Аннотация: Lenya Bobrov writes the script after visiting the theater in the city of Saratov. A story.
Lenya Bobrov writes the script after visiting the theater in the city of Saratov. A story.
The ship made a stop in Saratov.
Passengers received theater tickets for the comedy Woe from Wit.
Saratovites turned out to be nice people. The remark of one of the characters: "... into the wilderness [to distant edges], to Saratov!" was greeted with applause and friendly laughter.
Lenya, meanwhile, was tormented by thoughts of paying taxes and other payments in connection with the real estate that suddenly appeared in his possession.
His gaze glided over the actors ...
Where to get money? Maybe ask the prime? In a private manner?
The performance is over. Actors came out to the public, and after the actors, the scriptwriter. Naturally, not Griboyedov, but the one who adapted the script to the requirements of the modern stage.
"He looks like a real Russian barin," Lenya thought, "he is obviously not a beggar knight of the Order of Malta of the epoch of Emperor Paul the First."
If cooperation with theaters is such a profitable business, then why shouldn't Lenya write a script?
The most popular are scripts on a modern theme.
Naturally, about a sad propagandist who is jealous of a popular parodist, there is no point in writing a script. Envy and longing are not themes that can create popularity among modern viewers. Plus, longing for a palace on the shores of a mountainous Italian lake... He looks like a sad man with a mustache. He looks like Charlie Chaplin.
The war correspondent remembered Babitsky... Who is Babitsky? It seems to be a familiar surname, but Lenya can"t remember anything specific. Look in the encyclopedia? A war correspondent says that Babitsky's hands were wrung behind his back...
It"s hard to be a front-line correspondent... They have to experience a lot of trouble, but they won"t get paid big money - so that they are obedient and don"t go far on a long vacation...
For the script, the story about Babitsky - whoever he is - is not good ...
But Yegor's story about a decent man in a bar surrounded by four aggressive types is an interesting idea.
Lenya suddenly realizes that one can focus not only on the theater, but also on the sphere of cinema. There, too, people make good money.
Lenya begins to write down the plot - it turns out a draft, a project of the future screenplay.
The well-known film director Andrey is making a film about the events in the village of Zeleny Gai.
An energetic woman lives and works as a local boss in this village.
This woman will be played by Andrei's wife, a very famous actress.
It is important to convey to moviegoers the idea that strong shocks can completely change a person's worldview.
This provincial boss (woman) has a daughter.
People who have never read the stories of Konstantin Paustovsky come to Zeleny Gai. A big movement starts.
The female leader rushes around the Zeleny Gai in search of her daughter.
Daughter found!
But the worldview of the woman - the main character has completely changed.
With this film, the famous director Andrey comes to a major Western film festival.
He enters a bar.
Plays billiards.
At this time, he find, that he is surrounded by members of the jury of the film festival.
They were clearly up to something.
Andrei is trying to brush off with the help of the billiard cue from the annoying jury.
But nothing comes out.
Andrei have to get a prize for cinematic merit. He have to go with his wife to the podium and to thank the jury and the public for their support.
From a strong moral shock, everything changes in Andrey's mind. In the future, he will never go to a Western film festival. He will never agree to receive an award from the hands of the leaders of Western cinematography.
The script ends with shots: Andrey's wife, using a branded knife, crumbles cabbage.
Lenya completed the preparation of the draft script. He can't even unequivocally tell himself whether he, himself, liked this scenario.
However, cinema is a collective matter.
Many people will work on the script and on the film. Minor and medium flaws will be corrected.
Now the main thing is to achieve consideration and acceptance of the idea itself.
Lenya sends a draft script to all the email addresses of a large creative family known to him.
If the draft scenario is accepted, then paying taxes and other payments in connection with the suddenly acquired real estate will not be a problem.
Time to take a walk on the deck... The cruise continues.
June 9, 2022 20:37
Translation from Russian into English: June 9, 2022 21:33.
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