September 26, 2013 the premiere of the most anticipated domestic comedy “The habit of parting” took place. An interesting fact is that the budget of the film, according to the director of the film, is very modest, and there were a lot of ambitions. This is not surprising, because for Elena Telegin the work was the debut.
Plot
The script for the new film matured for several years, but was being completed at the filming stage. The director explained this fact by some adjustments on the part of the producers of the film “The habit of parting”. Actors, by the way, also participated in the elaboration of their images.
It would seem that there can be new in a straightforward plot where the main character is looking for her love? The fact of the matter is that in the cinema much has been said on this subject, but so easily and naturally, and most importantly, very realistically, this was done practically for the first time.
The main character, Eva, after another breakup with a guy, analyzes her past relationships and cannot understand why, despite her great life experience, she could not find her only one. In search of truth, Eve meets with her former lovers, based on their answers, trying to build an ideal algorithm for future relationships.
Producer
The director of the picture was Elena Telegin. For her, work of this magnitude became her debut, although Telegin had already had several short films. One of them is Gust of Wind, which was highly praised by critics and received many festival awards.
After the premiere, Elena admitted that the Habit of Parting project, whose actors became the main decoration of the picture, was considered for several years, and was filmed in a few months. It seems to Telegina that it was the swiftness of filming that made the film so easy.
Elena Telegin admitted that the most interesting part of the work was the search for financing and the selection of actors.
Casting
The most interesting stage in the work on the film Elena Telegin calls the search for actors. She collected an incredible cast in her debut picture. Why are there such big names as Elizaveta Boyarskaya, Danila Kozlovsky, Arthur Smolyaninov and Peter Fedorov.
Telegin admitted that she really wanted to work with Kozlovsky and Fedorov, for her, as a debutant, these actors seemed almost inaccessible. The casting director Alena Mikhailova played a significant role in this.
She brought famous actors she knew, Telegin talked with them, describing her project. That is how the star composition of the film “The habit of parting” was chosen. The actors selected for the film turned out to be true enthusiasts of their field and many worked for free or for a very modest fee.
"First Love" of the main character was played by Alexander Petrov, he saw Telegina at the casting. Danila Kozlovsky and Arthur Smolyaninov, who played episodic roles in the film, came at the suggestion of the casting director. Telegin explained to them the concept of the film. Kozlovsky allocated half an hour in his busy schedule for a little-known director. He explained that he liked the script, but he didn’t want to play, but, having talked with Telegin still, he asked to work on his role more deeply and agreed to take part in a low-budget project. Also in the film took part Peter Rykov and Alexey Filimonov.
Peter Fedorov played the photographer Ivan. His role was non-trivial, which is why Peter agreed to shoot in a low-budget picture. Another feature of the film is its heroine.
Eve was played by the little-known Alena Konstantinova. The roles of her friends were selected Polina Filonenko, Alexander Tyuftey. Against the background of other female characters, the favorite of the audience Elizaveta Boyarskaya, who played the “cold” but also longing for true love of the Light, stood out in contrast.
Premiere
On September 23, 2013, a private screening of the comedy melodrama of Elena Telegin was held. The picture was warmly received by spectators and critics. This is not surprising, because despite the modest budget of the film “The habit of parting”, the actors perfectly conveyed the characters of their characters, the picture turned out to be high-quality, and the plot is close to everyone and very easy.
There were many stars at the premiere, but due to the busy schedule, Arthur Smolyaninov, Danila Kozlovsky, Petr Fedorov could not appear. On September 26, the film "The habit of parting" was released on large screens.