Died director Vasily Pichul – Russian newspaper

The news came of the death of Basil Picula. 54-year-old director, author box office hits of the legendary era of perestroika “Little Vera”, directed by the TV program “Puppets” released on the NTV channel in 1994-1998, author of the New Year program on ORT “Old songs about the main-3″ (awarded the prize as the best Taffy TV program of the year), died on Sunday, 26 July, 55-year life. It is reported by Tass.

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55 million viewers – the record of the film “Little Vera”, filmed in 1988, 27-year-old graduate of VGIK, Marlena Hutsieva disciple, could not be repeated by any other film Basil Picula. No picture “in Sochi dark night” (1989), neither seemed doomed to success “Dreams idiot” (1993) – a new film version of “Golden Calf” by Ilf and Petrov, nor excessive and gleaming like fireworks over dilapidated pavilions Exhibition Center, film “The sky with diamonds.” Furthermore. Probably it will not be an exaggeration to say that the success of “Little Vera” did not repeat any Russian film of the 1990s. It all came together – the air of freedom and change, fierce energy of youth, directing talent Picula, great script Khmelik Mary and stunning charm Natalia scoundrel of a new star of the new Russian cinema. And, of course, the fact that the system was alive hire Russian cinema.

Freedom comes naked, the French say. Not surprisingly, the “Little Vera”, which looked both children and adults, students and grandmothers, mothers with babies and respectable man in years, was the film “Change”. It is surprising that there was no vulgarity, no seamy side. It was a rude life – yes, but there were a rebellion, love and hope. To make a film, I had to feel the pulse of the times, as their own. But perhaps the director was difficult to accept the fact that the film, if not the debut (the first film was “You are someone, stariche?”), Proved to be the most important for him, “a song about the main thing.” No, not about sex. On freedom, love, growing up and faithfulness itself.

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