Loneliness, resentment against the mother and poor health: the famous director revealed the personal secrets of Abdulov

2023-05-03 10:02:03

Rodion Shvedov

53 minutes ago

Alexander Abdulov

The idol of millions of Russians, Alexander Abdulov, has always looked like a kind of darling of fate, who manages everything in the world and always remains on horseback. How the affairs of the famous actor really were, only close friends knew. Many years following the death of the artist, some of them started talking regarding the most intimate.

The famous Soviet director Sergei Solovyov was friends with Abdulov during his lifetime. In one of his interviews, he said that he always tried to get along with those whom he shot, and in most cases he succeeded. With Alexander Gavriilovich it turned out the other way around.

They met by chance at the restaurant of the House of Cinema. Abdulov brought a cake in a cardboard box with him to the party and unexpectedly put the lid from it on the director’s head. Solovyov suddenly realized that he would like not only to make friends with this actor, but also to work with him.

Later, the director will recall that Abdulov was a real professional in his work, sometimes “I just wanted to walk around and shoot everything he does.” However, there were also unpleasant moments. For example, the artist was always late, even the first days of filming were no exception, when it was necessary to explain to the actors their tasks.

As a result, Alexander Gavriilovich coped with everything and without further explanation. It seemed that he had time not only to work successfully, but also to solve a lot of other problems. Abdulov was always surrounded by a crowd of friends and gave the impression of a positive, successful person, a real star. In fact, things were quite different.

“Inwardly, Sasha seemed to me an infinitely lonely person. Although outwardly everything was different. <...> The number of things that Sasha did every day did not fit in his head. At the same time, his health from his youth was unimportant. He had problems with blood, with blood clots. Every day, Abdulov wound himself with an elastic bandage,” the director said.

At the same time, the actor diligently maintained the image of a minion of fate, a successful celebrity. So it was probably easier for him to exist, Solovyov believed. He willingly helped many, and he only dreamed of proving to his mother that he was a good son.

“He helped everyone and dragged everyone on himself – acquaintances, family. At the same time, my mother was offended that Sasha was lucky, and his older brother Robert was not, although he seemed to have all the data better than his younger one. And Sasha tried very hard to ensure that Mom admitted that he is also a worthy and serious son, and not just anything, “Sergei Aleksandrovich shared.

Source: 7 days

Photo source: Gennadii Usoev/Russian Look

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