Tens of thousands of costumes and make-up magic: in Minsk film the continuation of the series “Casanova”

Filming of the fourth season of the popular Russian TV series “Casanova” takes place in Minsk. On November 12, correspondents of the Minsk-Novosti agency visited the site at the Cultural and Sports Center of the Minsk Branch of BZD, talked with the actors and organizers, and also learned the details of the project.

The shooting process in Belarus started in early autumn. The work involves a mixed team consisting of Moscow and Minsk specialists. As noted by the creators, the location in the capital searched for photos on the Internet. For the previous parts of the project, the whole of St. Petersburg has already been filmed. But in Moscow there were no suitable natural sites for a new history.

- Making a film about Soviet times here is just a blessing! Belarusians have struck me in the heart: how attentively and reverently you treat your heritage and history. Everything is kept in perfect shape. You have very responsive, cool people. It is very easy and pleasant to spend shooting days here, shared creative producer Anika Galina.

Proprietary store on online maps

During the preparation for the shooting was not without curiosities. Director Sergey Komarov told about a funny incident that happened in Vitebsk. For the filming of the next series, decorators converted one abandoned building into a Soviet store of household goods. The signage and showcases turned out to be so believable that locals mistook the location for a real store and added it to the navigation app. The lead actor Anton Khabarov even jokingly left a positive review about him.

- It's a lot of fun and fun. Our artists do fantastically believable things. They look convincing, as it turned out, not only for the viewer, but also for an ordinary passer-by. In our fake hardware store even advise to go, — said the Director.

The gene of adventure and childhood memories

Answering the question about difficult scenes, A. Khabarov admitted that it is not easy for him to transform into a choreographer:

- With choreography now the most tormented, because you need to be able to dance well.

The actor also shared his personal memories of 1989, when the fourth season of Casanova takes place. The artist was seven years old at the time.

First class, I write with my left hand. And in Soviet times, left-handed people were not particularly liked. And my mother comes to the teacher Nina Fedorovna and asks me not to retrain. She agrees, “OK, we won’t tell anyone.” It's a vivid memory. I also had a medal for good studies. But I only gave it once because I wasn't a very compliant kid at school.

One of the main new characters of the season will be German Romanovsky - an experienced scammer who will compete with Igor Apreltsev, nicknamed Casanova. His role is played by Igor Vernik:

- I didn’t really want to play a particular character. But there were two heroes I often thought of. This is Don Juan and Ostap Bender: their gene for adventure is close to my heart. And when they offered to try out for the role of an experienced fraudster, my eyes glistened. In the image of Herman Romanovsky, I brought something from these two legendary heroes of their eras: alive, adventurous, no matter how old they are. Although initially the director saw the rival Igor Apreltsev older, if not older.

Tens of thousands of costumes and makeup magic

Special attention is paid to the visual reconstruction of the era of the late 1980s. Over the images of the heroes worked costume artist Radmila Migulina together with her sister and assistant Gella Migulina. According to them, the exact number of outfits for the fourth season can not even be counted - we are talking about several tens of thousands. Casanova alone will have at least 30 reincarnations in the new series. What features in costumes emphasize the character?

- First of all, these are tactile stereotypes. Summer is associated with silk, right? We will have a chess player: he is all so collected and soft. So with a tie, but with a cardigan. We added some wool detail to him. You'll also see the cooperator. He came up with a witty texture “bird’s eye”. It will be, so to speak, at the forefront of fashion. The golden brooch emphasized the sophistication, discernment of the hero, who allegedly visited abroad a lot. The most difficult image is Casanova ordinary. It is very interesting to come up with when he is some kind of phantom, choreographer or producer. And to make an inconspicuous person of Anton Khabarov is a task with an asterisk, the costume artists said.

Complement the characters of the details of makeup, the application of which takes from 25 minutes to an hour. Experts note that every little thing works on the perception of the hero by the viewer.

A beard doesn't always give you age. But the shine on the lips adds to the man sweetness, mannerism. Earring in the ear during the Soviet era (1989) - a special level of courage. If a brown-eyed actor puts on blue lenses, his eyes will become cold and angry.

Cinema as a hobby

Residents of Minsk actively participate in the shooting of mass scenes. One of them was Alla Izotova. She came to play the audience in a short episode. By profession, a woman is a primary school teacher, and participation in filming considers her hobby.

- I'm not an actress, and I haven't had any tests. Just sent her photos and data. When I was invited to star in the series “Casanova”, I was incredibly happy! This is my second experience. Last time I played a passerby: an episode in the yard, when the investigator detained Igor Apreltsev, the Minsk woman shared.

Filming for the fourth season is scheduled for December 3. A. Galina admitted that the team would like to continue the established tradition and present the finished season to viewers in the spring, on the eve of International Women’s Day.

Photo by Sergei Pozhi