Vladimir Menshov's film "Love and Doves" was filmed in 1984, and has long been dismantled by fans of Soviet cinema for quotes. He is recognized as a classic, and his characters have become truly familiar to the audience. Not many people know that the plot of the film was based on the story of a real family, but the names of the characters were changed for the play. We decided to tell our readers about the actors of the film "Love and Doves" and show a photo of how they looked then and now.
Lada Sizonenko - Olya
- "Love and pigeons"
The youngest daughter of Nadezhda and Vasily has grown up a long time ago. Lada Sizonenko, who played Olya, did not become an actress, as her father wanted, who worked all his life as a circus clown. She received her only role after his death. The girl preferred the career of a model to acting, and her photographs could be seen in fashionable Soviet magazines. Lada got married and gave birth to two sons. She does not like talking to the press and commenting on her personal life.
Nina Doroshina - Nadezhda
- "For family reasons", "Twelfth night", "Steep route", "The first trolleybus"
This article has been compiled especially for those who are interested in how the actors of the movie "Love and Doves" have changed. Not many people know, but initially Hope was supposed to be played by Lyubov Polishchuk. However, now it is already difficult to imagine in this image someone other than Doroshina. Vladimir Menshov was very afraid that she, as a theater actress, would not be able to make the image cinematic, but the director's fears were in vain. Nina Doroshina practically did not act in films in the 21st century, leaving fame and success in the last century. The last successful project, in which the actress took part, can be considered the drama "Steep Route". The actress passed away in 2018.
Igor Lyakh - Lyonka
- "New Year's Tariff", "Life and Fate", "Minor", "Thirst"
Igor Vladimirovich Lyakh made his debut in Menshov's film. A talented guy by that time graduated from the Shchukin School, and a completely successful film career awaited him. Igor also performed for a long time on the stage of the Maly Theater and the Moscow Drama Theater. M.N. Ermolova. In 1997 he was awarded the title of Honored Artist of the Russian Federation. The actor died in 2018 and is buried at the Danilovskoye cemetery.
Alexander Mikhailov - Vasily
- "The lonely is given a hostel", "Poddubny", "Bless the woman", "Carnival"
We have compiled our list especially for fans of the film "Love and Doves" and the actors who starred in the beloved comedy, because the audience is wondering what happened to them? The role of Vasily became the finest hour for Alexander Mikhailov. According to rumors, when Menshov saw Mikhailov on the site, he said: "Here he is, Vasya ...". For some time Alexander was the understudy of the famous Russian actor Oleg Yankovsky. Alexander Mikhailov continues to appear in various projects. He created his own acting workshop at VGIK, in which he recruits students from the Russian hinterland.
Vladimir Menshov - storyteller
- "Where is the nofelet located?", "Shirley-Myrli", "Raffle", "Plot"
Vladimir Menshov is one of the few domestic filmmakers who can boast of having received an Oscar. Menshov acted as a narrator in his own film "Love and Doves", and each of his appearance on the screen was memorable and appropriate. Vladimir Valentinovich, despite his advanced age, continues to shoot and act in films. He has been happily married to Vera Alentova for more than fifty years. Their daughter Julia gave them a grandson and granddaughter, in which the couple do not like.
Lyudmila Gurchenko - Raisa Zakharovna
- "Carnival Night", "White Clothes", "Station for Two", "Flights in Dreams and in Reality"
It is difficult to meet in the vastness of the former USSR a person who would not know Lyudmila Gurchenko, who died not so long ago. She won the role of Raisa Zakharovna from the recognized beauties of Soviet cinema - Natalya Kustinskaya, Tatyana Doronina and Olga Yakovleva. Only Gurchenko, according to the director, was able to play a colorful and intelligent homeless woman in the way required by the script. Lyudmila Markovna was filmed to a ripe old age. She was greatly crippled by the death of her beloved grandson Mark in 1998. The guy died of a drug overdose, during the same period she stopped communicating with her only daughter. The actress died in 2011 and is buried at the Novodevichy cemetery.
Natalya Tenyakova - Baba Shura
- "Kabbalah saint", "Big sister", "Ali Baba and 40 robbers", "Frenchman"
Actress Natalya Tenyakova, who played the colorful granny Shura, was only forty years old at the time of filming, but she managed to transform into her heroine one hundred percent. It is also interesting that Sergei Yursky, who is also the on-screen uncle Mitya, was in reality the husband of Tenyakova. They were happily married until the death of the actor. Their daughter Daria followed in the footsteps of stellar parents. Now Natalya Maksimovna, despite her advanced age, continues to play in the theater and act in films. Her last notable film role was her participation in the historical drama "Frenchman" by Andrei Smirnov.
Sergey Yursky - uncle Mitya
- "The Golden Calf", "Look for a Woman", "Fathers and Sons", "The Meeting Place Cannot Be Changed"
Unfortunately, there cannot be photographs of the great actor marked earlier and now, because Sergey Yuryevich left us in 2019. He lived a bright and eventful life, both in cinema and in reality. He played in such wonderful films as "The Golden Calf", "Republic of SHKID" and "Don't be afraid, I'm with you." The actor played his last role, Joseph Stalin, in 2011. In recent years, Yursky suffered from diabetes, but tried to take part in public life.
Yanina Lisovskaya - Lyudka
- "Lucky Women", "I Don't Want to Be an Adult", "Shards Park", "Gateway to Heaven"
Our photo-review of how the actors of the film "Love and Pigeons" look then and now, ends our photo-review, Yanina Lisovskaya, who played Lyudka in the film. This role has become the most prominent in the actress's film career. She has had many roles on the stage of the Moscow Art Theater, and Yanina could become a popular theater actress in her homeland. But Lisovskaya was waiting for a different fate - she fell madly in love with the German actor Wolf List, who came to the USSR on tour. Without a moment's hesitation, Yanina left for her lover in Germany. Now Lisovskaya is actively acting in her husband's homeland, and also teaches acting in several theater schools.
