The stories of actors, real people and movie heroes are of interest to the public, so the stories of full-length films and TV shows are often devoted to their life and work. This article highlights art projects that touch on this topic, and fans of the series should recommend watching Massovka, Krasavtsev, and, of course, the Russian Thaw.
Russian tragicomedy
In 2002, director Valery Rubinchik made a feature film scripted by the outstanding playwright Anatoly Grebnev. The name of the project is quite eloquent - "Cinema about the movie." Actors in the film starred famous and beloved by the domestic audience. The venerable age (78 years) was not a hindrance to the scriptwriter. Grebnev managed to write an excellent, at the same time funny and lyrical story about how a director-debutant tries to make a film, despite the machinations of a sponsor-businessman who constantly corrects the creative process. A well-written script provided the project with a ton of good episodes.
In “Cinema about Cinema” actors S. Lyubshin and T. Lavrova play wise performers, after a long break they met again on the set. Alexei Kortnev reincarnated as a popular movie star who does not read the script. The film received praise from critics, the audience also liked it, replicas of heroes are already quoted. In general, the film "Cinema about Cinema", the actors and roles of which were remembered by the viewer, is similar to the Fellini's film "Eight and a Half", but was created on Russian soil in our historical context.
Foreign tapes
In foreign cinema, films about film actors are regularly released. The following paintings are considered the most successful and significant:
- Barry Levinson’s movie drama “Humiliation” tells the story of an artist who lost inspiration (Al Pacino), whom love helps to gain a second wind.
- One of the darkest films about the film industry is Sunset Boulevard. At the center of the story, a novice screenwriter (William Holden) meets a former silent movie star (Gloria Swanson), who does not understand that she is losing touch with reality. Authenticities are added to this movie about cinema by actors - real stars of that era, playing themselves.
- In the film "All About Eve," Bette Davis plays the role of a Broadway star whose career is approaching sunset. A young starlet Eva Harrington (Anne Baxter) literally bursts into her life, ready for anything for success.
- Alyona Rene’s directorial debut, Hiroshima, My Love, tells the poetic love story of an actress (Emmanuelle Riva) with a Japanese architect (Eiji Okada).
- Ingmar Bergman’s chamber and mysterious project “Persona” is a movie about a movie, the actors of which play the story of Elizabeth Vogler. The actress was silent during the performance, doctors say that she is completely healthy. The young nurse Alma (Bibi Andersson) has to solve the mystery of what is happening.
Classics of the genre
The list can be continued with the movie “Premiere”, which tells about the Broadway actress Myrtle Gordon, who witnessed the murder of her fan.
Be sure to mention the legendary comedy Tutsi, in which Michael Dorsey (Dustin Hoffman) impersonates a woman to get a role in the series.
The touching drama Costume by Peter Yates, now undeservedly forgotten, will tell the story of a film and theater actor, a Shakespeare connoisseur nicknamed Sir (Albert Finney), who is in a creative crisis.
Naturally, the list would not be complete without the cult picture of David Lynch's “Mulholland Drive”. The film about the actress-debutant (Naomi Watts) and her mysterious new friend (Laura Harring) traditionally asks more questions than gives answers. Director's prompts can be noticed only by an attentive viewer.
Films about actors of Soviet cinema
Unfortunately, only documentaries were shot about the brilliant performers of the Soviet film industry. Stunning, unique, great, unattainable and talented, they still make the domestic audience cry and laugh, review paintings and quote characters. “So, as before, they no longer play,” contemporaries say about them, wanting to understand the secrets of actors in Soviet cinema.
The viewer can learn about the creative path of those who have given us joy over the years, about how they lived outside the set, from the documentary series “Islands”. In it, each episode is dedicated to a separate performer, including: G. Vitsin, E. Evstigneev, A. Papanov, G. Burkov, I. Smoktunovsky, L. Bykov and V. Basov.
No less interesting are the paintings “Unknown Benefit. S. Kramarov ”,“ Light of the Star. A. Batalov. Portrait from the back ”,“ Lived to remember ... L. Filatov ”,“ Marshal of Soviet cinema. M. Ulyanov "and" A. Abdulov. Do not part with your loved ones. ”