Directors of costumed musical films were very fond of shooting Mikhail Boyarsky. And almost from the very beginning of his acting career. Judge for yourself: Cat Matvey, Wolf, horse thief Fedor, Teodoro, d'Artagnan, Hussar Nalimov, De Brilli, Black Jack, Fernand Mondego, Don Cesar de Bazan
Here's the case on the filming of the latter - "Don Cesar de Bazan" - we'll talk with you. The film was not very full of tricks. The main emphasis in it was on the musical component. But nevertheless they were there. Including equestrian. Well, you understand - XVII century. Coaches, riders, all business. And for the shooting of these particular tricks, the united horse group of the stables of the Leningrad Zoo and the Pushkin School of Artists were attracted. The producer was Mikhail Vadimovich Vorobyov
Well, the most difficult moment in the shooting was the classic for many adventure films, the jump of the protagonist from the roof to the horse's saddle. This, if you remember the film, was after Cesar's conversation with the king and when someone opened who was. Until he was captured, he had to quickly descend from the hunting lodge of the king. The hero of Mikhail Boyarsky jumps from the tower to the roof, and from this roof to the saddle and was such
This jump was decided to shoot two frames. In the first stuntman jumps from the roof into a pile of foam cushions, which are blocked from the camera by that very horse.
And the second shot is the exact hit of the main character in the horse's saddle. And then the actor must have already acted - Boyarsky
The task consisted in the following: the actor stands with his feet on the saddle, the horse holds the horse, after the "motor", the driver escapes from the frame, and the actor slides into the saddle, unfolds the horse and jumps from the camera deep into the frame. But the horse was not a motorcycle, she did not intend to stand alone. But the fact that it could end badly, Vorobyova did not listen.
And now the horse is put in the frame, Mikhail Boyarsky stands on the saddle, holding up his hands with a thin branch of the tree.
"Camera! Motor!", The assistant holding the horse, letting go of the motive, escapes from the frame. That's just the horse, as suggested by the director decided to follow her. Just one step, but that's enough. Absolutely not expecting such a dirty trick Boyarsky, having lost his balance, rattling his sword and spurs, flies down together with the broken branch, down to the concrete slabs of the path. A mute scene was interrupted by a voice from a group of spectators standing behind a low fence: "It seems that I flew for a short time, but how many I could say!"
That's when they remembered the director of equestrian scenes. He watched this scene from a carriage standing nearby. And an assistant to the director was immediately sent to him: "Misha, you suggested something, Yan Borisovich asked you to come." Well, it will be easier that way, do not convince anyone and prove anything. But it's not easier for Boyarsky
Here's how he recalled this survey:
"I always had with myself a small radio receiver, Jung: all night long, while we start shooting movies, it's boring, and the players are still far away.
And here is the "double two": Cesar is standing on the saddle, holding on to the branch, Irina - before the Unparalleled, the reason is thrown on a nail driven into a tree from the side opposite from the camera.
On the receiver, I find some loud music, and by adding the volume to the limit, I switch the range. The radio is silent. Wrapped in a cape cloak, I squat down in front of the horse, below the edge of the frame.
"Camera, motor, started." Irina runs away, at the same time I switch the range back, the receiver howls at the very hoofs. The unparalleled one shudders and freezes from surprise. It freezes for a second, but it's enough. I roll back into the bushes, Don usually slips into the saddle and, pulling off the carnation, jumps along the wall. "Thank you, filmed." If you look closely, you can still see the back bow of the modern sports saddle from under the "Spanish"
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The images from t / f "Don Cesar de Bazan", dir. Yan Fried, Lenfilm, 1989
and memories of the director of tricks Mikhail Vadimovich Vorobyov
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