Vladimir Valutsky is a talented screenwriter who has more than 60 scripts for famous Soviet and Russian films in his piggy bank. What was the life of the Honored Art Worker of the RSFSR? And in the creation of what paintings did he take part?
short biography
Vladimir Valutsky was born in 1936 in Moscow. His father was a Pole by birth, immigrated to the Russian Empire during the First World War. In the USSR, Ivan Yanovich became a respected engineer: during the Great Patriotic War he built airfields, then met in the ministries. However, despite all the merits, Valutsky’s father remained non-partisan until the end of his life.
Where Vladimir got his craving for film drama is unknown: no one in the Valutsky family had any relation to art. But one thing is for sure - Vladimir has always been distinguished by a rebellious spirit. For example, in 1961, he flew out with a bang from VGIK for unprecedented audacity: he took part in the filming of parodies of films about the great leader of the proletariat Lenin.
By some miracle, Valutsky was able to recover at the Institute of Cinematography and in 1964 successfully completed his studies at the screenwriting faculty. A year later, according to his scripts, 2 short films were shot - the melodrama "Komesk" and the short story "Constantly Prescribed" from the movie fitman "Wick".
Vladimir Valutsky: films of the Soviet period
It so happened that the very first script of the full-length picture, written by Valutsky, brought the master unprecedented success and fame. The comedy film "The Head of Chukotka", released on screens in 1966, was very popular. The main roles in the project went to Vladimir Kononov and Alexei Gribov.
In 1970, Vladimir Valutsky again created an excellent script in which director Vitaly Melnikov directed the comedy “7 Brides of Corporal Zbruev.” Among the leaders of the Soviet film distribution in 1971, the film took 11th place.
After such a successful start, 2-3 films were shot annually according to the scripts of Vladimir Ivanovich. Among the works of the 70s. The historical film “Yaroslavna, Queen of France” with Elena Koreneva in the title role and the film novel “Night Witches in the Sky” with Valeria Zaklunnaya and Valentina Grushina are especially notable .
Also in the 80s, Valutsky joined the scripting group, which worked on the cult series “The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson,” directed by Igor Maslennikov. “Mary Poppins, goodbye”, “Winter Cherry” - the scripts for these paintings were also written by Vladimir Ivanovich.
Pictures of the 90-2000s
The 90s for Vladimir Valutsky began with work on the painting "Winter Cherry 2", in which the inimitable Elena Safonova again played the main role . In 1991, according to the script of Vladimir Ivanovich, the famous director Leonid Kvinikhidze shot the drama “White Nights”.
Then there was the detective "Gray Wolves", the tragicomedy "Hammer and Sickle", the action movie "Crusader 2".
In 2003, Valutsky created the script for Stanislav Govorukhin’s melodrama “Bless the Woman”, in which Svetlana Khodchenkova played the main role. And in 2004 he adapted the novel “Saboteur” by A. Azolsky to screen production.
Famous TV series Yesenin, Echelon, Saboteur. The end of the war ”,“ Admiral ”was also created with the participation of Vladimir Ivanovich.
From the last screen versions of the master’s work, one can single out the serial film “The Spy” with Danila Kozlovsky in the title role. In 2017, the biographical drama “Lev Yashin. Goalkeeper of my dreams ”, to the shooting of which Valutsky is also directly related.
Vladimir Valutsky: personal life
Valutsky was married only once - to actress Alla Demidova, with whom he lived his whole life. The scriptwriter also raised an illegitimate daughter, who later became a journalist.
In April 2015, Vladimir Ivanovich died at the 79th year of his life. The famous filmmaker was buried at the Troekurovsky cemetery.