Ivan Pyryev: biography, personal life, filmography, photo

Ivan Pyryev - a famous Soviet director, gave the people a lot of emotional films. They are watched even now. They look and admire. His talent is timeless.

Many remember and know who Ivan Pyryev was. The biography, the personal life of this great figure in Soviet cinema are still the subject of discussion among film critics, historians and just fans of Soviet films.

Childhood

Born on 11/4/1901. Place of birth: Kamen-na-Obi village (Altai Territory). Like all peasants of that time, his parents spent days in the fields. In addition, trying to provide the family with additional means, the mother and father of the small Vanya were busy loading bread onto huge barges. In 1904, his father died - he was killed in a fight. After that, the mother went to work, and Ivan left in the care of his father Osip Komogorov. And he lived in a large amicable old-believing family of his grandfather up to 10 years. When Vanya finished third grade, his mother came to fetch him. She took him to Mariinsk, where she cohabited with the Tartar Ishmukhamet Amirov. He was engaged in the sale of fruit in the market, he was aggressive and quick-tempered, and when he drank he threw himself into a fight. Mother and son endured the antics of Amirov for the time being. But once matured, Vanya could not resist. During another drunken stepfather stepfather, he grabbed an ax and rushed to Amirov. And he was still a coward and a scoundrel: he fled in disgrace and took refuge in the police station. After that, Ivan had nothing left, he went "into people."

Youth

In 1915, Ivan Pyryev, along with one of the military echelons, went to the front. He fought in the 32nd Siberian Regiment, was wounded twice. For military merit, he received the St. George Crosses of the 3rd and 4th degrees.

In May 1918, he was seriously ill with typhus. But the young strong organism quickly coped with the disease. And immediately after his recovery he enlisted in the ranks of the Red Army and in the Bolshevik Party. His desire to achieve success allowed him from the rank and file of the Red Army to rise first to the political instructor, and then to the agitator. It was then that Pyryev began his studies at the theater studio of the Gubprofsovet. There was his fateful meeting with Grigory Alexandrov, which in many respects affected the professional fate of Pyriev.

Ivan actively participated in the organization of the Ural Proletcult. In the city of Yekaterinburg, he took a stage name Altaisky, some time was a member of a professional drama company. In the summer of 1921, the Third Studio of the Moscow Art Theater toured in Yekaterinburg. Grigory Alexandrov and Ivan Pyryev were so delighted and amazed by their activities that they soon decided to go to Moscow.

The Conquest of Moscow

In the capital, the first works as an actor were roles in the play of Sergei Eisenstein "Mexican". And in the movie, he first appeared in the role of a clown in the short film "Diary of Glumov." Then Pyryev worked for Vsevolod Meyerhold. Many remember his green wig, when he played the role of Bulanov in the "Forest". Along the way, the future director Ivan Pyryev carries out the management of several amateur circles, in which he put agitation and oratorios on topical, topical themes of the time.

In 1923 he successfully graduated from GEKTEMAS as a student of the acting department. And on the stage he studied for some time. Finally, he got into the world of cinema, which he was so eager for. At first Pyryev worked as an assistant to the director. Professionalism and talent manifested itself almost immediately and they began talking about him as "the king of assistants". On the sidelines of the pavilions, whispered that, having Pyryeva in the assistants, even the weakest director achieved success.

The first films

Of course, he wanted to shoot on his own. Thanks to one lucky accident for a young man, the Soviet cinematography found out who Ivan Pyryev is. His filmography began with the satirical comedy "The Stranger Woman." The script of this tape, written by N. Erdman and A. Mariengof, was designed for summer nature. And the summer of 1928 turned out to be rainy, shooting was constantly postponed. Ivan Alexandrovich for a short three weeks remade the script and shot the film. So on the screens appeared his first picture.

The first pancake was "not a lump". However, a series of setbacks followed. The second satirical comedy "The State Officer", filmed in 1931, was subjected to harsh criticism. As a result, it had to be altered, as a result of which the idea of the film was somehow blurred, and success skirted this picture.

In disgrace

And in the next tape, "The Village Last," the political and social situation of that time was affected, in particular the emergence of collective farms and the struggle against the kulaks. At the top, it was considered that "the interests of the picture contradict the interests of the state", and Ivan Pyryev (photo below) was removed from the production.

In 1933 I.A. Pyryev finishes work on the drama, telling about the life of three German girls, under the name "Conveyor of Death." Actors Ada Wojcik, Tamara Makarova and Veronika Polonskaya, who coped well with the creation of images of young female workers, were involved in the main roles. It was during the work on this film that Ada Wojcik and Ivan Pyriev came into close relationship. Later they got married, Erik's son was born.

In Search of Yourself

After a break of several years, the director started reproducing on the screen a screenwriter, Katerina Vinogradskaya, which had the working title "Anka". Under the leadership of I.A. Pyrieva actors (the main role was played by Ada Wojcik) perfectly conveyed the true drama of history. The country's leadership appreciated the picture. The final title of this film is "Party ticket".

However, the film had no big success with the viewer. It was not enough to strengthen Ivan's position on Mosfilm. Creative crisis, not entirely successful joint work led to a discord in the relationship with his wife. Pyryev, even having quarreled with the representatives of the directorate, went to Kiev, where he began to work on the screen version of the screenwriter Yevgeny Pomeshchikov. The reaction of the audience from viewing the musical comedy "The Rich Bride" (1939) was enthusiastic. Swift rhythm, beauty, enthusiasm and good gaiety permeated every episode of the picture, and the music of Isaak Dunaevsky, written specifically for this film, made the story even more heartfelt, cheerful and realistic. The main role in the film was performed by Marina Ladynina, who later became the second wife of Ivan Pyriev.

Marina Ladynina: wife and muse

The next comedy "Tractor" in the story a little repeated the previous one. However, here the main character, which again embodied on M. Ladynin's screen, was more volatile and energetic. And again the success that made Pyriev and Ladynin one of the most popular cultural figures of the time.

It should be noted that after falling in love with Marina Ladynin, Ivan Alexandrovich left his first wife Adu Vojtsik, but his love for his son Erik prevented him from leaving completely. Then he returned several times to his first wife. But the new love still prevailed. Ladynin was for Piryev a real muse. She played the main roles in nine of his tapes, most of which had a resounding success with the audience. Ada Wojcik was very afflicted. It was said that she even wanted to commit suicide. But then time dulled the pain and resentment. She resigned herself.

Ivan Pyryev developed a kind of poetics of a conflict-free lyrical comedy that sang of work and life for the benefit of the Motherland. He successfully embodied it in the "Rich Bride" and "Tractor drivers". It is this interpretation of the comedy genre that has become a kind of standard of the Soviet comedy of the mid-20th century.

Military years

Filming one of the best comedies of Soviet cinema "Pig and shepherd" started in February 1941, and in June the war began. Many participants in the film crew, including Ivan Aleksandrovich himself, applied to the front. However, the country's leadership ordered to finish work on the film. With Ludynina in the title role, the picture was a resounding success, becoming one of the symbols of the strength of the spirit and belief in the best in those hard years for the Russian people.

Another film, the work on which was conducted during the Second World War, is the "Secretary of the District Committee" (1942). It tells about the activities of partisans. The protagonist, the commander of the partisans Kochet (performed by the actor Vanin), with his fearless heroic deeds inspired many to join the "people's detachments of avengers".

The war maimed the souls of millions of Soviet citizens. To raise the spirit of the people, IA. Pyryev shoots the film "At six o'clock in the evening after the war." Fortunately, the creative predictions of the director about the approach of victory were prophetic.

Then the cinema did not use the term "musical". But it was in this genre that "At six o'clock in the evening after the war" was removed, and the next work by Pyryev "The Tale of the Siberian Land" (1948). In both roles, the second wife of Ivan Alexandrovich Marina Ladynina is again in the lead role. Soon they were both awarded the titles of People's Artists of the USSR.

last love

Then followed another tape "Kuban Cossacks", which became cult. This lyrical comedy in which M. Ladynina played one of her best roles, and now enjoys great popularity among movie lovers.

This was one of their last joint works. Ivan Pyriev, whose personal life had been the subject of discussion on all sides before, had once again amazed everyone with his love.

Having begun work on the film "The Truth of Truth", neither Pyryev nor Ladynin could have imagined that the plot of the picture would become prophetic for them. Marina Alekseevna played a woman, from whom her husband leaves. It was at this time that Ivan Alexandrovich got acquainted with the young actress Lyudmila Marchenko.

He, being a mature man, without a memory falls in love with a young beauty, falls asleep with her gifts and new roles. However, Lyudmila, who was fit for fathers or even grandfathers, did not respond to Pyryev's claims either "yes" or "no", fearing a categorical refusal to provoke the anger of a high-ranking commander. Then he returns to the family, then leaves again. And this went on for several years, until Marina Alekseevna Ladynina filed for divorce. The reaction of Pyryev, who at that time realized that Marchenko was not going to associate his life with him, was extremely aggressive. He threatened that Ladynin would lose his job: he would do so that no director would invite her. However, she, having a strong character, still broke the marriage. And Ivan Pyryev, a biography whose personal life began to be discussed in the party leaders, fulfilled his threats, and they almost forgot about Ladyynina. He was summoned to the carpet to stop the persecution of the actress Lyudmila Marchenko, but he declared that she was his last love and without Lyunechka (as he called Lyudmila), he simply can not work. Just then, Marchenko is getting married, which causes Pyryev's uncontrollable anger. With it, he acts in the same way as with Ladynina, orderly prohibits filmmakers from inviting her to appear and obstructing theatrical work.

Ivan Pyryev and Lionella Pyrieva: personal life and creativity in the 50s-60s

Going headlong into work, he successfully shoots the adaptation of Dostoevsky's novel The Idiot. However, his next work on the novel of the same Dostoevsky "White Nights" failed.

During the last creative period, he mainly engaged in social activities. Pyryev was elected to the Supreme Soviet of the USSR, later he worked as deputy chairman of the Bolshoi Art Council of the USSR Ministry of Cinematography. He was also the artistic director of Mosfilm and even his director.

Later, he married an actress who became his last wife. This is Lionella Skirda. Ivan Pyryev and his women were a special topic in the conversations of the capital's bohemia. Lionella was 37 years younger than her husband. In addition, as people approached to Pyriev, he did not stop loving Ludmila Marchenko, who rejected him. The director was in a state of depression, which was taken advantage of by the young Lionella.

The last day of life

When the Union of Cinematographers, organized by Pyryev, received recognition, he lost the leading chair to another person, and he himself embarked on the embodiment of an old dream: the adaptation of The Brothers Karamazov. The first series was filmed. In total, three parts were planned. He, as always, worked with complete dedication. On February 7, 1968, he returned home, as usual, late and tired. I went to bed and did not wake up.

Yes, he was a contradictory personality. But his contribution to the history of Soviet cinema is invaluable. He created pictures, from which he breathes happiness and tenderness. Indomitable, unyielding, restless, such was Ivan Pyryev, whose biography proves his attitude to the world, to love. He wanted to take everything from life and lived every day like the last.