Memory. Renata Litvinova

On January 12, 1967, Renata Litvinova, actress, screenwriter, director was born.

Personal business

Renata Muratovna Litvinova (49 years old) was born in Moscow in a family of doctors. Father, according to her, was a descendant of an old Tatar family. However, Renata saw him very rarely - her parents parted when the girl was only a year. Mother - Alisa Mikhailovna Litvinova - after that did not get married. She was a surgeon and worked a lot, so Renata grew up with her grandparents. In addition to general education, she also attended a music school and an athletics section, although she had no special ability to sports.

Since childhood, Litvinova was distinguished by a special view of the world and peculiar manners that classmates did not perceive and ridiculed. The class teacher said that the girl was “not from this world” and asked her not to touch.

Without friends, the girl spent most of her free time in solitude, reading books from the home library. She had Gogol's favorite writer.

In an interview with Vladimir Pozner, Litvinova said that she had a lonely childhood and she recalls school with disgust. The first time after graduation, classmates invited her to meetings, but she never came to them and gradually stopped inviting her.

In his youth, Renata Litvinova had great financial problems. To somehow make money, she began to act in advertising. The first advertising experience took place in the ninth grade. The schoolgirl was invited to advertise jewelry with which her appearance was perfectly combined. The first Renata fee amounted to 20 rubles.

Litvinova’s mother loved the movie very much and this hobby was transmitted to her daughter. After school, she went to enter the Faculty of VGIK. By this time, Renata had already written stories and small scenarios, which she showed upon admission. The famous screenwriter Evgeny Gabrilovich and Litvinov acted the first time the first time. “From the first time I entered the VGIK, to the scenario faculty. A very convenient university for me, because I was at the distance of one stop at the metro from my then house. Accepted the classic, screenwriter Evgeny Gabrilovich. In his second year, he even offered me to write something in co-authorship. And I was so windy, I just laughed for such a proposal, ”Renata later recalled.

According to her admission, it was at VGIK that she began to feel happy. Unlike a school where classmates did not understand her and perceived extremely unkindly, at the institute her non -standard thinking and the manner of holding made a strong impression not only on classmates, but also on teachers.

During the years of study, the story of a movie that Litvinova did not miss, despite the fact that classes began at 9 am on Saturdays, was a favorite subject.

Litvinova's diploma scenario called "The fundamental and compassionate gaze of Ali K." I did not like the reviewer who negatively appreciated the almost finished work. As a result, it had to be rewritten three times. Later, the famous film director Kira Muratova read Renata's thesis in the Almanac and even wanted to make a film on it.

Renata underwear internship was held in the association of the famous director, screenwriter and producer Sergei Solovyov “Cro”, whom she met even when he led the Kazakh workshop at VGIK. Solovyov really liked the Renata script “Dislike” and he launched his shooting in his association. In 1988, Litvinova wrote a script for the short film “Very beloved Rita. The last meeting with her, ”and in 1989 she debuted as an actress of an episodic role in the film by the Russian director Alla Surikova“ Two Arrows. Stone Age Detective. " Thus began the creative path of Renata Litvinova ..

At one of the film festivals, Kira Muratova met Litvinova personally and immediately invited her to act in films.

“I never felt acting talents. Moreover, I considered my face to be nephotogenic. I always refused when they called me to act. And it was impossible to refuse Kira Muratova, ”Renata later said.

Immediately after the appearance on the screen, Renata Litvinov made a great impression on the public. She became a fashionable character and an object of increased attention of film press and bohemian society.

In 1990, in collaboration with Oleg Morozov and Andreas Christoph Schmidt Litvinov, he writes the script for the drama Leningrad. November ”, which reflects the problems of misunderstanding between the father, who survived the blockade of Leningrad, and the son, who married the German. The film was released unnoticed and did not receive wide audience attention. After that, Renata modifies the script for the drama "Dislike". According to critics, this picture not only opened the way to the profession by the screenwriter Renate Litvinova, but also became the first ribbon in the History of Free Russian Cinema. The film was shot by director Valery Rubinchik and released in 1992.

In the same year, Litvinova writes the script for the absurd tragicomedy “Tractorists 2”, in which the problem of choice between wealth and poverty is considered in an ironic form.

In 1994, Kira Muratova’s film “Passionate” was released on large screens, in which Renata played one of the main roles - a strange nurse with her mysterious monologues. In 1995, the film received two Nick awards in the nominations “Best Film” and “Best Director”, as well as a special prize of the jury at the Kinotavr film festival.

After that, Litvinova wrote several short stories for Muratova, including “Ophelia, recently drowning”, which Muratova included as one of the parts in her film “Three Stories” and invited Litvinova to play the role of Ophelia. After this role, Renata Litvinova already gained professional fame.

In 1996, director Alexander Sukhochev nevertheless shot a film according to Litvinova's diploma scenario “A fundamental and compassionate look.

In 1997, director Valery Todorovsky shot the film “The Country of the Deaf” based on Litvinova’s story “Otble and Prinders”.

All -Russian fame as actress Renata Litvinova received after the release of the television movie Alexander Mitta “Border. The Tauga Roman ”, where she played the role of the garrison health worker Albina Raven - a strange, sophisticated girl who burdens life in the outback of Russia with a hated husband. In 2002, for her role in this series, Renata Litvinova received the State Prize of the Russian Federation.

In the same 2000, Litvinova released her own documentary “There is no death for me”, compiled from an interview with five legendary Soviet actresses: Nonny Mordyukova, Tatyana Okunevskaya, Tatyana Samoilova, Lidia Smirnova and Vera Vasilyeva. Nonna Mordyukova played her last role in this film.

In 2001, Litvinova starred in three paintings at once: the Black Room Kinoalemany, the film “Berlin Express” and the criminal drama “April”. Also this year, Litvinova starred in the video of Alla Pugacheva “River Tram”, and in 2003 in the video of the graduate of the “Star Factory” Yulia Buzhilova for the song “You write me”.

In 2002, the picture “Heaven. Airplane. Girl ” - remake of the 1968 film“ Once again about Love ”. In this work, Renata acted as a screenwriter, producer and actress, playing the main female role of Lara. The script of Litvinova wrote, relying on the play by Edward Radzinsky “104 pages about love”.

In 2004, the surreal drama of Renata Litvinova “Goddess: how I fell in love”, which became her full -length directorial debut was released. In this film, Litvinova performed simultaneously a producer, screenwriter, director and leading performer.

In 2012, the painting “The Last Tale of Rita” was released, shot by Renata Litvinova with his own money. The film is dominated by the favorite theme of the artist - the motive of death.

Recently in St. Petersburg, shooting of the new painting “Petersburg. Selfie ". The film consists of seven short films that will be shot exclusively by women. One of the seven directors of the film is Renata Litvinova. She will remove the final story called “save Joseph” dedicated to Joseph Brodsky.

What is famous

Renata Litvinova is one of the most striking and extraordinary figures of modern Russian cinema. Film actress, film director, TV presenter, laureate of the Russian State Prize (2001), Honored Artist of the Russian Federation (2003), known for roles in the films “Border. Taezhny Roman”, “It doesn’t hurt”, “Heaven. Airplane. Young woman". For her film career, she starred in 33 films as an actress, was a screenwriter of 14 paintings and a director of six.

But much more than working in the cinema, Litvinova is famous for its unique manner of holding and talking. Mannered, stable, inimitable, unique, strange - this is not the whole list of epithets that accompany this extraordinary woman. According to one of the leaders of her course in VGIK, Isaa Kuznetsov, "at first all the Renata manners seem fake, but then you understand that this is a natural way to hold on to her."

Litvinov is rightfully called the "icon of style." She spends a lot of time in museums of ancient clothes, led on television copyright programs about the history of fashion - “Beauty Podestal. The story of shoes with Renata Litvinova ”and“ The beauty of the hidden. The history of the lower dress with Renata Litvinova ”on the TV channel“ Culture ”,“ Style from Renata Litvinova ”on NTV .

The actress is an advertising face of many brands. At different times, she advertised L'Oreal cosmetics, RADO watches, Volvo cars, Carrera Y Carrera jewelry.

What you need to know about

Renata Litvinova was twice married. The first husband was filmmaker Alexander Antipov. The marriage lasted only a year. The second husband of the actress was businessman Leonid Dobrovsky. They lived with 2001 to 2006. In marriage, the daughter of Ulyana was born (2001).

The departure of Litvinova from her second husband is associated with her acquaintance with one of the most talented and original Russian rock singers Zemfira, with whom they have been inseparable for more than 10 years. Relations of Renata Litvinova and singer Zemfira have been the topic of discussions in the secular party and the yellow press for many years.

Litvinov and Zemfira connects many years of cooperation and personal communication. The fruits of this tandem were several joint clips, the soundtrack to the tape “The Last Tale of Rita” and the film “The Green Theater in Zemfira”.

The actress and singer never zearously denied her relationship, but did not open openly, although the paparazzi now and then published pictures of their joint rest in clubs and in the resorts.

In 2008, Renata devoted a full -length documentary to her friend “The Green Theater in Zemfira”, in which excerpts from the singer’s concert performances are interspersed with her monologues about the most important thing - about life, relationships, creativity, faces of talent. In the same year, the Green Theater in Zemfira was recognized as the best musical film of the year according to an independent music award.

On her page on the social network, Renata Litvinova posted a quote from Zemfira: “No, I have no friends. Not my style. I do not like companies. I have one person, Renata, this is enough for me. It is multifaceted, interesting - it seems to me that it is better than the company. And I'm never bored with her. "

Direct speech:

About studying at VGIK: “Talent is the beauty for me. Then there were few girls at the scenario faculties. In those years, I was constantly invited to act in some films, or play sketches, or act in a photo. Everyone looked after. Of course, I behaved insidiously. And how else, if you are 17 years old? And only on 16 I kissed the first time. ”

About love : “Here, for example, I do not understand many people close to me. It happens that I’m sitting - I think that I am not able to understand why these people do this with me. But he holds me, gives me strength love and a tender attitude towards them. Nonsense begins in me - and then I restrain myself, because I remember that once I also experienced indignation, and this became my grandiose mistake. Do not put pressure on people, in no case do not demand from them any of their ideas about happiness. That is: I do not understand you, but I love you, and this is the strongest of all. "

About the film “Goddess”: “You know this process, when they are washed out of gold: they pour from a bucket into a bucket, pour out, poured - finally, some slices appear at the bottom. The shine of the "goddess" began to pour seven years ago. What was preserved everywhere, in all versions - my illness or chip: I like direct appeals from the screen to the hall when the characters say my favorite phrases - these phrases were whole pages. “I love them at the beginning and immediately, and they only when drunk,” for example. Or: “He hits her, catching up, hits again, she screams, and then they kiss. In general, they do everything that I hate so. " “And then no one gave me hands, and did not regret it, and did not smile, although I tried so hard, I tried so hard!” In general, I would like to make a separate film from the same phrases, completely fantastic, my loved ones. I still have a lot of them left - I just could not insert them. ”

Critic Roman Volobuev about the film “Goddess”: “The most badly shot and poorly mounted masterpiece that I had to see. I don’t want to argue with her love for her at all (and it’s not too much), but there is a serious desire to say that those who do not like the “goddess”, they don’t understand the devil in cinematic art. ”

Fashion historian Alexander Vasiliev about Litvinova : “Renata is the only world -class star who is not ashamed to send to Paris, to Venice, to the Cannes Festival. She will always look marvelous. ”

Vladimir Posner about Renat Litvinova: “When I first saw Renata Litvinov, it was quite a few years ago, but I definitely don’t remember a year or a place, I was dumbfounded. From her completely incredible, non -standard, rare beauty. And when we met closer, I finally dumbfounded because it does not fit into any standards.

She is not just a blonde, she is the quintessence of a blonde - not only in the sense of hair color, but in the sense of a general impression of everything. From her eyes, from the movement of her hands, from how she walks, how she looks, how she gestures, how she stands and sits - so only blondes can do so exclusively. But since the blonde, then it should be stupid on the stencil like a cork, and since a super-blonde, then there should be a super-clip. And here sorry, sir. No, not stupid. And smart. I would even allow myself to say-smartly, smart, completely in its own way, like no one else, smart in itself, thereby expressing its absolutely unique essence. ”

7 facts about Renate Litvinova

• The actress received the name Renata in honor of her Uncle Rinat, who was a Tatar.
• The Renata school was much higher than its peers, for which she was given the nickname "Ostankino television tower."
• In VGIK, Litvinova studied on the same course with Roman Kachanov and Arkady Vysotsky.
• In 2005, the book of Alexei Vasiliev “Goddess. Talking with Renata Litvinova. " The book consists of dialogues and excerpts of Litvinova prose, its reasoning and memories.
• For several years, Renata Litvinova flew to Paris every weekend to see her daughter Ulyana, who is studying in France at the prestigious pantry school of Ecole des Roches. At the end of 2015, information appeared that Litvinova became the owner of the apartment on Bon-Nowel Boulevard in Paris
• Due to the peculiar manner of behavior and speech, Renata Litvinov often becomes the object of parodies. The most famous parody of the actress belongs to Maxim Galkin. Her phrases “I am so strange” and “how scary to live”, masterfully copied by Galkin, have already become part of folklore.
• Litvinova - Honored Artist of the Russian Federation (2003), laureate of the State Prize of Russia (2002), two -time laureate of the open Russian film festival "Kinotavr" (1994, 2006), awarded Pushkin’s medal (2012) for merits in the field of culture, art and the creation of highly artistic images

Materials about Renate Litvinova

Vladimir Pozner: "If you fall in love with Renata Litvinov, then this is like a sentence, it is for life"

"Alexander Vasiliev: Renata Litvinova is an icon of style." Article in the magazine "7 days"

Renata Litvinova: "Love is constant pain"

Renata Litvinova on the site "Around TV"

Official website Renata Litvinova

Article about Renate Litvinova on Wikipedia