In the film “The Princess on the Beans”, the actors of Russian cinema play the well-known story of Cinderella and the prince. Only here is the story in a new way and adapted to the realities of the 90s. So, who became the heroine of the "fairy tale" this time, and who appeared in the guise of a "prince"?
"The Princess on the Beans": actors. Elena Safonova as Nina
The main character of the film is Nina Sheremeteva. She works twenty-four hours a day, but not because her stepmother ordered, but because these are the realities of life: a woman has a large family, an unemployed husband and two children. As a result, Nina, whose ancestors belonged to the famous noble family, turns out to be a dishwasher, and a saleswoman, and part-time cleaner. Sheremeteva does not see for herself the prospects of another life. Until businessman Dmitry Pupkov appears on the threshold and makes a woman an “obscene” offer.
In the film "The Princess on the Beans", the actors were collected quite famous. Elena Safonova began her career in the 74th year, starring in the drama "I am looking for my fate." An important milestone in the career of the actress was the film “The Butterfly Return”, in which Safonova played a major role. However, the melodrama of Igor Maslennikov “Winter Cherry” made the woman truly famous. He invited Elena to his film about Sherlock Holmes for the role of Lady Hope.
In the cinema of the new period, Elena appeared in the projects “Music for December”, “Women's Property” and “Empire under attack”.
Sergey Zhigunov as Dmitry
The hero of Sergey Zhigunov in this film appears before us as a successful businessman who squanders money left and right and turns numerous novels. Once Dmitry Ivanovich Pupkov came up with the idea that his last name is not as good as we would like. Then he decides to “buy” himself a new surname through a fictitious marriage. So in the field of view of Dmitry gets poor Nina, who can not make ends meet. However, it turns out that buying a woman is not so simple. At least this one.
Sergey Zhigunov gained popularity long before the release of this film. Basically, he owes his famous name to a series of films by Svetlana Druzhinina about midshipmen. In the 90s, Zhigunov set to production: his company released two pretty good historical films - “Countess de Monsoro” and “Queen Margot”. In the 2000s, they started talking about the actor with renewed vigor, thanks to the project “My Fair Nanny” and the scandalous romance with Anastasia Zavorotnyuk.
Vladimir Konkin as Bones
The role of Nina's husband, slobbering and a whiner, was played by Vladimir Alekseevich Konkin. While his wife works for 3-4 jobs, he lies on the couch and philosophizes about life. Moreover, the unemployed husband is particularly voracious, so that in the fridge for a long time what the wife brings “in the beak” does not linger.
The period of popularity of Vladimir Konkin also falls on the Soviet years. The role of Pavel Korchagin played in the drama “How Steel Was Tempered” turned out to be quite successful. The next successful image went to the artist in Leonid Bykov’s film “Aty-bats, soldiers were walking”.
However, the role of the humanist Sharapov in the legendary series "The Meeting Place Cannot Be Changed" is still considered the best role of the artist. If you look like this, then the image of a doubting and extremely principled citizen Konkin later embodied quite often.
In the filmography of Vladimir, you can also note the films "Romance of Lovers" and "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer."
Other role performers
Vladimir Eremin in "The Princess on the Beans" played the role of companion Dmitry Pupkov. Hero Eremin is pragmatic and serious when it comes to money. What can not be said about his friend Pupkov. Eremin also starred in the films Kamenskaya, Crime Quartet, and The Afghan Break.
Mamuka Kikaleishvili, a native of Tbilisi, began to appear in the frame since 1985. In the film, he played the director of a restaurant. In general, Mamuka Kikaleishvili is better known for the comedy Eldar Ryazanov's "Old Nags." And also by the role of Berkovich in the series by Igor Maslennikov "What did the dead man say?"
Also in the film "Princess on the Beans" actors were involved from Ukraine. We are talking about Olga Sumskaya and Ruslan Pysanka.
Olga Sumskaya rarely acted in films: her most stellar role is in the TV series Roksolana.
Ruslana Pisanka is widely known for her role as the witch of Gorpina in the film by Jerzy Hoffmann's “Fire and Sword”.