The creative beginning in the fate of Alexander Basov, the biography of which this article is devoted to, was laid long before the birth of our hero by his illustrious parents all over the country - actress Valentina Titova and famous artist and director Vladimir Basov.
How did the son of a scrupulous mother and an easy-going father turn out to be? What features did he manage to inherit, and how did his life turn out?
The origins
The birthplace of Alexanderâs father, Vladimir Basov, was the Belgorod region, in one of the villages of which, called Urazovo, he was born on July 28, 1923.
Paternal grandmother Alexandra Ivanovna, the daughter of an Orthodox priest, was an ordinary rural teacher.
Grandfather Pavel Basultaynen, a Finn by nationality, became a military man after higher education, fought in the cavalry of V.I. Chapaev and died in 1931, after which Alexandra Ivanovna and little Vladimir had to travel around the whole country, changing their place of residence almost every year , schools and friends. Even then, Vladimir Basov began to dream of a career as an artist, determined to enter the VGIK after school. However, the Great Patriotic War intervened in the plans of the future universal favorite of the audience. Vladimir forged his age in the documents and went to the front as a volunteer, where he fought in the mortar brigade, was awarded orders and medals.
He did not forget his dream and he entered the VGIK when the war ended. The country recognized and loved Vladimir Basov after his participation in the legendary film âI Walk in Moscowâ, thanks to which he became a sought-after actor, perhaps with the most original appearance in Russian cinema, confidently playing both comic and dramatic images. In addition, Vladimir Basov turned out to be a wonderful director, on whose account there were such masterpieces of Soviet cinema as âBattle on the Roadâ, âDays of the Turbinsâ, âShield and Swordâ.
Alexander Basovâs mother, Valentina Titova, Basovâs third wife, was one of the most beautiful theater and cinema actresses in the country, who became famous after her participation in such films as âBlizzardâ, âShield and Swordâ, âDangerous Turnâ and âTurbin Daysâ, filmed by her husband.
For the first time, Basov saw her at the site of the Mosfilm film studio, where Valentina, who at that time was still a very young and aspiring actress, came to try on the role. In the corridor, Basova's assistant stumbled upon her, picking up the cast for his new film "Blizzard". He dragged Valentina to Basov. The girl was immediately approved, and when she left the directorâs office, Vladimir Basov, loudly, so that everyone around could hear, said: âI'm getting married!â
And got married ...
Childhood
The future Soviet and Russian actor, film director, screenwriter and producer Alexander Basov, the son of Vladimir Basov, was born in Moscow on September 16, 1965.
By his own admission, from an early age, his life turned into a kind of protest against the common parental passion for order and scrupulousness of his mother. Since the boy used to do several things at once, for example, collect a constructor, draw and write poetry, there was always a mess in his room. If suddenly in the middle of all these activities his friends called to play in the yard, he immediately threw everything and ran away. By the time he returned, all the poems, drawings, and even the designer, the strict mother had already thrown into the garbage chute.
His father Vladimir Basov was not a supporter of the pedagogical experiments of his wife Valentina. He was also strict with Alexander and his younger sister Elizabeth, he never spoiled them, but at the same time considered himself a friend of his own children, as well as his own friends, preferring word and conviction as an influence.
Once, Alexander Basov shared characteristic memories from his childhood:
Mom hoped to make me an excellent student. Therefore, when English began in the second grade, I began to strictly check my homework. The problem was that she did not know English and took me to fright. But I'm not shy.
I remember once, being in a playful mood, instead of English, I began to say something convincingly in Garabar. Mother listens attentively, nods ... And suddenly - oh God! - Father leaves the office. And he knows English! But it already bears me ... Father smiles and asks me a question - also in gibberish. I answer in gibberish. He smiles again and leaves for the office. Mother is fully confident that the lesson has been learned ...
One way or another, but later Alexander believed that in his childhood he still received absolutely everything that was necessary, and in general he had nothing to complain about.
Youth
Alexander Basov, despite his many talents, grew up not the most realized young man. Perhaps this was due to the imprint of the loud and scandalous divorce of his parents, as a result of which he and his younger sister Elizaveta Vladimir Basov through the court retained. It may just be bad luck and coincidence.
The younger sister Elizabeth has always dreamed of becoming a dancer. Having failed the entrance exam at the Bolshoi Ballet School, she left for Leningrad, where she entered the Vaganov School, subsequently married a Greek citizen and left the country forever.
When Vladimir Basov was struck by a stroke, accompanied by severe depression, the only person who did not abandon him was always there and nursed, Alexander became.
In 1982, Alexander Basov entered the directing department of VGIK. However, this path was extremely thorny and long - two years later he was expelled for missing classes. In 1985, he managed to recover, but a year later he was expelled again, this time at the request of the Komsomol meeting.
Creation
In 1986, Alexander was drafted into the army. After returning home in 1988, he again recovered at VGIK, in 1991 having removed the term paper Psycho and Small Things. Having become a certified director, he worked on television for several years.
In the movie, Alexander first appeared at the age of six. His debut was the painting "Return to Life" in 1971. Since Alexander always liked to create and look at all the processes from the outside, which is closer to the profession of a director and not an actor, the filmography of Alexander is very small - only 6 films.
He always considered directing his vocation. As a director and screenwriter, Alexander Vladimirovich performed in such films as "Crazy and Little Things", "DMB-002", "DMB-003", "DMB-004", "DMB: Again in Combat," "Shifted," " Crime Games, Home, Sweet Home, and others.
Personal life
The identity of his first wife, Alexander does not extend at her request. It is known that they studied together at VGIK. They got married very early, when both spouses were only 19 years old. From this marriage, Alexander has a son, Mstislav. He received higher technical education and is very far from the world of cinema and art.
The second wife in the biography of Alexander was the Russian theater and film actress Ekaterina Lapina.
On her account there were more than 30 roles in movies and TV shows. Their marriage lasted 13 years. In 2008, the girl died in a car accident. She was only 37 years old ...
Below in the photo is Alexander Basov with Ekaterina Lapina and a child of family friends, 2004.
A few years ago, Alexander married again. His third wife was the actress Yulia Yanovskaya, familiar to viewers from such films and TV shows as âTemptationâ, âVain Victimâ, âCapercaillieâ, âVanechkaâ, âShtrafbatâ, âForest Princessâ, âBless the Womanâ and others.
When Alexander met Julia, he told her:
Yanovskaya, you are not a woman and not an actress, you are a natural phenomenon ...
Everything that Julia Yanovskaya does in the cinema or on the stage of the theater, Alexander considers unique.
Today
Alexander Basov is now fifty-three years old.
By this age, he came to the conclusion that the older he gets, the more he becomes like a father.
This similarity of character, facial expressions, gestures and way of thinking comes to him herself, despite the fact that Alexander tried to never imitate his father.
Now, when he began to see him in himself, the fact that Vladimir Basov was no longer in the world was the tragedy of Alexanderâs whole life. By his own admission, he constantly thinks about his father, mentally talks to him and feels endlessly guilty in front of him, believing that he could and should have done much more for him than he actually did ...