The Thaw (Russian: Оттепель, romanized: Ottepel) is a Russian television series which debuted in 2013. Valery Todorovsky debuted as a TV director with it. The series is a melodrama about life in the Soviet Union during the Khrushchev Thaw, specifically about film artists of the age. Relational is that Todorovsky's father worked on film in roughly this era. In the West the series has been compared to Mad Men in terms of tone and visuals, though the subject and plots are quite different.[1]
The series is set in 1961. Cameraman Viktor Khrustalyov is in a difficult situation; he is suspected of being involved in the death of his friend, talented screenwriter Kostya Parshin, who committed suicide during a drinking-bout. The authorities try to put Khrustalyov in prison by any means. Viktor needs to shoot the comedy "The Girl and the Brigadier" in order to get permission to make the film "Shards" after the wonderful scenario left from his deceased screenwriter friend. Young director Yegor Myachin wants to adapt this screenplay. Khrustalyov arranges him as a trainee to the venerable director Krivitsky for a comedy. In the same film act Khrustalev's ex-wife Inga and his young sweetheart Maryana, with whom Yegor Myachin is also in love.
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For the historical period see Khrushchev Thaw The Thaw Russian Ottepel romanized Ottepel is a Russian television series which debuted in 2013 Valery Todorovsky debuted as a TV director with it The series is a melodrama about life in the Soviet Union during the Khrushchev Thaw specifically about film artists of the age Relational is that Todorovsky s father worked on film in roughly this era In the West the series has been compared to Mad Men in terms of tone and visuals though the subject and plots are quite different 1 The ThawGenreDramaWritten byValery Todorovsky Alyona Zvantsova Dmitri KonstantinovDirected byValery TodorovskyStarringYevgeny Tsyganov Aleksandr Yatsenko Anna ChipovskayaComposerKonstantin MeladzeCountry of originRussiaOriginal languageRussianNo of series1No of episodes12ProductionProducersValery Todorovsky Maksim Koroptsov Elena KozhanovaCinematographyIvan GudkovFyodor LyassProduction companyMarmot FilmReleaseOriginal networkChannel One RussiaOriginal release2 December 2013 12 02 10 December 2013 2013 12 10 Contents 1 Plot 2 Cast 3 Awards 4 References 5 External linksPlot EditThe series is set in 1961 Cameraman Viktor Khrustalyov is in a difficult situation he is suspected of being involved in the death of his friend talented screenwriter Kostya Parshin who committed suicide during a drinking bout The authorities try to put Khrustalyov in prison by any means Viktor needs to shoot the comedy The Girl and the Brigadier in order to get permission to make the film Shards after the wonderful scenario left from his deceased screenwriter friend Young director Yegor Myachin wants to adapt this screenplay Khrustalyov arranges him as a trainee to the venerable director Krivitsky for a comedy In the same film act Khrustalev s ex wife Inga and his young sweetheart Maryana with whom Yegor Myachin is also in love Cast EditYevgeny Tsyganov camera operator Viktor Khrustalyov Aleksandr Yatsenko director trainee Egor Ilich Myachin Anna Chipovskaya student of the Moscow State University Mariana Pichugina Viktoriya Isakova actress Inga Vitalevna Khrustaleva Mikhail Efremov director Fyodor Andreevich Krivitsky Svetlana Kolpakova wife of Krivitsky Nadia Jana Sexte cameraperson Lusia Polynina Pavel Derevyanko actor Gennady Petrovich Budnik Evgeny Volotsky Mariana s brother Tailor Alexander Sancha Pichugin Nina Dvorzhetskaya second director Regina Markovna Victor Horinjak actor Ruslan Anna Kotova make up artist Lida Paulina Andreeva singer Dina Vladimir Gostyukhin director of Mosfilm Semyon Vasilievich Pronin Vasily Mishchenko investigator Tsanin Andrei Smirnov father of Viktor Sergey Viktorovich Khrustalev Larisa Malevannaya grandmother Mariana Zoya Alexandrovna Olga Shtyrkova Khrustalev s daughter Asya Fedor Lavrov scriptwriter Kostya Parshin Nadezhda Markina costume designer Olga Filippovna Valery Todorovsky director Duta Skhirtladze director of the film Giya Revazovich Taridze Evgeniya Khirivskaya Larissa Konstantin Chepurin requisitor Arkady Vladimirovich Somov Viktor Dobronravov old friend of Khrustalev Peter Sophia Kashtanova Sophia Loren Sergei Bondarchuk junior Sergei Bondarchuk Nikita Yefremov Oleg Yefremov Antonina Papernaya Tatiana Samoilova Alexander Sutskover lawyer Svetlana Nikiforova make up artist Zhenya Anastasia Prokofieva dresser Elena Elena Melnikova employee of the Model House Olga Klebanovich secretary Pronina Lidia Ivanovna Nino Kantaria s stepmother Victor Nina Khrustaleva Anastasia Popova actress Oksana Fedot Lviv requisitor Melon Andrey Zavyuk Inga s lover Pavel Andrey Dushechkin witness sound engineer Victor Molchan s husband Regina Markovna Sergey Anastasia Zharkova assistant to the director clapper Irina Obidina conductor Andrey Dudarenko member of the artistic council Victor MoiseevichAwards Edit2014 TEFI Award 2 3 Best TV film TV series TV producer of the season Valery Todorovsky Best actor of a television film series Mikhail Efremov 2014 Golden Eagle Award 4 5 Best TV series more than 10 episodes Best male role on television Evgeny Tsyganov for the role of Viktor Khrustalyov Best female role on television Victoria Isakova for the role of Inga Khrustalyova 2015 Award of the Government of the Russian Federation in the Field of Culture 6 For the creation of the television series The Thaw Valery Todorovsky Dmitry Konstantinov Alyona Zvantsova Victoria Isakova Evgeny TsyganovReferences Edit Matt Zoller Seitz Inside The Thaw Russia s Version of Mad Men Vulture TEFI 2014 Laureaty Vechernego prajma Hello Laureaty premii TEFI 2014 TEFI Laureaty premii Zolotoj Orel za 2014 god Golden Eagle Award Yulia Diveeva Serial Ottepel Valeriya Todorovskogo poluchil Zolotogo Orla Komsomolskaya Pravda O prisuzhdenii premij Pravitelstva Rossijskoj Federacii PDF External links EditThe Thaw at IMDb nbsp This article about a television show originating in Russia is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title The Thaw TV series amp 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