Today Vera Alentova 70, although she says that she "39 and not a second more! "
Recognition came to her in 1980 for her role as Katie Tikhomirova in art painting by Vladimir Menshov "Moscow does not believe in tears". About this painting itself Alentova says it was her debut film, although her filmography originates in 1965.
In the same 1980, according to a survey of the most popular kinondoni the USSR, "Soviet screen", Vera Alentova was recognized as the best actress of the year.
In 1981, the Oscar-winning film of her husband Vladimir Menshov brought Alentova the USSR State prize and the Prize of the international film festival in Brussels "San Michele" best female role.
Only Vera V. starred in 28 scenes. She works a lot on stage. And today its anniversary celebration on stage. She said in an interview with ITAR-TASS and stressed that in this day always works.
Tonight Alentova have to play Melissa from the play "Love.Letters".
Performance Of "Love. Letters". Photo resource www.gorod21veka.ru
Performance Of "Love. Letters". Photo resource www.gorod21veka.ru
The mayor of Moscow Sergey Sobyanin sends anniversary greetings to people's artist of Russia Faith Alentova. This was reported in the press service of the mayor and government of Moscow.
"A talented actress, you have come a long career, won the audience memorable theatrical works, created many outstanding drama and Comedy images in the movies included in the Golden Fund of the national cinema. The multi-faceted talent and professionalism has allowed you to gain recognition from colleagues and sincere love of many fans in our country and abroad", - said the mayor in his congratulatory telegram.
Interview with Vera Alentova, Vladimir and Julia Mensheviki on the eve of the premiere of "Love. Letters."
Interview resource www.ok-magazine.ru
Before the premiere, I wanted to meet with a respectable family. We talked, of course, not only about the new play.
Because the conversation we get a complex - three, may well each other as a family Supplement, to interrupt.
Vera Alentova: So usually happens: say three at the same time.
I want to start with the wonderful occasion of the premiere of the play "Love. Letters". This is your first experience of Threesome?
Yulia Menshova:
No, not the first.
Vladimir Menshov: There was a film named "Salon drama", in which Faith played a mother, daughter Julia, and I was the Director. Shot three parts, which, in my opinion, were quite impressive. But then a well-known situation: all stared at the money.
And if not developed with film, you have decided to do a family show. So?
C. A.:
Not quite. I was looking for a piece for his anniversary. And it so happened that arrived in Moscow Anouk Aimee. Casually, in conversation with Alexander Adabashyan, it turned out that she had for ten years, playing in Paris, a play for two "Letters. Love." the American playwright albert Gurney. I was interested, I found this play, and I really liked it. About this time I was on tour in France with the play "Phaedra". We had a huge success among our emigrants. They said that in Europe lost emotional skills, and so when you come Russian actors, they are on hand... now, one of the ladies told me that the last time was so nervous when I was watching the show with Anouk Aimee. And, you know, I believe that nothing happens by accident. Well, then I went and took counsel... Always when some serious things happen in our family, we each other consult. And so I gave a piece to honor Julia and Vladimir Valentinovich.
Julia, how often mother consults with you, when choosing a role?
Not always the case.
C. A.: Well as it! I'm all plays were shown.
Y. M.: You were allowed to read only when I was looking for plays for the anniversary. And before that, never. Never!
Vladimir Valentinovich, and you family Council approved the choice of a wife?
I don't remember. It seems that I had doubts about the extent to which this will be the viewer interested.
C. A.: Because he was concerned that this piece of chamber, not for the big stage. He didn't want me to substitute. Wanted if it is a birthday, anniversary.
I'm listening now, and know that I love? Vladimir Valentinovich says she forgot, and you tell him how it was... You live together for so many years and now as one.
C. A.:
We are told that we even look alike. Once we were not like any drops. Well, you live a hundred years together and the one hundredth year will be similar.
And when you suggested this play in your home Theater, Pushkin, you immediately gave the green light?
C. A.:
In the theater began to discuss what I need a partner, and was advised to talk with Vladimir Valentinovich. I said that, of course, talk, and maybe it will even work... I gave him to read the play for the second time already to determine if it would fit both of us.
C. M.: The experience of playing together in the theater we already had. For a long time we played in the play "the leaning tower".
You feel comfortable working with each other?
C. M.:
Comfortable, not comfortable...
C. A.: See, friction always. And not so much with her husband as a partner. In the play while he was alive, sometimes something goes wrong, and you're sure to discuss it with partners.
But when your partner is her husband, still it's a different story.
C. A.:
No, it's not different, it's the same. Because the husband separately, and partner separately.
And how did this crazy idea to the Director of performance was Yulia Menshova?
Y. M.:
When I read the play, I immediately told my mom that piece Grand and don't have to search. And what I dreamed of directing, mom knew a long time ago. However, when she asked if I wanted to put this play, I replied that until crazy! Of course, I want to be a Director, and the play is awesome, but to put first performance with the parents...
Especially with such parents!
Yes, with such parents, but still in my mother's house. Why so substituted? To give a luxurious about the other to RUB her hands and to call on this topic? In short, I refused, but then I kept thinking about this piece - I had thoughts about how it can be done. After a month long suffering and sleepless nights I don't even phoned and wrote to her mother adamescu.
How lovely! And what you wrote?
What I think about this play and, perhaps, would venture to put it. And that, of course, if they are with dad decides that it cannot afford and so on, I understand.
Well, my mom agreed immediately. But still had to convince his father that he was to work with Director debutant of Mendawai. Or you, Vladimir Valentinovich, just believed in his daughter?
It was obvious to me that she is on this path will take. To be honest, I already started to worry that she is going to this.
Y. M.: We've talked about this with my dad. But not very seriously. Something like you say, the directing brains, but the road is dangerous, it's not female...
C. M.: I think that for women, this profession is not the most suitable. Fundamentally she male. While filming or rehearsing, it becomes your baby, and the family moves into the background. But life changes. Thirty years ago women Directors was little, and now more and more.
And she has male traits that are inherent to the Director?
C. M.:
There.
C. A.: She has character. There was a moment when she came into a difficult situation, working on the channel "TV-6" program "myself". It then left the team, which is why it was not accepted. She was a very young man, but gained new people who knew nothing, and in a very short time has done to them. It was very difficult...
But Julia always shares with you their problems?
C. A.:
No, not always. But then she still lived with us, and therefore not to notice what is happening to her, it was simply impossible. But she did not give up, though it was awfully hard.
Julia, still I want to understand what it actually was.
After the program aired suddenly started a real persecution. Management reported that the leading't handle that it does not meet the requirements and that all makes the team. I was even going to leave, because the guide tried to keep both sides: the team needed, and I was right. I really sobered the words of the Pope. He then told me that the problem is not in me, but that I was too successful, and people often success is not forgiven. And a great success not forgive twice. I was looking for a guilt - all thought I did.
C. M.: If you call a spade a spade, it was envy. Envy and intrigue always accompany success. And all who had a meteoric rise, know about it. We have experienced persecution from the movie "Moscow does not believe in tears". Yesterday you were all along, and now you suddenly became higher than others. People start to think: I-worse?!
C. A.: After the "Moscow does not believe in tears" Vladimir Valentinovich also went and thought, what is he to blame... He began to think that nothing made this film.
It is hard to believe that you are talking about the film, which immediately became an absolute hit!
C. M.:
Persecuted, mocked, God knows what was going on. If not for the "Oscar"... Along with the success you acquire enemies. And sometimes friends can lose.
In General, this time you have decided that it is better to rely on the family. Certainly rehearsals are held easily and happily. I'm sure you were conflicts, disputes, quarrels.
C. A.:
It's all still ongoing. What?! This naturally. It cannot be otherwise.
Julia now smiled. What lies behind your smile?
We rehearse...
How?
In Italian. Rapidly. Conflict... Painful conflict.
C. M.: So, I suggested another idea that speculative at first it seemed interesting. And then, when it began to implement, so it is me, my style and my habits did not match that, if not for Julia, I would certainly have gone out of play. If it was a different Director, I would have stood up and said, "Sorry, guys do without me." In the end, I am not really helped much harm. She is your perfect performance, which she sees her inner eyes, through the magic crystal. I, honestly, for a long time not worked with the Director. Usually I have something come up and say to me as you want, as you will be comfortable... like I crush under itself.
And here's directorial dictate. Yes another daughter!
Here are all categorical. And rightly so, because she cannot turn to her path - she already knows the truth.
C. A.: The thing is that the performance is not domestic. And Vladimir Valentinovich, in a good sense, everyday artist. He is very lively, very realistic. He's got everything to be justified. If it is necessary to do so, why it is so and not otherwise?
Vera V., and as you respond to the situation of conflict between the Director Mendawai and actor Menshov?
It is very hard. Because everything that was offered Julia, I took absolutely. I must say that I am a very mobile person. I am flexible. And if I'm not flexible, then leave the show, as well as Vladimir Valentinovich.
Y. M.: Actually, in any creative process has its pitfalls.
That is understandable. But how did you manage to convince Vladimir Valentinovich that truth is on your side?
I don't know, did I convince Vladimir Valentinovich. I think that the difficulties were due to the fact that to divide the work and our relationship is actually not so simple. It seems to me that dad was very worried for me. For whether I do or wrong. And if I'm wrong, then it's a failure and he paternally wanted me to protect. And to protect how? The sabotage.
And you didn't have any desire at all to give up once you've met the one, as you say, "sabotage" by the father?
No, throw, I could not. On the contrary, I knew... no, I felt that you are doing everything right. And that I only need to find the path to it is my feeling was the feeling of Vladimir Valentinovich. Argue something you hoarse, and to convince the issues of creativity words cannot. You can only infect idea.
Such obstinate character Yulya from the mother or from the father?
C. A.:
We all have complex characters. And probably stubborn to convince someone of us pretty hard.
C. M.: Well, it is good quality.
C. A.: Yes, for the Director is a very important quality.
C. M.: You know, it's not stubbornness. This inability to get away from the decisions that you took. This is the directing.
Well, with pleasure will come to you at the premiere. Now, you have three initially acting training, all graduated from the School-Studio of MKHAT. But your creative fate was different. Vera V. - monogamous: one theater, one man... Vladimir Valentinovich was a film Director, and now a brilliant actor. Yulya in General, things are going smoothly: she became an actress of the Moscow art Theater and suddenly went on TV. Now she's a Director. Why, in your opinion, is the destiny? By nature, luck or some other things?
C. A.:
A lot depends on the circumstances. I came to Pushkin Theatre by accident, because initially had to go to the Moscow art theatre.
In the Moscow art theatre? Tell me I didn't know about it.
From the second year I played the main character in art theatre's performance of "the Kremlin chimes". When I married Menshova, our rector said that will not ruin a young family and both of us will take in the theater, so we don't have to seem in other theaters.
That is, Vladimir Menchov took in the theater, because he's a man of Faith Bykova? You were Bykova.
Yes, I took my mother's name Alentova, only when I gave birth to Julia. It seemed to me that Bykov - no maiden name.
Why the name Menchov took?
Probably wanted to be an independent unit. Now, we don't appear, and when it started the distribution, it was found that the two of us and three very unsuccessful student was nowhere. Us in the theater did not take.
Why?
A strange story. Vladimir Valentinovich thinks it's some kind of intrigue.
C. M.: No doubt.
C. A.: In General, we were in a wild situation. He was invited to Stavropol, and he left, and I remained in Moscow, because I took the Pushkin Theatre. The only theatre in which not over run and I ran... I didn't know what to do, nobody even asked why I was not taken in the Mat. I'm pretty proud man and I decided not to find out.
And through how many years have you reunited with her husband?
He came from Stavropol to me every month. There in the theatre he staged...
Y. M.: You're in Stavropol staged?
C. A.: He wanted to do in University. Even in the third year of School he was going to transfer there, because I realized that directing him closer than acting. But he said first graduated from high School-Studio, then go to VGIK and you will have two educations. And when it's the School he graduated from, it turned out that now we have three years to work in the theater...
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