Anna Matison's relatives spoke for the first time about her relationship with Sergei Bezrukov. The new wife of Sergei Bezrukov

A film in which the surnames of director Anna Matison and actor Sergei Bezrukov will appear side by side in the credits for the first time, Sergei and Anna told 7 Days magazine about their first meeting, about their trip to Baikal to film the film “Milky Way,” about the appearance of a young actress with the surname Bezrukova in Russian cinema, and also shared plans for the future.

- Sergey, you played in Anna Matison’s film “The Milky Way” main role. How did you two meet?

Bezrukov: In February of this year, my long-time friend, producer Alexey Kublitsky, with whom we worked together on the film “Vysotsky. Thank you for being alive,” he suggested reading Anna Matison’s script. I liked it, very sincere, unlike standard New Year's films. There was something from the auteur cinema that I always wanted to act in. But for some reason I had never been offered this before. Maybe they're afraid of me. They probably think Sergey Bezrukov, then he only stars in blockbusters. “Okay,” I said to Alexei. “Let’s meet with the director, get to know each other, and discuss.”

- Were you surprised when you found out that the scriptwriter and director was a young woman?

Bezrukov: My very first director in 1993 in the film “Nocturne for Drum and Motorcycle” was Karine Foliyants. I have no prejudices in this regard at all; I do not believe that films should be made exclusively by men.

- Does the age of the director matter?

Bezrukov: None! I starred with Alyosha Sidorov in “Brigade”. This was his first film work. It would seem that this is a very complex story, a gangster saga that can only be completed by an experienced person who has already gone through fire and water. But Lesha is from Severodvinsk; by that time, despite his very young age, he had probably experienced a lot in life. And he made an amazing big movie. And Anya, in comparison with him then, is already an experienced director, she has several documentaries and the film “Satisfaction” with Evgeniy Grishkovets. This picture made a very strong impression on me at the time.

- Anna, did it help that Bezrukov liked your first film?

Mathison: I didn’t know whether Sergei had seen “Satisfaction” or not. Therefore, there was some uncertainty. Whatever they say, at the first meeting there is almost always some bias towards the female director. Therefore, I always prefer that they first look at my work, and then get acquainted with it in person. I remember well - on the day when Sergei made an appointment for us at the Moscow Provincial Theater, the same producer Alexei Kublitsky and I were first at other negotiations. And between these meetings, I asked Alexey to take me home to change clothes. He asked: “Why? You look good." And I just wanted to avoid attracting attention as much as possible.

Sergei Bezrukov today is one of the most popular artists in Russia and a real favorite of the public. He has the title of State Prize laureate Russian Federation. And for good reason. There are many roles that Sergei Vitalievich Bezrukov brought to life in theater and cinema. And his ability to get used to the character can only be envied. For a long time the actor was married to actress Irina Bezrukova, but this union never brought him happiness. Now Sergei Bezrukov has a new wife. Does he have children? How do they live in 2017? Let's find out.

The actor's biography is very rich and interesting. Born, whose children and new wife we ​​are talking about, on October 18, 1973, in a very creative family. His father, a theater and film artist, idolized the poet Sergei Yesenin and named his son after him. That's why Yesenin for an actor - special person, which played a significant role in his fate.

However, Vitaly Bezrukov did not want his son to become an artist. But Seryozha grew up very talented, and dad shared his most intimate things with him. Even in school productions, he taught Seryozha to live the role and invest one hundred percent in it. At the age of fourteen, Bezrukov Jr. played in the play “My Poor Marat,” which was a success.

In addition to the fact that the young man played in the theater, he was also an excellent student - he graduated from school with honors and completed his studies at the Moscow Art Theater with honors. Here he studied on the course of Oleg Tabakov. As a student, he played on the theater stage, and then continued this activity. Bezrukov’s talented performance has been awarded with prizes more than once. But the main reward for him was, without a doubt, the love of the audience.

Sergei Yesenin is one of the most bright roles artist, which he embodied in cinema.

In addition, he often appeared on the stage of other theaters and was offered the most best roles- Mozart, Pushkin, Bruno, Figaro. Bezrukov's activities were perceived ambiguously by critics. Many considered work young artist far from generally accepted theatrical canons. But the theater audience was pleasantly shocked by Bezrukov’s performances. He soon became incredibly popular.

In 2013, Bezrukov began social activity. He co-founded the Sergei Bezrukov Foundation for Support of Sociocultural Projects together with his first wife, Irina. In addition, he began working as the artistic director of the Kuzminki Theater. And in 2014 - artistic director of the Moscow Provincial Theater.

Sergey Bezrukov: growth

According to official data, Sergei’s height is 1 meter 74 centimeters.

Activities on television

Bezrukov’s creative path on television is also bright. At first he voiced cartoons. And then, from 1994 to 1999, he hosted the satirical program “Dolls,” where he parodied many political characters. The project addressed pressing social issues and was quite popular.

In 2001, Bezrukov received a role that became iconic in his film career. This was the role of Sasha Bely in the television series “Brigada”. The audience liked the tragic series so much that Bezrukov instantly became the audience's favorite. Sergei Bezrukov and his partners won the hearts of television viewers. The young actor began to receive many invitations for work and accepted some of them with pleasure. Interestingly, while filming this film, Sergei suffered a micro-infarction. He has an amazing ability to survive difficult life situations along with his film characters. And, unfortunately, sometimes this leads to sad consequences.

Stills from the film "Brigade"

In addition, one cannot fail to note his role in the biographical series dedicated to the life and death of Sergei Yesenin. The film's script was written by the artist's father, Vitaly Bezrukov. The picture completely refutes the fact of Yesenin’s suicide and emphasizes that the poet became a victim of political intrigue. He was killed. Such a plot, of course, caused a resonance both in society and among critics. But no matter how we feel about the film, Bezrukov’s talented performance cannot be ignored. He enthusiastically read the poet’s poems and sang songs. It was as if he lived on the screen, as always.

The actor is very talented at transforming himself. Proof of this is the role of Vladimir Vysotsky, which he played in a big movie. Nobody talked about who would play the main character - they kept the intrigue. And after the film was released, it became clear that this was Bezrukov, made up beyond recognition.

But Bezrukov played not only celebrities, but also ordinary people. In 2008, he received a role in the film “In June '41.” She talks about the brave Soviet officer, forced to fight off both German troops and the Poles.

Bezrukov in the film "In June '41"

In 2009, the multifaceted Bezrukov played a charming escaped prisoner in the comedy “High Security Vacation.” This good comedy was a success. And the artist’s partners in the film were Dmitry Dyuzhev and Alena Babenko.

Another role of the artist is Yeshua in the series “The Master and Margarita”. This project has become a landmark for many actors who are no longer alive. Vladislav Galkin has passed away, Alexander Abdulov and Valery Zolotukhin are no longer here. Kirill Lavrov died. But the evil fate that the press wrote about did not affect Sergei Bezrukov, who played a brilliant role in this series. He is still alive, healthy and happy, now with his new wife.

On New Year's Eve 2016, the comedy “Milky Way” was released, in which Bezrukov played the main role. His hero was going to divorce his wife, but miraculous circumstances kept him from taking an irreparable step.

Irina Bezrukova: biography, personal life, children

Sergei Bezrukov has always enjoyed women's attention. He is credited with many extramarital affairs. However, for fifteen years he was married to Irina Bezrukova.

They met on the set of the film “Crusader 2”; Bezrukov was single at that time, but Irina was the actor’s wife. Sergei wrote the woman a note with his phone number, and one day she decided to call him.

Bezrukov in the film “Crusader 2”

They legalized their relationship in 2000, just during the filming of the cult TV series “Brigada”. Irina had a son, Andrei, from her first marriage, but for some reason they did not have children with Sergei.

Sergei Bezrukov: children

On the set of the series “Yesenin,” the artist met actress Kristina Smirnova. A relationship blossomed between them. And soon Sergei and Christina had children, Alexandra and Ivan.

On the set of the film "Yesenin"

This fact became known in 2014. Journalists once simply caught Vitaly Bezrukov, the “star grandfather,” on a walk with these children. Media representatives responded that the children are very similar to their dad.

But this relationship never developed into an official one, despite the fact that Bezrukov’s marriage fell apart in 2015. The Bezrukov couple’s relationship was also negatively affected by the fact that he died in an accident in the fall of this year only son Irina. The guy fell unsuccessfully and hit his temple. Later, a family friend opened the apartment and found him dead. The actress took the loss very hard, especially since her husband was carried away at that time new passion and could not support her properly.

Friends of Irina and Sergei say that the reason for the separation is that they were completely different people. Sergei, by nature, was a romantic - he loved a wild lifestyle, sometimes he was not averse to eating well or even drinking. Irina Bezrukova, on the contrary, tries to lead a healthy and restrained lifestyle. In addition, Sergei feeds on romantic emotions. He needs to fall in love periodically. For some time, Irina put up with her husband’s lifestyle. And perhaps she would have put up with it to this day if Sergei had not decided to leave.

After the breakup with his wife, Bezrukov did not grieve for long. He often began to appear in the company of director and screenwriter Anna Matison - this is the new wife of Sergei Bezrukov, who gave birth to his daughter. They met in 2014 on the set of the film “Milky Way”. The girl was the director of this film. Bezrukov played the main role. Anna is eighteen years younger than the first wife of Sergei Bezrukov, and ten years younger than the artist himself. Colleagues on the set recall that the special relationship between them was noticeable from the very beginning. Anna blossomed next to the actors, calling him “Seryozha”. She behaved much more reservedly with other members of the film crew.

Stills from the film "Milky Way"

The artist asked fans not to judge him harshly for what happened. He explained his actions by saying that his love with Irina Bezrukova had ended. And so he decided to continue looking for love and met... “his director.”

Irina also does not publicly blame ex-husband in what happened. She found the strength to ask for forgiveness from Igor Livanov, whom she left at one time. And she forgave Sergei for deciding to leave her.

Now they are connected collaboration. In 2015, she interviewed Bezrukov in her author’s program; as a sign of reconciliation, she handed him a blank sheet of paper. A symbol that she has let go of this relationship and now they can both start with a clean slate. Even if not together.

Sergei Bezrukov is one of the most prominent actors in Russian cinema and artistic director of the Moscow Provincial Theater. Bezrukov’s multifaceted talent fascinates viewers. The actor’s bright career has become a reason for closer attention to his personal life. At the end of 2015, Sergei divorced his wife Irina, and a few months later he put on his clothes again. wedding ring. New darling director Anna Matison became an actor.

Loving Sergei Bezrukov

The idol of millions of Russian viewers, Sergei Bezrukov, never hid his reverent attitude towards the fairer sex. An actor is an addicted person, creative personality. Everyone draws inspiration from their own sources, for Sergei it is emotions, songs, drawing and women. Despite his early marriage, the actor got married at the age of 24, he had a reputation ladies' man, although he tried for some time to remain faithful legal wife. Creative nature is always characterized by some kind of love madness

Personal life details

Romance of the young talented actor Bezrukov and his first wife was one of the most discussed news in domestic show business in 2000. Of course, his chosen one was the famous, and also then married, actress Irina Livanova. Ill-wishers were perplexed, making caustic remarks about Sergei’s beloved, because Irina is eight years older than him. The actors' stormy romance lasted a year and a half. In 2000, Sergei proposed to Irina. At the wedding, both were incredibly happy, but Sergei was given only two days off. At this moment, the TV series “Brigade” was launched, so the actors were not able to enjoy solitude. And at that time it was impractical from a financial point of view. The marriage of Irina and Sergei Bezrukov lasted 15 years. The couple complemented each other in everything. Irina, how loving wife, forgot about mine acting career and completely devoted herself to her husband. Bezrukova understood that she loved genius man, it needs to be groomed and cherished every day. The marriage of Irina and Sergei was considered one of the strongest in the showbiz Olympus

Despite the fact that the couple attended all social events together, after six years of marriage, publications about Bezrukov’s “infidelity” began to appear in the press. Many, knowing the history of the creation of this family union, called all publications “gossip,” and Sergei, with his characteristic eloquence, brushed aside any rumors and often declared from the stage that his wife was the most beautiful woman in the world.

At one time, the media listed actress Alena Babenko and many other pretty girls with whom Bezrukov had to work as Sergei’s “close friends.”
On the set of the film "High Security Vacation"

The couple's childlessness was another fact that haunted the paparazzi. As a result of lengthy investigations, they finally managed to find out that Bezrukov had an affair with the aspiring singer Kristina Smirnova. “The fruits of this love” were two beautiful children - a boy and a girl.

Divorce

Despite the unspoken title of “the strongest union” in the domestic acting community, the marriage of Irina and Sergei did not stand the test of time and fell under the pressure of Bezrukov’s infidelities. Sergei was periodically attracted to a variety of partners. One of these “actresses” from the crowd, Kristina Smirnova, became the mistress of a brilliant actor on the set of the series “Yesenin”. This relationship lasted for many years. Kristina Smirnova gave Bezrukov two children - Alexander and Ivan. Information about the actor’s illegitimate children was revealed to the press in 2014. It is unknown whether Irina knew about the existence of a second family with her husband, but she survived this barrage of negativity in the press with her head held high and continued with her star husband appear in public, but you can’t escape fate. Mother of Sergei Bezrukov’s illegitimate children Kristina Smirnova

Fans of the couple began to suspect that the Bezrukovs’ marriage had cracked in the summer of 2015. During this period, Sergei took off his wedding ring and stopped posting joint photos with my wife on Instagram. At the same time, rumors leaked to the media about Bezrukov’s next hobby. This time Sergei himself decided to dot all the i’s. He moved out of the family penthouse and settled into the apartment of a friend living abroad. As it turned out, the actor periodically ran to this “shelter” for four years. recent years marriage to be alone with yourself.

Irina was the first to break the vow of silence, telling the press that her marriage to Sergei was over. In one of the interviews, the actress said that Bezrukov made this decision, citing feelings for another woman. In turn, the actor commented on the breakup as follows:

I continue to help and support her, this is our choice!

Anna Matison and her past novels

“An excellent student in life” – this is how director, screenwriter and playwright Anna Matison can be described in a few words. A dedicated woman, she made a brilliant career in her native Irkutsk and then moved to Moscow. Having received a screenwriter's education at VGIK, Anna successfully started in domestic cinema. Mathison is such a versatile personality that he successfully combines the work of director, screenwriter and producer in one person. Naturally, such a busy woman has no time left for her personal life, although who knows, perhaps Anna simply does not want to advertise it.
One can only envy Anna’s efficiency and creative drive.

Matison was married, but her name ex-spouse remains a mystery. In Irkutsk, where the girl short period made a dizzying career, rumors were actively circulated that she had an influential patron.

The story of how the celebrity couple met

The first meeting between Anna and Sergei took place back in 2011, when Matison was working on the script for Yolki-2. The next stage of acquaintance occurred only four years later, when the director was looking for the main character in her film “Milky Way”. In the role of the hero Andrei, Matison saw Khabensky or Dyuzhev, but due to a busy work schedule, both actors were unable to take part in the project. Then the casting director invited Sergei Bezrukov to audition. The actor liked the script, and he and the film crew went to Lake Baikal.

Colleagues on the set immediately noted “ special relationship"between Sergei and Anna, but no one could even think about a romance. Everything was attributed to the work process, because communication between the director and the main actors is always closer. Returning to Moscow, Bezrukov could not hide his delight not only from the new film, but also from Matison. The work on the melodrama began in the pavilions of the capital, and then colleagues began to notice that Anna and Sergei only came to filming together and looked at each other with great warmth.
The beginning of the romance between Anya and Seryozha was received by the actor’s parents with obvious coolness; his mother was especially dissatisfied

It was during this period that the Bezrukov couple separated. The media linked Sergei's departure from his wife with new lover Anna Matison, and they were not mistaken. The celebrity romance soon became the most talked about news in the acting community. In September 2015, the couple made their first joint appearance. The lovers appeared at the presentation of the film “Milky Way” at the International Forum CINEMA EXPO 2015, after talking with the press, they left the event together. After some time, new photographs of Anna and Sergei holding hands appeared. In February, the couple officially confirmed their status and starred in a photo shoot for Elle magazine.

Stills from a photo shoot for Elle

Secret wedding without guests

Without unnecessary fuss and pathos, Anna Matison and Sergei Bezrukov got married in one of the capital's registry offices on March 11. No one was invited to the wedding ceremony; even relatives were informed about the marriage after the fact. From the words of Matison’s grandmother, who lives in Irkutsk, it was possible to find out that the lovers simply legalized their relationship by deciding to get married during breaks between work. Such a sudden wedding gave reason to the director’s grandmother to assume that the couple was expecting a child. There is no official confirmation of this information.

This news became the leader of news feeds: Sergei Bezrukov legalized his relationship with Anna Matison. Let us remind you: last fall, the confession of his now ex-wife caused no less noise. famous artist Irina Bezrukova that her 15-year marriage with Sergei is over. And soon rumors appeared that the actor had found new love- director from Irkutsk Anna Matison, for whom he starred in the film “Milky Way”.

The couple did not advertise their relationship - they also hid the wedding. The public learned about the news from Bezrukov’s friend Vadim Vernik (brother of Igor Vernik), who posted on the Internet the text of a text message received from the actor: “Vadik, dear! We signed! But we don't make loud statements. Quiet, no fuss. We don’t want them to ask: when, where, and so on. Let's protect our happiness."

The news came as a surprise to everyone, even to the bride's family.

"Told by phone"

“I’m very happy for Anya and Sergei,” said grandmother Oktyabrina Pavlovna Matison, who lives in Irkutsk, in a conversation with Komsomolskaya Pravda. - I congratulated them on the phone. I talked to them on the phone on March 8th and noticed that they were in a good, festive mood...

No. Everything was done quietly. There were no weddings and we, relatives, were not invited. Without saying anything, we registered. I only found out about this a couple of days later - my daughter said it was Anna’s mother. And the daughter found out from them themselves over the phone - already as a fait accompli.

- Why didn’t they organize a wedding?

Work doesn't allow it yet. They are also working on a new film (see below. - Ed.). Busy. We just went and signed during a break between work. And they didn’t want any fuss. They don't show their feelings. Moreover, this is not the first marriage for both - both him and her.

- Is this Anna’s second marriage?!

She had a man before. But it didn’t work out there.

- Did you wish the newlyweds children?

So, most importantly, I thought: why were they in such a hurry to carry out this procedure? Maybe they are already expecting a baby?

She and her mother were whispering about something. But this is such a delicate topic...

- Anna wants a child from Sergei?

Certainly.

- Does he dream of a daughter or a son?

He says any child is welcome.

- Maybe she wants to become a mother of many children?

Maybe. Her mother has many children, she has three children.

- What did you give the newlyweds for their wedding?

I prepared a wedding gift for them in advance. I thought: what if she unexpectedly gets married? And she prepared a Japanese set of very fine porcelain. She gave the gift to her eldest grandson, who lives in Moscow.

- Anna introduced you to her fiancé?

Certainly. Even last year. They came to us in Irkutsk together. We really like Sergei. Intelligent, attentive, caring, charming. But Anya, of course, is also worth such praise!

-Have you met Bezrukov’s parents?

Due to my health, I cannot fly to Moscow. My daughter, Anna’s mother Olga, flew there (she also lives in Irkutsk. - Ed.). She met Sergei's parents. Everything is fine. I am happy for them, let them be happy!

Ring - according to signs

Sergei once told me a story about ex-wife Irina and a wedding ring,” one of the actor’s friends shared with KP. - Seryozha first bought them both standard yellow gold rings. But Irina wanted something more modern - with a diamond. As a result, she had two wedding rings from Sergei, and she wore the one with a diamond. And there is a sign that Sergei knew about: the wedding ring should be smooth and even - and then it will be like this family life. This marriage between Irina and Sergei was not easy and collapsed in the end. So, for his marriage to Anna Matison, Sergei bought simple gold wedding rings.

Ballet! There is no better thing for an artist

Now Sergei and Anna are working on a new film “After You”. It will be directed by Anna Matison, and Bezrukov will play a ballet dancer. They say that for this role Sergei lost almost 10 kilos.

Before filming, Bezrukov took lessons from professional choreographer Radu Poklitaru. The theme of the ballet is new for the actor, but for Anna Matison it is a familiar element. She is well versed in music, opera, and a fan of ballet. Previously, as a director, she staged the opera “The Golden Cockerel” at the Mariinsky Theater (conducted by Gergiev), and she herself has a musical education.

On his official website, Bezrukov said:

“There will be scenes in Bolshoi Theater, and in the Mariinsky Theater. And even a REAL BALLET, which will be included in the repertoire of the Mariinsky Theater. But the film is not about ballet. The focus is on the personality itself - controversial and contradictory. As for ballet... I studied dance at the Moscow Art Theater School, my dance teacher Larisa Borisovna Dmitrieva praised me very much. I know firsthand what a machine is. Plie, adagio, balance, frappe are familiar terms to me.”

Sergei can dance, confirmed “KP” director Alexander Baranov, who directed Bezrukov in the films “Plot” and “Gentlemen, Good Luck!” ( new version. - Ed.). In “The Gentlemen...” a short piece of his dance was included in the film, and when they were filming on set, the whole group came running to watch him do it. Insanely beautiful and plastic! The dance was modern, dynamic, so you could die from the tension, but Seryozha danced everything brilliantly!

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“He listens to her as a director”

The film “After You” is in some ways a psychological drama, in some ways a philosophical movie,” said “KP” actress Tamara Akulova. - The hero of Sergei Bezrukov is a dancer, a former ballet star, who left the ballet due to illness. I play his mother, and his father is Vladimir Menshov.

- How do you feel about the fact that Anna Matison became Sergei’s wife?

This is a great choice for Seryozha. And he is talented, and so is she. On film set I saw a very respectful attitude towards Anna from Sergei. He listens to her like an actor to a director.

Photo: Ilya Vartanyan

For this I needed more than a year! The meeting turned out to be very pleasant: on March 11, Anya and Sergei had their first wedding anniversary. And in addition, the film “After You” directed by Anna Matison with Bezrukov in the title role is being released in wide release

Anya, Seryozha, I’m glad that we finally met not only for private communication. You are surprisingly harmonious and dynamic in your creative union, you have a daughter. Let's talk about all this.

Sergey: Vadik, I really want to leave the most beautiful words about our relationship behind the scenes. Because when everything is on display, wide open, I really don’t like it. I didn’t like it before, and even more so now. Sometimes you read your various interviews and think: “Lord, how much stupidity there is in them, how much childishness and nonsense there is in them!” I am 43 years old, I can already understand something important about myself and

think about the future. That's it.

I agree with you. But Anya is younger, and she has not yet had time to taste all this flair of public attention.

Anna: Well, Vadik, you know that at one time, when “Satisfaction” (a joint film by Anna Matison and Evgeny Grishkovets) was shown at Kinotavr. - Note OK!), I had every chance to go down the “glossy” road. I received a lot of tempting offers. But as Zhenya Grishkovets said then, “the most difficult thing is to give up everything, and for you this will be the only the right way" Because it is very easy to become a hostage to the image, and you will be forced to make a movie, even if there is no material that will truly captivate you. This “should” will weigh over you like the sword of Damocles, which is ready to fall at any moment. And you will always worry about the fact that you won’t be published in one magazine and they won’t talk about you in the next program, and so on.

I remember at Kinotavr they immediately offered me several scripts, and I politely refused. I thought that it would be better to shoot what interests me - documentaries about classical music. Yes, my audience will be narrowed to three percent of the country's population, but I will do what I believe in and what I consider important to me. And my “other” time will come if necessary.

This “different” time came when you shot the film “Milky Way” with Sergei Bezrukov in the title role. I know that at first you didn’t want to offer the main role to Seryozha, because you didn’t suspect him of interest in roles outside the established image of a glossy hero, but everything changed when you saw him on stage in the role of Chichikov in “The Adventure.”

A.: That's for sure. And as for my stereotypical perception of Sergei... It’s all the fault of the yellow media, which exploited Seryozha mercilessly. Now I already know the price of all this. For example, I once saw myself and Seryozha on the cover of a magazine for which we had never posed. Or I read an interview in the press that I didn’t give, and here are comments from my non-existent friends from the journalism department, where I never studied, and so on.

Creating a fake story is not that difficult. Especially when we're talking about O famous actor and a new turn in his personal destiny. But your case is special, and only the “secular” component is not enough. After all, thanks to director Matison, actor Bezrukov got the opportunity to reveal himself in a new way, and in cinema this happens quite rarely, since here they like to use an already established image.

S.: You're right, Vadik. Cinema is mainly about exploitation of roles, of course. I think that every actor has this problem: they start to replicate him. This happened to me after “Brigade”. Although in fact I still have a very good attitude towards the character Sasha Bely: it was great to play “ godfather»! ( Smiles.) But that was fifteen years ago. And I immediately liked Anya’s proposal. "The Milky Way" is a good New Year's story. I felt that there was no need to play anything heroic there. An ordinary simple person with his own emotional experiences - this seemed new and interesting to me.

You were invited to “Milky Way” literally a few days before filming began. But you have a crazy schedule, planned out months in advance. And here it was necessary, as they say, to jump into the last carriage.

S.: At that moment I suddenly had free time. It so happened that just then I refused to film Viking.

I didn't know that you participated in the casting of Viking.

S.: I auditioned for the role of Varyazhko, which was eventually played by Igor Petrenko. There were long tests, very long ones. But director Andrei Kravchuk had a different vision of the image.

By the way, by the time the filming of “Milky Way” began, you and Anya already knew each other? After all, Anya wrote the script for “Yolki.”

A.: I read somewhere that we met at Yolki, but this is not so. As a rule, a screenwriter and an actor do not meet, since the screenwriter most often finishes his work before the actor appears.

S.: By the way, only later I found out that Anya filmed “Satisfaction” together with Grishkovets. I have seen this film before and liked it. Although, of course, then I paid attention first of all to the name Grishkovets and remembered the excellent acting work of Denis Burgazliev, with whom we studied at the same time at the Moscow Art Theater School.

Filming of "Milky Way" has ended...

A.: ... and I said: “Goodbye, Sergey Vitalievich!” It was on Olkhon Island, where the final location shooting took place.

Just like this: Sergei Vitalievich?!

A.: No, perhaps, Sergey, but definitely on you.

S.: And I was on friendly terms with Anya. At least because of my age, because I’m still older. Elders have the right to say “you”. I was actually sad that filming ended. There was a wonderful team there, there was a very good atmosphere - everyone was focused on results. After all, it often happens that on the set someone gets out of the team: for example, the cameraman quarrels with the lighting designer or with someone from the production department, and immediately negative things happen. And such a friendly company has gathered here good people.

Anya always achieved what she wanted on set, and this means that the director is a person, and not just an executor of will famous actor. I remember that I myself advised her on something, offered some ideas for the script, and she agreed only if it sounded convincing.

When did the “you-you” situation change?

A.: By the end of filming “ milky way“We had two new scripts ready, written “for Seryozha.” That is, it was such an emotional creative outburst! We talked a lot about what would be interesting for him to play, what roles were not played. For example, we are talking about “Anna Karenina”, Seryozha immediately takes and plays some episode - and Vronsky is already in front of you! So one idea arose, a second, a third... And when I saw Seryozha in the play “The Adventure” that you mentioned, I was shocked by his plasticity, his ability to hear music. Once I talked with Maya Mikhailovna Plisetskaya and asked her which partners were best for her to dance with. She replied: “With those who hear music.” It turns out that even at her level, it happens that they don’t hear. So, Seryozha heard everything. After “The Adventure” I went up to Seryozha, he was all like... well, like ballet ones look: transparent, porcelain, minus a few kilograms. And the next morning I had the idea for the film “After You,” and I immediately told it to Seryozha.

Time flies quickly, and now the film “After You” is coming out. Sergei played in this film a former ballet dancer, a man with a burned soul, restless, who had lost touch with the outside world.

S.: For me this is very interesting image. My hero Temnikov has steel armor, but is terribly vulnerable inside. Due to its complex nature he sets himself more and more obstacles. The hero is taciturn, silent, all emotions are hidden from others. At the same time, he has a very ironic and quick mind, which allows him to tell the whole story with a bit of humor.

The film “After You” was very well received at Kinotavr (I am a witness to this), then at the Tokyo International Film Festival. I wish your film a successful distribution fate!

S.: We wish this for ourselves too. Although we don’t understand at all whether those who will definitely like this movie go to cinemas now. I mean, young people, of course, I hope, will like it: a very cool hero, a truly fashionable movie, it was at festivals. But big question, but will older people be able to put aside their usual activities - it would be great for them to watch such a movie! I really hope for word of mouth. I hope people will tell each other! I hope that now they will read my words and at least watch the trailer on the Internet, and then, lo and behold, they will make it to the cinema.

I'd like to believe it. Now about something else. I remember the time when Anya, very young, had just arrived in Moscow from Irkutsk. And it so happened that she rented an apartment from my brother (our mutual friends contributed). This was about thirteen years ago.

A.: By the way, about gloss. The local newspaper immediately suggested that I write an article entitled “An Irkutsk woman lives with Vernik.” I said: “Cool! But only when you are interested in what I do, and not where I live, we will talk.” Then, by the way, indeed, if something appeared in the press about me, it was only related to my work - this is generally the only thing I would like to talk about with journalists.

But you and I, Anechka, have a different relationship, so I will continue. Fine?

A.: Okay. ( Smiles.)

Here's a touch. The first thing that appeared in the apartment after you moved in were flowers in pots. It seems you even brought them with you.

A.: Yes, yes, it was important for me to immediately create some kind of my own space, to be at home here.

You came to Moscow with big plans and ambitions, but soon returned to Irkutsk.

A.: I returned to Irkutsk not because I didn’t find myself in Moscow. It just happened that way family circumstances. I needed to be close to my mother and family. And although from the age of twelve I tormented my mother that I would definitely go to Moscow, as you say, I did not give up my ambitions. Returning to Irkutsk, I immediately suggested to Yura Dorokhin and Andrei Zakablukovsky, who taught me everything about the profession and with whom we had our own small film studio: “Let’s make a movie.” We couldn’t shoot a full film, but we made a short film “The Mood Has Improved” based on the texts of Evgeny Grishkovets.

This is a wonderful lyrical movie. Seryozha, have you seen “Mood...”?

S.: Of course.

A.: Soon after we shot this film, I left for Moscow forever.

And why did you “torment” your mother from the age of twelve with statements that you would definitely go to Moscow?

A.: Early on I had a feeling of some kind of vacuum: a terrible shortage of theater, concerts, exhibitions, there is almost no opportunity to travel to Europe due to ticket prices (we still don’t have low-cost airlines). True, at first there were no creative thoughts.

I thought I would be involved in economics: I always liked mathematics, and I was going to move in this direction. But it never seemed to me that I would study economics in Irkutsk. And when I realized that I was interested in creating my own own world, and not integrate into an already existing one, it became quite obvious: leaving for Moscow is only a matter of time.

I have always liked your integrity of character, Anya. You really did and are doing only what is interesting to you: you made documentary films about musicians with the participation of Denis Matsuev, Konstantin Khabensky in the role of Prokofiev, Valery Gergiev, later you staged an opera at the Mariinsky Theater, now you are completely immersed in feature films...

A.: Listen, Vadik, now it seems that Seryozha lives with such a boy! ( Smiles.)

WITH.: Strong personality- it's always wonderful, it's always great. Outside of work, Anya is a very homely and family person. For example, she is an amazing cook.

Is it true?

S.: The praises of Anechka as a housewife can be sung and sung. Anya and I are very much in tune: we are both domestic, and this is how we like to spend our time.

A.: I have never attended local social events in Irkutsk, much less in Moscow. When I rented an apartment from Igor, I helped him prepare a teleconference for one project and made a video. It was necessary to film there social event, and I realized that this is absolutely not mine. Today there is such technology that you can do a lot without leaving your apartment. For example, now I’m editing a film version of the play “Cyrano de Bergerac” with the participation of Seryozha, and I don’t need anyone for this. I sit at home at my laptop and work.

What if the husband wants to rest at this moment?

S.: Anya is installing, I close the door in the office - and I can’t hear anything. Well, what about social life... Everyone has their own passions and preferences, and that's wonderful. It is quite possible that if lovers of this lifestyle were offered our pastime as an alternative, they would say: “What, should you go riding bicycles? To some park?

Are you both such fans of cycling?

S.: Yes. Do you see how cycling Moscow has become?

I can imagine a picture: people are walking through the city center, and Bezrukov and Matison on bicycles meet them. Beautiful!

S.: You don’t have to ride around the center, we have parks, and riding in the forest is a pleasure. As they say, a person who loves bicycles will understand another person who also loves bicycles. Therefore, it can take a long time to describe how amazing it is.

A.: To be honest, I really suffered in Moscow without a bicycle. I left him in Irkutsk younger brother. I remember the first time I opened the door of Seryozha’s and my apartment with a key, I immediately understood why he wanted me to come alone. There was a brand new bicycle in the hallway. It was a gift from Seryozha. By the way, he told me a lot about how he loved to travel with his whole family and with his father.

S.: Yes, we rode a lot in my childhood, when we still lived on Kosinskaya Street. Not far from my native Kuskovo, where I practically grew up. My father even took his famous Kama bicycle, which folded, with him on tour. Very convenient: spread it out and ride around the city. So my upbringing was very “cycling”, and it was a lucky coincidence that Anechka also loves it - now we can ride together!

Great. Rest is relaxation, but it seems to me that you are both 100% workaholics. Your daughter is only a few months old, and after giving birth Anya almost immediately returned to her favorite pastime - writing scripts, filming...

A.: Well, I have all this combined. Although you know, Vadik, many people almost perceive it as heroic that I am always with Masha, since we do not have a nanny.

Is the absence of a nanny a principled position?

A.: I think many women are ready to be with their newborn child all the time and do not hire a nanny if they can afford to be with him and work at the same time. Our child is not accidental - we wanted him. And since we wanted it, then doing it is a pleasure!

Besides, I don’t think that my mother committed heroism, and she has three children and worked all the time. And Seryozha’s mother worked and took care of him in the same way, and all this was always in the order of things. Seryozha’s dad also worked hard and fully and at the same time took care of Seryozha; he has always been and remains his closest friend. We would like everything to be exactly the same for our daughter.

S.: It is important that the child thinks and speaks like us, and not like the nanny. We want to be friends and authority for our child. To be honest, I don’t always like the way modern children are raised.

A.: I agree. For example, if a person older than me comes up, I will automatically stand up and say hello - this has been ingrained since childhood. If I say hello while sitting, then I am showing basic disrespect. Nowadays children say “hello” and “you” to adults, but I want our daughter to say “hello”, “ Good morning", "Good evening".

We are talking to you, but who is Masha left with?

A.: Seryozha’s parents, Natalya Mikhailovna and Vitaly Sergeevich, are now at home with Masha. Masha was very lucky with her grandparents! For example, Vitaly Sergeevich always walks with her during the day. This simply saves me, because in these three hours I manage to do everything both around the house and at work.

S.: My parents literally disappear into their granddaughter, and it seems to me that this is quite normal.

A.: They are Masha’s main fans. ( Smiles.)

But this is how you can fall in love with a child.

S.: I can say about myself: my parents loved me very much as a child, and now the situation is the same. It’s the same with Anya, but it seems like we turned out to be quite decent people. ( Smiles.)

Right. The film “After You” is being released. What are your joint plans next?

A.: We shot another movie in November, which Seryozha completely produced. It's called "Rogues". We are now finishing the installation.

Wow pace!

S.: This is a movie about two young people. There was a serious casting, they were looking for young heroes. As a result, the main role was played by Denis Nurulin, a good guy, a fourth-year student at Oleg Tabakov’s college. And the second hero is Zhenya Kulik, also a very young actor, incredibly organic. It seems to me that our casting director got acquainted with all the aspiring actors in Moscow and St. Petersburg, visited all the theater universities before we made our choice. And I have an episode there, literally three small scenes. I play both the father and uncle of the main character - complete antipodes. I think they turned out to be very comedic characters! Our cinema is in the spirit of the film “I Walk Through Moscow”.

A.: “Youth is happy because it has a future,” Gogol said. And if you believe that everything will be fine, that everything is ahead, then you are still young, regardless of age. We made a movie about exactly this state of mind.

Was your daughter with you on the set?

S.: Yes, she was given her own personal trailer. The film has a very limited budget, and Masha the only person, which had a rider.

This is brilliant! That is, she was born, as circus performers say, in sawdust.

S.: We can probably be attacked now by those who think that there is no need to carry such a person to work with them. small child, but it seemed to us that translating it into artificial feeding and being separated from my mother would have been much worse, but she was in comfortable conditions, next to us, and no problems.

Moreover, we built the filming schedule so that Masha would feel good. And the film was shot in record time short terms, the whole process took less than a month, but post-production and the script were all done at home.

You are still great conspirators! Last spring I was invited to watch the film “After You” immediately after editing was completed. Then we talked for a long time, parted late in the evening, and the next day I unexpectedly received a text message from you, Seryozha, saying that you had just signed. I suggested writing about this news in OK!, and as a result, this was the first press report about your wedding.

S.: Honestly, Vadik, we didn’t want to advertise anything. But as a result, we decided to exclusively tell you about this as our friend, so that the terrible surrogate of rumors and gossip would not spill over into the press. And when Masha was born, I myself wrote about it on Instagram, again to get ahead of the yellow publications.

By the way, I didn’t ask before: was the bride in a white dress with a veil?

A.: Well, we decided not to disclose the details. ( Smiles.) One thing I can say for sure: at that moment we were very happy. We are old enough not to make big statements and at the same time appreciate everything that happens and literally appreciate every day. Thanks to Seryozha... no, I won’t finish the story. Although, under the charm of the fact that I am communicating with you, Vadik, and not with another journalist, I am ready to talk about Seryozha endlessly.

You don’t have to say anything, Anechka, and everything is obvious. Well, dear ones, congratulations on your first wedding anniversary! Love and new creative successes!

S.: Thank you, Vadik. You can see for yourself that everything here is so simple, good and calm, and ahead whole life.

Photo: Ilya Vartanyan. Style: Polina Shabelnikova. Makeup: Anastasia Kirillova/Giorgio Armani Beauty. Hairstyles: Alexander Sukonshchikov/L’Oréal Paris