Pletnev Kirill Vladimirovich - theater and film actor, Russian film director, member of the Expert Council of the All-Russian open competition "Film Call". Ambitious, independent, his creative biography is full of interesting facts. He can easily reveal to the interlocutor the secrets of his success in the profession. However, the details of his personal life are reluctantly shared with journalists by Kirill Pletnev. Filmography, personal dramas, the creative path of the actor are all the details in the materials of our article.
Childhood
Kirill Pletnev was born in Ukraine, in December 1979, but his childhood passed in Leningrad. There he grew up, went to school. I must say that from an early age Cyril was a controversial child. On the one hand, he loved to read, read a lot and with interest. He was engaged in dancing, which at one time was greatly facilitated by Kirill's mother - she herself was a teacher in a dance studio. In general, the childhood of the future actor was inextricably linked with his mother - she was constantly present and participated in the life of her son, although Cyril was never a sissy. His character was independent, sometimes even too pronounced.
Kirill Pletnev spent a lot of time in children's camps, which he still recalls with warmth. His life was full of events and bright colors. He was involved in rock climbing, attended a taekwondo section, led a theater studio, worked as an assistant cook in the kitchen. Pletnev always stood out among his peers as a pugnacious character - he was naughty, hooligan, hated football, although he studied at the Zenit football club before the 9th grade.
Kirill Vladimirovich did not communicate with his father Pletnev for a long time - the man left his family when the boy was thirteen years old. Father and son met 17 years after the separation, but emotional closeness and warmth in their relationship did not happen. They congratulate each other on holidays, sometimes call back, but no more.
How did I get to the Moscow theater
The creative path of Cyril Pletnev is full of bends and steep turns. After school, he entered the Theater Academy of St. Petersburg, but after completing his studies he went to Moscow. The fact is that the theaters of Dodin and Spivak that Pletnev dreamed of did not recruit actors to their troupes that year. The young man was forced to seek happiness in the capital. Three theaters immediately opened their doors to the beginning actor - the Theater of the Modern Play, the theater under the direction of Kalyagin and the Theater of Armen Dzhigarkhanyan. Pletnev chose the latter. In 2000, the actor finally moved to Moscow.
The artist admits that at first it was difficult for him in an unfamiliar city. Often he went to the station in a rush to buy a ticket and go home. But every time something stopped him. The young man understood that you should not retreat without starting.
First, the actor lived with relatives, then he rented an apartment, later he acquired his own housing. Once the moment came when everything calmed down, life went back to normal, Pletnev got used to the busy Moscow, but to this day he believes that the less he is in the metropolis, the better he feels.
Kirill Pletnev: main roles in the cinema
In parallel with his work in the theater, Kirill Pletnev acted in films - he worked a lot and the results of his work can be called very successful. The track record of the artist has more than 60 roles. And, I must say, Pletnev always knew how to correctly choose the working material, intuitively felt where to appear and when to leave the series correctly.
His most famous works can rightfully be called the role of Sergeant Nelipa in the serial film "Soldiers", the image of Alexei Bobrikov in the film "Saboteur" and "Saboteur-2", the comic role of the rogue Sinkov in the fun film "Love-Carrot-2", etc.
Of course, the lion's share of the movie roles created by Pletnev are images of military heroes who are already slightly fed up with the actor. He says that he enjoys playing character characters. Fortunately, today Pletnev has the opportunity to choose, work in the picture or refuse it. An artist can also bring something of his own to the role, unless, of course, the screenwriter or director is against it.
Speaking of filming a movie, Kirill Vladimirovich Pletnev admits that he is afraid of being stamped, and indeed does not want to spend energy and time on a poor-quality product, which is very numerous now. Naturally, he is recognized on the streets, he is popular with the viewer, but often fame prevents Pletnev. The artist tries to avoid unnecessary acquaintances and harassment on the street with conversations, etc. He is sure of one thing: you can not calm down and stop there. At the moment when everything seems to be good, the main thing is to understand that this is a false sensation.
Leaving the theater
By the way, the profession of an actor at first Pletnev was not very encouraging. He always wanted to lead the process, however, on the advice of the director from St. Petersburg, Grigory Kozlov, who recommended a bit of “growth,” he decided to first learn the basics of the artist, and only then engage in directorial activities.
In the troupe of the theater Armen Dzhigarkhanyan Pletnev did not "sit on the bench." In his biography were the main roles, for example, he was busy in the productions of “Crazy Day, or The Marriage of Figaro”, “Tales of the Scientist Cat”, “The Examiner”. An interesting work, however, did not help build competent relationships with the theater management. According to Pletnev, Armen Dzhigarkhanyan is a brilliant artist, of which there are only a few in the world, but he is not good at managing the creative process. According to the artist, he does not know how to choose directors for his performances. Once a conflict arose on this basis - Pletnev refused to play in a "bad" performance. At some point in the relationship between the actor and the leader there was a serious discord, and Pletnev left, although often in an interview he says that he was expelled from the theater.
According to the artist, when he first came to the theater, he immediately felt some kind of dissonance - they were taught at the institute differently, that had little relation to real practice. Something did not grow together, the general picture did not loom. Acting activity attracted less and less. Pletnev Kirill Vladimirovich felt that a creative crisis was brewing .
Director's practice
A clear realization that I want to change something in the profession did not come to Kirill Pletnev right away. Curiosity in the cinema began to arise on the set of paintings "Saboteur", "Admiral". Pletnev followed the creative process and realized that he would be interested in managing everything that happens, because directorial activities are endless possibilities for self-expression. The cooperation of Pletnev with the talented film director Konstantin Khudyakov helped to finally verify his desires. According to the actor, Konstantin Pavlovich - one of the few who respect the artist, feels it. Analyzing the work of the director, Pletnev discovered for himself that in the film, not everything depends on the actor. An image can also be created using editing.
In 2003, Pletnev began to collaborate with another interesting director in all senses - Irina Keruchenko. According to Kirill, the theater, which Irina Vilyamovna does, is a situation where an actor can rehearse what he likes, and not what is imposed on him. Pletnev is close to what Irina does, the psychological theater is his ideal. The artist admits that it is not difficult for him to find a common language with the director - it is simple, easy and interesting with Keruchenko.
"Nastya" - laureate of the "Kinotavr"
Kirill Pletnev, whose filmography has so far three own short films (“Dog and Heart”, “6:23”, “Nastya”), begins to gain popularity as a talented director. In 2015, at the Kinotavr Film Festival in Sochi, his film Nastya won the Grand Prix in the Short Film nomination. According to the most novice director, the film turned out to be good. Although Pletnev did not expect that luck would turn to face him. Indeed, in a competition you can never know for sure what will “shoot”, and the rules of the festival are often confusing.
The plot of the film is based on real events. Nastya is a girl who worked as a postman and once decided to commit a crime - she stole money from senior citizens and ran away with her lover. On the one hand, the picture is very simple - there are no intricate twists, interweaving of plot lines, intrigue. On the other hand, the film has its own philosophy.
According to Pletnev, ordinary human stories have always been and will be interesting to the viewer, there is nothing more complicated than them. In addition, Konstantin Pavlovich Khudyakov, whom Cyril respects very much, once said to a novice director: “A lot of frills in the plot of the picture is not a sign of its quality. Many directors by this method simply drape their inability, encrypt the void. This is not your case. ”
Life principles
Today, Cyril Pletnev is 35 years old - this is the age when it is already possible to draw some conclusions. The actor believes that the last two years of his life is a period that has been successful in all respects. There was a global rethinking of the internal state and values ​​of life. The artist began to meditate, changed his views on people and on himself, revised human relationships in general. Pletnev realized for himself that society is not working properly: a person always owes to someone, always blames someone. He thinks about anything and about anyone, but not about himself. And you need to love yourself first of all, because otherwise you live the life of other people, and you push your own to the last place.
You must learn to say the word “no” when you need to. It is important to try to become happy in spite of circumstances and some life situations, it is important to be able to bring everything to the end. You can’t give up, even when there is no clearance and it seems that nothing will work. Often, after going through many trials, when a few steps remain to the goal, for some reason a person passes. And this is wrong. This is exactly what his mother taught Cyril in childhood.
About personal
Actor Kirill Pletnev does not like to talk about his personal life. Although the acting profession is public, and in the media there is always something to write. Kirill is calm about gossip; he prefers not to comment on many situations. But he is often credited with novels with colleagues on the set - Tatyana Arntgolts, Inga Oboldina. Today, the actor is happy, he has a beloved woman. Kirill Pletnev with his wife - actress Nino Ninidze - brings up a joint child, the son of Alexander. The couple often appears in public and demonstrates a very warm relationship. True, young people are not yet officially married.
In general, the actor Kirill Pletnev, whose biography is the subject of our review, was married twice. From these relationships two boys were born - George and Fedor. The eldest, George, is eight years old, he grows up as an incredibly talented guy - he draws well, likes to read. Recently, he was even invited to the shooting of the children's comic magazine "Jumble". True, the boy’s dad opposed his son’s participation in the filming, deciding that it was too early for him to rush headlong into the cinema. The middle son of Pletnev's name is Fedor. He is only four so far. He is a smart guy, very serious and reasonable.
Kirill Pletnev, whose children live in a dusty city, is seriously thinking about suburban housing. So far, however, thoughts remain at the level of plans - the actor has a lot of work, and it is easier for him to be inside the metropolis. The artist says that a big city means great opportunities, but there is nothing sweeter than leisurely and quiet, lack of fuss. In this he truly envies the inhabitants of small towns.