COLD FAITH VASILYEVNA

The Russian starlet. Filmed in the movies: "Song of triumphant love", "near the fireplace, fireplace Pozabud about . . . "," Shut up, sad, silent, " Last Tango, " Life for life ′ "Living dead", etc.

Vera Levchenko (cold) was born August 5, 1893 in Poltava gymnasium teacher in the family. Her parents, Basil A. and Ekaterina Levchenko, met and married in Moscow. His mother graduated from the Alexander Institute Mariinsky noble virgins, father - verbal Branch University. Two years after the birth of a daughter they moved to Moscow.

In the ten years of study gave confidence to the private school Perepelkina. At the gymnasium with intoxication evenings she read poetry, played the role of Larisa penetration in Bespridannitse. She sang well, accompanying himself on piano. She fond a classical dancing and a year later entered the ballet school of the Bolshoi Theater. However, at the insistence of the grandmother moved to a grammar school.

In 1905, when Ekaterina was waiting for the third child from her husband died of cholera. The family was in straitened circumstances.

In 1910, Vera has successfully graduated from grammar school and at the outlet the ball met with a young lawyer Vladimir cold. Love at first sight has withstood all tests.

After a quiet wedding with Vera and her husband Rodney moved across a large house. The family of cold born daughter Eugenia (1912) and Nona (1913).

The cold even in his youth had decided that it will be an actress, that art - the sense of her life. She admired star of silent film Astoy Nielsen and sought to achieve in his work the same perfection.

In autumn 1914, Vera came to the Cold kinoatele "Riemann and Reinhardt. Her husband was called into the army, and the family needed money. Directed by Vladimir curtain lifted the cold, dumb beauties of an Italian - breastfeeding little daughter Anna. "thoughts, I was diagnosed in three words: do not go" - recalled curtain.

The merit of "discovery" Cold Faith belongs to a film director and artist of "Hanzhonkov and C °" Eugene Bauer. Got acquainted with a cold in the club Alatr, he immediately угадал it - through the constraint and shyness - and a hidden artistry, and human depth, and unique feminine. "I found the treasure," - said Bauer friends.

Cold spring of 1915 began shooting in the "Songs of triumphant love story of IS Turgenev.

"Artists do not feel cheated Bauer, - said A. Hanzhonkov later - the young, the temptation is not even a theatrical experience for its excellent cold gray eyes and a classic profile has made a stir and immediately fell into the category of movie stars, dating back to the Russian kinogorizonte.

Critics noted her innate artistry. The magazine "Cinema" wrote: "Ms. cold - still a young actress in cinematography, but a major talent, and even a great talent she has identified with the advent of his first film to stage scenes.

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The role of Elena, she holds бе�подобно; profound spiritual experiences, silent obedience imperative incomprehensible force - striking contrasts feelings passed without the slightest sharzhirovki, truthfully and talent . . . "

Competition forces Hanzhonkova shoot pictures as soon as possible: for the year Vera Cold played in thirteen films! It was in the tapes "Children of the Century", "Flame of Love," "Children Vanyushin.

"In a game that marked the subtle understanding of actress-out screen, which causes even the stringent criticism of the theatrical film productions journals most flattering reviews . . . " - said the magazine "Cinema".

In summer 1915, the actress has received notice that Poruchik Cold wounded near Warsaw. Taking leave, she went to the front. Faith in the hospital not to depart from her husband and, one might say, stripped of its embrace of death.

After returning to Moscow, the cold continued to work in a movie. "School" Bauer how much she gave actress. She took part in eight of his films.

Once in the apartment of Vera Cold appeared very thin, high soldiers. He brought a letter from her husband from the front, and since then has been coming every day: sat on a chair, looking at the artist, and was silent. This soldier was Alexander Vertinsky. "I was, like all the time, indifferent to the faith of the Cold and dedicated her song" Little kreolchik "- he recalls. - I first thought, and wrote the title -" Queen of the screen. " Home established for it. Since then, it is called because the whole of Russia. " Vertinsky devoted to her one by one their songs: "Lilac nigger," "The city noisy . . . "," Where are you now? "And others.

Milestone in the history of Russian silent film cinema film called "Life for Life" was shot on the novel by French writer Georges DEW "Serge Panin. In the audience and the critics of the movie had tremendous success, and the cold became movie stars first magnitude, and took the throne, "the screen queen. " For the first time in the history of national cinema has been declared a provisional list for tickets.

"Review of theater" and noted the following activities with the participation of Faith-Cold - video "One of the many. " "Big impression leaves VV Cold, a number of nuances Otten continuum of female soul from the first sound impulses to the sensuous young woman indifference selling his love. Her gentle face in the image of the girl-kursistki, and wild, animal looks crocked out of her eyes to the rampant fogelevskogo "corner. " Ms. Cool completely captured the authors, and she was able to give life a heroine. In movement there is no sharpening, no angular poses " ;.

About life Cold walked many rumors. Gossip fantastic blow one another, just like in Hollywood. Told, for example, that the son of Odessa "Tea King" shot because of the failed romance with an actress! Vera Cold insure their eyes at half a million rubles! All partners of the actress put it, if not the husbands, the lovers .

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The last film, shot in studio Hanzhonkova with the cold as Inna Chernetsky, called "Chess Life". Movie star B. Cold, V. Maximov, W. Polonsky, Oleg Kharitonov Runich moved to where they were promised considerable fees. The very same faith Vasilyevna said: "Since my conversion in the atelier of DI Kharitonova room for creativity - even more. Our little "bench", as now expressed, artists (I, Maximov, Runich and Khudoley) and directed all work together. We, the artists doing the scene, producers are helping us identify the most pronounced for the screen, our creative designs. Yes, and you can not otherwise . There is a need for complete freedom of creativity of the artist. You can not be a monkey, repeating the pointer producer. It is necessary and important to depart from the template in each role - to be different and look for the new. "

In the studio Kharitonova in the second half of 1916, Vera Cold acted in three films: "Stolichny poison" of the novel S. Fonvizina "Gossip" (Vera Darovskaya), "For the happiness" - based on the novel by Art. Pshibyshevskogo (Olga) and "Torture of silence" on the play by Henri Bernstein "Thief" (Mary-Louise). I must say that the saloon psychological dramas enjoyed success then. Withdraw them Chardynin, "actor director. " For Vera Cold he even created a special repertoire.

But the noisy advertising is not happy cold and participate in films with false stories, it was strange actress. Limp victim of their own or other people′s passions - whether countess, or a courtesan tsirkachka - is most often the heroine of the Cold. And in vain for an actress trying to get out of line given to her!

But in the film "For luck", she met with her teacher, an excellent actor, Maksimova. Already test rehearsal Maksimova persuaded that in front of him a great talent. Vera was extremely capable and hardworking. In scenes where she had the opportunity to work on the roles under the direction of Maximov (such as a total of more than a dozen), are clearly disclosed its brightest talent.

The artists often gathered at the house cold. These "academic" classes are usually attended by returning from the front after the second severe injury Vladimir Cool.

One of the best works of P. Chardynina during his work in the studio Kharitonova, undoubtedly, is the painting by the fireplace, in which Vera Cold performed the role of Lydia Lanina. This film was inspired by the same well-known romance and added glory and cold, and Maksimova, Prince will play a role Pescherskogo.

"newsreel" commented enthusiastic reviews: ". . . The heroine VV Cold stood art: in the fire-screen love harden. The image of the heroine, and the victim of a loving, just and truly passed the actress. Lyric experiences in tune with her touching way. No sudden movements, rough . . . Actress showed that it can sensitively and warmly to the image of loving.

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After the triumphant success of the movie "The Fireplace" by its creators had withdrawn to "Pozabud about the fireplace - it went the lights, even wanted to release and the third -" Fireplace potuh, but it was not possible. The second series came out a month after the October Revolution, and despite the difficult situation in the country, the interest of viewers to a new Cold work was enormous. Sentimental picture brought enormous fees.

In 1918 the studio Kharitonova took a screen play Tolstoy "a living corpse. " The role of Masha was a serious actress for a creative challenge in which it was with great dismay. As the director told CH. G. Sabinsky, Vera cold, despite its claims, does not agree to change the hair and wept for several days in succession. At that time, she is most afraid to change your captivating image, so the audience favorite.

In the film "Living dead" Cold revealed himself to truly gifted dramatic actress with a great temperament. The role of Masha Roma can be considered the peak of creative activity Vera Cold. Through careful attitude to the work of Tolstoy, the film "Living dead" among film critics to the best screen classics. Role Fedi Protasova adequately completed the list of actors works Maksimova in pre-revolutionary cinema.

"Kinozhizn" in one of its rooms wrote: "The public demands only faith Cold. And if something does not make charges Theater, is just to put a picture with the participation of Faith-Cold as the fund grows in front of the queue. "

The actress had to work under harsh conditions of war: the night to stand for hours in the make-up, return home by morning with a sharp head pain and inflammation from a bright electric light eyes. But she never murmur.

In early 1918, for her and other famous Russian kinoartistami began to hunt, many foreign companies. Vera Cold always meet the categorical denial: ". . . to leave Russia, though torn and wounded, sick and criminal, and I do not do it. " In summer 1918, a group Kharitonova, under the leadership of P. Chardynina, traveled to the south to complete the Backlot.

Cold Faith knew and loved as an actress, but not many know that it is best revealed in his concerts.

Vera Cold and Osip Runich anshlagovye gave concerts in Kiev, Kharkov, Chisinau, and, finally, in Odessa. The actress has been one plays "Waiter" and "The smallest tragedy" Ã? Elirova, G. trehaktnoy comedy Zapolsky "Kozyr, in the play Arcadia Averchenko" Beautiful Woman "in a realistic drama of a classic Swedish literature A. Strindberg" ; Freken Julie. "

As for playing the actress, the magazine Le Figaro wrote: "The success of guest performers in mimodrame" Hand "and" Last Tango "- only a huge success . . . It has its own on-screen, pressing a lot of effect and expression in the eyes of the deep cold of Faith .

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Odessa during kinodeyatelnosti actress largely remains unclear. The city was cut off from the country′s civil war fronts. Some pictures taken in Odessa with the Vera Cold due to lack of good films have not left on the screen at all, but negatives moved abroad emigrated Kharitonov. The likely filmography consists of eight dozen names . . .

Atelier Kharitonova continued the work of "Princess Tarakanova. In Odessa and its surroundings were full-scale surveys. Unfortunately, this film does not exist, but survived, and "Gypsy Aza - staging the play M. Staritskogo. Disappeared and the latest films with the participation of Faith-Cold: "The Lady with the Camellias," "Miss Ketty", "In the midst of love," "Song of Persia . . .

In November 1918, Vera cold sick. Treated her the best doctors in Odessa. But save the "queen of the screen" failed: February 16, 1919, on Sunday, she died. She was only twenty-six years.

The same evening, in all theaters, it was announced on the demise of the Cold Vera, all performances were canceled. The body of actress moved to Moscow, where on 20 February with a huge confluence of people held funeral.

"Faith does not create cold - wrote critic Veronin - it remains by itself, she lived the life that was given to her, loved loved, knew what her heart was in the power of the controversial and dark forces of their female nature, which the devil put a thin long her birth. She remained the personification of a passive woman of substance, feeling, reflecting a funny and cruel games of fate, - women, charm which is also indecomposable, as no doubt. "

Nobody wanted to believe that she died from influenza ( "Spanish"). Hodilo a lot of ridiculous legends about the death of 26-year-old actress . . . Said that she and her spy shot, that she and her red razvedchitsa killed in Odessa. And this latest version obrosla romantic details of the alleged actress in hotel room had white lilies, and she died, zadohnuvshis in their deadly fragrance. Finally, a version that strangled her out of jealousy.

Neither actor has received a pre-revolutionary cinema is not such an exceptional popularity and fame of such a noisy, cold as Vera. Writer Konstantin Пау�тов�кий put her name next to the name of Sarah Bernhardt. Critics and reviewers are still trying to explain the phenomenal success of the famous actress. Perhaps, human IM Perestiani who knew the actress is very close . . . to the appearance of a relatively young Vera Cold lay imprint of sadness, that the peculiar nature of our north in the days of early autumn. And perhaps, this tenderness passive figure, eye movements, and her mother with the audience. "