Actors comedy "Unbelievable Adventures of Italians in Russia" 45 years later

• Comedy Actor "Unbelievable Adventures of Italians in Russia" 45 years later

45 years ago Eldar Ryazanov took the adventure comedy "Unbelievable Adventures of Italians in Russia", which has long since become classics of Soviet cinema. She brought all-Union popularity not only domestic actors - Andrei Mironov, Evgeny Evstigneev, Olga Aroseva - but the Italians involved in the shooting. In 1970-ies. their names were familiar to many, and later the Soviet audience lost sight of them. About Unbelievable Adventures of Italians after the Russian could make another movie: the main character, the star of a movie for adults, then disappeared from the screens, and one of the actors committed suicide ...

The idea to make the Italian-Soviet film was born in 1970 then the Italians owe "Mosfilm" a large sum for a joint project of "Waterloo" and to repay the debt, offered to make another film. At the stage of approval of the script was a lot of controversy, but the end result satisfied both sides.

The main role in the film played by the Italian Antonia Santilli, which until then at home was already well known, but in a different capacity: she participated in a candid photoshoot for men's magazines, as well as starred in action films, melodramas, and films for adults . When she was offered the role of Olga, she was faced with a choice: at the moment it just invited Americans to play in the movie "Serpico" with Al Pacino. But the Russian script it seemed more interesting and original, and she went to the shooting, which was the last in her film career.

As her character on the script famously drove a car and a motorcycle, the actress had to learn driving in Russia. Close-ups of it appears in the frame, and on the general plan worked her understudy. But the Russian language the actress has not learned, and her character voiced Natalia Gurzo. Despite the fact that this film has brought 24-year-old Italian incredible popularity, her film career is now complete. Back home, the actress was married to a wealthy businessman, she gave birth to a son, and decided to permanently leave the cinema. Since then, she was reclusive, avoiding communication with fans and journalists.

By selecting foreign actors involved in the Italian producers, and since the commercial success of paintings they did not believe, choose "who is cheaper." Once Ryazanov confirmed one of the candidates, but then he was told that the actor can not be removed, as in jail for tax evasion. The Italians tried to save on everything. During filming in Italy, they gave the hotel a low level cut crowd, refused to create the necessary decorations. Ryazanov had even boycott and suspend operations.

The Italian actors, too, did not behave very professionally: chattering your text so quickly that Olga Aroseva did not have time to insert their lines, refused to perform tricks, while Andrei Mironov did without the help of the stunt, he descended the stairs heading fire engine on roof "Zhiguli" and played three takes the lion King, scratched the back of an Italian actor. By the way, four-legged actor, unfortunately, did not live to the end of the filming: he was held in the gym empty during the summer holidays the school in front of "Mosfilm", one of the passers-by began to tease him, a lion knocked grille, jumped out the window and attacked him. Policeman came to the rescue without hesitation let it clip. Man rescued, and King, alas, perished.

alighiero noschese, who plays Antonio, and was not a professional actor - in Italy, he was known as a parodist and the owner of the pharmaceutical company. According to rumors, he has helped leaders of the Masonic Lodge, was preparing a coup in Italy - called public figures and spoke to them the voice of famous politicians. 6 years after filming the actor committed suicide - shot himself, unable to cope with depression.

But the actor Ninetto (Giovanni) Davoli, who played Giuseppe, unlike his colleagues, made a very successful film career. He has appeared in Italy in the movies and TV shows, worked in television and theater. The film "Unbelievable Adventures of Italians in Russia", which brought him huge popularity in the Soviet Union, he had seen only once, back in the 1970s. The actor did not consider this work a success and always wondered success comedy Ryazanov at home.

The role of the Italian mafia played Tano Cimarosa. At home, he never played a major role and is not very popular. In 2008, the actor died in loneliness and poverty.

In the foreign box office "Unbelievable Adventures of Italians in Russia" did not collect large amounts, and in the USSR, the film took 4 th place in the annual box office in 1974, it looked 50 million viewers. Some were "Mironov", others - to look at the Italian artists. Despite the popularity of comedy Eldar Ryazanov did not consider this film successful and did not like to remember the shooting.