Vladimir Naumov: biography, films, private life

Beautiful, sung by poets, the city on the Neva, 1927. It was at this time that the son of Vladimir was born in the family of the famous operator Naum Solomonovich Naumov-Strazh and his charming and talented wife, actress and teacher VGIK Agniya Burmistrova.

Doomed for success

Boy since childhood was doomed to success, because he was brought up in an atmosphere of constant filming, discussions of scenarios and rehearsals. Famous actors, whose films forced the whole Soviet people to cry and laugh, were for Vladimir aunts and uncles, who gladly fiddled with the intelligent child and foretold him a great future. Vladimir Naumov, whose biography was already predetermined from the outset, did not disappoint his relatives, he graduated with brilliance from the directing faculty of VGIK and became an assistant to his teacher Savchenko in the films Taras Bulba and The Third Strike.

On filming, he met with Alov, a creative union with which will bring him worldwide fame in the future. During the shooting, a tragedy occurred, and the main director suddenly died, Naumov became the head of the group and managed to finish the picture brilliantly, which immediately fell in love with a multi-million audience.

Alov and Naumov

After such a successful debut, Naumov became very popular, he was elected the head of the Soyuz studio. He, along with his co-author Alov, starts shooting epic revolutionary films. This topic was very in demand at that time and almost all the famous directors turned to revolutionary themes, but not everyone managed to shoot so realistically and at the same time with such a romantic note, as Alexander Alov and Vladimir Naumov managed to do.

The painting "How the Steel Was Tempered" turned out to be a true masterpiece, which was included in all the world anthologies of cinema art. All the famous work sounded in a new way, a wonderful selection of young talented actors made this film truly popular. Creative tandem was gaining momentum, Films of Vladimir Naumov were waiting with impatience, in front of the theaters were lined up kilometer queues. This is the true national recognition.

General recognition of the master

Abroad, the directors became famous after the picture "The World of the Incoming." Critics were very supportive of Soviet filmmakers, the film received a large number of international awards and prizes.

Despite such glory and understanding on the part of the Soviet authorities, Vladimir Naumov remained a real master, far from politics and taking off what he saw fit. Proof of this is the adaptation of Dostoevsky's "A Bad Anecdote" with Evstigneev in the title role. The film proved to be very realistic and the officials from the cinema considered it rebellious and anti-Soviet. For a long time the picture lay on a shelf, only in 1987 it was published and was appreciated by spectators. Vladimir Naumov showed himself as a true master of the psychological film, whether it's a screen version of a famous work or simply a modern script. His characters turn out to be bright and memorable, the tragedy of situations always turns out to be so vital that in screen heroes, viewers often recognize themselves.

"Run"

The most significant in the fate of the tandem was the adaptation of the famous novel by M. Bulgakov "Running." I must say that Bulgakov was not particularly welcomed at that time, he was hardly published, and blind copies of the handwritten novel Master and Margarita walked around the country. Therefore, the bold decision to make a film about the White Guards, which are shown by ordinary Russian worthy people with their sufferings, love for their homeland, ideals and life tragedies, was a kind of challenge.

The creative team of actors was chosen perfectly, on the set site a mystery of great literature was created. The usual patterns were forgotten, because the White Guards appeared to be such bandits who oppress and destroy their compatriots. The main tragedy of a whole generation of brilliant officers, who became the toys of the regime and revolution, makes us cry and laugh. The premiere of the film was akin to a bomb explosion. Director Vladimir Naumov completely crossed out the stereotypes of Soviet cinematography and went to another level of skill.

"The Legend of Thiele"

The most important thing in the union of two like-minded people was the desire to create a movie for everyone, but not ordinary films and screen versions, and in each new picture the personality of the directors themselves became more and more revealed. "The Legend of Thiele" was filmed for the first time, until Naumov no one thought about the most interesting plot line of the great work. Young people appreciated this picture, and the film became very popular. The older generation, remembering the revolutionary patriotic films of Alov and Naumov, reacted to the film more coolly and accused the filmmakers of flirting with the West and creating non-Soviet, ideologically aged films, but this did not affect the creative plans, after all there was already Teheran-43. Vladimir Naumov, whose biography is rich in interesting significant achievements, worked on the film with special interest, he was already an experienced director, and he wanted innovative ideas and an original approach to a well-known topic.

"Tehran-43"

The problems of the individual in world history and the possibility of an individual to influence the course of history were usually not raised by Soviet filmmakers, since childhood was spoken of as a cog in a huge state machine. Personal qualities were not welcomed, and therefore the film "Tehran-43" can be considered the first in a number of paintings on this topic.

Constant jumps in time, parallel stories, a historical theme and a completely unusual selection of actors made this picture a masterpiece of cinematic art. Young Belokhvostikova and Alain Delon looked like creatures from another planet, the film was fascinated by the fact that the story was unintentional, there were prototypes of the main characters. It was an absolute victory.

Muse

Director Vladimir Naumov created the film for ages, it is still watched with interest by people of different ages. The second wife of Vladimir Naumov, Natalia Belohvostikova, became the director's muse. In addition to exceptional beauty, the young actress possessed a remarkable talent and flair, she played many scenes as she saw fit, and later Vladimir agreed with his wife's vision. Natalia Belokhvostikova and Vladimir Naumov represented an ideal couple of two talented people, fully complementing each other. It is impossible to list all the titles and awards that they received for their creativity. The constant muse of the director has always brought new nuances into joint work, from these interesting finds the films became even more interesting. Aleksey Naumov, the son of Vladimir Naumov from his first marriage with the famous actress Elsa Lezdei, did not follow in the footsteps of his father, he became an artist and eventually gained great fame both at home and abroad. In the second marriage, Naumov had a daughter, who, at the insistence of her father, was named after Natalya's mother.

In general, the unexpected meeting of the eminent maestro and the young girl proves love at first sight and the fact that marriages are made in heaven. Natalia Belokhvostikova and Vladimir Naumov met in an airplane, when the director was flying to present his picture for the next festival, it turned out that Natalia was also sent there as the nominee for the award of the main role in the film "At the Lake".

Family happiness

They received each of their awards, and the relationship began to develop rapidly. Many dissuaded 18-year-old Natalia from this marriage, but she stood firm on her and was right. Their family has turned out strong, and they have lived very happily for many years, until the death of the director. Vladimir Naumov, whose biography was originally predetermined, left an invaluable imprint in Russian cinema, his films are alive and still delight the audience.