"Ivan Vasilievich changes his profession": roles and actors. "Ivan Vasilievich changes his profession": quotes from the film

This film became a legend of Soviet cinema. He is loved by both adults and children, and quotes from the movie have become incredibly popular and are used to this day.
In this article we will talk about a wonderful movie "Ivan Vasilyevich is changing his profession."

How it all began

The film "Ivan Vasilievich changes profession" was shot by the great filmmaker of that era Leonid Gayday at the Mosfilm studios. Inspired by it on this satirical play by Mikhail Bulgakov "Ivan Vasilyevich." Director with awe revered to the work of Bulgakov, tried to put a picture of his work called "Running," but the strict censorship of the State Committee did not approve of this idea. And after some time, or more precisely in 1973, Gaydai embodied his dream - and on the TV screens there was a film "Ivan Vasilievich changes profession", which forever captivated the hearts of TV viewers of all ages.

The rewritten plot

The director would not have been a director if he had not made any corrections to the original script. In the case of Gaidai, the amendments almost completely changed Bulgakov's play, thereby adapting it to the spectator of the Soviet era. It is rumored that the widow of the writer Bulgakov, Elena Sergeevna, because of this, was burning with righteous anger. She was so worried about the fact that her husband's ingenious product was remade by some Gaydai in a pair with Vladlen Bakhnov, that she fell ill with frustration and died, never seeing the final version of the film.

Between the two epochs

The film takes place in two time intervals - in the 20th and 16th centuries. Completely immersed in the idea of traveling to the past and the future, the inventor Alexandre Timofeev (aka Shurik) by means of long research has constructed a time machine. At the next launch of the experimental apparatus, a short circuit occurred , which provoked the explosion, and the scientist himself lost consciousness.

The legitimate wife of the inventor, the spoiled and spoiled glory actress Zina, on her return home from filming discovers a heavily smoky apartment and her husband in an unconscious state. Apparently, the relations of the spouses have cooled because of a lack of mutual understanding. In addition, Zina has a new lover - director Yakin, from whom she is removed. Having brought to her husband's senses, Zina informs him of unpleasant news: she leaves him and leaves with Yakin to the resort, to Gagra. Alexander, of course, in utter confusion and does not try to dissuade his wife from such a reckless act. Zina collects things and leaves the apartment, leaving the scientist in the company of only a black cat.

Experiments of the inventor in the order of bored neighbors: Ivan Vasilyevich Bunche and his wife Ulyana Andreevna. Ivan Vasilievich comes to the scientist with the intention of making a scandal over the departing traffic jams.

Meanwhile, a thief-recidivist with the original name Georges Miloslavsky is operating in the adjoining apartment of the famous dentist Shpak. With the help of experience, clever hands and a set of master keys, he climbed into a richly furnished apartment with the firm intention to save her owner from the acquired good.

Then the events unfold as follows. The scientist tries to prove to Ivan Vasilievich the safety of the device and starts the time machine at the minimum power. There is a strange and unexpected - the wall between the apartments of a scientist and a dentist simply dissolves! The dumbfounded thief, caught red-handed, enters the apartment of the inventor and begins to show remarkable interest in the apparatus capable of cleaning the walls. Shurik proudly demonstrates his invention and slightly increases power. As a result, there is an unforeseen event: in the place of the dentist Shpak's apartment there are ... royal chambers! On the massive throne, the king Ivan the Terrible, famous for his cruelty, is sitting, and beside him stands the faithful scribe Theophanes.

The king and Feofan, seeing a strange room, take him for hell, and people dressed in incomprehensible clothes are instantly considered demons. The scribe in panic rushes for the guards, and the fearless king is frightened of the usual black cat and runs away to the scientist's apartment.

In the royal chambers begins a mess: the guards throw spears at the aliens, Georges Miloslavsky dodges and answers them the same. As a result of the struggle, no one was hurt, but one of the copies got into the time machine. Naturally, the device jams, a sheaf of sparks is falling, and the missing wall returns to its rightful place. As a result, the neighbor of the scientist, Ivan Vasilyevich Bunsha, together with the thief Miloslavsky remain in the royal chambers, and the shocked Tsar Ivan the Terrible - in the apartment of Alexander Timofeev.

Lost in the Chambers

The neighbor of the scientist and the thief in the 16th century are in panic, hiding from an angry guard. Observant Miloslavsky suddenly notices that Ivan Bunsha is very similar to Ivan the Terrible. A sly recidivist persuades Bunshu to change into royal clothes and pretend to be king. And to hide the liquid beard of the newly-born king, George bandages Bunshi's face with a handkerchief, as if his tooth hurts. The thief himself is dressed in princely clothes and pretends to be a prince and a close friend of the tsar. The guards do not notice the substitution, and danger bypasses the settlers.

And the real Ivan the Terrible, meanwhile, is toiling in the apartment of the scientist. He looks with interest at the refrigerator, chandelier and other household items of the sternestatic Soviet man. The king begs the inventor to bring him back to the ward. However, the time machine is broken, and the necessary part for its repair must be bought in the store. Shurik goes looking for a detail, and John is left alone in the apartment, where with him there are different absurdities, for example, a meeting with Bunshi's extravagant wife and police officers.

Meanwhile, in the 16th century, a feast was in full swing in the royal chambers. The ambassador from the Swedish king came to Bunche and asked to give the Kemskaya parish. Allegedly, the self-appointed king almost agreed, but the self-proclaimed prince Miloslavsky persuades him not to scatter other people's good, especially on such a scale. The wife of the tsar, the beautiful Martha Vasilievna, conquered the heart of Bunshi, he finally lost his head and lost his vigilance. His reckless actions are pushing the royal guards to the idea that their terrible king was replaced. Sagittarians are going to take impostors prisoner, and at this very moment a scientist from the 20th century has finally repaired the unit. The time machine earned, the wall disappeared, and Bunsha and Miloslavsky, who were out of breath, returned in due time.

Split personality

Unfortunately, the real Ivan the Terrible did not return to the 16th century, because he got into the police. Valorous orderlies in the course of interrogation of the arrested person come to the conclusion that he moved with the mind. And Miloslavsky and Bunsha are to the police to release the unfortunate convict. Bunsha informs human rights defenders that he was acting as king in the 16th century, and they decide to call the orderlies to send two nuts to a madhouse. The orderlies arrived just at the moment when Bunshi's wife showed up at the police station. She was asked to indicate which of them was her husband. Poor Ulyana Andreevna, in utter confusion, claims that they are both her husbands. She comes to the conclusion that madness touched her too, and decides to go with both Ivan to the psychiatric hospital.

Miloslavsky understands that his scam with the robbery of the dentist's flat is uncovered, and decides to hide. However, the policemen got to know his plan and organized a chase for the thief. John the Terrible seizes the moment and, taking advantage of the general confusion, runs to the scientist's apartment. The inventor includes a time machine, and the king finds himself in the wards ...

... After a while, the scientist comes to himself on the floor of his own apartment and understands that both the king and the movement in time - all this was just a dream. From work never returns and Zina's wife never left. Shurik asks her a lot of questions about Yakin, and about Gagra, and it turns out that the director with such a name they do not have at the film studio! The scientist gradually understands that he just saw it. He had almost calmed down, but suddenly he noticed the imperial hat that Ivan the Terrible had dropped in a hurry, which mysteriously turned into a cat. The cat utters the word "chao!" In a human voice, and on this the adventures of all the characters of the film end.

The film was shot

Director Gaidai very seriously took the choice of the performers of roles. A lot of screen tests were conducted, and as a result, the best actors took part in the shooting. "Ivan Vasilievich changes his profession" - it's just an inflorescence of talented people! Each of them perfectly coped with his role! It is hard to imagine anyone else in their place.

By the way, initially in this movie absolutely other actors had to be removed. "Ivan Vasilievich changes his profession" after reading the script by the famous professionals of the cinema he seemed empty and unviable.

For example, Yuri Nikulin refused to act in the role of the king, referring to the fact that the film will turn out to be uninteresting and will not interest TV viewers. Gaidai was upset, but he did not give up. On the role of John the Terrible tried, but did not come for one reason or another, George Vitsin and Yevgeny Evstigneev - wonderful and beloved actors. "Ivan Vasilievich changes profession" went down in history with the same cast of actors, which was established only after the colossal work on the selection of performers was carried out. To this day, this movie pleases every show, and the acting does not cease to delight even the current generation.

In the film "Ivan Vasilievich changes his profession" roles were played by:

• Alexander Demyanenko (everyone's favorite Shurik) - obsessed with his work, the scientist-inventor Alexander Ivanovich Timofeev.
• Yuri Yakovlev - the great Tsar Ivan the Terrible and the cowardly henpecked Ivan Vasilyevich Bunsha.
• Leonid Kuravlyov - a thief-burglar with the bright appearance of the ladies' man and the extravagant name Georges Miloslavsky.
• Saveliy Kramarov - a simple and faithful to the king scribe Theophanes.
• Vladimir Etush is a famous dentist with a sonorous name Shpak.
• Natalia Krachkovskaya is a lover of wigs and scandalous wife of Bunshi.
• Mikhail Pugovkin is a loving director-deceiver Yakin.
• Natalia Selezneva is the charming wife of the inventor Timofeev.
• Nina Maslova is a modest and flirtatious queen Marfa Vasilyevna.
• Sergei Filippov - the persistent ambassador of the Swedish king.

The location of the survey can not be changed

Gaidai started work in May 1972. The film "Ivan Vasilievich changes profession" was shot almost a year. Shooting took place in different places: on the embankment of Yalta, in the Rostov Kremlin and on Novokuznetsy Street.

In Yalta, only one episode of the film "Ivan Vasilievich changes his profession" was filmed: Yakin is sitting on a deck-chair on the embankment and watching the shooting of the clip for the song "The January Blizzard rings," and his protege Zinochka walks along the shore and pretends to sing. By the way, it's not Natalia Selezneva who performs the song, but Nina Brodskaya.

Actions in the royal chambers were filmed in the Rostov Kremlin - the former residence of the metropolitan of the Rostov diocese, which is located almost in the heart of Rostov on the shore of Lake Nero.

The apartments of the inventor, the dentist and their neighbors, as well as the store of radio-users were located in Novokuznetsk. Repair in them was specially made so as to show the difference between an eminent dentist and a simple engineer.

Very interesting is the profession of the dentist in the film "Ivan Vasilievich changes his profession": Shpak has a lot of imported things, and his apartment is renovated more exquisitely than the apartments of his neighbors. Thus, the viewer once again was convinced that everywhere "blat" is needed, and things can be "gotten out from under the floor."

Team of professionals

To make a good movie, one brilliant game of actors, even the most eminent, is not enough. For a truly wonderful film, we need lighting, make-up artists, a production designer, a choreographer, a composer, a sound engineer, a conductor, and assistants. When shooting is always involved a huge number of professionals, who eventually remain behind the scenes, in the shadows. But they try not less than actors! "Ivan Vasilievich changes his profession" is a film in which the genius Gaidai and Bakhnov are most successfully combined, the skill of the actors and the professionalism of the film crew.

Without film balls - nowhere

Naturally, as with any shooting, this movie has its own shortcomings and historical inconsistencies. Those who did not notice them, for sure it will be interesting to find out about them:

• For example, in the film Bunsha takes in the hands of the royal power and the scepter, but in fact these symbols of power did not appear in the 16th century, but in 17.
• In the militia, Ivan the Terrible claims that he was born in 1533, but in fact - in 1530. In addition, the chronology in those days was from the creation of the world, and not from the Nativity of Christ, that is, in fact the king had to name a completely different The figure is 7041.
• The Swedish ambassador speaks German, not Swedish.

And yet, after the first viewing, the people fell in love with the film "Ivan Vasilyevich is changing his profession." The phrases that sounded in him were forever a byword.

All will be cured

Even now, when only the memory of the Soviet Union remains, the immortal film of Leonid Gaidai still attracts his fans to the TV screens of his fans, not only an interesting story. What do the lovers like in the movie "Ivan Vasilievich change his profession"? Quotes! Sparkling, capacious, funny ... Each of them - an unforgettable pearl. Gaydai and Bakhnov, when reshaping Bulgakov's play, achieved the fact that after the show "Ivan Vasilievich changes his profession," quotes from the film were used always and everywhere, and they remain relevant to this day. Here are the most popular of them:

• "And you will be cured."
• "Everybody dance!"
• "Keep money in the savings bank!"
• "Very nice, king!"
• "Have you already been released from a madhouse?"
• "I am tormented by vague doubts ..."
• "Marfusha, should we be in sorrow?"
• "Hey, man! Kidney once to the king!"
• "I demand the continuation of the banquet!"
• "Put the pipe down!"
• "This I went well!"
• "Demons have been mocked ..."
• "Whose are you going to be?"
• "Leave me, old woman, I'm in sorrow ..."
• "Wait for me and I will come back"
• "Velmy is due ... very much grateful to you ..."

Financial report

Compared to Hollywood, Soviet cinema was not such a profitable business. But still for those times, the salary of both the director, the actors, and the whole crew was decent.

For example, Gaidai received 7948 rubles, the fees of the actors were different amounts. The biggest salaries were in Yuri Yakovlev (4350 rubles), Leonid Kuravlev (2312 rubles), Alexander Demyanenko (1663 rubles) and Saveliy Kramarov (1129 rubles). Mikhail Pugovkin and Vladimir Etush received about 700 rubles each, and both Natalia - Krachkovskaya and Selezneva - earned almost 400 rubles each.

Time does not stand still. Hollywood blockbusters were filled with cinemas, TVs and Internet space. Still, the chic film "Ivan Vasilievich change profession" will forever remain an immortal classic of Soviet cinema. And I want to believe that the younger generation will love this film in the same way as those who were born in the 20th century like it.