“Not by bread alone” - a film by Stanislav Govorukhin, telling about the events of the post-war period. The premiere of the picture took place in 2005. Created based on the novel by Vladimir Dudintsev, also known from the book "White Clothes".
Main character
What is the film "Not Bread Alone" About? Actor Mikhail Eliseev played the role of a scientist obsessed with his idea. He invented a method for manufacturing double-layer pipes for industry. For many years he has been seeking its introduction into production. But all to no avail. The hero’s ideas (his name is Dmitry Lopatkin) are broken up on inertia and red tape.
"Not with bread alone": actors
The enthusiasm of the inventor creates a lot of trouble for him. And once he finds himself in a closed bureau, where scientists-prisoners spend years in their labors. In the film "Not by bread alone" actor V. Sukhorukov played. He played the role of the director of the Drozdov plant, one of those who do not like the idea of Lopatkin. Moreover, he considers the scientist crazy, which he once tells his wife. Nadezhda Drozdova was played by Svetlana Khodchenkova.
"Not with bread alone" - a film that won the main prize at the festival "Literature and Cinema". This is not the only award of the creators of the picture. Film critics also praised the work of Yuri Klimenko - the operator of the film "Not by bread alone." Actors have not received awards. Although played in the film quite famous artists. Namely: Alexei Petrenko, Vladimir Sterzhakov, Stanislav Govorukhin (as Minister). Below is a summary of the actors.
Svetlana Hodchenkova
The actress made her debut in Govorukhin's film "Bless the Woman." This role brought Khodchenkova popularity. Moreover, the aspiring actress received a “Nick”. The premiere of this film took place in 2014. Today Khodchenkova is one of the most popular Russian actresses. Every year there are several films with her participation. Moreover, she is removed both in the films of prominent, well-known directors, and in melodramas.
Viktor Sukhorukov
The actor has been acting in films since the beginning of the seventies. It is difficult to single out any of his roles. But one of the most popular film images of Viktor Sukhorukov was the brother of the protagonist in the film by Alexei Balabanov.
The actor played in Shukshin Stories, Antikiller, Night Vendor. In the 90s and early 2000s Sukhorukov often appeared on the screen in the role of negative characters. And therefore it was surprising to see him in the image of the abbot of the monastery in Pavel Lungin's painting "The Island", released in 2006. Other films with the participation of Sukhorukov - "Orleans", "22 minutes", "Apogee", "Guilty Without Guilt."
For his role in the film "Poor, Poor Pavel," the actor was awarded the Nika Prize. In recent years, the popularity of Sukhorukov is so high that he was even invited to his film by one of the Hollywood directors. But he refused because of the dense employment in the theater. The list of roles of Sukhorukov in the play is also quite extensive. The image of the careerist Drozdov in the film by Govorukhin is one of the first confirmations of the multifaceted talent of this actor.
Alexey Petrenko
One of the most talented domestic artists made his film debut in 1967. This was a minor role. Success came to Petrenko later. In 1976, he played a pilot in the film "Twenty Days Without War." Then he played the role of Peter I in the film based on the story of Pushkin, which tells about arap, the ancestor of the great Russian writer and poet.
In the filmography of Petrenko, over a hundred film images. Among them, Moky Parmenych from the Cruel Romance, General Radlov from the Siberian Barber, and Ivolgin from the film adaptation of Dostoevsky's novel The Idiot are worth highlighting. Petrenko also excellently played one of the jurors in the film "12". In the film "Not By Bread Alone" he played the role of a professor obsessed with science.
In February 2017, People's Artist of the RSFSR Aleksey Petrenko passed away.
Mikhail Eliseev
The leading actor in the film "Not By Bread Alone" made his film debut in 2003. Prior to the filming of the film, Govorukhin Eliseev played a role in the films "Alien Life", "Lord Officers". In total, there are about fifty roles in the filmography of the actor .
Valentina Berezutskaya
The actress played the mother of the director of the plant. On the account of Valentina Berezutskaya more than two hundred films. She began her career back in 1954 with a role in the film "This must not be forgotten." For more than half a century in the cinema, she has created many diverse images. But she did not have the main roles. Moreover, the recognition for the actress came after the film "Old Women", filmed when the actress was already over seventy.