Vladimir Mashkov, who is well known for his roles in the films “Piranha Hunt”, “Homeland” and “Idiot”, tried himself as a director only two times. The debut for him was the Kazan Orphan. The actors of this New Year's comedy are put in a unique position: the three main characters are sure that they are the fathers of one girl. But there are no three dads! How to resolve the conflict, you can find out only after watching the film to the end.
"Kazan Orphan": actors. Elena Shevchenko as Nastya
Elena Shevchenko is a little-known actress. She played in many notable projects, but always only episodic characters. The film "Kazan Orphan", whose actors and roles instantly captivated the audience, became one of the most successful projects for the artist. At the time of filming, Shevchenko was still the wife of Vladimir Mashkov.
The heroine of Helen is an ordinary teacher. She is single, after the death of her mother, only a loving groom remained with her. And then Nastasya decided to advertise to the newspaper that she was looking for her father. Having reported the scarce information that she had, Nastya was hardly counting on an answer. And even on the fact that on New Year's Eve three fathers will immediately appear at home - and even more so!
Elena Shevchenko can also be seen in the paintings Next, “Mom, Don’t Cry,” “Bourgeois’s Birthday” and “Election Day”.
“Kazan Orphan”: actors and roles. Valentin Gaft as Pope No. 1
The first on the threshold of a modest teacher was the hero Valentin Gaft - a magician of German origin Pavel Brumel. He held a huge toy in his hands and confusedly told the girl that he and his mother had a fiery romance in the rest house. Only Anastasia got used to the idea that she was the daughter of an illusionist, as the second candidate for the "position" of her father appeared on the horizon.
The actors of the film “Kazan Orphan” are highly respected and well-known people. Gaft belongs to the old acting school, he collaborated with the best directors of the last century: Eldar Ryazanov, Mikhail Romm, Tatyana Lioznova, Viktor Titov.
The best works of Valentin Iosifovich on the screen are the roles of Governitz in “Seventeen Moments of Spring”; Brasset in the comedy "Hello, I'm Your Aunt"; Sidorina in the film “The Garage” and the role of Colonel Pokrovsky in the tragicomedy “On the poor hussar, put in a word”. Of course, the list of paintings with the participation of the actor does not end there. Gaft also tried himself in the role of theater director.
Lev Durov as Pope No. 2
In the film “Kazan Orphan”, actors Valentin Gaft and Lev Durov play potential fathers of the main character. Only if Gaft plays a mischievous magician, then Durov is a retired astronaut, a disciplined and strong-willed person. The hero of Durov is also absolutely sure that Nastya is his daughter. An experienced pilot looks down on his opponent and does not lose the opportunity to show once again that he loses to him in all qualities and senses.
Lev Durov first appeared on the screen back in 1955 in the comedy Good Morning with Tatyana Konyukhova. The most famous paintings in the artist’s filmography are “I am walking in Moscow”, “Sevastopol”, “Bumbarash”, “Old robbers” and many other works. In the 2000s, Durov starred in the third season of Gangster Petersburg, and in 2007 he played a judge in the lyrical comedy “Waiting for a Miracle”.
Oleg Tabakov as dad number 3
The actors of the film “Kazan Orphan” also accepted Oleg Tabakov, a mentor and art director of Mashkov at the Moscow Art Theater, into their cheerful company.
For adults and children, Tabakov is known primarily as the cat Matroskin. The actor gave his voice to the famous cartoon character in 1978 and has since been associated by many with this “role” of his. But in fact, in the filmography of the artist there are plenty of real film works: “War and Peace”, “Property of the Republic”, “Moscow Does Not Believe in Tears”, “Lev Gurych Sinichkin” - in a word, you will not list everything.
In the picture of his student Vladimir Mashkov, Oleg Tabakov played the third contender for the "position" of his father. Unlike the previous two, Pavel performed by Tabakov is an excellent cook and just a good-natured, gentle person.
Other role performers
In the film “Kazan Orphan”, actors Nikolai Fomenko and Elena Shevchenko played the bride and groom. At first, Kolya was very jealous of Nastya for her new fathers. But then it merges into a friendly company of “relatives” and becomes part of one large family. Nikolai Fomenko can also be seen in the comedies “Old Nags” and “Moon Papa”.
Victor Pavlov - the hero of the films "Brigade", "Thief" and "Midshipmen, go!" - played in the tape of an ordinary passerby. But it is understood that he is the real father of the main character.
Also in the frame you can see Mikhail Filipchuk (“Thief”), Lyudmila Davydova (“Papa”) and Fedor Valikov. Director Mashkov assigned himself the modest role of the clerk Fedor.
Connoisseurs of world cinema can easily notice that the plot of the film “Kazan Orphan” is very similar to the similar plot of the American musical “Mama Miya”. However, Mashkov’s film was released two years earlier.