The work of director Vera Glagoleva was shot based on the play by I. S. Turgenev “A Month in the Village”. Actors of the film "2 Women" starred in some regions of the Smolensk region, as well as in the Museum of I. V. Glinka. It is worth recalling that preparations for the filming of the film have been going on since 2011. The draft script was edited over the course of 5 years, changed a lot and was censored.
Start filming
Also, the hard work has developed with the producer and director. The film "Two Women" is the third in a row the work of the producer and director - Natalia Ivanova and Vera Glagoleva. The long training of European producers, the constant changes in the script, as well as the busy schedule of actor Ralph Fiennes did not allow to begin the process.
The project can easily be called an international picture. “Two Women” is supported by France, Latvia and Great Britain. In addition to Ralph Fiennes, French and German actors also starred in the film adaptation . Among them, one can single out Sylvie Testu - the winner of several nominations for Cesar, and German film actor Bernd Moss also participated in the film adaptation.
Short storyline
At the center of events is a dramatic love quadrangle. A close family friend Mikhail Aleksandrovich Rakitin (Rafe Fiennes) for a long time has been burning with feelings for a married woman. However, her heart belongs to another. Islaeva Natalya Petrovna (Anna Astrakhantseva) is madly in love with young Alexei Belyaev (Nikita Volkov), who is engaged in the education of her little son Kolya. Soon a pupil of Natalia, young Verochka (Anna Levanova), who also falls in love with a charming teacher, appears.
Among the actors of the film "2 Women" (2014), one of the main roles went to Rafe Fiennes. He was actively preparing for the execution of Rakitin, even uttered all his cues in Russian. However, the actor’s strong accent in the film “2 Women” did not allow this to enter the final dubbing. At the insistence of Fiennes himself, his role was completely re-voiced.
Director Vera Glagoleva was struck by the desire of Fiennes to study the work in order to fully enter the image of her character. According to her, the actor of the film "2 Women" tried to read "Fathers and Sons." He also studied the biography of I. S. Turgenev. The fact that Ralph Fiennes is among the actors of the film "2 Women" (2014) was announced back in 2011.
Actor roles
Two main characters - mother and pupil, who are in an extremely emotional state, went to Anna Astrakhantseva and Anna Levanova. The role of the father of the family is masterfully played by Alexander Baluev, who has already worked with the director Glagoleva. The role of Baluev’s mother is performed by Larisa Malevannaya. It should be noted that the national artist was happy to take part in the film adaptation of the play by I. S. Turgenev.
Also among the actors of the film "2 Women" director and writer Sylvie Testu. She plays a family friend Elizabeth Bogdanova. It is worth noting that Sylvie was not the first to participate in the film adaptation of the Russian play. In the past, she starred in the adaptation of The Idiot by a French director.
Among the main criticisms, which later fell upon the film, the age of the actors of the film "2 Women" is noted. The actors themselves are much older than their characters. For example, the hero Arkady Baluyev in the play is only 36 years old, and the character of Ralph Fiennes is 30.
"2 Women", film 2014: actors and roles
Wanting to convey the spirit of the past era, the crew decided to shoot a film on film. Recall that a European film crew worked on the picture, for example, an operator from Latvia Gints Berzins. The film crew took on a difficult task - to interest the viewer with a classic plot. The film "Two Women" has received many awards and a positive assessment of critics.
The following is a complete list of actors and their roles in the film "2 Women" (2014):
- Alexander Baluev - played in the film a very rich and influential master, Arkady Sergeyevich Islaev;
- Anna Astrakhantseva - played the role of the wife of Islaev, Natalia Petrovna;
- Rafe Fiennes - became a close friend of the family, playing Mikhail Alexandrovich Rakitin;
- Anna Levanova - a pupil of Natalia, young Verochka;
- Sylvie Testu - a companion and girlfriend of the family, Elizaveta Bogdanova;
- Nikita Volkov - perfectly conveyed the life of a young student, Alexei Nikolayevich Belyaev;
- Bernd Moss - a servant of German descent, Schaaf;
- Larisa Malevannaya - mother of Islaev, Anna Semenovna Islaeva.
conclusions
The picture came out truly worthy of viewing on wide screens. The excellent elaboration of the characters and the non-trivial plot make the viewer live all the events in the film. He is praised and praised by current critics.