Video: Behind the scenes of the film "Scarlet Sails": How Vasily Lanovoy repeated the act of Captain Gray for his wife
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On January 28, 2021, the famous theater and film actor, People's Artist of the USSR passed away Vasily Lanovoy … One of the first roles that brought him incredible popularity was the role of Captain Gray in the film "Scarlet Sails" … Few people know that the actor embodied this fairy tale not only on the screen, but also in life, becoming a romantic hero for his wife on a ship with scarlet sails.
Vasily Lanovoy made his film debut in 1954 - then he played the main role in the film "Certificate of Maturity". Three years later, a film was released that brought the actor his first resounding popularity and consolidated his heroic-romantic role - "Pavel Korchagin". By the beginning of the filming of "Scarlet Sails" he was a young, but already quite famous actor. On auditions, 26-year-old Lanovoy was so convincing that other candidates for the role of Arthur Gray were not even considered. The son of semi-literate peasants, surprisingly, had an innate aristocracy and looked like a real prince, so no one doubted him.
The actor recalled: "Before working in" Scarlet Sails "I starred in the films" Certificate of Maturity "," ". However, the actor was not completely satisfied with this work - according to him, the director failed to fully reveal the full depth of Alexander Green's story: “”.
The actress for the role of Assol could not be found for a long time. When the aspiring Moldovan actress was already approved, production designer Levan Shengelia brought 16-year-old Anastasia Vertinskaya to the set - he accidentally met her on the street with her sister Marianna and mother Lydia Vertinskaya. At first glance, he realized that before him was the real Assol. However, the director was not immediately convinced of this - the girl came in sweatpants and with a short haircut, which did not at all correspond to the image of a romantic heroine. But a transformation took place in front of the camera - and Ptushko did not regret his choice.
Anastasia Vertinskaya remained dissatisfied with her work and still does not like to remember this film: "". The actress did not like her debut film and for the fact that it is "". Due to the filming of this film, she began to lag behind in her studies, and she had to transfer from a regular school to a black school for working youth.
Scarlet sails in the frame could not be made really scarlet. Operator Viktor Yakushev said: "".
Most of the scenes of the film were filmed in Yalta and in Koktebel, where the fabulous village of Kaperna was built. Large-scale decorations representing the fabulous cities of Zurbagan and Liss were erected right on the Yalta embankment. Gray Castle was filmed at the Vorontsov Palace in Alupka.
At the end, Arthur Gray says: "". And Vasily Lanovoy performed such a miracle not only on the screen, but also in life. He decided to repeat the act of his hero in order to please his second wife, Tamara Zyablova.
For the scarlet sails, it took about 2000 meters of scarlet silk, which was used to sew pioneer ties. After purchasing barkentine, "Alpha" went to the Crimea, where the shooting took place. The sails were supposed to be put on in Koktebel, but Vasily Lanovoy persuaded the captain to do it in Yalta, where his wife was resting at that time. The actor said: "". Unfortunately, their happiness was short-lived - soon the actor's second wife died in a car accident.
The film "Scarlet Sails" did not receive high marks from professionals, the director was criticized for being too bright, "bazaar" color, for excessive straightforwardness of moves, for too heavy play of supporting actors. However, the film enjoyed incredible popularity among viewers, largely thanks to the actors who played the main roles. In the first year it was watched by 22 million people.
After a while, the actor got married for the third time, and this marriage went through many tests. Vasily Lanovoy and Irina Kupchenko: a thorny road to happiness.
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