Viktor Shamirov: "Seriousness is inversely proportional to talent"

Victor Shamirov became known as a film director and screenwriter in 2006, after appearing on the screen of the comic strip "Savages". Before that, I had time to try myself as an actor and theater director, which also did not pass the attention of spectators and professional critics. In addition, he was seen as the editor of his films. What else is known about Shamirov?

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Victor Shamirov celebrates his birthday on May 24. He was born in 1966 in Rostov-on-Don. After serving, as expected, in the army, entered the faculty of the Rostov University. However, the student theater gradually attracted the attention of the failed mathematician, and by the third course it became clear to him that changes were inevitable.

Saying goodbye to the institute, Shamirov was in a state of uncertainty for a while, working as a loader or as a laboratory assistant; Trying to write plays and put on performances in the youth theater, until he found a simple handyman in the local theater "Epos". Here he "got infected" with the theatrical atmosphere, which entered his life decisively and inevitably.

Theater

In 26 years Victor, having justified his name, triumphantly entered GITIS (quite by chance, according to Shamirov himself) to the directing faculty, where he had a good school in the studio of Mark Zakharov. Having received the diploma of the theater director, Shamirov remained with M. Zakharov, but the first actor's work was declared by him in the "School of the Modern Play" at Reichelgauz. The role of Treplev in "Seagull" became, in a certain sense, a rehearsal of Shamirov in the director's profession.

Then there were various theatrical productions in different genres on different venues and in different cities - Victor Shamirov preferred the status of "invited director". And each of his performances attracted attention, causing a lot of ambiguous judgments and emotions.

For example, the production of "Masquerade" based on the drama Lermontov at the Stanislavsky Theater caused criticism from critics who saw in it a too obvious parody of the classics. But "Don Juan", staged earlier in the Theater of the Russian Army, or "Not all the Shrove Cats" - on the stage of the "Man" studio, did not foreshadow such a turn of events.

"God"

This topic was continued in the "ancient Greek home performance" by Woody Allen "God", which decided the theater Mossovet. In a retelling of the Russian director Shamirov, Woody Allen's peculiar humor acquires the character of a grotesque, becoming even more insane than the same tea party in the fantasy of Lewis Carroll.

According to the author's idea, the idea revives the idea of "God out of the machine", which was typical for the ancient Greek theater, when the character, solving all the problems, came down to the stage from the top of the performance, using a special mechanical device.

Woody Allen under the name of God in the world was inadequate, to put it mildly, a man who must die. On the one hand, it's sad, but on the other - a reason to laugh heartily. Victor Shamirov in this play plays the author himself, continuing to try on the role of the Creator. In this case - a mad creator.

The film "Savages"

Despite the fact that Shamirov positions himself as a theatrical director, recently he increasingly began to turn to filmmaking. It all began with the comic strip "Savages", released in 2006 according to his own scenario.

This film is a variant of the sitcom, mostly, alas, "horizontal". All the participants lie, from time to time changing poses and entourage. So, the main savage Ay-ya, whose role is played by Gosha Kutsenko, washes his naked figure in the sea waves. Black (Vlad Galkin) methodically orgasms in the tent, Mr. (Basharov) generally barely keeps on his feet, falling, wherever possible.

The film almost does not look at the plot: it is built from the album of holiday memories, each of which is provided with an uncomplicated signature to match what is happening in the frame. And there is a continuous lunacy to the accompaniment of mild filth.

And all this disgrace unfolds on the background of the beautiful Crimean nature. Director Viktor Shamirov was shooting a film in the area of Balaklava and Fiolent, the most picturesque places on the Crimean peninsula. The film crew successfully combined work and rest, almost merging with their characters soul and body, slowly approaching the end of the holiday season.

Completely wild with animal life, people are slowly coming to their senses, feeling sated by drinking, mechanical sex, the lack of meaningful actions. It's raining, and sadness envelops the once merriment-laden mise en scene. And Gosha Kutsenko's piercingly sad look remains, as a dry residue after the sounds of the farewell song against the background of the closing credits.

Further "exercises in the beautiful"

What else will Viktor Shamirov be able to entertain the bored public? Films directed by "The Exercises in the Beautiful" (2011), "With me this is what happens" (2012), "The Game of Truth" (2013) have already become events in Russian cultural reality. He always surprises, showing embryos high in the low, and vice versa, spying on their characters in the most intimate moments of their lives. Looking for funny in a serious, generously shares with the audience its findings.

About Shamirov used to say that you can expect anything from him, anything - and still not guess the course of his thoughts. He is predictable only in one - it will be interesting! And if he did not get bored during rehearsals, then the viewer will not be able to fall asleep on his productions and films.