The large-scale historical plot of the series is built around the three main characters: Junker of the Nikolaev Cavalry School of Sergey Kirsanova-Dvinsky (Milos Bikovich), daughters of the divorce German bober Sofia Becker (Ksenia Lukyanchikova) and simple working Matthew Osipov (Grigory Nekrasov). In the asset of Xenia Lukyanchikova, there are already main roles in the series "Osin Nest", "Red Queen", etc., but the young actress comes in time for the first time. And, probably, all lovers of historical TV projects noticed how good it is in retro images. However, the role in the wings of the empire was reduced not only to the spectacular defile. Sometimes Ksenia was no joke.
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"The most difficult was the first shooting day - I broke my nose," recalls Ksenia. - There was a frost minus 27 degrees, ice, we shot 1917. Two hundred people of extras, the partner of the frame was supposed to grab me out of the crowd, but he slipped, fell on his back, and I my nose about his knee. But thanks to the frost, the face does not start swollen. And managed to work for a few more hours. Then there were scenes at the Finnish bay, I had to sink, and it was winter. The wetsuit did not save, as Ice water through the smallest gaps sucked inside. And such a scene was not alone. In the second, with me in the water I had to climb Grishe Nekrasov. " Nevertheless, the role of Sofia Becker has become for the actress by the gift that you can dream about. "Sofia's prototype can be called a great woman Larisa Reisner. She is amazing: it combined something militant, but at the same time something easy and tremendous. Warrior and poetess, Yin and Yang, man and woman in one person. Of course, it is insanely interesting to try to convey these paints and halftones, "Ksenia is sure.
The hero of Milosh Bikovich in the plot perfectly shoots and confidently holds in the saddle. The actor had to take into account this when preparing for shooting
Milos Bikovich is associated with many with a character from the comedy series "Hotel Eleon". But in the wings of the empire, he has a completely different, much more serious and even dramatic image. "It's hard for me to allocate some scene. There were so many changes that had to survive. I mean change inside the character. Igor Kopylov is an excellent director who is very thorough, deeply prepares his actors, but does not prescribe. And thanks to this, even the most difficult scenes are given without flour, "says Milos. In the plot of his hero, his hero owns a weapon and confidently holds in the saddle. Therefore, the preparation for the shooting meant not only work with the script. "Earlier I was already riding a ride, but it was literally a pair of scenes in one of the projects. Therefore, it is possible to believe that this time became for me first, "remembers Milos Bikovich. - still passing training at the Theater Academy, we went to Military Tir and shot there. In general, this is a rather strange feeling when you hold the object in your hands, which can easily select human life. But when the bullets are unreal, then shoot from the rifle simply. "
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In the filmography of Gregory Nekrasov, in addition to the "Wings of the Empire", only two projects, however, the title of promising actor graduate of the St. Petersburg Academy of Theatrical Art is not in vain. Preparation for filming for Gregory was also connected with work on accents, and he coped very well. "Matvey Osipov speaks with a Vologda talking that immediately adds the volume to this character. We bought a few books on govor, met with Valery Nikolayevich Galendev - he is my teacher for speech. In the first series, Matvey speaks with a say, then several episodes in German, then without a dialect, and then without words, "the actor remembers.
Actor Grigory Nekrasov For persuasiveness of the image of a simple worker Matvey Osipova, mastered the Vologda talk
Another character of the series you can call the place of filming. Not the city and landscapes (although they were replaced during the work), and the palace complexes of St. Petersburg and its streets. The modern appearance of the northern capital is far from the beginning of the XX century. Therefore, the decorators made unique walls that closed the double-glazed windows, neon signs and steel doors and returned the appearance of Petrograd. Removed in authentic places: a mansion on a million street, Mikhailovsky Palace, a house of scientists and the Alexandrinsky Theater. Sofia Becker at the invitation of Vsevolod Meyerhold attends the "Carnival" performance on this scene.
A large niche in the series occupies the cultural community of that era. In the film, the fate of Nikolai Gumilyov, Vsevolod Meyerhold, Anna Akhmatova and other artists and science.