“It is necessary, Fedja, is necessary!”: the catch phrase “Shurik” Alexander Demyanenko
MOSCOW, may 30 — RIA Novosti, Anna Mikhailova. Alexander Demyanenko played in more than hundred films, but entered the history of Soviet cinema like the legendary Shura of comedies by Leonid Gaidai.
Intelligent blonde with glasses, forever falling into dubious company and a curious situation has become a major success and the curse of the actor. This character brought Demyanenko fame, but did not give him the opportunity to play deep dramatic roles because the audience and filmmakers persistently saw him as Shurik. Today the actor, who died suddenly in 1999, would have turned 80 years old. Winged words of his main character still talking of a generation of fans.
“Operation “y” and other adventures Shurik”, 1965
Quote from the movie “Operation “y” and other adventures Shurik”.
First appearance of Alexander Demyanenko in the image of the blond comic took place in the film “Operation “y” and other adventures Shurik”. Leonid Gaidai tried for this role about 40 artists, but opted for hot brunette Demyanenko. The actor’s widow Lyudmila Akimova later recalled that Demyanenko miraculously left without hair after many sessions of painting.
Quote from the movie “Operation “y” and other adventures Shurik”
“The Caucasian captive, or Shurik’s New adventures”, 1967
A quote from the film “Caucasian captive or the New adventures Shurika”.
Two years after the release of “Operation “Y”, which had a resounding success, Gaidai took the continuing adventures of Shurik and the cult of the Trinity — Coward, Bobby and Experienced. “Prisoner of the Caucasus” took first place at the box office and has enriched the vocabulary of 76 million viewers winged words for all occasions — from feast to bride kidnapping.
A quote from the film “Caucasian captive or the New adventures Shurika”
“Ivan Vasilyevich changes occupation” 1973
Quote from the movie “Ivan Vasilyevich changes occupation”.
Five years Demyanenko is back on the screens in the image of the eccentric scientist and the Creator of a time machine Alexander Timofeev. In this fantastic Comedy, the hero falls all — caring wife, appearance in the house of Ivan the terrible, nurses ambulance, police and a crazy neighbor. But tempered past adventures Shura do not succumb before any testing and still has a way with words.
Quote from the movie “Ivan Vasilyevich changes occupation”.