Roles and actors "Peculiarities of national hunting"

The picture, which gained popularity right after the shows on the main channels of the country, is now included in the Gold Fund of the Patriotic Cinema. This film can be called classics of the comedy genre, because the sparkling humor flows from each hero by the river. This is not surprising, because the main roles were selected by talented actors. "Peculiarities of National Hunting" is a film that gained popularity not only thanks to the topical plot, but also thanks to the master work of the crew and the originality of the key characters.

"Features of national hunting" - a comedy for centuries

The plot of the picture is simple and unpretentious: a Finnish journalist begins to write a book about the peculiarities and traditions of hunting in different countries. The first country on the list is Russia. A young intellectual falls into the company of seasoned hunters. Naturally, no important event in Russia begins without 100 grams of vodka. After drinking a myriad of alcohol, a brave company forgets the reason why they all gathered. Only a Finn is able to assess the situation. In the end, having understood all the nuances of the enterprise, men attack the track of a large beast. The supposed extraction was the moose, which in the course of the play proved to be an ordinary cow. It's not so easy on this fun hunt.

The second storyline is beautiful kinds of Russian "pre-revolutionary" hunting, with picnics and real catching of the beast. Raivo's dreams of real royal hunting intersect with reality, where "seasoned" hunters completely forgot about catching the beast.

The plot is more than comical, every episode of the film is a separate comedy story. The director and screenwriter of the film is Alexander Rogozhkin, and the idea of creating the picture belongs to Mikhail Kirilluk, who later became the director of the picture.

"Peculiarities of national hunting": actors and castings

In 1994, Alexander Rogozhkin began to shoot the film. As such, casting did not pass. Almost all the actors of the film "Peculiarities of National Hunting" are people who previously collaborated with the director. Viktor Bychkov and Alexey Buldakov were involved in the previous Rogozhin film, so their potential was known to him. The director immediately invited them to read the script and the roles in which he saw them. In extras, ordinary people, relatives or acquaintances of the protagonists took part. So, one of the milkmaids was played by the wife of Ville Haapasalo.

The main characters of the acclaimed comedy

After the release of the film, the public began to be interested in the question of who played the key roles in the film, who these actors are. "Features of national hunting" and the characters of the film immediately became popular favorites. After all, despite the impossibility of situations in real life, every spectator understood that hypothetically this fiction could very well become a reality.

Finn Raivo Haapsalo is an intellectual, a writer who tried to recreate the traditions of Russian hunting. This role was played by Finnish actor Ville Haapasalo. She brought him national love and fame not only in Russia, but also in her homeland.

Alexey Buldakov is the famous general Mikhalych, the leader of the hunters. It is he who takes the whole company to the land near the border. The general becomes a cult figure due to his iron logic and capacious toasts.

Victor Bychkov masterfully joined the role of a mysterious huntsman, keen on Japanese culture and meditation. On the court, he was called - actor Kuzmich. "Features of national hunting" - the film that became for Bychkov stellar. It was his character who communicated with the Finn and, most importantly, understood him, not knowing the Finnish language.

Semyon Strugachev played the role of Lev Soloveichik, a peaceful and measured lieutenant of the militia.

Zoe Buryak got the image of a milkmaid.

In the film, previously unknown actors took part. "Peculiarities of National Hunting" is a film that made it possible to try on the role of a movie star for people who do not have GITIS and a theatrical school behind them.

Interesting facts about the shooting of the film

Filming took place in a short time, in just a few months. The scene of action is the town of Protochnoye and its picturesque surroundings. Imaginary hunting was filmed in the city of Pushkin.

By the way, the main roles were performed not only by well-known actors. "Features of national hunting" - a film in which as the most real actors were involved and animals: three cows and a bear. One of the burrs even swept in a plane on a hammock. None of the animals in the process of filming was harmed.

To put the bear to sleep, he had to drink two bottles of cognac. But the beast proved to be more enduring than the crew expected, recovered and even bitten Semyon Strugachev.

Actor Viktor Bychkov never wore a beard, he let him go for shooting.

Director Alexander Rogozhin himself did not expect such a success of his painting. Initially, he did not even think of her as a comedy. He wanted to shoot a popular science story, slightly comical. After viewing the finished version, the director was even upset and called his offspring "a miserable" child.

Surprising is the fact that the film "Peculiarities of National Hunting", the actors of which proved themselves to be avid connoisseurs of this kind of entertainment, was shot with the participation of people who do not like hunting in real life.