The premiere took place on November 13, 1967 musical comedy A. Tutyshkin "Wedding in Malinovka" … Nobody expected such a stunning success: 74.6 million viewers watched the picture! Although the film might not have happened: when the cinematographers of the studio im. A. Dovzhenko was offered to start filming, they refused: the idea to shoot a comedy about the Civil War seemed strange, and the plot seemed frivolous.
The heroic-romantic operetta "Wedding in Malinovka" was written by L. Yukhvid, its premiere took place in Kharkov in 1937. And for the Moscow production the music was written by B. Aleksandrov. Later L. Yukhvid in collaboration with V. Tipot prepared a libretto, on the basis of which B. Aleksandrov created that version of the operetta, which formed the basis of the film "Wedding in Malinovka".
They decided to time the film to coincide with the 50th anniversary of the October Revolution. At the studio. A. Dovzhenko considered this scenario inappropriate to the case and generally frivolous. Then Lenfilm started production of the tape. Field shooting took place from May to October 1966 in several Ukrainian villages: episodes in the count's estate were filmed in the village. Khoroshki Lubensky district, a windmill - in the village. Matskovtsy, the rest - in the real Malinovka - according to some sources, in the Kharkiv region, according to others - in Poltava.
Almost all local residents were involved in the extras. They were paid for their work from 50 kopecks to 3 rubles. Those who came to the set with a goose or duck were in great demand. The village girls danced so dashingly that they almost did not yield to the choreographic ensemble "Zhok" involved in the filming. Everyone was satisfied, except for the collective farm chairman: work in the fields stopped, the whole village crowded around the set from morning till night.
A resident of Horoshek, a former teacher M. Tsukanov, recalls how the shooting took place: “The local population hid in the bushes and was ready to watch a free concert organized by the artists all day long. Their dressing room was at a local school. And I somehow spied on how Yarinke (artist Valentina Lysenko) hooked a long braid to her short haircut. Well, she was a coward! Remember Yarinka leaving his wedding with Pan Ataman Gritian Tavrichesky in a carriage? So it was a stunt man in a bride's dress. The artist was afraid to even pick up the reins. And I could not jump from the tree into the river. Also a man in a veil jumped instead of her.
A school was located in the building of the old estate of Prince Shcherbatov, and an exact copy of the facade was built next to it for filming the comedy. It was almost impossible to distinguish the props from the original. Unfortunately, the manor building is now in a dilapidated state. For a long time, the dance floor, which also served as a filming location, is overgrown with grass.
In the role of Yashka the artilleryman, director Tutyshkin saw only M. Pugovkin. They began to shoot him immediately, without samples. Despite the fact that the actor appeared in only a few episodes, this image was loved and remembered by many. The famous dance, called "vtustep" by Yashka (from the English "two steps" - two steps), Pugovkin had to learn with the choreographer G. Shakhovskoy for a month and a half, although it lasted only one minute. But what a result! By the way, the existence of this dance, which appeared in America in the 1920s, in 1919, Yashka the artilleryman could not even guess. Pugovkin became a favorite of the residents of Khoroshka - the actor constantly joked and told funny stories.
In 1968, at the All-Union Festival in Leningrad, "Wedding in Malinovka" received an award for the best comedy ensemble: the prize was awarded to actors Zoya Fedorova, Vladimir Samoilov, Mikhail Vodyaniy and Mikhail Pugovkin. The comedy quickly sold out into quotes, soon the whole Union repeated the phrases "And what am I in love with you?" - something so that the soul turned around, and then turned back! " etc.
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