The film "The habit of parting": actors

2024 Author: Leah Sherlock | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 05:25

On September 26, 2013, the premiere of the most anticipated domestic comedy "The Habit of Parting" took place. An interesting fact is that the budget of the film, according to the director of the film, is very modest, and there were many ambitions. This is not surprising, because for Elena Telegina the work was a debut.

Storyline

The script for the new film has matured for several years, but was completed already at the stage of filming. The director explained this fact with some adjustments on the part of the producers of the film "The Habit of Parting". The actors, by the way, also participated in the development of their images.

It would seem that what could be new in a simple plot, where the main character is looking for her love? The fact of the matter is that a lot has been said on this topic in cinema, but so easily and naturally, and most importantly, very realistically, this was done almost for the first time.

The main character Eva, after another breakup with her boyfriend, analyzes her past relationships and cannot understand why, despite her great life experience, she could not find her only one. In search of the truth, Eva meets with her former lovers, based on their answers, tries to build an idealfuture relationship algorithm.

Director

The film was directed by Elena Telegina. For her, a work of this magnitude became her debut, although Telegina already had several short films behind her back. One of them is "Gust of Wind", which was highly acclaimed by critics and received many festival awards.

After the premiere, Elena admitted that the project "The Habit of Parting", whose actors became the main decoration of the picture, was considered for several years, and was filmed in a few months. It seems to Telegina that it was the speed of filming that made the film so easy.

Elena Telegina admitted that the most interesting part of the work was the search for funding and the selection of actors.

Casting

The most interesting stage in the work on the film Elena Telegina calls the search for actors. She has assembled an incredible cast in her debut film. What are such big names like Elizaveta Boyarskaya, Danila Kozlovsky, Artur Smolyaninov and Pyotr Fedorov worth.

Telegina admitted that she really wanted to work with Kozlovsky and Fedorov, for her, as a debutant, these actors seemed almost inaccessible. Casting director Alena Mikhailova played a significant role in this.

She brought famous actors she knew, Telegina talked to them, describing her project. That is how the star composition of the film "The habit of parting" was chosen. The actors selected for the film turned out to be true enthusiasts of their work and many worked for free or for a very modest fee.

"First love" of the main character was played by Alexander Petrov, Telegina saw him at the casting. Danila Kozlovsky and Artur Smolyaninov, who played episodic roles in the film, came at the suggestion of the casting director. Telegina explained the concept of the film to them. Kozlovsky set aside half an hour in his busy schedule for the little-known director. He explained that he liked the script, but he did not want to act, but after talking with Telegina more, he asked to work on his role more deeply and agreed to take part in a low-budget project. Pyotr Rykov and Alexei Filimonov also took part in the film.

Pyotr Fedorov played the photographer Ivan. His role was non-trivial, which is why Peter agreed to shoot in a low-budget film. Another feature of the film is its heroines.

Eva was played by the little-known Alena Konstantinova. Polina Filonenko, Alexandra Tyuftey were selected for the role of her friends. Against the background of other female characters, the favorite of the public, Elizaveta Boyarskaya, stood out in contrast, playing the “cold”, but also thirsty for true love, Sveta.

Premier

On September 23, 2013, Elena Telegina's comedy melodrama was screened privately. The picture was warmly received by the audience and critics. This is not surprising, because despite the modest budget of the film "The Habit of Parting", the actors perfectly conveyed the characters of their characters, the picture turned out to be of high quality, and the plot was close to everyone and very easy.

There were a lot of stars at the premiere, but due to the busy schedule, notArtur Smolyaninov, Danila Kozlovsky, Pyotr Fedorov were able to appear. On September 26, the film "The habit of breaking up" was released on the big screens.