Once in Moscow there was a noisy Pyatnitsky market and a restaurant next to it. Now this market has become a covered pavilion, many houses no longer exist, but they still remember the tavern. What was the reason for drawing such attention to the drinking establishment?
In 1978, the movie “Tavern on Pyatnitskaya” was immediately released. The actors and the roles they played in this film are worth discussing in detail.
NEP time
In the early twenties, the war-torn economy of the country needed reform. The Government is introducing a New Economic Policy for the development of commerce and attracting capital. The nouveau riche spent money in taverns, listening to the White Guard romances and topical couplets. Here businessmen met and pocket thieves hunted.
The actors and the roles of Tavern on Pyatnitskaya are of considerable interest. The book of Nikolai Leonov, which was the basis of the script, written by him, was created by a professional lawyer, who worked for ten years at the MUR. During the events described in the novel, the NEP was in its prime: discontent was spreading among the people, and crooks considered themselves unpunished. Many wanted to fish in troubled waters. All this was described by the author of the novel. Therefore, the responsibility of the actors of the “Tavern on Pyatnitskaya” for the historically reliable embodiment of the characters was considerable.
Brilliant team
Director Alexander Faynzimmer picked up strong actors, and the roles of the film “Tavern on Pyatnitskaya” only benefited from this. Tamara Semina believes that it was a "brilliant team." According to the unwritten rule of the time when the film was shot, the figure of the Chekist should be perfect.
Here the director also tried to smooth out sharp corners, painting the image ideologically correct. But when they started talking about throwing out some scenes, a conflict erupted: K. Grigoriev and N. Eremenko almost beat A. Feintsimer for concealing the truth. Grigoriev especially raged: “Who are you afraid of? This is a story! ” And the director lost.
Pashka America
Since the material on which the film is based is historical, a serious casting of the actors of “Tavern on Pyatnitskaya” was required, and the role of Pashka required careful selection. The role of this hero was the debut for Alexander Galibin. The twenty-three-year-old actor brilliantly dealt with her. Later, he will take part in 66 films, including the roles of Gregory Chukhrai, Nicholas II, and the Master. According to the book, Pashka, or Pavel Ivanovich Antonov, is a lucky pocket thief and a womanizer.
The image has a prototype. This man really existed in the criminal world, only at a different time - immediately after the war in the forties. About him created one of the documentaries of the cycle "Investigation were ...". In Galibin, he turned out to be nervous, young, but with a core. When he takes custody of the village girl Alenka (she is played by Marina Dyuzheva), the viewer begins to respect him. Gradually revealed the nature of Paul. It turns out that Pashka is able to truly love. He even throws everything at the end of the film and goes with Alyonka to the village.
It's nice to look at the beautiful talented actors who coped with the task of the director. Although the film belongs to the entertainment genre, it is interesting to follow the characters of the era when morality was trampled upon by revolutionary ideas. That is why Alenka is ready to go to prostitutes in the book, but Pasha, who turned up in time, saves her - first giving shelter, and then becoming a husband. Unfortunately, this line of the film is smoothed out due to tacit censorship.
“Inn on Pyatnitskaya”: actors and roles
The following artists were shot in the picture:
- Tamara Semina, according to the film - innkeeper and lover of the bandit, the mistress of the whole institution Kholmina. In the novel, a tavern is held by a man, a buyer of stolen goods. Irina Vasilievna was chosen for the film version of the novel.
- Viktor Perevalov, who played an employee of the Cheka, Nikolai Panin , who was introduced into the criminal group. He works as a peddler in a tavern and wears the nickname Red.
- Konstantin Grigoryev, who played the main bandit Sery.
- Leo Prygunov, who played the Frenchman. In the past he was the ensign of the tsarist army Mikhail Lavrov. In the book he is called Serge.
- Gennady Korolkov, who played MURovets, responsible for the capture of bandits, Vasily Vasilyevich Klimov.
- Nikolai Eremenko, the film also has a warrant officer in the past, whose nickname is Michelle. Now his name is Gypsy. An unprincipled person seeking to emigrate. This image was modified by the author. According to the book, he is an ideological opponent of the Soviet regime, who seeks to fight with it with the help of bandits. Real name - Mikhail Nikolaevich Eremin.
The audience who watched the film is still discussing the actors and the roles of "Inn on Pyatnitskaya." Now the film is interesting to watch in terms of full-scale shooting - after all, Moscow is no longer the same. In general, everyone will find interesting points for themselves. Therefore, the film has become a classic.