In the hustle and bustle of modern life, the faces of Soviet artists who starred in cult films of those times are somehow imperceptibly erased from the memory. They are supplanted by images of Hollywood movie stars and Russian actresses. And it is not surprising, because the actors of Soviet cinema never gave a reason to talk about their personal life, were not seen in scandals. The reason for their discussion was only their professional activity, skill, ability to realize what millions of people would later love them.
Such actresses include Rimma Shorokhova - a magnificent actress, a beauty from the Russian hinterland, who did not dream of a screen, but left a bright mark in the Soviet film industry.
The life path of the actress
The future actress Shorokhova Rimma Ivanovna was born far from the places where the movie was shot. Her homeland is the Kuzino station in the Sverdlovsk region. She was born on 07/07/1926 in a working class family. The dad of the future artist was the engineer of the depot. Soon after the birth of the daughter, the father left the family, and the mother got married again. The stepfather of Rimma Shorokhova was L.P. Bragin, a fairly well-off man at that time, he worked as the head of the municipal economy of the aluminum plant.
In childhood and youth, Rimma Ivanovna did not even think about cinema. She connected her future with the factory where her stepfather worked. The girl’s life was like that of many Soviet people: an eight-year school, which she graduated in 1942, then she continued her studies at the chemical-aluminum technical school in the city of Kamensk. After receiving the profession, Rimma Shorokhova works at the plant as a research technician. Perhaps we would never know the name of a wonderful actress, if not for her decision to dramatically change her life and connect her fate with the cinema. After working at the plant for only one year, she leaves her hometown and leaves for Moscow.
In 1947, Rimma Shorokhova became a student at VGIK; her mentors were the great Yutkevich and Romm. Having graduated brilliantly from the institute in 1951, a young and talented girl receives an invitation to work at Mosfilm.
Beginning of a creative career
This is not to say that she burst into the cinema like a bright comet. The very first roles of a beginner film actress were episodic in nature. But on the screen, Rimma Shorokhova attracted her eyes and did not release the viewer's attention for even a single second. Anyone who saw her inevitably fell under the influence of her charm and femininity.
The actress made her debut as a nurse in the film Sergei Gerasimov "Country Doctor". All aspiring actors could only dream of working with a great master.
Rimma Shorokhov. Films that millions have loved
The next role is already the main one. The adventure film “Case in the Taiga” was released in 1954. In it, Rimma Shorokhova played the role of Elena Sedykh, a hunting expert.
The film "Spring on Zarechnaya Street", in which the actress gets the role of Ali Aleshina, has become a truly cult film from the time of the Soviet Union. The film was released in 1956 and attracted more than 30 million viewers. This picture instantly became beloved by the inhabitants of a large and multinational country, and the faces of the artists became recognizable and loved. Many today enjoy watching this movie with pleasure and nostalgia.
Later there were “The House I Live in”, which became the leader of the Soviet film distribution in 1957, “Groom from the Other World” and “Life Passed By”.
Marriage with Vladimir Gulyaev
The first time she married, being a student, when no one had suspected that Rimma Shorokhova was an actress. Personal life and its piquant details in those days were not the subject of discussion, so little is known about the actress's first marriage. The husband of the actress was Vladimir Gulyaev, also a student at VGIK. They simultaneously received graduation certificates. The combat attack pilot who went through the war will later become the recognizable face of Soviet cinema, in his filmography more than 40 roles. He often played supporting roles, but also loved by the viewer.
For unknown reasons, young people were unable to save the marriage for a long time, and in the mid-fifties divorced. But at the same time maintained a good relationship. They had to take part in filming more than once, and in the film "Spring on Zarechnaya Street" they played a couple in love.
Second marriage
In 1959, the shooting of the Soviet-Czechoslovak film “Interrupted Song” began. Rimma Shorokhova was invited to the role of a nurse.
In the process of filming, the actress gets acquainted with the cameraman Holbuch. They began an affair, and soon Rimma Ivanovna got married a second time.
After the wedding, the actress moves to Czechoslovakia to her husband’s homeland.
Unknown but not oblivious
The latest information that has reached admirers of the actress’s talent dates back to 1968, this is the time when the relations between the USSR and Czechoslovakia were not the easiest and easiest.
It is known that the Soviet actress Rimma Shorokhova, beloved and revered in her homeland by millions of viewers, starred in two more films that were not widely known. And in the late seventies, she worked as a restaurant administrator. Marlen Khutsiev, the director of the film “Spring on Zarechnaya Street”, tried to find the actress, but his attempts were unsuccessful. Unfortunately, admirers of Rimma Shorokhova’s talent, we are practically unaware of how her future fate came about.
Today it is impossible to say how much she would leave her creative legacy, how much she would reveal her potential and how many roles she would play if she stayed at home. But, thanks to what she did, she will always be a real movie star from the time of the USSR.