Алена Хмельницкая спасла подругу детства
The actress proved that the friendship exists.

Алена Хмельницкая спасла подругу детства

Between the characters Alena Khmelnytsky and Sergey Peregudova occurs novel

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Alena Khmelnitskaya sure that true friends will not quarrel nor because of different status, not for fashion, not for men. In a 16-episode melodrama “Indian summer” Alena plays the publisher of a women’s magazine spirited and cynical lady, best friend which is a former classmate, a humble librarian Anna (Aleksandra Kulikova). She raised a daughter alone, living on a small salary and on the verge of its 40th anniversary, nothing in life is not waiting. But here in her apartment in the center of St. Petersburg have targeted black realtors and spun a cycle of events changed her life, literally everything. “This is a romance with elements of crime film, a detective and a tragicomedy, — says Dmitry very. — This is our life, in which from the ridiculous to the tragic single step.

Алена Хмельницкая спасла подругу детства

Librarian Anna (Aleksandra Kulikova) raised a daughter Dasha (Alisa Lozovskaya) one

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A film about the end of the Soviet era Leningrad intelligentsia, and it’s about love, which is for all ages, and about the friendship between two women, “middle-aged”. Khmelnytsky and Kulikova played their characters with passion. “For the scene where the friends go to a nightclub, we clearly have makeup on and got dressed in leggings, mini skirt and dresses like a fashionista in the 80s. Now it is an absolute carnival, but that’s the way I went about 30 years ago, — tells Alyona. — And the costumes for my character, the publisher was made in St. Petersburg, and I went for fittings. By the way, before shooting the very suggested that I dye my hair red, but I refused. Not because I’m afraid to change, no, I red hair and worn! Just to the red and blue jackets of my businesswoman red tone hair is not suitable”.

Алена Хмельницкая спасла подругу детства

Hero James Shamshina in love with Anna and brings her a gift of a huge cabbage — its made up of three heads. Alice Lozova and Danilo Anufriev

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Yury Stoyanov has played in “Babi summer” ex-husband of Anna. He is a womanizer, a trouble maker and drink too much the bard of the loser. In the series, Yuri himself sings and plays the guitar. “For the scene in the restaurant wife svetozarova wrote poems — a parody on bad bard, with pretensions to romance, and I made up to them a simple melody on three chords, says Stoyanov. — By the way, when Joe called me in this picture, the first thing I asked, “what am I gonna eat this time?” Last our with Dima picture is of my character is constantly munching. In “Babi summer” my musician all the time eats: it doesn’t work here and won’t miss an opportunity to eat, everyone eats. Before every take I poured into a bowl of borscht and re-cut sandwiches — and every time it was necessary to consume food with a bestial appetite. But I decided to lose weight. What is out there!”

Алена Хмельницкая спасла подругу детства

The hero Yuri Stoyanov, former husband of Anna and father of Dasha, — drink too much the bard of the loser

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The Director was filmed in the places of his childhood on the Petrograd side. The apartment, which are hunted by bandits, built in the pavilion “Lenfilm”. And the home of one of the characters filmed near St. Petersburg, in the suburban village of Pargolovo. “We found a two-storey wooden building of the middle XIX century, recalls the very. — There is no one lives: the owners rent it for filming. When we started working on the second floor, all members of the group suddenly started getting dizzy. It turned out that this old building… swaying from side to side like a ship”.

Алена Хмельницкая спасла подругу детства

Vladimir Koshevoy plays a handsome young man gangsters instructed to take care Dasha

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Dangerous situations arose with other “Antiques” — an old American car from the early 70’s. It belongs to the hero of Vladimir Mishka — guy, who by order of the gang takes care of Anna’s daughter to get close to the coveted housing. For the soul inspirational “businessman” not a penny of money it is barely enough just for the fashionable clothes and an old car that is filming is really stalling at the most inopportune moment.

Алена Хмельницкая спасла подругу детства

Alena Khmelnitskaya: “For the scene in the night club, we clearly have makeup on and dressed in tights and mini dresses according to the fashion of the 80s”

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The episode when Stoyanov really trying to have a “dead” car, turned out so well that he decided to leave in the film. The painting was removed movie maker Proline Film and ASDS.

Galina Bokashevskaya played the mother of the hero Sergei Peregudova

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