All lovers of the drama genre, especially those who like Soviet films, will surely like the film “An Invented Story”. The actors perfectly conveyed the idea of ​​director Vladimir Gerasimov and writer Ilya Zverev, based on the story of which the film was made.
Plot
Anatoly Levchukov and his wife Varia only recently played a wedding. The festive mood vanished, and the first difficulties appeared.
The film “An Invented Story”, whose actors played members of a team of installers working at large construction sites and living a peculiar life of nomads, tells not only about the specifics of this profession, but also about human relations within the team and in the Levchukov family. Both spouses were members of this brigade. When the next object was commissioned and it was time to move to another place, Anatoly did not want to experience new difficulties. Varya, on the contrary, could not understand how to leave her comrades and not go with them. Gradually, the comfortably furnished life that her husband was striving for began to bore Varia, who was increasingly aware that her marriage was a mistake. And when Anatoly’s baseless jealousy was added to everything else, life for Varya became completely unbearable. She took the young son Vasya and left with the installers in the Urals.
The film "An Invented Story": actors and roles. Zhanna Prokhorenko (role - Varya Levchukova)
A large number of talented Soviet artists played in this picture. Here we see Zhanna Prokhorenko (Varya Levchukova), Georgy Epifantsev (Anatoly Levchukov), Leonid Kuravlev (Kostya Remizov), Vitaly Doronin (Stepan Ivanovich), Valentina Berezutskaya (Shura, wife of Stepan Ivanovich), Radner Muratov (Mikhail), Tatyana Doronina (Tatiana Doronina) Klava Baydakova), etc. Indeed, a lot of big names can be seen in the credits of the film "An Invented Story". Actors, regardless of the level of their popularity, very emotionally conveyed the images of their heroes, endowing each of the characters with their own characteristics.
Actress Zhanna Prokhorenko, who played Varia Levchukova, was born on May 11, 1940 in Poltava. Her stage name is slightly different from the present. According to the documents, her name was Jeanette. The family moved to Leningrad when the daughter was 10 years old. Leningrad City Palace of Pioneers named after Zhdanova was the first place where young Janet began to develop her acting abilities. After leaving school, the actress entered the All-Union State Institute of Cinematography, which she graduated in 1964.
The first big role in the movie Prokhorenko played while still a student. It was the famous Ballad of a Soldier. After this film, she became recognizable. And in 1963 she was invited to a new role. The actress was to play the main character in the drama "An Invented Story." Actors, including Zhanna Prokhorenko, coped with their roles “perfectly”, realistically and colorfully conveying the atmosphere of life of the members of the editing team.
Unfortunately, the artist no longer had significant roles. She was for some reason then invited to play only secondary characters, and even then in pass-through films. Although the presence of acting talent in Zhanna Prokhorenko is an indisputable fact. In the last years of her life, she starred in episodes and extras.
The actress died on August 1, 2011. Death was preceded by a severe, prolonged illness.
Georgy Epifantsev (role of Anatoly Levchukov)
Unfortunately, many film artists of those years have already passed away. Georgy Epifantsev, who played the role of Anatoly Levchukov in the film "An Invented Story", is also not alive. The actors and the roles they played will forever remain a good memory of the artists who left us. In 1992, he died tragically, falling under a train. Epifantsev at that time was 53 years old. And the artist was born on May 31, 1939. He studied at the Moscow Art Theater School, on the course of P.V. Massalsky.
Epifantsev devoted 30 years of his life to work in the theater. The Moscow Art Theater was his second home. The first major work in the cinema was the main role in the film "Thomas Gordeev" (1959). The actor is known to the audience for such films as “Nine Days of One Year”, “Origins”, “Do not part with your loved ones,” etc.
Leonid Kuravlev (the role of Kostya Remizov)
The actors of the film “An Invented Story” perfectly embodied the images of their on-screen heroes on the screen, which made viewing the picture very exciting. Undoubtedly, one of the brightest acting works in this film is the performance of the role of Kostya Remizov, played by Leonid Kuravlev.
The actor was born on October 8, 1936. Place of birth - Moscow. Studying at school the boy was not given too well. It was especially difficult with the study of the exact sciences. Once, his sister jokingly advised him to go to a theater college: there definitely didn’t have to take hated mathematics and physics. Leonid did so. But the first attempt to pass the entrance exams was unsuccessful. He was not accepted. He tried his hand at VGIK two years later and in 1955 successfully entered there.
The first significant role in the movie was played by Kuravlev in 1960, when he received an invitation to participate in the film "Michman Panin." Now the artist has several dozens of films. And although not all roles are central, even in films where the actor appeared only in episodes, his pronounced charisma filled the film with a special mood and originality.
The series "Invented life"
The film "Imagine Life", despite the consonance of the names, has nothing to do with the Soviet film, which is discussed in this article. The “Uninformed Life” project was released in 2015. This is a 10-episode series. “An Invented Story”, whose actors belong to a different era, was released in 1963.