Early creativity
The future famous director was born in 1934. He graduated from the Faculty of Chemistry of the Ural Polytechnic University in 1957, and worked at a research institute for several years. In 1959, an amateur film studio was created in the city of Sverdlovsk. One of its founders is Gleb Anatolyevich Panfilov. In 1960 he entered VGIK. First he graduated from the camera department, then entered the directing department.
Films by Gleb Panfilov, created from 1958 to 1963:
- "People's Militia".
- "Nylon jacket."
- "Get into our line."
- “Killed not in war.”
- "Nina Menovshchikova."
- "The Case of Kurt Clausewitz."
Gleb Panfilov: biography
Gleb Anatolyevich Panfilov is a director who came to cinema from a scientific background. His first film brought him recognition from his colleagues and an award at an international film festival, and less than 20 years after filming his debut film, Panfilov became People’s Artist of the RSFSR.
Director Gleb Panfilov
The director's films are mercilessly truthful and epic, at the same time permeated with subtle psychologism and lyricism. After the release of Panfilov’s first works, film critics put him on a par with his star colleagues Andrei Konchalovsky, Larisa Shepitko and Elem Klimov.
"Start"
Gleb Panfilov and Inna Churikova, inspired by the success of their first collaboration, decided to create a film about Joan of Arc. However, the cinematic management did not approve of this idea. And Gleb Panfilov directed a film in which the main character was an actress playing the role of the Maid of Orleans.
The film was released in 1970. But the idea arose from Panfilov back in those distant times when he worked at a research institute. The film tells the story of an ordinary girl. Not particularly attractive, but possessing spiritual beauty. Pasha Stroganova works in a factory, and in his free time he plays Baba Yaga in a provincial theater. One day, an important event occurs in her life: a visiting director invites her to play the role of a national heroine of France. What does Pasha have in common with Joan of Arc? Temperament and reaction severity. And yet, they are both from the people.
The film collected many prizes. Inna Churikova was awarded a prize at the Bulgarian festival. And in Venice, the famous couple was awarded the Golden Lion of St. Mark.
Movies
The creative biography of Gleb Panfilov began in 1960. He entered VGIK, choosing the camera department. He graduated in absentia after 3 years and immediately entered the directing department. In 1966, Gleb Anatolyevich, a certified director, was accepted into the staff of Lenfilm. A year later, viewers saw the premiere screening of Panfilov’s full-length feature film about the civil war, “There is No Ford in Fire.” The film is based on a story by film playwright Evgeniy Gabrilovich, in tandem with whom the director wrote the script.
Still from Gleb Panfilov’s film “There is no ford in fire”
Gleb Panfilov showed the dramatic events of that war using the example of the fate of a hospital train nurse, a modest girl Tatyana Tetkina, whose life, like millions of compatriots, was thrown on the altar of utopia. Tetkina was played by the then little-known 24-year-old actress Inna Churikova. The debut brought the first success - a prize at the Locarno Film Festival in Switzerland.
Gleb Panfilov on the set
The second film by Gleb Panfilov was released in 1970. The main character of the tragicomedy “The Beginning” was again played by Churikova, who became the director’s muse. The director came up with the plot of the film himself, the script was written jointly with Gabrilovich. The heroine of the project is a weaver from a provincial town, Pasha Stroganova, who dreams of playing in a movie. Her dream was brought to life by the director who undertook to film a drama about Joan of Arc. A tragicomedy is a film within a film, where stories from the life of a weaver alternate with episodes from the life of a heroic Frenchwoman.
Still from Gleb Panfilov’s film “The Beginning”
The film stars Leonid Kuravlev, Valentina Telichkina, Mikhail Kononov. The black-and-white film project “The Beginning,” filmed in Murom, brought the creator of the “Silver Lion of St. Mark" at the Venice Film Festival, a diploma from the festival in New York and the Lenin Komsomol Prize. Churikova became actress of the year according to a poll by Soviet Screen.
The two-part drama “Please Say the Word,” the director’s independent screenwriting debut, was released in 1976. This is the story of a woman (and again Inna Churikova) who made a career leap from a factory worker to the chairman of the city executive committee. The official, who firmly believes in the ideals of communism, was not broken by a personal tragedy - the death of her son: she hurries from the cemetery to her office.
Still from Gleb Panfilov’s film “I Ask for Your Word”
Allegorically, Gleb Panfilov blames his mother for the death of a 15-year-old boy - he dies from a gunshot wound, while the official is a shooting champion. The director masterfully uses metaphor and allegory. Film critics and viewers highly appreciated the skill of Gleb Panfilov, noting his courage in searching for a new language in cinema. In Karlovy Vary the film received a prize, and in Barcelona the work was awarded a diploma.
Gleb Panfilov and Inna Churikova
In 1979, the arthouse drama “Theme” was released. In the film, Gleb Panfilov showed the tragedy of a playwright who wasted his talent on vanity and the desire to please the authorities. Innokenty Smoktunovsky and Alexey Batalov were considered for the main role, but Panfilov settled on the candidacy of Mikhail Ulyanov. The drama stars Inna Churikova, Sergei Nikonenko and Natalya Selezneva. Censorship did not allow the film to be released, and “Theme” lay on the shelf until 1986. The following year, the film received the main prize at the Berlin Film Festival and an award from the International Federation of Film Press.
The melodrama “Valentina” based on the play by the Siberian writer Alexander Vampilov was released in 1981. This is a psychological film about humanity and love. The main characters were played by Rodion Nakhapetov and Daria Mikhailova.
Viewers saw the drama “Vassa” based on the work of Maxim Gorky in 1982. Vassa Zheleznova was played by Inna Mikhailovna Churikova. The director modernized the classic's play, introduced new storylines into it, while critics and spectators agreed that Gleb Panfilov followed Maxim Gorky's plan without distorting the work.
Still from Gleb Panfilov’s film “Vassa”
In 1990, the premiere of the film adaptation of another of Gorky’s works, “Mother,” took place. Panfilov's film received the same name and a new interpretation. A galaxy of young artists appeared in the project - Dmitry Pevtsov, Viktor Rakov. Pelageya Nilovna was played by Churikova. In Cannes, the film was awarded the jury prize. Together with Inna Churikova and son Ivan, Gleb Panfilov wrote the script for a drama about the last months of the life of the Romanov royal family.
"Subject"
In this film by Panfilov, the main role was played by Mikhail Ulyanov. The actor played a famous playwright who arrived in Suzdal to find an idea for a historical work. In the ancient city, the hero of Ulyanov is experiencing a creative crisis. But soon he meets an employee of the local museum, art critic Alexandra, played by Inna Churikova. He is trying to woo a woman. However, he fails to do this. Moreover, Churikova’s heroine directly tells the playwright about his lack of talent. After all, his plays, although popular, have no artistic value. At the end of the film, the hero goes to Moscow, but on the way he gets into an accident.
Height, weight, age. How old is Inna Churikova
Inna Churikova has an unusual external beauty. She has a large number of admirers of her work who are interested in knowing everything about their idol. Fans are interested not only in the creative successes of the actress, but also in her physical characteristics, including height, weight, and age. How old is Inna Churikova - a simple question. It is enough to know the actress’s date of birth.
So, at 75 years old, Inna Churikova looks very good. On the Internet you often come across the request “Inna Churikova - photos in her youth and now.” They show that the actress has always been beautiful and attractive.
The actress is 170 cm tall and weighs 63 kilograms. According to the zodiac sign Inna Churikova is Libra, according to the eastern calendar - Goat.
Inna Churikova's nationality is Russian.
"In the first circle"
The director read Solzhenitsyn's novel in 1974. Then an idea occurred to him that could be called crazy, given the situation in the country. Panfilov came up with the idea of making a film based on Solzhenitsyn’s novel. In the seventies it seemed impossible. Or feasible... But in three hundred years. The book was filmed much earlier - in 2005.
Inna Churikova played the role of the wife of one of the Sharashka prisoners in the film. Natalya Gerasimovich’s speech became memorable when, in a dispute with other spouses of scientist-prisoners, she passionately argued that their fate was incomparably more difficult than the fate of the wives of the Decembrists. The wives of those convicted under Article 58 were not admired. No poetic works were dedicated to them. The heroines of the film “In the First Circle” evoked only contempt and hatred. And another type of fear - the same one that people experience when they see a leper.
The film stars a galaxy of famous actors: Dmitry Pevtsov, Igor Kvasha, Mikhail Kononov, Evgeny Mironov, Albert Filozov, Olga Drozdova.
Panfilov, Gleb Anatolievich
Born on May 21, 1934[2][3][* 1] in Magnitogorsk in the family of Anatoly Petrovich (1912-1996) and Vera Stepanovna Panfilov[3]. My father worked as a journalist. Later, Anatoly Panfilov taught the history of the party at the Higher Theater School named after B.V. Shchukin[5].
Graduated from UPI (1957, Faculty of Chemistry). He was “a foreman at the Sverdlovsk Medical Devices Plant, a research fellow at a research institute”[3].
Since 1959 - head of the propaganda and agitation department of the Sverdlovsk city committee of the Komsomol; On his initiative, an amateur film studio arose in Sverdlovsk, where Panfilov, together with his friends, made the films “Nylon Jacket” and “People’s Militia” (1958)[3].
In 1961 he began working on Sverdlovsk television. In the same year he joined the CPSU. On Sverdlovsk television he made the films “Get in Our Lines” (1959, documentary), “Killed Not in War,” “Nina Menovshchikova” (short films, 1962) and “The Case of Kurt Clausewitz” (1963, feature television film)[3].
In 1960-1963, he studied by correspondence at the cinematography department of VGIK, then transferred to full-time studies, to the department of feature film directors of the Higher Courses for Scriptwriters and Directors Courses (VKSR)[6].
In 1966, he began working for Lenfilm, where he shot his first feature film, “There is No Ford in Fire” (1967), which non-canonically depicted the Civil War. With the film “There is no ford in fire” G. A. Panfilov defended his diploma at the All-Russian Film Society. In 1969, “There is no ford in fire” received a prize at the Locarno International Film Festival (Switzerland).
In 1970 he directed the film “Inception.” During the filming of the film, Panfilov married actress Inna Churikova. Since then, she has become his “muse.”
The next film, “I Ask for the Word” (1975), was awarded an award at the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival (1976) and a prize at the Barcelona International Film Festival (1977).
In 1977, Panfilov moved to the Mosfilm film studio and became the head of director's workshops at the Higher Courses for Scriptwriters and Directors[7][8].
At Mosfilm, Panfilov made the film “Theme” (1979), which, due to the issue of emigration raised in it, lay on the shelf until 1987. Having been released internationally, the film received the main prize of the Berlin International Film Festival - “Golden Bear” (1987).
In 1981, he filmed A. V. Vampilov’s play “Last Summer in Chulimsk”, giving the film the original author’s title - “Valentina”.
In 1983 he directed the film “Vassa” based on M. Gorky’s play “Vassa Zheleznova”, for which he received the Gold Prize of the International Film Festival in Moscow (1983).
In 1986, he made his debut as a theater director at the Lenkom Theater with a production of Hamlet, in which the leading actors of the theater played: Oleg Yankovsky (Hamlet), Inna Churikova (Gertrude), Alexandra Zakharova (Ophelia).
In 1990 he directed the film “Mother” based on the works of M. Gorky. In the same year, the director was awarded the Cannes Prize for his artistic contribution to cinema.
In 1991, Gleb Panfilov founded the Vera film studio, named after his mother. Preparatory work has begun for the film “The Romanovs. The Crowned Family,” the script for which was written by Panfilov himself with his wife (Inna Churikova) and son Ivan. Meanwhile, Panfilov returned to the Lenkom Theater, where in 1992 he staged the play “...Sorry” with Inna Churikova and Nikolai Karachentsov in the lead roles.
In 2000, the film “The Romanovs” was released. The Crowned Family" - about the last months of the life of the last Russian imperial family - which in May 2001 received the main prize at the festival "Vivat, Cinema of Russia!" (Saint Petersburg).
Gleb Panfilov and Inna Churikova at the premiere of the film “Burnt by the Sun 2: The Citadel” on May 3, 2011
In February 2006, the mini-series “In the First Circle” (based on the novel of the same name by A. I. Solzhenitsyn) was released. The production received a number of awards, including the Nika Award for best television film.
Simultaneously with the series, a feature film based on the novel was shot. The director himself wrote the script. The film entitled “Keep Forever” was released in 2007, and in 2008 received a special prize from the UN representative office in Russia at the XIV International Film Festival about human rights “Stalker”.
In October 2008, the Rossiya channel presented the premiere of Panfilov’s film “Guilty Without Guilt” (based on Ostrovsky’s play of the same name).
In 2010, Panfilov staged the play “The Lioness of Aquitaine” with Inna Churikova and Dmitry Pevtsov based on the play “The Lion in Winter” by J. Goldman.
Personal life
Married for his second marriage to actress, People's Artist of the USSR Inna Churikova.
Two sons:
- from his first marriage - Anatoly (born 1957) - actor, production designer;
- from marriage with I.M. Churikova - Ivan (born 1978) - lawyer, producer.
Family
The personal life of Gleb Panfilov is not hidden from journalists and fans. Everyone knows that he is married to his muse, Inna Churikova. However, not many people know that this is a second marriage. True, little is known about Panfilov’s first wife. Only that she gave birth to the director’s son Anatoly. Apparently, Gleb Panfilov’s first wife has nothing to do with cinema. But the son became a theater and film actor and production designer.
Panfilov and Churikova are a rare marital union in the world of cinema. It lasts for more than forty years. Son Ivan was born in 1978. Despite the fact that he played a role in one of his father’s films, he did not connect his life with cinema. Ivan graduated from MGIMO. And then, to the surprise of his friends and relatives, he went into the restaurant business. His first serious project in this direction was a restaurant located in the legendary writers' village of Peredelkino.
Son of Inna Churikova - Ivan Panfilov
Inna Churikova's son Ivan Panfilov was born on February 8, 1978. As already written above, his parents tried to protect him from the profession of an actor, and sent him to study at MGIMO, from there he graduated with a diploma in international law, after which Ivan founded his own business, and everything would have been fine, but a matter of chance turned his life around towards the acting path. Ivan took part in the filming of one of his father’s films. After finishing the filming process, he decided to enroll in theater studies in the capital of Great Britain - London, especially since Ivan speaks English perfectly. But he never returned to business. Now a lot of thoughts are swarming in his head regarding the director’s theme, and in this Ivan has taken after his father.
