“Ivanov-Ivanov” return to STS

On February 6 at 19:00, STS airs the continuation of the comedy hit Ivanov-Ivanov, five seasons of which were watched by three-quarters of the country’s population. In the new series, one of the main roles was played by the star of the highest-grossing Russian film Cheburashka, Olga Kuzmina.

According to the plot, Borya Ivanov (Stanislav Duzhnikov), having become the owner of the farm, hires an assistant Anna (Olga Kuzmina), who at first seems good-natured. But there is already enough intrigue in a large family. While some Ivanovs start a new life in Italy, others deal with personal problems. Lyokha (Mikhail Trukhin) and Lida (Anna Ukolova) are expecting a baby, while Nina (Svetlana Kolpakova) and Borey are just working on it. Vanya (Aleksey Lukin) hides from bandits and solves love dilemmas. And only Grandfather (Yuri Itskov) with the veterinarian Stepan (Andrey Leonov) are ready to take care of the “breadwinners” of the family – the farm pets.

The main scene of action – the farm was built on the territory of the equestrian club near Moscow. The artists decorated the pens for the chicken sheds, added a sign, built zones for the inhabitants of the nursery. Before filming, the group studied the features of the poultry farm and the behavior of animals, and some of the actors even acted as consultants. “For me, this is nostalgia, because I grew up in the countryside,” says Stanislav Duzhnikov. – At one time I helped my grandmother: I carried water from the well, made firewood and hay, worked part-time on the collective farm. So I know a lot of subtleties. For example, how to properly milk a cow, calm her down, build a chicken coop, breed rabbits, trim the feathers of geese and ducks so that they do not fly away.

The performer of the role of veterinarian Stepan Andrey Leonov admitted that after such filming he began to think about vegetarianism: “The more you communicate with animals, the more you want to give up meat. On the set there were cute chickens, goats, calves that looked at me with such trust. The world of animals, of course, is special, attracts. If I weren’t an actor, I would definitely become a livestock specialist.”

One of the most striking scenes will be an episode with the participation of a real bull, from which, according to the plot, the heroine of Olga Kuzmina runs away. The scene was filmed for several days: the four-legged artist got tired, so he could not stand the movie rhythm for more than three hours. “At the first meeting, it turned out that this is a large, but good-natured animal that does not pose any threat,” the actress shares. – The bull is experienced, so he knew how to behave on the set. And his horns, although beautiful, were fake, so as not to hurt anyone. So I didn’t run away from him, but from the camera, on which they attached a copy of his head.”

In addition to the scene with the bull, the new season will feature pyrotechnic explosions, spectacular falls, fights and chases on a motorcycle, car and horses. “I had to get on the horse, fall down and try to get on it again. At first they offered an understudy, but I decided to do everything myself. It’s funny, but it was more difficult in another scene when he jumped over the peacocks. They did not sit still, constantly flew over the fences. In general, the birds turned out to be with character, ”recalls Alexey Lukin.

Inna Shkarbanova.

Photos from filming