Natalia Oreiro
Natalia Oreiro, Argentine actress and singer with Russian citizenship, came to Russia to star in the film “Letter to Santa Claus” at the Film Studio. Gorky. She played one of the main roles. And in the process of work I visited Moscow, the Moscow region. The actress appreciated the large number of special effects in the film and described the story as wonderful and full of hope. Her character is a wish come true for protagonist Petya, who as a child wanted to marry the “Wild Angel” star. In the film, Natalia speaks excellent Russian. “My character appears at her house and claims that they are married, to which he responds: “I never married you,” says Oreiro, who knows well the traditions of celebrating the New Year in our country. She had long wanted to dress up as the Snow Maiden. In one of the episodes she achieved it: “Since I arrived in Russia, they have talked to me a lot about Santa Claus and his granddaughter. I always imagined myself wearing his suit, and this became possible in the movie; I’m very happy about it.”
The actress receives many enthusiastic letters and gifts that people in Russia make with their own hands. Among the most unusual are nesting dolls with the faces of a husband and son. And a patchwork quilt. “I always really liked that in Russia the things they gave me were related to where they came from,” says Natalia. “One of the unforgettable gifts was this, fans from all the cities of Russia knitted a square. I hooked everything up and she gave me a blanket. Two: one for me and the second for my son. “This blanket is always with me on set, when I go somewhere, it is always in my dressing room.”
Emir Kusturica
Emir Kusturica intends to film a trilogy based on Russian classics. Photo: Press service of the film festival “Spirit of Fire”
Serbian director and actor Emir Kusturica has been president of the international festival of debut films “Spirit of Fire” in Khanty-Mansiysk for two years. This year, Emir Kusturica met with Russian President Vladimir Putin immediately after the end of the XXII Spirit of Fire Festival. He told the Head of State how a trip to the film festival helped realize his plans to film “Russian Triptych.” The director sees this series of films as the greatest achievement of his film career.
“I arrived in Khanty-Mansiysk, where the festival was being held, and the idea came to me to make a Russian triptych: “The Engineer of Easy Walks,” my version of Dostoevsky, “The Story of How Ivan Ivanovich Fought with Ivan Nikiforovich ”. by Gogol, very funny, and “Cossacks” by Lev Nikolayevich Tolstoy Maybe it will be “3+1” and “Laurel” by Evgeny Vodolazkin,” said Emir Kusturica, adding that the filming of the trilogy will last about 10 years and these. They will be the last film works of his career. Before this, it was already known that Kusturica planned to film the novel “Laurel”. Evgeniy Vodolazkin and Kusturica met in Yasnaya Polyana to discuss the project. The reason why Kusturica came to Yasnaya Polyana last year. last was to participate in the work of the Valentin Kurbatov School of Film Criticism. The creator of the film “The Age of Gypsies” highlighted that the film will be in Russian “I came to Russia to make Russian films in Russian. He will be a screenwriter because he wrote a book that I really like,” he said. Vodolazkin, for his part, stressed that he had already completed the draft of the script and has already been approved by Kusturica. , they will begin working together on the script.
Gerard Depardieu
In the Zherarnya restaurant in Novosibirsk there are caricatures of Depardieu on the walls. Visitors like it. Photo: Susanna Alperina
Gerard Depardieu came to Russia so often that he became almost a relative of our viewers. Residents of the country do not miss the opportunity not only to demonstrate their love for the artist, but also to play friendly jokes with him. So, in Novosibirsk, a restaurant called “Zherarnya” was recently opened in the city center. Named in honor of the owner’s relationship with Gerard Depardieu. Somewhere in France they crossed paths, Gerard gave his new friend many autographs, even on license plates, and arranged a photo session. The owner returned to his native Novosibirsk, opened a restaurant and began to wait for Depardieu’s visit. The room is very stylishly decorated inside: the conventional curtain recalls the colors of Asterix and Obelix’s pants. On the walls along the stairs leading to the main halls are friendly caricatures, each featuring Depardieu in Russian and French. The menu includes delicacies from French cuisine: from onion soup to po-teau-fée. Po-to-fe is the first and the second on the same plate. This is a traditional French stew with beef and vegetables. But at the same time it is also a soup. Last year in Cannes, the film “Pau-tau-fé” or “Daudin Bouffant’s Ragout”, which was later released in Russia under the title “Recipe for Love”, was nominated for the French Oscar. It is interesting, when Depardieu arrives at the Novosibirsk “Gerarny”, what he, as a lover of delicious food, will say about this and other dishes and, most importantly, about the wines and the drawings depicting it.
