"And the trees grow on the rocks": the actors and the roles they played
During the Soviet period, the joint pictures taken during thethe participation of filmmakers, as it was said at that time, was caused by increased interest. Among the undoubtedly successful works is the film "And the trees grow on the rocks". The actors who shot it, later had different creative destinies. About the career and fate of some of them will be described below, but for now it is worth to say a few words about the plot of the picture itself.
Kuksha and the Vikings
9th century AD. Vikings take captives of the Ilmen sloven - Kuksu. Their leader Thorir decides to take the prisoner with him, despite Sigurd's resistance. During a fight with hedging, Kuksha behaves like a hero. Torir adopts a brave man and calls him Einar the Happy. In one of the Vikings' villages, Kuksha falls in love with the bride of Sigurd - Signya. Mother and brother of the girl agree to give the beauty to him as a wife. They go to great lengths to expose Sigurd as a criminal. Torir leaves with his squad. Kuksha does not want to leave her companions. Brother Signyu - Herald - by force retains Einar. However, the girl and slave Levius help him escape. Herald is furious. He kills Levius. When he dies, he reveals his origin to Tories and tells where to find Kuksha. Sigurd kidnaps Signa, but the girl dies, clinging to his sword. The Herald finds them both. Kuksha meets Torir, and they go on a voyage.
The film "And the trees grow on the rocks": actors and roles
1985 was marked by the beginning of Perestroika. In part, this led to interest in the picture, which under different names was shown in Norway, Germany, Finland, the USA, Spain and Poland.
The roles in the film were played by Soviet actors:
- Kuksha / Einar - A. Timoshkin.
- Olav - V. Shulgin.
- "Bald" / Levius - M. Gluzsky.
- Kukshi's mother is V. Titova.
- Grandfather - V. Kravtsov.
- Sister Kukshi - V. Panasenkova.
- Einar - V. Classen.
- Witch Ingrid - E. Ozertzova.
- Slave - T. Surnacheva.
- Otar - N. Karpov.
- Atli - V. Lysenkov.
- Atsur - N. Makovsky.
"And the trees grow on the rocks": actors from Norway
Directed by the paintings were S. Rostotsky and Knut Andersen. Actors from Norway were invited to the roles of Vikings and their women:
- Signe - Petronella Barker, for whom participation in the film became a debut in the movie.
- Torir - Stockkee Tour is one of Norway's most famous actors, who is the record holder in the number of roles played in the Radio Theater.
- Sigurd - Turguir Fonnelid.
- Harald - John Andersen.
- Tyura - Lisa Fjelstad, which in 1991 was awarded the highest award of the cinematographers of Norway.
- Gutthorm - Per Sunderland is one of the most famous and well-deserved Norwegian actors. He was awarded the King of the Order of St. Tin of the first degree.
Alexander Timoshkin
After the release of the film "And the trees grow on the rocks," the actors who played the main roles, including the young ones, became recognizable not only in our country, but also abroad.
Most of the glory, of course, went tothe lead role. Young actor Alexander Timoshkin by that time already starred in the pictures "There were three fathers of his father" and "Mother Mary". Kukshi's role earned him the Silver Rook at the Fifth National Norwegian Film Festival. In subsequent years, he starred in another three dozen paintings, and in 1999 he was awarded the title of "Honored Artist of Belarus".
Viktor Shulgin
This famous Soviet artist has become one of thefew domestic actors who played in this picture of the Viking. He got the role of Tin. He is known for his roles in such well-known films as "Shadows disappear at noon", "Peter's Youth", "Eternal Call", etc. In 1992, Shulgin was awarded the title of "Honored Artist of Russia."
Like other actors of the movie "And on the rocks growtrees, "he later admitted that he was interested in acting in such an extraordinary international project, which talked about the relationship of the Slavs and Vikings in the era of the early Middle Ages.
Mikhail Gluzsky
This beloved by many Soviet actorgot the most mysterious role in the film "And the trees grow on the rocks." Actors of this level rarely agree to episodic roles. However, the image of Levius, or Bald head, performed by Mikhail Gluzsky became one of the most memorable in the film.
Valentina Titova
In the film, the actress got the role of Kuksha's mother. Valentina Titova, who is still considered one of the most beautiful women in Soviet and Russian cinema, coped with it, as always, brilliantly. The image of a Slavic woman created by her is as irreproachable as those that were remembered by the audience for the films "Shield and Sword", "Days of Turbins". From the last roles of Titov, you can note the paintings "Loving in Russian" and "Unexpected Joy".
Now you know who was in the movie "And onstones grow trees. " Actors (1985, many of them gave the opportunity to work with foreign colleagues for the first time), such as M. Gluzsky, V. Shulgin and Per Sunderland, are no longer with us, and those who were young are now considered to be famous filmmakers in their countries .