to talk about the actorās childhood - he had the life of an ordinary Soviet child, except that he studied at a school where French was studied in depth. The fact that his father is a famous Soviet director Sergei Bodrov did not affect the behavior of the future popular actor. He was active and agile, moderately mischievous, but neither arrogance nor rudeness in him was perfect.
Bodrov said about his childhood that it was the most wonderful time in his life. Then he loved solitude, but he was not closed at the same time; the future director had many friends and pals.
Choosing a future profession
His decision to go to study at Moscow State University was influenced by the words of Bodrov Sr. Upon learning that his son plans to go to VGIK, he said that cinema is, first of all, an all-consuming passion for his work. Sergei was not sure that he had such a strong desire to become an actor or director, and decided to take an example from the mother of Valentina Nikolaevna, an art critic and teacher at Moscow State University. So he became a specialist in the painting of the Venetian Renaissance.
The biography of Sergei Bodrov (Jr.) says that he was very responsible and serious about his studies. To better understand the art of Italy, in 1991 he was able to get a lifeguard job on one of the Italian beaches. The next three years, he came there to work and at the same time study painting and architecture of the country.
The future director Sergei Bodrov (junior) graduated from the University with honors and remained a graduate student in it. Already being a popular actor, he did not give up scientific activity and successfully defended his thesis in 1998.
Bright debut
Sergei Bodrov, whose filmography began with the episodic role of a juvenile delinquent in 1989, was unexpectedly selected six years later for one of the main roles in his fatherās film āPrisoner of the Caucasusā. When filming began in Dagestan in 1995, he asked me to take it with me. And then, together with Oleg Menshikov, he brilliantly played a young contract soldier.
The first role - and immediately a huge success. In addition to the prize for best debut, he received many accolades for his first acting work.
Participation in television projects
In 1996, Sergey began working in one of the most popular programs at that time - Vzglyad. After working in it for three years, he left with a sense of excellent school. In 2001, he became the host of the unusual project of Channel One - the show "The Last Hero". Sergei Bodrovās participation in the program has become a landmark.
Danila Bagrov - a hero at the breakdown of eras
Sergei Bodrov, whose filmography was replenished in 1997 with his most famous acting work, owes this meeting to the director of the film, Alexei Balabanov. If not for the case, another actor could become the hero of the cult tape.
In the story, after serving in the army, Danila Bagrov comes to his older brother in St. Petersburg and finds out that he became a hit man. Brother tricks Danila into his criminal affairs. In the end, he betrays him, but the younger brother once again saves the elderās life and forgives him for his betrayal.
The picture was shot in record time - for 31 days. Her budget was ridiculously small money - about 20 thousand dollars.
The film received mixed ratings. If critics violently accused him of racism and Russophobia, for ordinary viewers Danila Bagrov instantly became the new hero of the era.
Films of Sergei Bodrov (Jr.) - a list of the best paintings
The āCaucasian captiveā became the actorās bright debut and showed how talented he was if he managed to fully reveal himself in his first serious work.
The paintings āBrotherā and āBrother 2ā about the open and straightforward Danilo Bagrov, who administered justice by his simple principles, made Sergey Bodrov one of the most popular actors.
In 1998, he starred in the movie Stringer, playing Vadik, who makes "hot" video reports from Russia for Western audiences.
In the melodrama "East - West", in which one of the main roles was played by Sergey, he again met with Oleg Menshikov. In addition, his partner in the film was the amazing Pictures of Deneuve.
āLet's do it fastā - in this action movie of his father, Bodrov starred in the role of security chief of the former Russian mafiosi.
In 2001, the actor again works with director Balabanov in a film about the second Chechen war. It bears a simple and terrible name - "War".
2002 - starring in the last film, Bear Kiss. The actorās father did not want to release the picture after the tragedy, but then it was decided that the audience should see this work of a wonderful actor.
The films of Sergei Bodrov (Jr.), the list of which is very short and consists of only 12 films, the audience remembers and loves. In them, he is always extremely honest and plays so convincingly that it is impossible not to believe the heroes of the actor .
The first directorial work
Despite the tight shooting schedule, Bodrov (the youngest) managed in 2001 to begin work on his own project - the film "Sisters". He went the hard way, making the main characters of children, since it is much more difficult to work with them than with adult actors. The director gave way to the wonderful actress Oksana Akinshina, who played her first role in the film. In an episodic role, Bodrov appeared in it - in the guise of a man who came to shoot at a shooting gallery with friends. As he said in an interview, it was a tribute to the memory of Danila Bagrov and greetings to Alexei Balabanov.
Actor's family
Bodrov (the youngest) carefully protected the family from prying eyes and unnecessary attention. He talked about relatives reluctantly and sparingly, but admitted in an interview that since childhood he was sure that he knew what his future wife would look like. And when I met a similar girl, I realized that it was her.
Svetlana Mikhailova, the wife of Sergei Bodrov (younger), now lives alone and brings up two children of the actor - daughter Olya and son Sasha. She leads a secluded life and for all the years after the tragedy did not give a single interview.
Chronicle of the tragedy
The biography of Sergei Bodrov (Jr.) ends on September 20, 2002, when the country learned about the terrible tragedy that occurred in North Ossetia.
In July 2002, Bodrov began filming his new film, the mystical parable "The Messenger." To work on the film, the crew left for North Ossetia. September 20, on the second day of filming, she was supposed to be in the Karmadon Gorge. They had to stay until the evening. At 20.08, the Kolka glacier began to descend .
The velocity of the debris flow was about 100-170 km / h. It is impossible to survive. The gorge was buried under a 100-meter layer of mud, stones and ice. From the whole group two people escaped, who climbed higher into the mountains to collect equipment.
Undying hope
Periodically, information appears that the remains of Sergei Bodrov were found. But the Karmadon Gorge is in no hurry to part with the dead 13 years ago. In 2004, the remains of one of the missing people were found. In 2008, the ice exposed what was left of the RAF car with the bodies of the dead. Unfortunately, all the bodies found today do not belong to members of the missing film crew. It is known that they stood 10 kilometers above the Karmadon Gate.
For all 13 years, 20 people were found and identified, 106 are still reported as missing. Of these, 42 are members of the crew. According to experts, the glacier that destroyed a wonderful director and a great actor will melt within 10 years. Then the relatives of the dead will have a hope to find their remains.
Conclusion
The biography of Sergei Bodrov (Jr.) - as his films, is as vivid and memorable. His fate is tragic, but the memory of a wonderful actor and talented director lives in his roles.