Actor Alexander Galibin, whose filmography dates back to the Soviet historical era, was remembered by an attentive viewer at the end of the seventies of the last century. His creative fate was not at all simple and included many unexpected twists. But the actor continues to hold the audience’s attention for the fourth decade.
How it all began
Alexander Galibin was born in the city on the Neva in 1955. It is difficult to say how close his family was to the creative environment. Alexander's father worked as a decorator at Lenfilm, and therefore the road there was known to the future actor from childhood. For the first time, Alexander Galibin entered the theatrical stage in the performance of the Leningrad Youth Creativity Theater. And this was one of the factors that determined the life choice of a young man. In 1973, he entered the acting department of the Leningrad Institute of Theater, Music and Cinematography.
Movie debut
In cinema, Alexander Galibin made his debut while still a student at a theater university. His roles did not go unnoticed and were favorably received by both professional critics and ordinary viewers. Of the debut work of the actor in the memory of cinema viewers, his striking character from the detective "Tavern on Pyatnitskaya" remained.
But Alexander Galibin from his first cinematic roles immediately declared himself as a very diverse actor. He could not and did not want to play the same thing. And the new impressive work was not long in coming. The most significant role of the actor’s early period was the image of Emperor Nicholas II. His Galibin happened to play twice - in the television project "The Life of Klim Samgin" and in the film "Romanovs. The Crowned Family" directed by Gleb Panfilov. The young actor very well managed to convey the doom of the last Russian emperor to a whirlwind of catastrophic revolutionary upheavals advancing on the state. Nicholas II performed by Galibin perfectly understands what is happening, but can not change anything either in his fate or in the fate of the country.
In the theatre
Alexander Galibin, whose filmography includes dozens of works, nevertheless never considered the sphere of cinema the only direction for the application of his talent. Since 1988, he again becomes a student, this time the directing department of GITIS.
Alexander combines studies at the theater director with work at once in several theatrical and cinematic projects. After graduation, he was staged over forty performances in various cities of Russia. Galibin's productions were performed at the Petersburg Theater at the Liteiny, at the Novosibirsk Academic Youth Theater "Globus", at the Alexandrinsky Theater and the Stanislavsky Theater.
Galibin’s theatrical career was very impulsive, it was repeatedly interrupted by both work in the cinema and creative conflicts with actors. But the performances of this director enjoyed the constant attention of the public. One of the most important qualities of Alexander Galibin is the ability to always be unexpected and never repeat the second time what has already been found once and brought a well-deserved success.
In the Shchukin school
Neither the theatrical nor the cinematic career of an actor can in any way be considered completed. But at present, Alexander Galibin is also actively teaching. He scored and leads his course at the Shchukin Theater School. And it would not be an exaggeration to say that his students were very lucky with the teacher. Alexander Galibin takes his mission of mentoring young actors very seriously.
Screen version of "Masters and Margarita" Bulgakov
Artists sometimes have to wait a long time for a real role. At the full power of his extraordinary talent, actor Alexander Galibin could turn around only on such dramatic material as Mikhail Bulgakov's brilliant novel. Today it is already difficult to imagine that someone else could have played the main role in the television film adaptation of this book in 2005. But many tried it. Nevertheless, the director Vladimir Bortko chose Alexander Galibin, whose participation in the project was not even originally planned. But the choice was unmistakable.
The result could not be overshadowed even by the fact that the role of the Master at the behest of the director was voiced by the actor, who performed Yeshua. Alexander Galibin could not make such a decision and even refused to attend the premiere of the film. But even such an annoying turn of events for the actor could not cross out his role. She is rightfully considered one of his most powerful cinematographic works.
Filmography of Alexander Galibin
The list of cinematic roles of the actor inspires reverence for its volume. At the same time, Alexander Galibin himself never specifically sought to increase it and, considering himself primarily a theater director, was not particularly attracted to work in the cinema. It remains only to regret that in the extensive filmography of Galibin there are not so many main roles. Most often, his work in the movie was limited to supporting characters or short episodes. But his images were always vivid and remained in the minds of the viewer.
With all his creativity in the cinema, Galibin once again confirms the idea of Stanislavsky that there are no small roles. The following characters are among the most expressive images created by the actor on the movie screen: Pashka Antonov ("Tavern on Pyatnitskaya"), Lieutenant Kondratiev ("Battalions ask for fire"), Vasily Kapralov ("Jack Vosmerkin -" American ").
Screen version of "Demons" by Dostoevsky
The latest work of the actor Alexander Galibin will soon be met by the general public on television screens. Filming of the television series has already been completed, and he is preparing for the show. Alexander Galibin plays a very significant role in it - Governor von Lemke. In the novels of Fyodor Dostoevsky it is impossible to find characters that are simple and unambiguous for understanding. Equally difficult is the governor of the provincial city performed by Galibin. He is one of the few who oppose the dark forces preparing revolt and popular outrage in the city. Any of his actions, as well as abandonment of them, can lead to very grave consequences and numerous casualties.
Alexander Galibin: the personal life of the actor
People who have achieved widespread fame relate to it differently. Some enjoy this state of affairs, and they constantly flash before the eyes of a curious public. Alexander Galibin, whose personal life always took place in a theatrical environment, however, he never experienced any pleasure from the increased attention to his person. He just had to accept such a state of affairs as something inevitable.
It can be assumed that Alexander Galibin, whose family has always been involved in theater or cinema, did not draw an insurmountable border between art and life. The actor is currently in a third marriage and is the father of two daughters. Alexander Galibin himself, whose wife Irina Savitskova worked under his supervision at the Globe Novosibirsk Academic Youth Theater, does not like to comment on her personal life. Nevertheless, we note that the two previous spouses of Alexander - Olga Narutskaya and Ruth Vinenken - also had a direct relationship with the theater world.