If you have nostalgia for Soviet cinema, be sure to watch films with the participation of Valentina Vladimirova - you will find many pleasant moments and the pleasure of contemplating a great acting game. So much kindness and sincerity as in these films, perhaps, can not be found anywhere else.
Biography
Valentina Vladimirova was born in the Ukrainian village of Vasilyevka in 1927. Her parents' family was very poor, and the children often went hungry. And there is no need to talk about clothes at all - they wore what they had to.
When Valentina was fourteen years old, the war began, and it got even worse - the Nazis entered the village and took away the last thing that was. There were times when you had to run barefoot in the snow. Because of this, the famous artist had a characteristic hoarseness in her voice.
And after the war, I had to work hard: to restore destroyed houses, build new ones, do a lot of different work.
After school, Valentina went to Kharkov to get an education as an economist. And when she came to the theater with her friends, she realized that she had found her calling and that she wanted to become an artist. She was completely fascinated by the acting, bewitched by the light falling on the stage and illuminating the costumes of the characters. An action was taking place on the stage, similar to ordinary life, and yet unusual.
Career as an actress
The decisive girl did not hesitate for a long time: she took the documents and went to Moscow to enter the VGIK.
Already during her studies, she played a lot of different roles, and all of them were in the role of “simple Russian women”. Moreover, even the age of the heroines was subject to her: she played young girls, and ancient old women, and married women, and lonely suffering widows.
At VGIK, she met her future husband, Valery, and also made friends with the future stars of Soviet cinema Nina Sazonova and Nadezhda Rumyantseva, with whom they were friends until the last days of Vladimirova.
An interesting story is connected with her maiden name - "Dubyna". She was pronounced with an accent on the second syllable, and Valentina did not like it when she was called by her last name. And although everyone around tried to persuade her to leave such a sonorous surname, she did not agree, in her words, to “be a club” all her life. As life later showed, the actress became a celebrity with a simple surname. After all, she was one of the most demanded Soviet actresses.
After receiving her diploma, Vladimirova received several opportunities to realize herself as an actress: she began working in the Theater-Studio of the film actor and at the same time she was invited to shoot the film "Poem of the Sea" (1958). Moreover, the director Alexander Dovzhenko gave her a script and offered to choose a role. With his light hand, she began to play women with children, burdened by the household. However, this did not bother the actress at all - she understood that not a single role comes by chance, that everything is according to fate.
“The main thing is not to play the same type,” said Vladimirova, “I understand that you need to play character, discover the human essence and play authentically.” And show people that there is justice and kindness in life.
For example, in The Young Wife, Valentina played the role of Rufina, who was taking care of the daughter of her deceased sister. She sincerely believes that her niece will be much better off her than her father, who married a young girl. And the middle-aged woman gave all her love to the orphan.
She seems a little rude, but behind the external inaccessibility lies a tender heart and a desire to take care of those who are worse than her. She swears and cries, but behind all these scandals lies the fear of being lonely and not realizing her love, which lives in abundance in her soul.
Whatever film you take from the actress's portfolio - in each one a simple woman with a strong character, bright and bold, appeared before the viewer. And sometimes, behind the seeming rudeness, Vladimirova so subtly showed the pure soul of the heroine that the young actresses had something to learn from her.
In the tape "Everything starts with the road" Valentina Kharlampievna got the role of Ekaterina Ivanovna. It was a seemingly simple image - everyday and sharply negative. However, Vladimirova found in the character of the heroine such nuances, such shades that the director wondered where she got it from.
The best films in Valentina Vladimirova's filmography are considered "White Bim - Black Ear" (1976), "Chairman" (1964), "Don't Forget … Lugovaya Station" (1966), "The Cranes Are Flying" (1957), "Women" (1965), and the best TV series - "Gloomy River" (1968) and "Shadows disappear at noon" (1971).
There is a special role in her biography - the villain in the film "White Bim - Black Ear" (1976), which Vladimirova refused for a long time. But then she agreed and played brilliantly.
Personal life
Colleagues in the shop recalled Valentina Kharlampievna as the most sincere person on the set: she always brought pies or some other goodies, and be sure to bottle or two of homemade moonshine. In the stressful acting profession, this was very timely and needed support. Of course, she was loved not only for such generosity, but this set her apart from other actresses.
With her husband, cameraman Vladimirov, the actress lived for almost forty years, accompanied him on his last journey. In this marriage, a daughter, Oksana, was born.
Relatives said that she left her husband after a stroke, carefully looked after him. And when, after some time, he nevertheless died, she seemed to have lost her last hope. Apparently, in her character there was a need to take care of someone.
After that, Valentina Kharlampievna went to live in the village, lived there in her house, where she died in 1994.
She was buried in Moscow, at the Vagankovskoye cemetery.
