“The service novel” 40 years: how to shoot a cult film. Photo

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«Служебному роману» 40 лет: как снимали культовый фильм. ФотоOne of the best Soviet films.

40 years ago on the screens of the country came the much-loved Comedy of Eldar Ryazanov’s “Office romance”. In the first months rental to watch the movie had 58 million people, and sparkling quotes of the characters in the picture immediately became a catch phrase that is still widely used by representatives of different generations.

In honor of the anniversary we have compiled the most interesting facts and photographs from the history of this wonderful masterwork.

«Служебному роману» 40 лет: как снимали культовый фильм. Фото

“Office romance” filmed on the play “Colleagues” written by Eldar Ryazanov and Emil Braginsky in just one month. The script also was the result of their joint creativity.

«Служебному роману» 40 лет: как снимали культовый фильм. Фото

The actors for this film came very quickly, as Ryazanov remained valuable as “reserves” after shots in the previous films: Svetlana Nemolyaeva auditioned for the role of Nadia in the film “Irony of fate or With light steam!”, it was among the contenders for the role of Oleg Basilashvili and Alisa Freundlich. “Irony of fate” is also an appearance in “the Service novel” Andrey Myagkov and Leah Akhedzhakova.

«Служебному роману» 40 лет: как снимали культовый фильм. Фото

According to Ryazanov, Andrei Myagkova specially gave such an antenna and points in the rough to the beginning of the film made the greatest possible impression of a “paper-pusher”, passive klutz.

It should be noted, to achieve this was not easy, as two years ago, the actor loved by the whole country in the role of Zhenya Lukashin lyrical romance of “twist of fate”, but the Director struggled hard to divert his current character from the previous one.

«Служебному роману» 40 лет: как снимали культовый фильм. Фото

For the role of Kalugina, the Director immediately identified Freundlich. Fortunately, this is one of the few times in national cinema, when Ryazanov without audition, and claims through the arts Council was allowed to shoot the actors what he wanted.

To create a plausible image of the headmaster’s-mymra Director and actress for a long time looking for suitable clothes. In the most remote parts of the costume Department of “Mosfilm” they picked up the shapeless unknown color and size skirts and jackets. Still, to complete the image lacked some detail. As always, helped the case. Picture Vladimir nakhabtsev just in case brought the old glasses of his father. And when Alice Brunovna wearing them, it became clear — “nasty woman” willing to appear on the site.

«Служебному роману» 40 лет: как снимали культовый фильм. Фото

Oleg Basilashvili saw only himself in the role of Novoseltsev and tried to prove that Eldar Aleksandrovich. A character with a speaking name Samokhvalov the actor wasn’t liked, but in the process he admitted that Ryazanov right famously.

«Служебному роману» 40 лет: как снимали культовый фильм. Фото

By the way, in the film Basilashvili had to drive the car, and he never before did not sit behind the wheel. The actor took the instructor, but to take the full course of the future motorist, he did not. In the end, once Basilashvili almost broke the camera, and the other entered the kiosk “Soyuzpechat”. The actor realized that the retainer can not see him. However, to punish him did not. And in addition to the fee he and his colleagues received the State prize of the USSR.

«Служебному роману» 40 лет: как снимали культовый фильм. Фото

Initially, the Secretary Verochka were presented as a married lady, whose husband had to play the actor Alexander Fatyushin. His character is constantly veering between his wife and motorcycle, causing the couple quarreled. Even managed to shoot a few scenes with Fetuchini and Akhedzhakova, but the actor suddenly fell ill. So Vera had to fight with her husband solely on the phone. By the way, sounded “the voice on the phone” Oleg Basilashvili.

«Служебному роману» 40 лет: как снимали культовый фильм. Фото

Incidentally, in the play, the Faith was a young long-legged beauty. But when Braginsky and wrote the script for the movie, Vera they changed under Akhedzhakova. And since it looks very different from the long-legged beauties, her character went from a receptionist plays only that she was known as a fashionista. So we saw the incredible Leah Akhedzhakova in the role of a trendsetter and mentor “mymra” in matters of female flirting.

«Служебному роману» 40 лет: как снимали культовый фильм. Фото

Due to the numerous impromptu acting during the filming of the movie material filmed much more than was included in the final version (almost three series instead of two).

«Служебному роману» 40 лет: как снимали культовый фильм. Фото

According to Eldar Ryazanov, the scene of the “romantic feast” Kalugina and Novoseltsev in her home — exceptional improvisation of these two actors, played at the highest level of acting. You can imagine how heart-stopping is the weak half of moviegoers while viewing this very lyric and sensitive episode.

«Служебному роману» 40 лет: как снимали культовый фильм. Фото
«Служебному роману» 40 лет: как снимали культовый фильм. Фото

Also brilliant improvisation was unmatched stage of the treatment mean with the “innovation proposal” to Kalugina’s office on the celebration at Samokhvalova.

«Служебному роману» 40 лет: как снимали культовый фильм. Фото

Actress Ludmila Ivanova, who played a very convincing activist Sascha, do in those years was Chairman of the local Committee at the Sovremennik theatre.

«Служебному роману» 40 лет: как снимали культовый фильм. Фото

With the reduction and adaptation of material from the film was cut out of the episode in which Shura after the appearance of “animated” Bublikova rushing through the corridors of the statistical office, shouting: “I am not guilty! Dead namesake, and called us!” — and it comes with angry fists Bagels. Finally, Alex gets up the courage, goes to meet him and exclaims: “long live comrade live Bagels!” — and applauded. Bagels in astonishment says: “Comrades, thank you for everything.”

«Служебному роману» 40 лет: как снимали культовый фильм. Фото

The action of “Office romance” takes place almost all the time in the same building of the statistical agencies. At the entrance to the Facility there are signs with names of various organizations, including the enigmatic “NII-WHAT,” but the three parts of this building were actually shot in different places of Moscow.

«Служебному роману» 40 лет: как снимали культовый фильм. Фото

Not to turn the film into a drama with action solely on the premises, Eldar Ryazanov decided to “dilute” the scenes inside the buildings by types of rushing pedestrians and cars but also for its beautiful landscapes.

«Служебному роману» 40 лет: как снимали культовый фильм. Фото

The filmmakers intentionally put the characters in different places of Moscow and Moscow region to trace the route of each from home to work and to underline their social status: Ludmila Kalugin — in the “luxury” house on Bolshaya Nikitskaya, Yuri Samokhvalova — on Gorky street (now Tverskaya), in the building next to the Central Telegraph in Moscow. Employees placed in residential areas: Novoseltseva — Chernyshevsky lane, Secretary Vera — on Chertanovskaya street, and Ryzhov — in Moscow, in the Yaroslavl area.

«Служебному роману» 40 лет: как снимали культовый фильм. Фото

Romantic heroine of Svetlana Nemolyaeva Olga Ryzhova read poems of Bella Akhmadulina “Oh, my shy hero, you cleverly avoided the shame”. They never published, so the actress a few years after the release of pictures was forced to rewrite them by hand and to send to his fans. By the way, the story of the letters of the heroine of Svetlana Nemolyaeva was taken by the authors of the film from the life of fellow filmmakers, but the names of the prototypes for obvious reasons, still not known.

«Служебному роману» 40 лет: как снимали культовый фильм. Фото

Another interesting point: the bronze horse, which carries Novoseltsev, was previously involved in the film by Leonid Gaidai “diamond hand”, he is shown in one episode of a television movie “Seventeen moments of spring”, in the movie “Formula of love” and “Old New year”. Later, the same horse appears in the film Vladimir Menshov “Shirley myrli”, filmed after the collapse of the Soviet Union.

«Служебному роману» 40 лет: как снимали культовый фильм. Фото

The words of the musical calling cards of the film — the song “nature has no bad weather” — was written by Ryazanov (according to him, in case he went through a lot of versions of poems by famous poets, but nothing found), but he handed them over to the film composer Andrei Petrov in the guise of a poem by the English poet William Blake not to embarrass him. The “forgery” is not felt, but after learned the true authorship of many poems by famous poets, Ryazanov proposed further co-operation seemed to him the poems of Ryazanov.

The following year, the song became the winner of festival “Song-78”.

«Служебному роману» 40 лет: как снимали культовый фильм. Фото

The Duo of Alice Freindlich and Andrey Myagkov was so successful that in 1978 they were named the best actors of the year. I want to Express my gratitude to all the creators of this brilliant picture, which pleases the Soviet and Russian viewers for 40 years.

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