“Love and Pigeons” is a popular Soviet film, which is very much liked by modern viewers. For this picture, Vladimir Menshov received a large number of awards.
Goskino for a long time did not want to accept it, because the film had a large number of scenes with alcoholic beverages. After some time, the creator of the picture defended her, and she appeared at the box office.
Many years have passed. Let's see what happened to the actors who starred in this film.
10. Vladimir Menshov (starred as a quadrille leader)
Vladimir Menshov is not only the creator of the film “Love and Pigeons”, but also an actor who was directly involved in the process. In his film, he starred as the lead quadrille.
Viewers saw the picture in this version due to its talent and perseverance. Menshov created 8 films and played a large number of roles.
In the early 80s, he won the Oscar: this award was won thanks to the wonderful painting “Moscow Does Not Believe in Tears”.
Now Vladimir Menshov is producing some projects and acting in various films.
9. Konstantin Mikhailov (Vasily Kuzyakin in childhood)
Young Vasily Kuzyakin was played by Konstantin, son of Alexander Mikhailov. Unfortunately, the scenes in which he participated were almost completely removed from the final version of the picture.
All the actor’s talents were fully manifested in his son: Konstantin arranges social events, writes music, works with popular radio stations, and is a producer of films and television programs.
He very much loves his mother and strongly supports her after her divorce from the elder Mikhailov: Vera Musatova never remarried.
8. Lyudmila Gurchenko (Raisa Zakharovna)
Raisa Zakharovna, an insidious homemaker, was a very unusual woman with a large number of strange hobbies. This exalted lady sought to rid Vasily of old habits and instill new ones in her; she was constantly unhappy with his wrong speech.
As a result, it did not work to make Vasya a member of high society, they quickly parted, and the main character returned to his previously abandoned wife.
Raisa Zakharovna uttered a lot of funny phrases, which later became quotes. She was played by the talented actress Lyudmila Gurchenko, who in all her life starred in more than 100 films.
7. Yanina Lisovskaya (Lyudka)
Lyudmila is the daughter of Vasily and Nadia. She returned to her parents after breaking up with her lover and supported her mother in the difficult period of her life.
Lyuda often quarreled with Nadezhda, but they quickly put up. The daughter of the main characters forgave Vasily one of the first, she dreamed of making peace with him and other family members.
Yanina Lisovskaya was born into a family of creative people and from childhood she was sure that she wanted to become an actress. She played in many Soviet films, and then moved to Germany. Her acting career continued to develop in this country.
6. Sergey Yursky (Uncle Mitya)
Some fans of the film “Love and Pigeons” remembered the funny Uncle Mitya more than Nina, Vasily and Raisa Zakharovna. This character is an alcoholic, but at the same time he is very interesting and noticeable.
Baba Shura, his wife, is trying to control her husband, but this is not always the case with her. Spouses often quarrel, and their skirmishes are very funny, and there is no doubt that the husband and wife have very tender feelings for each other.
Sergei Jurassic, who played Uncle Mitya, played a large number of roles in his life. His most famous characters are in the films Queen Margo, Look for a Woman, Comrade Stalin, and Golden Calf.
The actor is still starring in TV shows, films, he is also engaged in voice acting for cartoons.
5. Natalya Tenyakova (Baba Shura)
The actress who played Baba Shura, much younger than Nina Doroshina, who played one of the main roles. However, this did not prevent the forty-year-old Natalya Tenyakova from coping with the task. It is also worth noting that Jurassic and Tenyakova are actually husband and wife.
The actress played in 35 films, in addition, she actively worked in the theater. Natalya Tenyakova is filming now. One of her latest works is the role in the film “The Year When I Was Not Born,” which was released in 2017.
4. Lada Sizonenko (Olya)
Lada Sizonenko never connected her life with an acting career: the role of Olya, the youngest daughter of the main characters, remained the only one. She was offered a role in the film "Accident - the daughter of the cop," but she refused, because there were too many frank scenes.
The girl decided to devote herself to family life: she got married, became a mother, and then a rather successful model. Sizonenko and Lisovskaya are still somewhat alike, like real sisters.
3. Igor Lyakh (Lenka)
Lenka, the son of Vasya and Nadia, is a cheerful young man who loves messing with equipment.
When the head of the family went to a new lover, the guy immediately became more serious. He was very worried about his mother, he actively stood up for her.
This role was the first for Igor Lyakh, and it allowed him to gain great popularity among the audience. It was a very good start. During his life, Igor Lyakh starred in 11 films.
2. Nina Doroshina (Nadezhda Kuzyakina)
Vasily's wife was empathized with all Soviet women. All of them saw something from themselves in Naduha. Nadia was very sad when her husband left her. Then he came back, but the main character could not immediately accept him. As a result, family members began to live as before, but at the same time began to value each other more.
Nina Doroshina played in the theater, actively starred in films. In the late 80s, the actress disappeared from the screens for a long time, but after 20 years she returned to her beloved business.
1. Alexander Mikhailov (Vasily Kuzyakin)
Vasya Kuzyakin is an ordinary person who lives quietly with his wife and children, but he needs some kind of shake-up. He finds her in the person of Raisa Zakharovna: an interesting woman from work. They do not succeed, and Vasily tries to return to his wife.
When Alexander Mikhailov starred in the film “Love and Pigeons”, he was already an established actor, but this role made him even more popular. The actor is still working.