That same Munchausen 32. What day, according to the film “That Same Munchausen,” did the title character give to his hometown?

"The most truthful".

The plot of the film That Munchausen

The main character of the picture " The same Munchausen" Carl Friedrich Hieronymus Baron von Munchausen(Oleg Yankovsky), known to everyone as a dreamer and a liar, of which there are few, after twenty years of marriage he met the daughter of a pharmacist Martu(Elena Koreneva), with whom I fell in love at first sight. And for two years now the baron has not lived with his legal wife Jacobina(Inna Churikova), but with his beloved.

Munchausen And Martha dreamed of getting married, but according to secular and church laws they could not do this while the baron and baroness were married.

Asking him to let him get a divorce Munchausen appealed to various authorities - the pastor (Vladimir Dolinsky), the burgomaster (Igor Kvasha), the duke (Leonid Bronevoy). In the end, he was allowed to file a lawsuit to legally divorce the woman he did not love and did not love him. Jacobina. But not only the Baroness herself, but her son are opposed to this Munchausen Theophilus(Leonid Yarmolnik), both lawyer and lover Jacobins Heinrich Ramkopf(Alexander Abdulov) - they decided to declare the baron crazy in order to take possession of his fortune and property.

When the desired freedom was almost achieved, and all that remained was to sign the papers, Munchausen due to his inability to “be like everyone else,” he ruined everything. Seeing the date “May 32” put by the baron on the documents, the judge (Vsevolod Larionov) considered this an inappropriate joke and, offended, annulled his decision on divorce. In vain Munchausen claimed that as a result of his calculations, he discovered an error in the calendar and “discovered” a new day, which he was going to give to the townspeople.

Upset about what happened Martha with tears in her eyes, she persuaded the baron to apologize to the court and ask for his divorce case to be resolved positively.

The members of the city council, led by the Duke, decided to give Munchausen a second chance, but with the condition that the baron must recognize all the stories he told, which he presented as the pure truth, as lies and empty fabrications.

The history of the film That Munchausen

As a basis for the script Grigory Gorin took his own play" The most truthful", for the creation of which the plots of the works were used German writer Rudolf Erich Raspe(Rudolf Erich Raspe) about the adventures of the legendary baron Munchausen.

Performance based on the play, main role in which he performed Vladimir Zeldin, With great success went to Theater Soviet army . I really liked the production Mark Zakharov, who, having watched it, was inspired by the idea of ​​filming it.

Here is how the director himself talks about how he came up with the idea of ​​making a television version of the play:

""T from Munchausen"began for me with a wonderful play Grigory Gorin when I saw the premiere performance based on it in Theater of the Soviet Army. Munchausen- a wise and skillful jester who instills in people a joyful belief that miracles can become reality. But it is met with misunderstanding by the majority. And people who don’t fit into the majority have always interested me personally.”

In addition to the dramatic basis, when creating the film, music for the play was also used, written by famous composer Alexey Rybnikov.

Mark Zakharov from the very beginning as a baron Munchausen was going to shoot Oleg Yankovsky, who played the main character in his previous film" An ordinary miracle". However, both members of the artistic council and Grigory Gorin there were doubts about the correctness of the director's choice.

Gorin later wrote in his memoirs:

“Before that, he played straightforward, tough, strong-willed people - Volga characters that betray his origin. I didn't believe in his baron. The work began, he got into character, and changed before our eyes. He grew into the role and appeared Munchausen- smart, ironic, subtle. What a mistake it would be if we took another actor!”

Nevertheless, Zakharov managed to defend the candidacy Yankovsky, in whose career there were no previous comedy roles.

"In the invitation to the role of Baron Munchausen Oleg Yankovsky there was an element of risk,” the director recalled. - He still developed as an actor of a completely non-comedy kind. But to my credit Oleg, in his acting palette there were also comedic colors, which found a worthy embodiment in the film, especially in its first part.”

But to choose an actress who will play Martu, turned out to be a difficult task. Among the contenders for the role of the baron's beloved were Irina Mazurkevich ("The tale of how Tsar Peter married a blackamoor ", "Three in the boat, not counting the dog ", "Say a word about the poor hussar") And Galina Zolotareva ("Mother", "Mask and soul"), But Zakharov leaned towards filming Tatyana Dogileva. Make a choice in favor Elena Koreneva, who, in the end, was invited to filming, it helped that Koreneva, Unlike Dogileva, as well as more than half of the performers in the film, was not an actress directed Zakharov "Lenkom". “If everyone is taken to filming, who will act in the theater?” - noticed Mark Anatolyevich.

For the role Theophila actor auditioned Satire Theater Yuri Vasiliev, ("4:0 in favor of Tanya", "And Shepilov, who joined them ", "Special correspondent of the investigation department"), and for the role Ramkopf- Moscow Art Theater member Sergey Kolesnikov, ex-host of the program " Hacienda"who played one of the roles in the action movie" Die Hard: A Good Day to Die" (“A Good Day to Die Hard”). However, by the decision of the artistic council, the roles were given to L Eonid Yarmolnik And Alexander Abdulov respectively.

"The same Munchausen"less than other tapes Zakharova suffered from censorship - for example, when submitting to the artistic council" An ordinary miracle"Every phrase had to be defended with a fight. From " Munchausen“Only one insignificant scene was cut out. The director himself believes that he owes such luck to the fact that the film was released on the eve of the New Year, and the film officials who accepted the film were already in a pre-holiday mood, as a result of which they were not so picky about his new creation.

From the very first showing on television, the film became very popular, and now, more than thirty years after the premiere, it, having acquired the status of a cult film, remains beloved by a huge number of viewers.

In 1980 the film The same Munchausen won the Journalists' Jury Prize and the Directing Prize ( Mark Zakharov) at the International Television Festival " Zlata Prague"in Prague (Czechoslovakia) and in 1981 the prize “For high skill and original creative search” ( Mark Zakharov) at the All-Union Television Festival in Yerevan.

Filming " The same Munchausen"took place in the GDR, in the city of Wernigerode, whose ancient streets and interiors of houses, as well as the surrounding forests and meadows, became magnificent settings for the television version of the story about truthful person in the world.

Film crew of the film That Munchausen

Director of the film That Munchausen: Mark Zakharov
Screenwriter of the film That Munchausen: Grigory Gorin
Cast: Oleg Yankovsky, Inna Churikova, Elena Koreneva, Igor Kvasha, Alexander Abdulov, Leonid Yarmolnik, Yuri Katin-Yartsev, Vladimir Dolinsky, Leonid Bronevoy, Semyon Farada and others
Operator: Vladimir Nakhabtsev
Composer: Alexey Rybnikov

When they ask me the question: “What is my favorite Russian film?”, I answer without hesitation - “The same Munchausen.” Why? I won't even say for sure. I like everything about it. Great plot by Grigory Gorin, in which there is a lot of subtle, kind, sincere and sharp humor. Almost every phrase is a diamond! Brilliant acting. And what actors! Constellation! And of course, a wonderful production by Mark Zakharov.

The story of this film begins with theatrical production– the play “The Most Truthful”, for the creation of which plots from the works of the German writer Rudolf Erich Raspe about the adventures of the legendary Baron Munchausen were used, Grigory Gorin wrote at the request of actor Vladimir Zeldin, who really wanted to play the role of Baron Munchausen. The performance was staged at the Soviet Army Theater and was an incredible success among the audience. Mark Zakharov watched this performance and decided to transfer it to the big screen.

Here is how the director himself talks about how he came up with the idea of ​​making a television version of the play: “That Same Munchausen” began for me with a wonderful play by Grigory Gorin, when I saw the premiere performance of it at the Soviet Army Theater. Munchausen is a wise and skillful jester who instills in people a joyful belief that miracles can become reality. But it is met with misunderstanding by the majority. And people who don’t fit into the majority have always interested me personally.”

However, members of the artistic council also had doubts about the correctness of the choice of director. Zakharov was told that Yankovsky was not suitable in age and was fit to be the baron’s son. Screenwriter Grigory Gorin also had doubts about Yankovsky, writing in his memoirs: “Before that, he played straightforward, tough, strong-willed people - Volga characters that betrayed his origin. I didn't believe in his baron. The work began, he got into character, and changed before our eyes. He grew into the role, and Munchausen appeared - smart, ironic, subtle. What a mistake it would be if we took another actor!”

Nevertheless, Zakharov managed to defend Yankovsky’s candidacy. “There was an element of risk in inviting Oleg Yankovsky to the role of Baron Munchausen,” the director recalled. “After all, he developed as an actor of a completely non-comedy kind. But to Oleg’s credit, his acting palette also contained comedic colors, which found worthy embodiment in the film, especially in its first part.”

But choosing an actress to play Martha turned out to be a difficult task. Among the contenders for the role of the baron's beloved were Irina Mazurkevich and Galina Zolotareva, but Zakharov was inclined to cast Tatyana Dogileva in the film. The fact that Koreneva, unlike Dogileva, as well as more than half of the actors in the film, was not an actress at Lenkom, directed by Zakharov, helped make the choice in favor of Elena Koreneva, who, in the end, was invited to filming. “If everyone is taken to filming, who will act in the theater?” – Mark Anatolyevich noted.

Satire Theater actor Yuri Vasiliev played the role of Theophilus, but Leonid Yarmolnik was cast.

An actor from the Moscow Art Theater Kolesnikov auditioned for the role of Ramkopf, but the majority on the artistic council voted for Alexander Abdulov. They said that although there is no irony in him, he has youth, charm, and he has the sympathy of the audience.

But Leonid Bronevoy was approved without tests.

In the initial scene of Munchausen's conversation with the hunters, German actors were filmed together with Oleg Yankovsky and Yuri Katin-Yartsev, who were later voiced by Russians. If you look closely, you will notice that their articulation does not match the text.

It turned out to be difficult to depict a deer with a cherry tree on its head, which comes out of the forest in confirmation of Munchausen’s words. “When we came to the zoo to film the animal, it turned out that the deer were just shedding their antlers, so there was no need to attach the tree,” says combined filming operator Vsevolod Yakubovich. “We tried to remove the scarecrow, but its eyes were empty. Then they resorted to combined photography. At the animal base of the Tsentrnauchfilm studio, they found a deer that could be passed off as a deer, decorated the enclosure's lattice to resemble a forest, and laid turf. They released the deer, and instead of walking in front of the camera, he began to roll on the ground. Then we decided to try to lure the deer with a treat. It worked. He followed him along the required route. Then we took a cherry tree trunk from the Moscow State University biological station and attached artificial flowers to it. Our familiar choreographer from the Operetta Theater, having carefully studied the passage of the deer, repeated his movements with a tree on his head. After which the tree was cut out and combined with the deer.”

Combined photography was also used in the scene of Martha and Baroness Jacobina passing in a carriage. “We filmed this episode in the Mosfilm pavilion, and it was necessary to place a German urban landscape in the carriage window,” says Vsevolod Yakubovich. – It turned out that the footage taken in Germany was not suitable: the camera was placed on a high tripod, and the carriage windows were at the level of the second floor. I had to zoom in a lot and only use the bottom of the frame.”

“There is a scene in the film: Munchausen’s servant looks through a telescope and, when he sees ducks flying up, gives the baron a sign,” says combined filming operator Vsevolod Yakubovich. - He shoots into the chimney, and a roast duck falls out of the fireplace. According to the idea, the servant was supposed to see ducks in the chimney flying towards him. When we started looking in film libraries for such a flight, we found many shots of ducks flying away from the camera, but not a single one of them flying in the other direction. I had to organize a movie hunt for ducks and drive them towards the camera. A bear also took part in the filming of the film - according to the plot, he came out of the forest during the ducal hunt. In order for the animal to go in the right direction, it was lured with a jar of sprat - when they knocked on it, the bear followed the familiar sound.”

A German stuntman, a kind of German macho, took part in the filming. During the break, the dashing Abdulov approached him and offered to measure his strength: to find out who has the stronger fingers. They crossed index fingers and started pushing against each other. “Suddenly I heard a crunching sound and saw that Abdulov’s finger was twisted somehow unnaturally,” says Dolinsky. “I tell him: “It seems he broke it for you.” “It doesn’t seem like it, but for sure,” replies Abdulov. How Zakharov cursed later! Alexander was given an invisible plaster cast, and he continued filming with it. But his adventures did not end there. Right on the set, Abdulov also managed to break his toe.”

Mark Zakharov already spoke about this: “It wasn’t broken, it was dislocated. Abdulov is a very gambling person and persuaded me to allow him to jump from a four-meter fence without an understudy. The second director - a more experienced person - said that it was necessary to make a special hole that would soften the impact on the ground, and something else. I took it lightly. As a result, Alexander Gavrilovich jumped and injured his leg. I really regretted giving in to him. There was another episode involving risk for Yankovsky, when his hero climbs a rope ladder. I tried it myself first, the steps disappeared from under my feet, it was scary. But Yankovsky, without a backup and insurance, rose to a decent height.”

“That Same Munchausen” suffered less from censorship than Zakharov’s other films - for example, when “An Ordinary Miracle” was submitted to the artistic council, each phrase had to be fought for. A single insignificant scene was cut from “Munchausen”: “Director Mark Zakharov set me the task of writing words for a song about Munchausen, which the heroine Lyubov Polishchuk would have to sing,” says poet Yuri Entin. – Zhanna Rozhdestvenskaya recorded it. When the film was released, I sat down by the TV in the hope of hearing my song, I watched the first episode, but there was no song in the second, although my last name was listed in the credits. Then it turned out that the song was banned because of Polishchuk, who at that time for some reason was out of favor on television. I resigned myself to not including “That Munchausen” in my filmography, but a few years later the song was returned to the film.”

The director himself believes that he owes such luck to the fact that the film was released on the eve of the New Year, and the film officials who received the film were already in a pre-holiday mood, as a result of which they were not so picky about his new creation. From the very first showing on television, the film became very popular, and now, more than thirty years after the premiere, it, having acquired the status of a cult film, remains beloved by a huge number of viewers.

Thanks to the man who always speaks only the pure truth, my dearly beloved Baron Munchausen, today is May 32! Before I met him, I celebrated my birthday on the last day of spring, and the next day summer began. But now everything is different - the baron gave us the VERY last day of spring... Another “sunrise and sunset... An extra afternoon... Thousands of new seconds...”
This is one of his greatest discoveries, and maybe the most... Remember: “How many days are there in a year?.. Three hundred sixty-five!.. Exactly?.. No, not exactly... There are three hundred sixty-five days and six hours in a year. These hours are added up, and then every fourth year becomes a leap year.. . But I thought: is there really three hundred and sixty-five days in a year, six hours?! It turned out, no! In a normal year, there are three hundred and sixty-five days, six hours and three more seconds... Any astronomer, even not as authoritative as I. You just need to go up to the stars with a chronometer and from there follow the rotation of the Earth. I have done this more than once... So - three seconds of unaccounted time. Over the years, these seconds add up to minutes, over centuries - into hours. In short, my dears, "During the existence of our city, we have an extra day! It's the thirty-second of May!"
So many works have been written, drawn, staged, filmed and acted about Munchausen that it is simply surprising how such different faces can belong to one hero. In the Bookcase, the barons are even given a whole shelf next to the Alices. But when I close my eyes and try to imagine the real Munchausen, my imagination always pictures him like this:

Because this is "The Same Munchausen".
Gorin's brilliant film was shot in 1979 based on the works of Raspe about the adventures of the baron, brilliantly played by Oleg Yankovsky. I have seen this film countless times, I know it by heart, I can quote it at any time of the day or night, and I rewatch it with great pleasure, especially if someone is watching it with me for the first time (The same Munchausen, DVD film on OZON.ru).
A countless number of books about the adventures of Munchausen have been published, including different translations, retellings, “based on”, and with different illustrations, for every taste. Today, my two favorite publications retold by Chukovsky are the “book with history” from IDM with illustrations by Wilhelm Zimmler and the adventures of the baron from childhood with drawings by Gustave Doré.

















Last year was fruitful good publications Munchausen. But they didn’t stay in the stores for long. I consider the most interesting of those available for sale today " Amazing stories and the merry adventures of Baron Munchausen" from Moscow Textbooks, retold by Razumikhin with illustrations by Anatoly Eliseev.
Well, if we take a different price category, then I dream of purchasing an “adult” Munchausen August Bürger translated by Waldman with engravings by Gustave Doré for the Wardrobe, since my Doré is from childhood good quality printing is no different at all.

Well, congratulations to everyone on the very last day of spring! "Smile, gentlemen. Smile!"

How many days are there in a year?.. Three hundred and sixty-five!.. Exactly?.. No, not exactly... There are three hundred and sixty-five days and six hours in a year. These clocks are added up, and then every fourth year becomes a leap year... But I wondered: is there really six hours in a year of three hundred and sixty-five days?! It turned out not! In a normal year, there are three hundred and sixty-five days, six hours and three more seconds... Any astronomer, even one not as authoritative as me, will tell you this. You just need to go up to the stars with a chronometer and from there follow the rotation of the Earth. I've done this more than once. Martha can confirm! So - three seconds of unaccounted time. Over the years, these seconds add up to minutes, over centuries - into hours. In short, my dears, during the existence of our city we have had an extra day! Thirty-second May!

Grigory Gorin. The same Munchausen

It's hard to speak when so many sympathetic eyes are looking at you. Divorce is disgusting not because it separates spouses, but because for some reason a man is considered “free” and a woman “abandoned.” No! Don't humiliate me with pity, gentlemen! Better have pity on yourself! My husband - a dangerous person, gentlemen!.. I married him not out of love, but out of a sense of duty to the country... For twenty years I humbled him, I kept him within boundaries family life and thereby saved the life of the entire society from him! Now you are cutting our bonds... Well! Blame only yourself for the consequences... It’s not scary that I’m alone, it’s scary that he’s free!!!

Hello, dear readers Sprint-Response website. Today is September 30, 2017, on Channel One most interesting game, which is called . All answers in the game dated September 30, 2017 can be found in the game review; the article can be accessed via the link above. But tomorrow will not be September 31, because we do not have Baron Munchausen, unfortunately he was in the singular.

What day, according to the film “That Same Munchausen,” did the title character give to his hometown?

Unfortunately, the players were unable to correctly answer the eleventh question of today's game and left with nothing. The question turned out to be really difficult, I myself did not know the exact answer. After all, we were confused by a film called “June 31st”.

“June 31” is a Soviet two-part television musical film in the fantasy genre based on the story of the same name. English writer John Boynton Priestley, filmed in 1978. Significantly different from the book. This is one of the most significant works of director Leonid Kvinikhidze and composer Alexander Zatsepin.

As we can see, this film is not what we need to answer this question correctly. To answer the question, we need to turn to the desired text.

May 32 is another day of spring...

- Stop! Stop! Our trial has been turned into a shameful farce.
Mister Judge, please read it again
divorce letter from Baron von Munchausen.

- I, Baron Karl von Munchausen...
- Read the date!
- 1779, May 32. Mister Baron, you are mistaken, such a number does not exist.
- Happens!
- If yesterday was May 31st, what is today?
- 32nd. This day is my discovery. This is my gift hometown.

- I’ll explain everything to you now!
- Gentlemen, gentlemen!
- I’ll explain everything to you now.
- This can’t be, this can’t be!
- Bravo.

- Thirty what?
- 32, Your Highness.
-Where does he propose to insert it?
- Here.
- 29th, 30th, 31st...
- 32nd.
- There’s no room here.
“That’s why the court considered itself deeply offended, Your Highness.” We ask you to cancel the divorce decree.
- 29th, 30th, 31st...
- And so on.