The photo 2024, April

The cast then and now in the famous tragicomedy by Eldar Ryazanov "Garage"

The cast then and now in the famous tragicomedy by Eldar Ryazanov "Garage"

The success of Eldar Ryazanov's film was ensured not only by the topical plot and talented directorial work, but also by a bright constellation of actors who starred in this film. For some, filming in Ryazanov's tragicomedy became the peak of acting popularity, and for someone it opened the doors to the world of big cinema

Actors who starred in the Soviet comedy film "For Family Circumstances", years after filming

Actors who starred in the Soviet comedy film "For Family Circumstances", years after filming

The comedy "For family reasons" directed by Alexei Korenev was released in 1977. The film about how difficult it is to get along under one roof for several generations immediately gained immense popularity. The attractive Galina Arkadyevna, who also holds a high position, of course, cannot be the most ordinary grandmother. The daughter is outraged, the son-in-law is offended, the plan is burning, and the granddaughter is crying. And here the family decided to leave. But everything did not go as suggested

Actors who starred in Mark Zakharov's musical comedy "Formula of Love", years after filming

Actors who starred in Mark Zakharov's musical comedy "Formula of Love", years after filming

Musical comedy "Formula of Love", directed by Mark Zakharov and written by Grigory Gorin. The film was released in 1984 and immediately won the hearts of the audience. Everything was wonderful in this film - and a free adaptation of the story of Alexei Tolstoy "Count Cagliostro", and directorial work, and acting

Actors of the Soviet fairy tale "Evenings on a Farm near Dikanka" in the film and years later

Actors of the Soviet fairy tale "Evenings on a Farm near Dikanka" in the film and years later

Evenings on a Farm near Dikanka is a fairy tale film directed by Alexander Row in 1962 - a magnificent adaptation of Nikolai Gogol's story. A fabulous story is played out before Christmas. You watch this film and enjoy: the cunning Solokha is fighting on the spot, Oksana charms the beauties, and the hapless Devil laughs to tears. And other characters - Vakula, Chub, godfather Panas, clerk, Golov, Panas's wife, Catherine II, Potemkin - are simply superbly spelled out in the film. The film that makes it light

The most handsome Italian men who make the hearts of women around the world beat faster

The most handsome Italian men who make the hearts of women around the world beat faster

Magnificent architecture, mild climate, delicious food and an interesting history - all this makes Italy a real paradise on Earth. It seems that beauty is in the atmosphere here. And also beautiful men with perfect facial features, an impeccable sense of style and a magnificent figure live here. In this review, beauties from the Apennines, who set fashion all over the world. And this is another reason to fall in love with the magnificent country of Italy

Actors who starred in the musical comedy "Straw Hat", on the set and years later

Actors who starred in the musical comedy "Straw Hat", on the set and years later

The musical comedy "Straw Hat" is a fascinating story that happened to the young and charming ladies' man Leonidas Fadinar. For a long time he lived off the rent, and suddenly decided to marry the daughter of a wealthy gardener. Nonankura. Even during preparations for a noisy wedding, funny adventures begin

Actors who starred in Georgy Danelia's film masterpiece "I walk in Moscow" on the set and years later

Actors who starred in Georgy Danelia's film masterpiece "I walk in Moscow" on the set and years later

Georgy Danelia's film "I Walk Through Moscow" was released in 1964. The script was written by Gennady Shpalikov, and this picture became a cinematic debut for a whole constellation of then young actors - Evgeny Steblov, Vladimir Basov, Irina Miroshnichenko, and Nikita Mikhalkov played his first major role in this film

Actors who starred in the anti-alcohol tragicomedy "Afonya", years after filming

Actors who starred in the anti-alcohol tragicomedy "Afonya", years after filming

In 1975, a tragicomedy with an unpretentious story about the plumber Afanasy was released on the screens of Soviet cinemas. He did not disdain left-wing earnings, dragged after girls and loved to drink. And so day after day. But one day his life turned 180 degrees, and he himself did not notice. This is what the film of the recognized master of comedy director Georgy Danelia is about

Actors who starred in the cult drama Anna Karenina, years after filming

Actors who starred in the cult drama Anna Karenina, years after filming

A wonderful screen adaptation of the immortal novel of the Russian classic, talentedly performed by Alexander Zarkhi! The starring role is played by the incomparable Tatyana Samoilova, the star of the films "The Cranes Are Flying" and "Unsent Letter". The actress managed to create a lively and attractive image of Anna - a woman unable to cope with her criminal passion. Wonderful acting ensemble, brilliant dramatic material and strong direction make this film one of the masterpieces of Soviet cinema

Actors from the Soviet comedy "The Most Charming and Attractive" in the film and years after filming

Actors from the Soviet comedy "The Most Charming and Attractive" in the film and years after filming

Soviet viewers saw the lyrical comedy "The Most Charming and Attractive" directed by Gerald Bezhanov in 1985. This seemingly uncomplicated story about the girl Nadya, who by the age of 30 had not adjusted her personal life, caused a huge response. The director gathered in his film a magnificent constellation of actors who made a banal love story unforgettable

The star cast of the historical drama "Admiral" on the set and years later (15 photos)

The star cast of the historical drama "Admiral" on the set and years later (15 photos)

"Admiral" is a film about the vicissitudes of life and love of the military white officer Alexander Vasilyevich Kolchak, who rose to the rank of admiral and became the supreme ruler of Russia. The events described in the film unfold in 1916 - 1920 against the backdrop of two revolutions, the collapse of the Russian Empire and the Civil War. This film became a real highlight of the national cinema: about 200 people took part in the battle scenes - real sailors and conscripts. And for the crowd scenes there was

Actors of Alexander Rowe's cult fairy tale "The Kingdom of Crooked Mirrors" years after filming

Actors of Alexander Rowe's cult fairy tale "The Kingdom of Crooked Mirrors" years after filming

Olya, not the most exemplary pioneer, who did not really like going to school and offended her grandmother, once accidentally found herself on the other side of the mirror. And then she was not up to whims. The fairy tale "The Kingdom of Crooked Mirrors", filmed in 1963 by Alexander Rowe, was watched with great pleasure by both children and adults. The plot was very exciting and close to real life, and real stars of Soviet cinema starred in the film

Actors from the action-packed Russian TV series "Petersburg Mysteries" in the film and many years later

Actors from the action-packed Russian TV series "Petersburg Mysteries" in the film and many years later

"Petersburg Mysteries" is an action-packed Russian TV series that tells about the events in which two noble Petersburg families were involved. Millions of viewers of the entire post-Soviet space watched what is happening in the series, building various versions of what is happening together with the detective. Interesting acting work made this series really unforgettable

Actors of the main Soviet propaganda film "Kuban Cossacks" years after filming

Actors of the main Soviet propaganda film "Kuban Cossacks" years after filming

The musical film "Kuban Cossacks" can rightfully be considered one of the pillars of Stalin's propaganda. As the great Lenin bequeathed, cinematography was the most important at that time, and visual propaganda worked best. Collective farmers were portrayed by polished Moscow artists, the food on the tables was fake, and not a single real Kuban song was sounded in the film about the Cossacks. And yet, for many actors, this film has become an excellent springboard in their acting career

Actors of the film "Prisoner of the Castle If" on the set and years later

Actors of the film "Prisoner of the Castle If" on the set and years later

When the Soviet-French 3-part feature film "The Prisoner of the Castle of If" was released on the screens, everyone, young and old, stuck to the television screens. The film was directed by Georgy Yungvald-Khilkevich based on the novel by Alexander Dumas "The Count of Monte Cristo". And of course, this touching detective story about passion, love, decency and ordinary human happiness was complemented by a magnificent acting

Then and now: How the stars of domestic show business have changed over several decades

Then and now: How the stars of domestic show business have changed over several decades

For several decades literally everything in the world has changed. But it seems that time has no power over celebrities. They always keep their nose downwind, picking up the latest trends and staying on the crest of the wave. Some make a lot of effort to keep their beauty and youthfulness and look fashionable and modern. Others stick to the image they chose at the beginning of their careers. So, look at how celebrities have changed over the decades

18 architectural panoramic photographs that balance between reality and fantasy

18 architectural panoramic photographs that balance between reality and fantasy

Photography of architectural objects is a special genre when the photographer seeks to convey all the beauty of man-made objects. And here, more than ever, everything is important: light, details, foreshortening. Panoramic photography greatly expands the possibilities of photographers, because it allows you to capture an object in all its glory and at the same time show it from different angles. Watch and enjoy

"32 kilograms". Photo project dedicated to anorexia

"32 kilograms". Photo project dedicated to anorexia

The 32 kilograms exhibition by the German photographer Ivonne Thein is a real horror room. No, there are no rivers of blood, sinister monsters, or instruments of torture. There are only young girls torturing themselves in the name of a beautiful figure

Photographic puzzles of Pep Ventosa

Photographic puzzles of Pep Ventosa

Jigsaw puzzles are an insanely exciting activity not only for children, but also for adults. But only when this puzzle, bought in the store, is assembled by a child, it is a game. And when an adult gets down to business, and the elements of the puzzle are made by him - this, probably, can already be called creativity

The life of Soviet people in the 1950s through the lens of the Belarusian photographer Valery Bysov

The life of Soviet people in the 1950s through the lens of the Belarusian photographer Valery Bysov

Pictures of amazing warmth and good nostalgia from Valery Vasilyevich Bysov, a Belarusian photographer who started doing what he loved in the 1950s and who devoted several decades to photography

People of the 20th century in colorful shots of street photographer Bruce Gilden

People of the 20th century in colorful shots of street photographer Bruce Gilden

Street photographer Bruce Gilden is known for his unique photography style. And his longstanding Coney Island series is a vivid illustration of the photographer's abilities and an iconic project in which Gilden documented the leisure time of New Yorkers from the late 1960s to the 1980s

The romance of Parisian streets in black and white photographs of a photographer in love with this city

The romance of Parisian streets in black and white photographs of a photographer in love with this city

Shop windows, an embankment, sheets on clotheslines, hidden faces, merry-go-rounds, people who have fallen asleep on the streets - in the lens of a photographer a whole life. Isis Biedermanas used to say about Paris in his photographs: “This is not modern Paris and not old, but just mine.” The city that could fall in love with itself

Russia without gloss in the lens of one of the best photojournalists of our time

Russia without gloss in the lens of one of the best photojournalists of our time

Sergey Maksimishin is one of the most talented Russian photographers, whose name is known to the world photography and media community. This is one of the key figures in contemporary Russian photography. He is not chasing exotic shots, he is filming Russia. And she is real in his photographs, without a drop of gloss

Great events and ordinary people in the lens of the genius of reportage shooting Marc Ribout

Great events and ordinary people in the lens of the genius of reportage shooting Marc Ribout

Henri Cartier-Bresson described Marc Ribat as "a born geometer with an eye like a compass." Many of the photographer's photographs have become illustrations in photojournalism textbooks. For sixty years, through the lens of the camera of a French photographer, the whole world has followed the most important events, sometimes inaccessible to the general public

American Lives in the Mid-20th Century: New Yorkers in Photographs by Louis Faurer

American Lives in the Mid-20th Century: New Yorkers in Photographs by Louis Faurer

Having started his career in fashion magazines, in the middle of the last century, Louis Faurer turned his attention to New York, where new discoveries awaited the photographer everywhere. Here he found poetic and gloomy images of heroes of the streets, often poor and lonely among the bustle in the "hypnotic twilight" of Times Square

Retro photographs from the "exemplary" Nazi camp during World War II

Retro photographs from the "exemplary" Nazi camp during World War II

Forced labor and deadly conditions are what Nazi POW camps are known for. Nevertheless, Spiegel writes about an archive of photographs from a "model" camp in Germany, where during World War II prisoners put on plays, played sports, spent time in the library and listened to academic lectures behind barbed wire

Documentary photographs of the great photographer and father of photojournalism Henri Cartier-Bresson

Documentary photographs of the great photographer and father of photojournalism Henri Cartier-Bresson

Henri Cartier-Bresson is a legendary man and the father of photojournalism, a French photographer, without whom it is impossible to imagine the photography of the 20th century. He was the founder of the street photography genre. His black and white photographs reflect the history, atmosphere, breath and rhythm of life of an entire era, and hundreds of modern photographers study in his photographs

Documentary photographs that transfer to another reality

Documentary photographs that transfer to another reality

“Being on the road, traveling without a specific goal, I look around with curiosity and wonder what I come across. During the shooting, the process of thinking somehow stops. It's like playing games with reality,”says Nikos Economopoulos about his work. And when you look at his photographs, you really are transported to another reality

Photos named the best jury of international competitions of black and white photography

Photos named the best jury of international competitions of black and white photography

Each year, the collective "photo archive" created by humanity is replenished with almost a trillion digital images. Every minute there are more of them than in the entire nineteenth century. A huge share of all this messy "photomass" continuously uploaded to social networks and virtual storages belongs to the selfie: on Instagram, for example, more than 300 million photos have been tagged with this tag

How they lived in the USSR in the 1970s: Non-dressy photographs of documentary filmmaker Valery Shchekoldin

How they lived in the USSR in the 1970s: Non-dressy photographs of documentary filmmaker Valery Shchekoldin

Valery Petrovich Shchekoldin is an outstanding Russian photographer who, during his lifetime, became a classic of documentary photography. Shchekoldin filmed in Russia and the former Soviet Union, in Chechnya and other hot spots. The heroes of Shchekoldin's photographs are old people, children from orphanages, teenagers from correctional colonies and prisons, residents of nursing homes

This crazy world in atmospheric historical photographs of the strangest photographer of the 20th century

This crazy world in atmospheric historical photographs of the strangest photographer of the 20th century

The Rob Muris archive is notable for the fact that the main selection criterion for getting into it was the strangeness of the pictures, and of any nature. The photographer was called to digitize the large Dutch archive Spaarnestad, located on the outskirts of Amsterdam. Muris re-filmed "digitally" analog works, of which there were millions in the archive, sometimes retouching and restoring them

What the world was like in the middle of the 20th century: Photos of an Italian who shot for 50 years

What the world was like in the middle of the 20th century: Photos of an Italian who shot for 50 years

Italian photographer Mario De Biasi was one of the most important Italian photographers of the last century. For 50 years, the photographer has filmed major world events, traveled to all continents, released more than a hundred albums with his works and received dozens of prizes. His pictures are dynamic, emotional and full of inner energy

10 famous documentary photographers who changed the world

10 famous documentary photographers who changed the world

The middle of the last century can rightfully be considered the “golden age” of photography. At that time, photography was a complex and little-known craft, and becoming a photographer was not at all easy. In our review, a story about a photographer and photographs of the last century that shook society

The Streets of Old London: Documentary Photos by British Street Photographer Colin O'Brien

The Streets of Old London: Documentary Photos by British Street Photographer Colin O'Brien

Photography is an amazing thing that allows you to plunge into the moment of the past, even after many years. Thanks to the efforts of the master Colin O'Brien, we have a real fan of seeing what London was like in the last century, at its most rapid growth and development

Rare photographs of the times of the USSR: How Soviet people lived in the 1970s and 80s

Rare photographs of the times of the USSR: How Soviet people lived in the 1970s and 80s

The decade of the 1970s-80s in the USSR was the time of the Brezhnese stagnation and the time of radical Gorbachev's changes. Today, you can treat him in different ways. But this is a huge layer of the history of a huge country, for which this period was the beginning of the end

A collection of rare photographs from China during the Qing dynasty

A collection of rare photographs from China during the Qing dynasty

A huge collection of retro photos by Stefan Lowenteil, containing over 15,000 images. This archive is a unique opportunity to plunge headlong into the world of a distant Asian power, the history of which goes back several millennia. Antique dealer Stefan Lowentale has collected images of China from both Western and Chinese photographers for decades

Little-known photographs of the "king of football" of the 20th century, the legendary Pele

Little-known photographs of the "king of football" of the 20th century, the legendary Pele

Pele is a legendary Brazilian attacking midfielder and the only footballer in the world to become world champion three times as a player. At the age of 7, Pele began playing for the local children's team, where he was distinguished by a very entertaining and effective game, and at the age of 15 he entered the big football arena

Turning point 1981: Iconic photographs that tell about life in the USSR

Turning point 1981: Iconic photographs that tell about life in the USSR

The Soviet Union existed for 70 years and became a whole epoch in the history of a large number of states. The younger generation does not know what life was like in those years. The best storytellers about that time, of course, will be photographs - silent evidence of historical truth

Brodsky, Plisetskaya, Akhmatova and other Soviet celebrities in the lens of Austrian Inge Morat

Brodsky, Plisetskaya, Akhmatova and other Soviet celebrities in the lens of Austrian Inge Morat

Inge Morath was born in the south of Austria to a linguist family. She inherited from her father a love of languages. After the end of World War II, Inge worked as a translator and journalist. In the 1950s, she became interested in photography and even assisted the legendary photographer Henri Cartier-Bresson. She is also the second woman after Eva Arnold to become a member of the world's most prestigious association of documentary photographers

Fantasies embodied: vivid images of mysterious models in an atmospheric photo shoot

Fantasies embodied: vivid images of mysterious models in an atmospheric photo shoot

The works of this talented Russian woman make the audience freeze with delight, the world looks so beautiful and unusual through her eyes. Unusual entourage, vivid images of models and incredible fairy-tale plots - this is just a small list of what is interesting for the work of the young photo artist