When, during spring break in 1985, the TV series "Guest from the Future" appeared on the country's television screens, the performer of the role of Alisa Selezneva bathed in the rays of glory. Then many wondered who this girl is and how did she get on the set?
Way to success
Natasha Guseva was born in 1972 in the Moscow region of Zvenigorod. Her father worked in the electronics industry, her mother worked in medicine.
When the girl turned eleven, a film studio worker appeared in the class. He selected children with good diction for filming in the film "Dangerous Trivia". Natasha was chosen immediately, she was fond of recitation and won the recitation competition in the city Palace of Pioneers. The short film, shot on the recommendation of the traffic police, presented a textbook for children, and talked about the observance of traffic rules. During the scoring of the film, Natasha was noticed by the assistant director of the film "Guest from the Future" and invited to audition. The acquaintance of Guseva with Pavel Arsenev turned out to be unusual. The girl was extremely excited and named 1872 her year of birth, to which Pavel Oganezovich laughed: "Well, you are our guest from the past." All this did not prevent the director from discerning her acting talent.
The plot of the picture
In the 80s, there was no schoolboy in the Soviet Union who did not know who Alisa Selezneva was. Fantastic books by Kir Bulychev were incredibly popular in those years. Therefore, the five-part TV movie based on the fantastic story “One Hundred Years Ahead” was doomed to success. According to the plot, Kolya Gerasimov, a sixth grader of a Moscow school, finds a time machine. A curious boy accidentally presses the buttons and ends up at the Moscow Institute of Time a hundred years later. Kolya is in no hurry to return, because he wants so much to look at the city of the future, at least with one eye. The pioneer has new acquaintances. Among them are not only good people, but also the space pirates of the Rats and the Veselchak. Their goal is to take possession of the myelophon, a valuable device with the help of which the thoughts of other people and animals become understandable. Kolya manages to intercept the device and return to the present with it. Alice and the villains follow him to the capital of 1984. In the finale, it turns out that evil has been defeated, the pirates are caught and punished. Alice found Kolya and returned the myelophone, and also made many new friends in the past.
"Guest from the Future"
Arsenev's work was distinguished by an adult theme, many were surprised when he decided to shoot a children's science fiction film. The inspiration for the idea was Kir Bulychev, who invented Alice. After personal communication with the writer, Pavel Oganezovich caught fire with the creation of the painting "Guest from the Future".
Performer Alisa Selezneva went through a rather difficult selection before she was approved. Many beautiful girls applied for the role of Alice. But Natasha's smile, despite the tightness and shyness, struck the film crew. It was not easy for her during the filming period. Studying for Guseva has always been of primary importance, even on the expedition she carried a portfolio with notebooks and textbooks. The director allotted three hours a day for the young artist to prepare lessons. To the image of the heroine of Bulychev's books, she added intelligence, observation and childlike seriousness. At first glance, the schoolgirl did not stand out for her lively character and athletic appearance, as the author of the book described her heroine, but when the tape came out on the screens, it became clear: there was no better candidate. Other children's roles went to ordinary schoolchildren, Alyosha Fomkin, the performer of the role of Kolya Gerasimov, had acting experience in the Yeralash magazine.
Few believed in the success of the film. The management of the Gorky studio and television believed that such a story was useless for the Soviet guys. Money for the shooting was sorely lacking, the construction of the Moscow of the future and the creation of a zoo of animals from other planets turned out to be especially difficult. Work on the film lasted for two years, the scenes were filmed in Moscow, Adler, Gagra and Yalta. The adult cast impressed with its stellar cast: Vyacheslav Nevinny, Mikhail Kononov, Evgeny Gerasimov, Lyudmila Arinina, Georgy Burkov, Igor Yasulovich. The picture saw the light only thanks to the director's enthusiasm, everyone gave their best on the set - both experienced artists and debutants. The leading actress had a harder time than the others. She had to master the intricacies of the takeoff run to shoot a beautiful jump six meters long in physical education class. During the jump, the heroine flew over the operator with the camera, and each time she was afraid to touch him. Suffice it to recall the moment when Alice, in a long cloak on the shoulders of Mariana Ionesyan, depicts a tall lady with glasses. A friend could not bear the weight of Guseva, so Lesha Fomkin had to wear her. The burden during the defile through the streets was not easy. Another incident happened on the set in Kosmozoo, when it was planned that two pirates would push the heroine into a pond. But the water in the reservoir turned out to be too cold, the idea had to be abandoned.
Finest hour
After the release of the film, bags of messages began to arrive at the address of the film studio. Such success was not even after the release of the series "Seventeen Moments of Spring". Postal correspondence came from different parts of the immense homeland and from abroad. Sometimes the addressee's lines included only: “Moscow. Natasha Guseva "or" USSR. Alisa Selezneva ". One fan made an offer to Natasha in a letter, only asked to wait a little while they grow up. Another admirer wrote to Alice that he would direct and create a film about her. He kept his promise and many years later began to shoot documentaries, among his heroes was Guseva.
Natalia could hardly stand popularity. The success of the film about Alisa Selezneva was pleasant, but the obsession of the fans tired the actress. To become less recognizable, Guseva walked down the street with her head bowed low, she had problems with posture.
Filmography
"Guest from the Future" was not the only picture for Guseva. There were several more films in her acting biography. In 1986, the sports drama "Race of the Wreath" was released. According to the plot of the tape, the family of the protagonist, who went on a yacht on a trip around the world, finds himself in a difficult financial situation. And only his daughter, played by Natalia, demonstrates dignity and inner strength. In 1987, Pavel Arsenov continued the adaptation of films about the adventures of Alisa Selezneva. This time the book "Lilac Ball" was chosen And, although the tape turned out to be of better quality, it did not have such popularity as "Guest from the Future". The film "The Will of the Universe", filmed at a Belarusian film studio in 1988, told about the life of modern teenagers. Once again, viewers on the screens saw Guseva already in the new century. She played a small role as a TV presenter in an episode of the second season of the series Liteiny 4. In 2009, the cosmonaut commander spoke in her voice in the Russian cartoon "Alice's Birthday". After a 20-year hiatus, the actress agreed to participate in a number of television projects.
After the movie
Star fever bypassed Natasha. After filming, she remained kind, sympathetic and continued to study well. She especially liked the natural disciplines. The girl did not dream of a creative career, she was very sorry for the actors, because they are so happy when they get a role and are very upset when she is taken away. Having brilliantly graduated from school, the heroine became a university student and linked her life with biotechnology. At first she worked as an employee of the research institute. Now Alice, aka Natalya, is the head of a large company that produces systems for the diagnosis of infectious diseases and immune drugs.
In the life of Guseva there were two marriages. The girl's first husband, Denis Murashkevich, was her ardent admirer, today he is the head of the TV company's branch. They signed in 1993, and soon the couple had a daughter, Olesya. But after almost two decades, the couple separated. After a while, another man appeared in Natalia's life, designer Sergei Ambinder became him. Five years ago, a daughter, Sofia, was born in a new family.
Recently the film "Guest from the Future" celebrated its 30th anniversary. He is still loved by Russian schoolchildren and their parents. After all, looking at the screens, they recall their childhood and the first acquaintance with the main character of the picture - the blue-eyed Alisa Selezneva.
