The actors of the "Wedding Ring". Main roles. Russian TV series

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

Series at all times gathered a large audience of viewers in front of TV screens. For a long time Argentinean, Brazilian, Mexican and American films held the palm. There were very few Russians, and there was little interest in them. But everything changed when the serial film "Wedding Ring" was released.

Even beloved by many "Santa Barbara", an American telenovela, extremely popular in Russia in the 90s, was not so popular. The actors of the "Wedding Ring" very quickly became recognizable and loved by millions of fans-TV viewers.

Ordinary people - familiar passions

Brazilian and Mexican passions are, of course, a good thing, but the Russian audience has long wanted to watch films about the lives of ordinary people with ordinary problems and joys. Compare yourself not with exotic overseas heroes, but with your countrymen. The heroes of the film can easily live with you in the same city, yard, stairwell.

Their problems are like yours, and the joys seem so familiar. How to deal with a personseries of betrayals and disappointments? How can a provincial not only survive in Moscow, but find love and become happy? After all, it is known that this city does not believe in tears. The recipe for happiness is quite simple - kindness in response to hatred and anger, understanding and forgiveness in exchange for betrayal and lies.

The series "Wedding Ring"

The film is the first Russian telenovela. The premiere took place in Ukraine in 2008, and a year later it was seen by Russian viewers. Viewing ratings broke all previous records. The genre of the film is melodrama with elements of drama and mysticism. Mixing genres has increased the interest of viewers several times.

Initially, the series had 200 episodes, but due to numerous requests from the audience, another 200 were filmed, and then 400. Now the film has 820 episodes. The series was somewhat delayed, but it holds attention until the final credits.

At the "Tefi-2011" award ceremony, the film received a prize in the "Teleromance" nomination.

New Cinderella Story

Cinderella stories with happy endings have always attracted the attention of female television audiences. This film is another short story about a provincial girl who came to a big city. How many of these have already been! How often their dreams and hopes were shattered by the harsh reality of life!

The main character, having arrived in Moscow, does not even imagine what difficulties await her. Nastya is a kind and naive girl who tries to help everyone she meets. But not everyone is favorable tothis sweet girl, she irritates many with her sincerity and purity.

Love, joy, but at the same time, disappointment and betrayal of loved ones await the girl. But no matter what happens to her, she continues to trust and help people. Anger and hatred are met with warmth and tenderness.

Will Nastya find her happiness? Will this story have a happy ending? Watch the movie "Wedding Ring".

Interesting facts

1. More than eight hundred actors auditioned for the role of the protagonist Igor Gritsenko. But when Alexander Volkov came to the studio, the role was given to him.

2. 32 actresses wanted to play the main character Nastya. One of the contenders was Elena Pirogova, who played the main role in the film "Broad River".

3. Singer Nikolai Baskov starred in one of the episodes of the film, he did not have to get used to the character, because he played himself.

4. Thanks to the filming of the film, the young actress Alina Kiziyarova became famous. After this work, she received the main role in the series "Secrets of the Institute of Noble Maidens".

5. At the age of 6, Juliana Kulikova played the main character's daughter in the series.

Summary

The story begins on the train to Moscow. Fate brings three people together. Perhaps they would never have met if not for this trip.

Nastya, who is 19 years old, is going to Moscow to help her mother, Vera. She carries with her a ring that her fatheronce gave to my mother. But Academician Kovalev does not even suspect that he has an adult daughter.

Olga, Nastya's compartment neighbor, is not much older, but much more experienced in everyday affairs. A girl from the provinces travels to the capital to find a we althy husband or lover.

Igor Gritsenko is a young successful doctor. After the funeral of his mother, he goes to Moscow to avenge the death of his parents. Nastya and Igor get acquainted. If they met under different circumstances, perhaps this would be the beginning of a beautiful romance. But everyone has their own problems.

After the arrival of the train, the passengers disperse in different directions, and three people leave, who so far have no idea that they will meet again soon, and their fates will be closely intertwined.

About filming

Director Dmitry Goldman and producer Dmitry Belosokhov were auditioning for the film in various Russian cities: Moscow, Tver, Yaroslavl and Lipetsk. In addition to the actors, about 130 other people worked on the film.

On average, one episode was filmed per day, its duration was 45 minutes. The working day was very long: filming started at 6 am and ended at 11 pm. About thirty episodes were filmed per month. There were more than 70 people on set every day. The cast of "The Wedding Ring" says that filming was very difficult, but it was interesting to work.

Yulia Pozhidaeva and Alexander Volkov

Actors for the roles of the main characters were selected for a very long time. The creators of the series wanted to find new faces. And im itsucceeded.

Alexander Volkov got the main role quite by accident. The actor was not even on the screenings of the film. I came to the studio to ask for my brother, he was a driver and wanted to find a job. All questions about the main character of the filmmakers immediately disappeared when they saw Alexander Volkov.

Volkov was born in the village, just like his hero Igor. Graduated from VGIK them. S. Gerasimov. He played in the theater, starred in films. One of the most memorable roles - Maxim Zharov in the film "Return of Mukhtar".

Yulia Pozhidaeva, having played the main role in the TV series "Ondine", was liked by the audience with her playing style and beautiful appearance. She is related to the heroine of the TV series "Engagement Ring" by the fact that Yulia, like Nastya, grew up without a father, she was raised by her mother. True, Nastya's father did not know anything about his daughter, and Yulia's father left them with her mother.

Brilliantly graduating from the Shchukin school, she began acting in TV shows. They brought Yulia acting experience, money and fame. Accustomed to doing any work in good faith, Julia does not believe that soap operas are second-rate films.

Sweet and kind, she reminds me of her heroine, but the girl herself says that Nastya's character is too heavy. Yulia Pozhidaeva does not like to share details about her personal life, she is reluctant to give interviews. Home and family are sacred to her, there is no place for outsiders.

The actors of the "Wedding Ring"

Let's talk about other artists. Actress Alina Sandratskaya, who plays the role of Olya Prokhorova, one of the central ones in the film, is not at all like her heroine. Olga, pastby the age of 20, a hard school of life, dreams of prosperity, for the sake of this she is capable of meanness and betrayal. Alina, a girl from an intelligent Moscow family, has a good education and upbringing. But, despite this, she was very interested in acting in the film. Playing a negative character, she tried to add positive qualities to him, and she succeeded. During the filming of the series, an important event happened in the life of the actress: she married a bank employee.

Among the huge number of actors who played in the film, I want to highlight a few people.

Alina Kiziyarova, playing the wife of Yuri Stolyarov, was liked not only by the audience, but also by the directors. The role has become a kind of pass to the world of cinema.

Alexander Nikitin played the cruel oligarch Yuri Stolyarov in the series. The actor did an excellent job with his role: despite his handsome appearance and natural charm, his hero is outraged by his rude attitude towards his wife. Alexander Nikitin starred in more than 20 films, the directors respect him for the fact that he does not refuse even the smallest roles.

Among the cast members of the series, there were those who decided to leave long before the end of filming. One of them is actor Yuri Baturin.

"Wedding Ring", book

The film was so loved by the audience that in 2011 Maria Vilchinskaya wrote the book “Wedding Ring. To Moscow! To Moscow! based on the first fifty episodes of the series.

Many fans of the book note the original author'sstyle and full disclosure of the images of the main characters of the series "Engagement Ring". The only downside to this book is that it ends too quickly.

Reviews from viewers

Series about ordinary people with their joys and sorrows, ups and downs have always been and will be of interest to people. The actors of the "Wedding Ring" have become dear and beloved to millions of people not only in Russia, but also in Ukraine, Kazakhstan, Belarus.

Critics praised the series for its unusual, interesting plot, but scolded for a large number of episodes. The shortcomings of the film also include the frequent replacement of actors.

Many people who watched the series noted that the film gives hope, teaches to value fidelity, devotion, treat family values warmly.

If you like watching stories full of melodramatic twists and unpredictable plots, and meeting your favorite characters over the course of many months, this series will not disappoint you.