In the film “Grass under the Snow”, the actors A. Gorbunov and P. Barshak played the main roles. However, the main storyline does not revolve around their characters, but around the fragile heroine Tatyana Arntgolts. In what difficult situation did the girl Lesya in the performance of a famous actress find herself in and will she be able to cope with the difficulties that have arisen?
“Grass under the Snow”: actors. Tatyana Arntgolts as Lesya
Tatyana Arntgolts made me speak for the first time, playing Olga Anisimova in the detective “Cavaliers of a Starfish”. The film enjoyed a certain popularity among the audience, and Tatyana was remembered for her very emotional performance of her role. A little later, Arntgoltz got the main role in the soap opera "The Talisman of Love" and after that she became a frequent guest in television series.
In the film Grass Under the Snow, actors
Fedor Lavrov and Tatyana Arntgolts played a married couple. Igor Khrustalyov was not at all easy to live with Lesia, because she is a girl from a poor family, and even brings up her nephew in addition. However, Igor’s patience comes to an end when at one of the parties his wife ends up in the same bedroom as his boss. After this incident, Lesya remains completely alone with the young Ilya in her arms, whom she is unable to abandon. Helping a fragile girl arrives in a completely unexpected way.
Alexey Gorbunov as a Commander
A. Gorbunov, a graduate of the Kiev Institute. Karpenko-Kary, in Russian cinema a frequent guest. The artist has been acting in films and TV shows since 1984, and there seems to be no role that he could not play: a detective - please, a hit man - please, a crime boss - please, a drunkard - no problem!
Alexei Gorbunov played the cunning royal jester in the historical series Countess de Monsoro, the elusive Gall in Kamenskaya, the German counterintelligence officer in the Red Chapel. Of the artist’s last roles in the cinema, one can note the image of an arbiter and criminal authority in the series “Son for Father”, as well as the image of Moriarty in a new interpretation of “Sherlock Holmes”.
In the series “Grass under the Snow,” Gorbunov plays a cruel and very wealthy man nicknamed the Commander. The whole Khrustalyov family works for Komissarov, therefore, together with Lesia arrived at one of the Commander's parties. However, just that evening, the hero of Aleksey Gorbunov decided to take revenge on his unfaithful wife and for this did not choose the most humane way: he slept with Lesya, and the party guests watched the whole process in a live broadcast. After this shameful incident, the girl’s life went to dust, so the Commander became for Lesia an “evil genius”.
P. Barshak as Andrei Komissarov
Pavel Barshak graduated from the directing department of GITIS. Has been acting in films since 2002, however, she does not always get the main roles. The first serious and big role was played in the comedy “Time is Money”, where Elvira Bolgova and Yuri Kolokolnikov also participated . Then there was the role of Andrei in the melodrama of Alexei Uchitel “Walk”, where together with Barshak Evgeny Tsyganov and Irina Pegova appeared in the frame.
In 2005, Pavel, along with Viktor Sukhorukov and Andrei Krasko, took part in the filming of the movie “The Night Seller”. In 2008, the artist played a major role in the Russian-French film Frenchman Serezha. In the final season of Kamenskaya, Pavel appeared in the guise of a district policeman, Igor Doroshin, a guy who is looking for his destiny in life and wants to prove to his parents that without them, it’s worth something.
In the film “Grass under the Snow”, the actors P. Barshak and A. Gorbunov played their son and father. The problem of their relationship is one of the key problems of the series.
Other role performers
Alexander Drobitko in the series "Grass under the Snow" played the role of Lesia's nephew - Ilya. Despite his young age, the boy managed to participate in six projects by the time of the filming of the series.
The role of Lesia’s husband was played by Fyodor Lavrov (“Ivanovs”), and his parents were played by Vladimir Steklov (“Light and shadow of the lighthouse”) and Maria Zvonareva (“The departing nature”).
The role of Sasha, who immigrated to America and left her son in the care of the heroine Tatyana Arntgolts, went to Oles Vlasova. Sasha, unlike Lesia, was always considered by her parents as a responsible and promising girl. But when the parents of the sisters died, everything turned out completely different. The performer Vlasova can also be seen in the films Black Flower and Ask the Autumn.