Painting "Love of the Earth": actors

In 1974, on the screens of Soviet cinemas, the film "Love of the Earth" was released. He was filmed in Petr Lukich's popular novel "Destiny" by Proskurin. The film shows the life of a man in an ordinary Soviet village in the pre-war period. Against the backdrop of the five-year plans, dramatic events occur in the life of the main characters. The married collective farm chairman Zakhar Deryugin falls in love with the young Manya Polivanov. The protagonist faces a fateful choice that will need to be made. The film was very popular. Such a success of the film is connected not only with a good script and directorial work, but also with the acting that touched many Soviet hearts.

The actors in the "Love of the Earth", who realized the director's ideas, picked up talented. Their names are still heard. Today they are the legends of Russian cinema.

Evgeny Semenovich Matveyev

In this film, he played the main role - the chairman of the collective farm Zahar Deriugin. In addition, he is a film director and screenwriter.

Actors for "Love of the Earth" were chosen flawlessly. Evgeni Semenovich stood out for his article, masculinity. No wonder he was always a favorite actor of many Soviet women. He shot and acted in films, played in the theater. Was always in demand.

But in the 90 years Eugene Semenovich suffered several blows of fate. First, the betrayal of fellow filmmakers during the fifth congress, where he and Bondarchuk were accused of having made custom-made films for the Soviet government. After that he was expelled from the Union of Cinematographers. His children lost their jobs. The capital accumulated over many years has depreciated. And in old age, he and his wife had to start everything from scratch.

But Yevgeny Semyonovich did not give up. Money for the trilogy "Love in Russian," he collected on a penny. And for the second film, the budget was found thanks to ordinary people. After all, Evgeny Semenovich was really a people's actor and director. He died on June 1, 2003 from inoperable lung cancer.

Zinaida Kiriyenko

Zinaida Georgievna in the film "Love of the Earth" performed the role of Zahar Deryugin's wife Efrosinya. Famous for Zinaida Georgievna came long before this role. For the first time, Soviet viewers saw it in the film epic Quiet Flows the Don. Incredible beauty immediately became popular throughout the Soviet Union. After this picture, Zinaida Georgievna shone in "The Destiny of Man", "The Poem of the Sea". But soon the invitations from the directors ceased. And Zinaida Georgievna did not take part in any cinematic project. As the actress recalls, this boycott occurred because of a conflict with the power that has.

From the cinematic vacuum, Zinaida Georgievna was pulled by Matveev Eugene Semyonovich, inviting Efrosinya to the role of "Love of the Earth". Now Zinaida Georgievna conducts an active social life, performs with concerts, is removed in TV programs, cinema.

Ostroumova Olga Mikhailovna

Among the actors "Love of the Earth" stands out Olga Ostroumova. In the film, she plays the role of Deryugin's mistress, Mani Polivanova. For the first time Olga Mikhailovna appeared on the screens in the film "We'll Live To Monday". After that she woke up popular. The next bright role was Zhenya Komelkova from the movie "The Dawns Here Are Quiet". When Matveev invited her to his painting, Olga Ostroumova was very popular in the Union. In addition to cinematic roles, Olga Mikhailovna glittered with talent on the stage. Now the famous actress is actively playing at the Mossovet Theater and is filming.

Valeriya Gavrilovna Zaklunnaya

In the film, the actress played the role of Zakhar Deryugin's sister, Katerina. In her filmography there were other roles that brought popularity. For example, "The meeting place can not be changed" (Gorbaty's friend), "The Duma on Kovpak" (Domna Radnev). After the collapse of the Soviet Union, she accepted the invitation of the artistic director of the Lesya Ukrainka Theater. Was the leading actress of the theater until his death. She died on October 22, 2016.

Yury Vasilievich Yakovlev

In the film "Love of the Earth" he played the role of the beloved Katerina Deryugina, the secretary of the district party committee of Tikhon Ivanovich Bryukhanov. Prince Myshkin in the film "Idiot" - the role that made Yuri Vasilyevich famous. To the Soviet audience he was remembered for his bright roles in films "Ivan Vasilyevich is changing his profession" (Bunsha and Ivan the Terrible), "The Irony of Fate, or With Easy Steam!" (Hippolytus). Yuri Vasilevich died of a heart attack on November 30, 2013.

The actors of "Love of the Earth" took part in the continuation of the story in the film "Fate".