Sergei Bezrukov is a theater and film actor who became especially popular after playing the main roles in such films and serials as Brigada, Plot, Yesenin, Vysotsky. Thank you for being alive”and others. His ability to get used to the image surprises and delights. His roles are diverse - the leader of the gang Sasha Bely and the exemplary police officer Pavel Kravtsov, the enthusiastic, talented poet “bully” Sergei Yesenin and the ingenious original actor and singer Vladimir Vysotsky.
Sergey Bezrukov: a short biography
Sergei Bezrukov was born into the family of an actor and director, perhaps that is why his path was predetermined from early childhood. His father Vitaly Bezrukov worked at the Satire Theater. From an early age, Sergei was drawn to the stage and after receiving a certificate, he did not hesitate to enter the Moscow Art Theater School. Studying under the guidance of the brilliant Oleg Tabakov, Bezrukov Jr. literally grasped everything on the fly, rushed to the stage, lived it.
Movie roles
The first roles in the cinema, like many aspiring actors, Sergei Bezrukov were episodic. This is the role of a street child in the film "Stalin's Funeral" (1990), and participation in the film "Crusader" (1995) as a stuntman, the image of the clerk in "Old Songs about the Main 3" (1997), etc. etc. We can say that during this period Sergei received and accumulated impressions, the necessary experience in order to subsequently create his crown leading roles, which brought him all-Russian fame.
The first film in which Bezrukov played the main role was the cult TV series Brigada (2002). And although Sergei himself later began to regret that he contributed to the romanticization of the image of the bandit on the screen, one cannot fail to note his excellent multifaceted acting. In the "Brigade" Bezrukov is not a classic greedy and angry bandit without brains, on the contrary, he has a lot of human, naive, pure. Yes, not only Sergey worked on the creation of this image, but also the director, screenwriter and other participants in the project. But Bezrukov played perfectly and gave all of himself to this role.
The next cult series, in which Sergei Bezrukov plays the main role, is the film "Plot" (2003). The actor wanted to change the role of a villain to a person who is positive in all respects, and he succeeded brilliantly. His district militiaman Pavel Kravtsov is charming, a man of a broad soul and a generous heart. He in no way corresponds to the capacious characteristics of his colleagues that are common among the people. Sergei also sang in this film, himself, very beautifully and sincerely. Bezrukov's acting skills shone with new colors and received a worthy design in this picture.
The enthusiastic Sergei Yesenin is another film success of Sergei Bezrukov. Observing his piercing gaze, warm, sincere smile and endless sadness - mental pain, which, in the end, led the poet to a sad ending, you look no longer at Sergei Bezrukov, namely, at Yesenin, who seems so his own, understandable and close to all his throwings, experiences, festivities and failures. In this film, Bezrukov truly brilliantly read the great legacy left to us - the poems of Sergei Yesenin. No matter what film critics say there, the film "Yesenin" (2005) turned out to be excellent, largely thanks to the brilliant work of Bezrukov.
The role of Sergei Bezrukov in the film “Vysotsky. Thank you for being alive”(2011) The actor revived a legendary man for us and did it truly masterfully, fully engaging in the role, giving all his strength and emotions in order to convey every nerve of Vladimir Semyonovich. Special plastic make-up, which turned Sergei into Vysotsky, was applied to the actor's face for several hours. But it was worth it, the film did not leave millions of viewers indifferent.
These are not all the roles played by Sergey Bezrukov, a genius and not sparing himself on stage and in front of cameras. There was also a wonderful Alexander Sergeevich Pushkin in the film “Pushkin. The last duel ", and business Irakli in the Irony of Fate-2", and Brilling in "Azazel", and the re-educated criminal "Twilight" in "High Security Vacation", and the God-man Yeshua Ha-Notsri in "The Master and Margarita" and many, many other roles. To date, the number of Sergei Bezrukov's roles has exceeded 50. Is this a lot or a little? For a 40-year-old actor, a solid figure. But the most important thing for us, the audience, is that the wonderful actor Sergei Bezrukov, People's Artist of the Russian Federation, does not just collect roles and does not play purely for himself. He gives himself to us and does it masterfully, brilliantly, with a constant smile and an open, sincere look.
