In 2014, the cinema of Russia hosted the premiere of the film âA Gift with Characterâ. The actors who embodied on the screens the story of the funny adventures of a rich capricious boy and a comedic animator, as well as the entire film crew, worked hard for fame. As a result, the film earned 4 million dollars at the box office. Who played the main roles in the comedy, and why did the audience like it so much?
âA Gift with Characterâ - actors and roles: Artyom Fadeev
In the center of the plot of the film is the story of a boy from a wealthy family - Artem. A child grows up almost without parental attention: there is no mother near, the father is constantly busy with his business, and the stepmother tries to be nice to him, but cannot, of course, replace real parents. However, the boy is growing extremely savvy, he is trying in every possible way to explain to his father that he lacks attention on his part. The last straw in Artemâs patience is his dadâs tough and authoritarian response, which insists that the boy go to study in China. After this conversation, a cunning plan matures in the babyâs head, how to escape from home with the help of an animator who came to him on his birthday as a gift.
Director Karen Hovhannisyan for a long time was looking for a suitable boy for the main role in the film âA Gift with Characterâ. The actors of the âadultâ line-up were already approved, but it was not so easy to find a convincing performer for the role of the resourceful Artem. In the end, the choice was made in favor of Artem Fadeev, who has been acting in films since the age of seven and has already managed to excel in such films as What Men Talk About, Carousel, and August. Eighth. "
Mikhail Galustyan as an unlucky animator
Of course, the main decoration of the film was the former KVN worker, and now - the actor, TV presenter, screenwriter and producer in one bottle - Mikhail Galustyan. The director of the film was not mistaken when he decided to give one of the main roles to Galustyan in his comedy âA Gift with Characterâ. Actors of such a plan as Mikhail, with their comical appearance, cause laughter from the audience, and if you write funny texts for their characters, the picture is doomed to success.
So, in fact, it turned out: what is the scene where Mikhail Galustyan runs away from his pursuing collectors in
a panda costume. No less funny is the scene where little guests at the festival at Artem open a whole hunt for a huge fur panda.
This is not the first time Mikhail Galustyan has shone in family comedy; on his account, participation in such projects as Pregnant, Nannies, and That Carlson.
Fedor Bondarchuk as a father-oligarch
The actors of the film âA Gift with Characterâ are the owners of famous names and a good reputation, so there is no point in discussing the person of Fyodor Bondarchuk for a long time. As a representative of the famous film dynasty, he has an impressive filmography as an actor, and also produced about 20 domestic paintings. In addition, as a director, Bondarchuk made 8 full-length films, currently leads the process of filming the series "Youth" on STS.
Given all these facts, one can guess that Bondarchuk feels confident in the frame, so he often gets the roles of cool businessmen and oligarchs. In the film âA Gift with Characterâ, Fedor did not depart from his usual role and played the role of the father of the main character - an always busy businessman who believes that the money he earned, a chic house and expensive gifts are all that his son needs from him. And only towards the end of the film, the hero of Bondarchuk finally realizes that this is far from the case.
Ekaterina Klimova as Diana
Ekaterina Klimova is known not only for her good game, but also for her beauty. The filmography of the actress is impressive: more than 50 films and series. The most famous works of Catherine - the role of the nurse Nina in the film "We are from the Future", Dasha Korshunova in the series "Boiling Point" and his beloved Valentine in the comedy "Love in the Big City-3".
In the film âA Gift with Characterâ, Ekaterina Klimova played the role of the stepmother of the protagonist. The role is small, but the filmmakers wrote the name of the actress in the list of main performers.
Thus, the famous actors involved in the film became another reason for the success of the comedy âA Gift with Characterâ. Actors, whose photos and names were posted on posters, attracted additional viewers, and the name of one of the most beautiful actresses in Russian cinema is no exception.
"A gift with character." Actors: Nastya Sinitsyna performed by Katerina Spitsa
Katerina Shpitsa was born in Perm in the family of a lawyer and a miner. From the age of 13 she attended a theater studio, and at 20 she moved to Moscow and began acting in films.
This girl from distant Perm has made a good career in just a few years. At 24, she got the main role in the military drama Katya: Military History, where Elena Yakovleva and
Alena Babenko became partners of the young performer
. Further, the girl starred in feature films and in TV shows. Her role changed from picture to picture: either stupid ebony girls, then loyal and selfless heroines.
In the comedy of Karen Oganesyan, she got the role of Nastya Sinitsyna - the beloved character of Mikhail Galustyan. Nastya Sinitsyna divorces her husband and returns to his native Gelendzhik. Just at that time Mikhail appeared there with his little friend Artem, and the couple had a chance to start all over again. However, the shy animator, as always, gives in to troubles, and here his little friend Artyom helps to solve the problem completely unexpectedly.
Irina Bezrukova as a nanny
Irina Bezrukova - a native of Rostov-on-Don - refers more to theater actresses. Irina has a poor filmography and almost no main roles, but since 1984 she has been regularly involved in theatrical performances.
In the picture of Oganesyan, Irina got a small role: she played the nanny of Artyom - the main character of the film âA Gift with Characterâ. Actors in the project were selected good, and the actress remarkably fit into their company.
Frankly, Irina Bezrukova is better known for her personal life than her creative one. At first she was the wife of the famous actor Igor Livanov. In this marriage, a couple was born a son. And in 1998, Irina went to the popular actor Sergey Bezrukov these days. All the years that the couple have been together, journalists have shown increased attention to them, since Bezrukov is 9 years younger than his chosen one.
Episode actors
But this does not end the list of famous artists invited to the picture âA Gift with Characterâ. The actors in the episodes are not inferior in their popularity to the leading actors.
For example, one of the episodic roles went to Nikolai Valuev, a famous boxer, and now an actor. Also in the picture were Alexei Makarov (Voroshilovsky shooter, August 44th), Konstantin Yushkevich (Sklifosovsky, Exercise in the Beautiful) and Inga Oboldina (Children of the Arbat, Doctor Zhivago).