“actresses” – a story that destroys the audience’s preconceived notions about the actors’ lives and lets the audience into their real lives with their fears, desires and goals. It will be shown how those who are used to being considered carefree people actually live. And as in the acting profession – how little in any other – the one who was everything yesterday can become nobody tomorrow. The 10 episodes will be divided into three acts, between which three years will pass, which will make it possible to trace the fates of the heroes over time.
The main roles in the series “Actresses” were played by Svetlana Khodchenkova, Elena Nikolaeva, Polina Pushkaruk, Sergey Gilev, Alexei Makarov, Roman Evdokimov, Anna Nevskaya, Olga Makeeva and Pavel Popov.
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Valery Todorovsky, producer:
“I was lucky with actresses. Paulina Andreeva wrote an excellent script. Along with him, the wonderful director Fyodor Bondarchuk also caught fire. And today I wait with bated breath for every new episode that comes out of the editing room. This work brought me a lot of joy. Soon it will be time to worry about how audiences will receive this very honest, personal, masterfully shot film.
Paulina Andreeva, screenwriter and showrunner:
“After the publication of Psycho, Valery Petrovich Todorovsky called me and offered me cooperation. The idea of a movie about the acting world was so on the surface that it was scary to start developing it. In my opinion, the study of the professional deformations, desires, and fears of the actors in “Actresses” turned out to be broader than just about them. The series has three acts: 2014, 2017, 2020 — and thanks to this structure, the change of the context in which the same characters live becomes more obvious and wider, the ups and downs are clearer. This is also a series about ancient times.
Fyodor Bondarchuk, director:
“There has probably never been such a complex project in my career. More than 19 characters, different time periods created in a unique style – from the first half of 2010 to the end of the decade. Three negotiations. This is the hardest semantic puzzle we put together with the team that worked on “Psycho”. Of course, in this film we dissect not only the characters and their circumstances, but also ourselves.”
Alexey Kiselyov, showrunner, studio producer:
“When we worked on the series “Psycho”, everyone thought: such magic will not happen again. And it’s good that we were wrong. This happened again on the set of the series “Actresses”. Of course, we were guided by the material itself: it was important to tell the truth about the profession honestly and with love. And by no means criticize anyone, after all we are all part of the same industry. We wanted to share our insights, talk about what we saw, what we experience.”
For the first time, Lolita Milyavskaya, who was not previously announced in the cast of the project, appeared on the poster of “Actresses”. The singer and actress, who will play the role of a theater director, also published the news on her social networks.
Lolita Milyavskaya, who plays the role of theater director Olga Vladimirovna:
“The invitation to audition for Fyodor Bondarchuk already looked like an Oscar to me! I went through them twice and honestly, I didn’t count on anything. When she was approved for the role, she galloped like a young gazelle. Filming was incredibly interesting and challenging! A team of the best Professionals gathered in one space. My heroine is beautiful because she is like millions of perfect women, with a “typical” addition to the category – a married lover whom she serves and supports. Can it be said that everything is predictable? But no, because the script is Paulina Andreeva, with whom I am in love not only as an actress, but also as a woman! I admire all her talents! By the way, after filming, I call Fedor Sergeevich only by his patronymic. Previously, she only used her first name. He is the Master!”