MORDJUKOVA NONNA VIKTOROVNA

(b. 1925)

Russian actress. Shot in the films: "Young Guard", "President", "The Straight Story," "commissioner," "Someone Else′s kin", "Russian field", "quagmire", "native", " Mama ", etc.

Noyabrina (Nonna) Mordjukova was born November 27, 1925 in the village Konstantinovskaya Donetsk Oblast of the Ukrainian SSR.

Early years Nonna passed in the Kuban. Homestay Mordjukova had six children, but Nona two brothers and three sisters. Nona′s father was a military man, his mother worked in a kolkhoz. Mother sang Russian folk songs and romances.

As Nona was the eldest of the children, the care of the house lay down on her. About his childhood Mordjukova recalls: "was very small, but already in the field of hard work, looking after the cattle, the heavy buckets of water dragged. And then the brothers but the youngest sister came - one after another, one after another. And I have them on decayed zakorkah and ponyanchila abundance, and mucus ponavytirala . . . "

In 12 years, Nona began to dream of a cinema. Once, after watching the movie "Bohdan Khmelnytsky" in which the main role played Nicholas Mordvinov, Mordjukova wrote him a letter to Moscow. And what is most surprising, Mordvinov replied the girl. In his letter he advised at the end of the school to try to enter the Institute of Cinematography (VGIK). During the war the family Mordjukova survived the occupation. After graduating from the 10 th grade in Eyske in 1945, Nonna immediately decided to go to Moscow to enroll to learn from the artist. We had four days to travel in a freight car.

And there were her overshoes, put on thick socks village. So she came to VGIK saw there a crowd of urban, confident, well-dressed boys and girls . . .

"They called me. Please read the fable or story - recalls Mordjukova. - I′m hungry at that time - a suitcase with homemade grub remained in the luggage at the station, perenervnichala. I looked at the examiners, as class enemies. What fable, a story? What do you want from me, the torturers? Then she began to wail. Then I was asked to tell something. Well, here I am so sold - can not stop! From the life stories of his childhood told me and still love (and burn). Stops me: "Enough. Enough. And I - to any: "It′s not all. I′m still going to sing.

For these stories Nonnu and accepted to study at the studio Boris Vladimirovich Bibikova and Olga Ivanovna Pyzhova.

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She studied at the "excellent", lived as other nonresident students in a dormitory at the station Losinoostrovskaya.

In 1947, director Sergei Gerasimov started shooting the film "Young Guard" and the role of Uliana Gromova, Krasnodon heroine of the underground, took sophomore Mordjukova. The shooting took place in Krasnodon. However Mordyukova in "Young Guards" were filmed young actors Sergei Bondarchuk, Inna Makarova, Sergey Gurzo, Vyacheslav Tikhonov . . .

The fate molodogvardeyki Uli was and particle fate Nonna Mordyukova, thousands and thousands of her contemporaries. The sincerity of aspiring actress compensated the lack of professionalism. This role is well remembered by the audience that decades later, referring to Mordyukova in numerous letters, the audience called her Ulyanov. Almost all participants in the Young Guard was awarded the Stalin Prize I degree, including Mordjukova.

Soon Nona married Vyacheslav Tikhonov. In 1948, they had a boy Volodya. After fighting positions began their wanderings to friends. Finally Mordjukova got a tiny room in a communal apartment. She sat with the child, and Tikhonov, meanwhile, worked extensively in film and in the studio theater actor. Mordjukova after the "Young Guard" of about five years, not filmed.

Only in 1952, V. Pudovkin invited her to a role in the movie "The Return of Vasili Bortnikov. The following year she played in the film directed by T. Levchuk "Kalinovaya Grove.

When director Michael Schweitzer invited her to sample the film "Alien kin" (1954), Mordjukova almost did not believe in success, and not deceived - many samples do not like. And yet she got the role.

What a faithful, joyful love for her husband filled her heroine Stesha Ryashkina! Good face it, clean, happy, when the initial frame pictures she comes to the family home Fedor, his wife. And how unbearable pain turns into a short-lived happiness . . .

After the 1955 film came out, Mordjukova immediately became popular. And the role went to one after the other: Dusya Oshurkova in the film "Ekaterina Voronina (1957), metrostroevka in" Volunteers "(1958), wife Alyahina in" Vanya "(1959), Stepanida in the Father′s house" (1959 ).

In the "volunteers" Mordjukova was quite by accident: "Once I meet in kinopavilone director Yuri Yegorov, a longtime friend of VGIK. "Nonna, was rescued. Wear canvas overalls and go into the pavilion.

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They installed scenery mines underground. Sit down and drink milk from a bottle. Most of you do not want.

I - with pleasure. Shot one of the scenes of the future movie "Volunteers". I took a bottle of milk and in a loud voice, tune (though hard of hearing me all right), singing of "Carmen": "I love, like birds, wings . . . " What do you think this little work was seen spectators . . . In general, in the episode - if there is an actor′s fantasy - can be done. Did picturesque miniatures less valuable than a large canvas?

And two years after the little episode Egorov invited Mordjukova has the lead role in his next picture "The Straight Story" (1960). And this is natural, because screenwriter Budimir Metalnikov (writer paintings Father′s House, where Mordjukova colorful, richly played a soldier′s widow Stepanida) wrote a major role of Sasha Potapova specifically for Mordyukova.

Indeed, history has been recounted seemingly simple, the heroine, too, belonged to the so-called ordinary women. Sasha Potapova in the fate reflects the fate of its generation. The widow of a front, mischievous Sanka, reveals a hidden strength of the soul, finds its own identity. Collective farm leader, she leads the villagers, and revives his native land. Nonna Mordjukova she grew up without a father, he died during the war. My mother was raising six, kept a farm, brought up in all the confidence and resilience. Working on the role of Sasha Potapova, Mordjukova persistently thinking about his mother.

By this time Mordjukova was already a professional actress, but the main thing - it felt it imperative powerful natural talent. Later, Mikhail Ulyanov say: "My deep conviction - Mordjukova most dramatic, and perhaps tragic actress. "

Marriage Mordyukova with Tikhonov this time was purely formal. And after the death of his mother Nonna they filed for divorce after living together for 13 years. "As for the failure of our marriage, I briefly say: we did not fit with each other, - says the actress. - In practice, our very different natures have been - as if we skidded on some square meters with two distant planets . . . "

In the official marriage Mordjukova no longer entered. "Out I′m married, but only without the registrar′s office. However, unsuccessfully. Husbands I do not come across those. Beautiful were like gods, but some infantile, taken place. One five years of our lives typewriter on one page was filled up, the other almost every day, repeating the refrain: "You just think, you′re well-known actress.

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Ljubila Mordjukova and chistorodnogo prince. ". . . Roman lasted five years. And the prince was eight years younger than me, I read a lot, playing patience, husky voice singing songs with a guitar, but, of course, did not work. Do not understand that it is necessary for something to buy bread, to make repairs, thought all this nonsense and insanely jealous of me . . . "

In 1964, the screens out the famous "President", with Ulyanov and Mordyukova in the lead roles. Once again, an unprecedented success. Mikhail Ulyanov said: "I first met Mordyukova while filming" Ekaterina Voronina. "I was just a beginner, it - famous. I must have seemed to her clumsy, but she told me - impatient. Later, in the" Chair "and" Simple stories, I realized how lucky I was. It is the heart, intuitive grasp everything on the fly, asking the right tone, and was immediately ready to shoot, was straining to play. And I, as a theater actor, had to weigh everything and think. But it create the truth of relationships, without which I would never play my Yegor Trubnikov. Mordjukova Nonna - actress, blessed with talent, not too frequent - ethnic group. The roots of her talent go to the Russian land. She is not trying to be popular - it just so . . . "

In 1966 Nonna Mordjukova starred in the role of Commissioner Vavilov in the film director Alexander Askold "the Commissioner" (from a story by V. Grossman). But in 1967 a film on the screens did not come out, the bosses of the movie found it too "Jewish. " And only twenty years later, "the Commissioner" was released.

During this time it is released mainly in the melodrama: "Crane" (1968), "Young" (1970), "Point of No Return" (1974), "Family Ivanov" (1976). The actress sees her heroines and light and shade, is not afraid to dramatize the inner essence of images, looking for the truth in every remark, every plastic parts.

In 1972 Mordjukova co-starred with his son Vladimir in the movie "Russian field". Her heroine, Fenia Ugryumova - a strong woman, indomitable. Twenty years with her beloved husband lived, and parted without a single reproach - the other gave. Then he lost the only son: he was killed at the border - again, no tears. Tarnished by grief, but not bent . . . The role of this was to Mordyukova visionary. The fate of her son was tragic.

Vladimir graduated from VGIK, became a professional actor, appearing in films in small roles.

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He married actress Natalya Varley, had a son Vasily. But with 18 years of Vladimir Tikhonov abused alcohol. In 1990, at the age of 42 years, Vladimir has died.

Not only skill, but also the identity of the actress have formed great artists of the national screen. Alexander Dovzhenko valued her very highly: "These profiles, I only met Scythian vase . . . She starred in Pudovkin, Gerasimova, finally, Bondarchuk in "They Fought for Their Country" (1975). In the adaptation of Sholokhov′s novel Mordjukova played a relatively minor role of the Don Cossacks, but the execution is characterized by steep folk humor, genuine. Mordjukova played here in a couple of Shukshin. Episodes of their participation with excellent on-Sholokhov′s life, naughty. And sad at the same time.

Dozens of roles played on screen Nonna Mordyukova, a whole world of characters! But amidst all this diversity of persons, types of critics point out one more line art actresses - satirical. Mordjukova - great comedienne. Even the entrance exams VGIK she recited a monologue . . . Famusov, as a student played a bustling, loving Akhmatova from "Inspector".

Satire from Mordyukova, as it should be satire, open, naked. Here Belotelova, imposing a merchant woman of marriageable age, out of the picture "The Marriage of Bal′zaminova, or stone upravdomsha Ivy from the film" The Diamond Hand ", or comedic roles in" Thirty-Three "," Uncle′s Dream ", TV film" The Lion Gurych Sinichkin " ; . . .

In 1976 he co-starred in the film Mordjukova G. Chukhrai "Atypical history. After that scandal broke. Some filmmakers have written to the Minister of Defense Marshal Dmitry Ustinov letter that this film (in which the mother - Nonna Mordjukova - sheltering his son from the army) denigrates Soviet reality. Main Political Administration of the Soviet Army had decided to ban the film for rental. Only after G. Chuhray cut many pieces of the film, he was released in rent under the name "quagmire" (1978).

This film is, in essence, a tragic antithesis of the famous "Rainbow" MS Don, a teacher Chukhrai history of the mother, does not withstood the temptation and did not give as salvific sacrifice her child. Melodramatic plot here rises to the tragic and, in fact, the religious mystery of the salvation of the world missed.

Again, for this role should be brilliant and bitter after-game tragicomic actress in the movie NS Mikhalkov′s "Relatives" (1982).

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Before filming the director went on to explain Nonne Viktorovna that need, they say, will make a six-month perm that ball around his head. And two bills in the front teeth stick out of stainless steel. Mordjukova very upset, but indications Mikhalkov fulfilled. What can you do - the art requires sacrifice.

Then she starred in the film-drama Nikolai Gubenko "Forbidden Zone", which tells about the impact of the tornado in the city of Ivanovo, which plays a nice, good woman Mary, who was homeless in the comedy Konstantin Voinov "loan to the marriage, which performs the role of the surgeon in TV film "Little Man", which appears elevator operator, suyuschy nose in their affairs.

At the prestigious film festival in West Berlin painting "the Commissioner" (director Alexander Askoldov, starring Nonna Mordjukova) won four major awards. Two of them - the Catholic and Evangelical churches. Then, "the Commissioner" went overseas, in San Francisco, where he was a huge success.

Then Mordjukova appeared in the films "Luna Park" Lungina and Shirley-Myrli "Menshova. Finally, in 1998, played a major role in Denis Evstigneev in the movie "Mama," which tells about the tragic fate of a large family, who wanted to flee abroad on a hijacked plane.

In 1992, the name of Nonna Mordyukova was named one of the smaller planets of the solar system. And in the same year, the drafters of the British encyclopedia "Who is Who" have included it among the best actresses of the XX century! We went there as Veriko Andjaparidze and Faina Ranevskaya.

Nonna Mordjukova wrote a book of memoirs - "Do not cry, Cossack!".

"I am often asked: what is my actor′s theme? - Argues actress. - All my life I feel in debt to a Russian woman, I do not know whether you can call it acting subject. My heroines are often praised for its popularity, for the root entity. But the actor, it seems to me unnatural praise for what it brought up life. I do not copy "capital" of girls, which met, came to study in Moscow. The trouble with some young actresses, I think - that they are ruining its originality mindless pursuit of fashionable outer design and the same "fashionable" ideas. The main actor in the works, as indeed in the works of any artist, to remain true to its nature and that it develop.