Why Vladimir Menshov took "Moscow does not believe in tears"

The appearance on the screens of the whole world of the film "Moscow to tears does not believe" we have the usual alarm clock. Remember, these were in almost every Soviet family? The idea of sleep Catherine in length, 20 years, where she falls asleep, setting the stage for an alarm and wakes up the next series for another woman, attracted by Vladimir Menshov.

At the beginning of the filming of the legendary Saga of Moscow on account of the Director Vladimir Menshov was only one, though quite successful, the film "Drawing".

A curious fact: when the heroes Alentova and Batalov turn on the TV before the arrival of Alexandra, the "grid" on the screen accompanied by a waltz from the movie "the Hoax" — the previous Director's works of Vladimir Menshov. A similar technique is used in the next film Menshov "Love and pigeons", where on the TV show the fragment from the film "Moscow does not believe in tears" and then in the film "Envy of gods", where the characters are watching in the cinema film "Moscow does not believe in tears".

Scenario for future paintings Oscar-winning writer Valentin Chernykh created in the framework of the competition scenarios about Moscow. The story of three girlfriends who came to conquer Moscow from the provinces, the writer came up with in just 19 days. He was in a hurry, because it is not within the terms stipulated by the tender conditions. And at the stage of design work was called "lied Twice". And the images of the main characters was hiding real people. Valentin himself Black later said, "Lyudmila, Alexandra, Catherine is the aunt of my mother. And the characters are very similar".

Almost immediately, the script was bought by a film Studio "Mosfilm". Wife Valentin Chernykh, Lyudmila offered as film Director Vladimir Menshov.

From his work on the film Vladimir Menshov first wanted to refuse, but he became interested in the original scenario for the course, which was a logical and story of the film divider of two series-part: the main character falls asleep a young girl with uneasy destiny, and wakes up from alarm call is a Mature and successful woman.

Here are just a temporary jump with alarm, and even the affair with the Professor's apartment, in the scenario of the young Director didn't like almost nothing. He did not like and friends of the Director, most were advised not to make this movie — the plot was considered unfashionable. And even his wife, the future leading lady in the film, after reading it, said, "Well, rubbish!"

Before you begin shooting, Vladimir Menshov, Valentina Black offered to make a few ("the number 44") changes in the scenario. But the playwright, agreeing with the need for amendment, refused to continue work on a literary basis for the film. And Menchov, which so fascinated the idea with alarm, took up the case himself. During the six years he rewrote, searched — in the end, the script has grown to two series.

It changed everything from drunken hockey player Gurin to the profession goshi (the scenario he was not "the mechanic-intellectual", and welder at the construction site). In the end, the script has increased by a third. And we got a movie that still enjoy watching millions of viewers.