Big School-Break
| Big School-Break | |
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| Created by | Gosteleradio |
| Written by | Aleksei Korenev Georgy Sadovnikov |
| Directed by | Aleksei Korenev |
| Starring | Mikhail Kononov Aleksandr Zbruyev Yevgeny Leonov Rolan Bykov Lyudmila Kasatkina |
| Theme music composer | Eduard Kolmanovsky |
| Country of origin | Soviet Union |
| Original language | Russian |
| No. of episodes | 4 |
| Production | |
| Cinematography | Anatoly Mukasei |
| Running time | 268 min |
| Original release | |
| Release | 1972 – 1973 |
Big School-Break (or Big Break translit. Bolshaya Peremena, Russian: Большая перемена) is a Soviet 1972 TV miniseries in 4 episodes. It was known in the US as The Long Recess, and it is loosely based on Georgy Sadovnikov's novel Walk towards people (Иду к людям).
Plot summary
[edit]Nestor Petrovich Severov, a student preparing to start his PhD in Russian history, has his ego bruised by his girl-friend, who beats him on their entrance exam. He starts working at a night school, having had his spot at a graduate program taken away by the young woman. He soon finds out that teaching adults can be very hard, especially when they aren't willing to learn.
Cast
[edit]- Mikhail Kononov as Nestor Petrovich Severov, the history teacher
- Yevgeny Leonov as Stepan Lednyov
- Rolan Bykov as Alexander Petrykin
- Aleksandr Zbruyev as Grigory Ganzha
- Svetlana Kryuchkova as Nelli Lednyova
- Yanis Yakobson as Nelli’s school-desk neighbour
- Yuriy Kuzmenkov as Ivan Fedoskin
- Natalya Bogunova as Svetlana Afanasyevna, literature teacher
- Natalya Gvozdikova as Polina
- Savely Kramarov as Timokhin
- Viktor Proskurin as Gena Lyapishev
- Valery Nosik as Otto Fukin
- Nina Maslova as Vika Korovyanskaya
- Iren Azer as Lyus’ka, Lyapishev’s girlfriend
- Valeri Khlevinsky as Avdotyin
- Lyudmila Kasatkina as The School Headmaster
- Mikhail Yanshin as Professor Volosyuk
- Valentina Sperantova as Auntie Glasha, the School Janitor
- Lev Durov as Militiaman, comrade st. sargeant
- Lyusyena Ovchinnikova as Valya, Petrykin's bride/wife
- Lev Dubov as Engineer
- Anastasiya Georgiyevskaya, Valentina Talyzina, Nina Zhilina, Lyudmila Antsiferova, Valentina Kuznetsova as The School Teachers
- Vladimir Basov as photographer at the Petrykin's wedding
- Elya Baskin as pupil
- Nikolai Grabbe as Tarasov
- Ivan Ryzhov as comrade Major (militia), head of the department
- Valentina Ananina (episode)
- Mikhail Remizov (episode)
- Vladimir Zemlyanikin as Petrykin's friend
- Gotlib Roninson as Brigadier
- Yelena Koreneva as a girl in library
- Valentina Titova as a wedding guest
- Pyotr Shcherbakov as a guest
Production
[edit]Film locations
[edit]The film was shot in Yaroslavl (Central Park, Kotoroslnaya embankment, Damansky Island etc.)[1] and Moscow (Moscow State Pedagogical University).[2]
Music
[edit]| External videos | |
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 Black and White |
The main song of the film is Black and White (Russian: Чёрное и белое, lit. 'Chyornoe i beloe'), sang by Svetlana Kryuchkova, written by Eduard Kolmanovsky and Mikhail Tanich specifically for her.[3][4]
In the wake of the huge film success, this song became associated with Kryuchkova for many years.[5][6][7]
Reviews
[edit]Despite critical reviews, the film is considered a classic[8] and is often shown on Russian TV channels.
Mikhail Kononov was skeptical about the film. In his memoirs, he wrote: "In the multi-series "Big School-Break", the full spectre of four generations of actors was collected, ranging from popular folk to those who had just graduated from theater schools. I had to justify phantasmagoric situations and an absurd script. A lot has been written about the "Big School-Break", and it was successfully held abroad. Such was the strength of talents in Russia at that time. Any nonsense in their performance looked cute and charming, and most importantly — sincere".[9]
References
[edit]- ^ Ирина Ивойлова. (January 2010). "Школьная история" (газета) (11 (5090)) (Российская газета — Неделя ed.): 11. Archived from the original on 2015-09-24.
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{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help). In Russian - ^ "Фильмы, снятые в МПГУ | Главный портал МПГУ". Archived from the original on 2020-09-25. Retrieved 2019-03-05.
- ^ Razzakov F. I. "Dossier on the stars. Idols of all generations". — Eksmo-Press, 1999. — p. 174—175.
- ^ Видеосюжет: Светлана Крючкова исполняет песню «Черное и белое» In Russian
- ^ ""Мы выбираем, нас выбирают": поклонников поразили редкие фото молодой Светланы Крючковой". Домашний очаг (in Russian). Retrieved 2021-11-11. In Russian
- ^ Татьяна Уланова (2017-06-21). ""Грех менять облик". Прямая и откровенная Светлана Крючкова". aif.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 2021-11-11. In Russian
- ^ "Три развода, клиническая смерть и рак: актриса Светлана Крючкова распланировала свои похороны". www.kp.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 2021-11-11. In Russian
- ^ Novitskiy Е. Georgiy Daneliya. — The Young Guard, 2020.
- ^ "Последние дни Михаила Кононова. Отрывки из его неопубликованной книги". Archived from the original on 2013-12-27. Retrieved 2007-07-18.
External links
[edit]- Big School-Break at IMDb
- Bolshaya Peremena 35 years ago (in Russian)
- How Bolshaya Peremena was filmed at Lev Durov's website (in Russian)
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