In 2006, director Alexander Kasatkin shot the melodrama “Listening to Silence”. Actors Dmitry Maryanov and Alina Sergeeva became the main characters of this tape. What bizarre tangle of their fate intertwine on the screen? And why did the picture so touch the hearts of many viewers?
The creators and the short plot of the picture
Alexander Kasatkin, a graduate of VGIK, began his career with the short film Awakening. The director’s debut in the world of feature films was the melodrama “Listening to Silence”.
Actors Dmitry Maryanov and Alina Sergeeva played the main roles in the Kasatkin film. The film crew worked harmoniously and managed to create an integral screen canvas. For this, the film “Listening Silence” was awarded the Audience Choice Award at the Vladivostok Film Festival.
The writer of the melodrama was Natalia Nazarova. She is also a screenwriter for the films My Boyfriend is an Angel, Fool and Demons.
During the shooting, cameraman Andrei Naydenov was behind the camera (he also shot “Pickup: Shooting Without Rules”, “Euphoria”).
The music for the film was written by Vladimir Saiko, who worked on the musical accompaniment for the paintings “Autumn of the 41st” and “Zodiac Beat”.
“Listening to silence”: actors and roles. Dmitry Maryanov as a businessman Dmitry
Dmitry Maryanov began acting in films as a teenager. By the time of graduation from a theater university, the young actor already included decent work in the projects “Was not”, “Above the rainbow”, “Dear Elena Sergeevna”, “Love”.
The 90s for the actor in the creative plan were not very successful. One can only distinguish the image of Saint-Luc in the historical series “Countess de Monsoro”.
Over time, Marianov was firmly entrenched in the screen role of the notorious womanizer and the cynical bachelor. The character of Dmitry in the melodrama “Listening to Silence” looks about the same.
Actors Maryanov and Sergeyeva played in the tape of Alexander Kasatkin complete opposites: Dima - a successful businessman leading a hectic life; Nastya is a talented and modest girl who is pure in deeds and thoughts. Nevertheless, between the entrepreneur and his new housewife there is attraction and genuine interest. For the first time in his life, Dmitry is ready for selfless and selfless acts for the sake of a woman. But this series of accidents interrupts this idyll.
Dmitry Maryanov is also known for participating in the television series Bouncer, Craftsmen, How to Marry a Millionaire, and Cult.
The film “Listening to silence”: actors and roles. Alina Sergeeva as Nastya
Alina Sergeeva in the 2000s came to conquer Moscow from Chelyabinsk. Soon she graduated from GITIS. Her film debut was the main role in the melodrama "Listening to silence."
Actors of the project did an excellent job with their images. In particular, for the role of Nastya Alina Sergeeva received several prizes and diplomas of Russian film festivals.
The heroine Sergeeva is a rare gift. She composes music. At the same time he hears the finished music in silence. Anastasia decides to move to Moscow, cherishes the dream of entering the conservatory. However, in a new place everything is not at all what the girl expects: she has to work in the house of a wealthy businessman as a servant, take care of her sister and her sick child, the exam at the conservatory Nastya fails. A series of misfortunes pours on the head of the girl and her family. As a result, Nastya sacrifices herself and her spiritual purity for the sake of saving loved ones, while losing her ability to write beautiful music.
The film “Listening to silence” brought success to Alina Sergeeva. Subsequently, the actress played with dozens of main roles: in the films “The Lodger”, “Weapon”, “Longer Than a Century”, “Sniper. The weapon of retaliation "and other television projects.
Maria Zvonareva as Ali
The filmography of Maria Zvonareva also lists the film "Listening to silence." Actors Zvonareva and Maryanov played the closest people for Nastya - a sister and, accordingly, a lover. But Alevtina was forced to commit an attempt on Dmitry: money was urgently needed to treat her son, and the woman took such a desperate step.
The attempt, of course, failed. Alyu was taken into custody, and her son did not have an expensive operation. At a critical moment, Nastya found the strength in herself and gave each of her loved ones what they needed: Dmitry - love, nephew - his kidney, sister bargained for freedom. Only now I had to pay for everything with my own gift.
Other role performers
In the melodrama “Listening to silence,” Sergey Yushkevich got the role of the personal assistant to businessman Dmitry. Yushkevich is known for his work in the films Green Carriage, Londongrad and Owl Cry.
The famous Soviet artist Iya Savvina ("Private Life", "Garage") played a teacher at the conservatory, who agreed to prepare Anastasia for entrance exams next year.
Also in the frame you can see Andrei Rapoport (“Courage”), Nikita Velichko (“Precinct”), Viktor Rakov (“Kamenskaya”) and Elena Tsagin (“Made in the USSR”).