Arkady Vysotsky is a talented domestic screenwriter and actor, the eldest son of the famous artist and poet Vladimir Vysotsky. Arkady Vladimirovich is not a public person, so his life almost always remains behind the scenes.
Although the profession chosen by Arkady Vysotsky implies publicity, the actor does not plan to share all the news with the press. He keeps secret almost all events that are significant for himself.
Looking for a vocation
Arkady was born into a family of two creative people, actors Lyudmila Abramova and Vladimir Vysotsky in 1962, on November 29. The boy inherited the talent of his parents, showing creativity as early as childhood.
He did not dream about the stage, nor did he think about the artistic future. These decisions came to him later. The father left the family when Arkady was six. Both the boy and his younger brother Nikita were very worried about his departure.
The mother raised the children in Orthodox traditions. The son grew up to be a religious person. He studied at the physics and mathematics school, was fond of astronomy.
The teenager did not show interest in theatrical art for a very long time. So his new scripting abilities came as a surprise to him.
Almost immediately after his studies, Arkady got married. To provide for the family, the young man went to work in the gold mines for two years. This period was remembered by the artist as a very pleasant memory in his life.
TV activities and scripts
Vysotsky has mastered many working specialties. He stood at the hydraulic control panel, worked as a welder, a driver. He happened to live with strong and courageous people. They even built their own dwelling with their own hands.
After two years of mining, a craving for art awakened. Arkady entered the faculty of Orthodox scriptwriters at VGIK on the first try. Renata Litvinova and Roman Kachanov studied with him in Paramonova's workshop.
After completing his education, the graduate faced difficulties: it was impossible to find a job in his profile. For some time Vysotsky worked as a taxi driver. However, he did not stay behind the wheel for long, as he received an offer to work on television.
He worked at Vremechka with Lev Novozhenov, created stories and worked as an editor for Vladimir Pozner. He started filming. As a performer, Vysotsky starred in several films. The most famous of them were "Alien White and Pockmarked", "Green Fire of a Goat", "Humble Cemetery", "Ha-bi-Assy".
However, interest in working in front of a movie camera gradually waned. Scenarios began to attract much more Arcadia. He only occasionally took part in the work as an actor. Arkady Vladimirovich himself calls this period, friendly filming. He wanted to be a writer.
Confession
Arkady did not want to use the famous surname. Along with others, he passed exams, did not require preferences. By this, the young man proved his independence and tried to assert himself. He achieved what he wanted. The young man even managed to work in the Rescue Service. People around him talk about Vysotsky as a person who is not a tussovaya, outdated and very pure.
Even during his student days, he released several paintings based on his scripts. The works received awards at film festivals. However, the author did not take part in the screenwriting competitions, since he believed that they simply would not be required for high-quality drama. It is in demand even without such selection. In 2000 Vysotsky for the first time took part in the competition with the script "Butterfly over the herbarium". He had to agree to this, since there was no other way to realize his own labor.
The script went through several film studios before the competition. Well-known directors read it, everyone, without exception, praised it. However, no one dared to take up directing. The work turned out to be unusual and even extravagant. According to him, the heroine, or rather, her soul, became a butterfly. In addition to this aspect, the whole story is quite realistic and tells about the luxurious life of a wealthy woman.
Everything changes after the loss of a loved one. Without him, the whole familiar world collapses. The screenwriter admitted that he wrote the work especially for Vera Sotnikova. However, for objective reasons, the actress failed to appear in the film.
"Butterfly over the Herbarium" won the main prize of the Writers Guild in the competition as a professional script. Such a victory is a real breakthrough, since it is very difficult for even the most talented authors to realize their works.
The debut film, based on Vysotsky's script, was "Green Fire of a Goat". The picture was shot in 1989 by Anatoly Mateshko. The author himself played a secondary hero in the film. According to his scripts, the films "Black Pit", "On a Long Way", "Ha-bi-assy" were shot.
Life in real time
The script for the mini-series "Father" is called one of the author's best works. The book is based on the book of the priest Father Yaroslav (Shipov). He wrote a book about a forty-year-old sailor. The hero came home on vacation, found true love, became a priest and stayed there forever.
Arkady was shocked not only by the biography of the author's biography, but the parish stories described by him. This was the reason for the creation of the script work.
Vysotsky tried several times to arrange his personal life. Five children appeared in marriages, Natalia, Vladimir, Mikhail, Maria and Nikita. The elders live with their mother in America. They have an excellent relationship with their father, they do not break the connection.
All descendants of Arkady Vladimirovich differ in different talents. Natalia graduated from a university in the States, Vladimir is fond of music, Nikita is interested in history. The younger ones, Masha and Misha, who were born in 2003 and 2004, are still most important only to study at school.
Until the children followed their father, their choice of profession is still ahead. Arkady Vysotsky continues to do what he loves. According to the scripts written by him, they shoot pictures that enjoy the constant interest of the audience.
