Land of Legends
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| Directed by | Anton Megerdichev |
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| Based on | Heart of Parma (ru) by Alexei Ivanov |
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| Cinematography | Sergey Astakhov |
| Music by | Igor Vdovin |
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| Distributed by | Central Partnership |
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Running time | 160 minutes |
| Country | Russia |
| Language | Russian |
| Budget | ₽714.3 million |
| Box office | ₽923 million[1] |
Land of Legends (Russian: Сердце Пармы, lit. 'Heart of Parma') is a 2022 Russian epic historical fantasy film directed by Anton Megerdichev. It is an adaptation of the historical novel Heart of Parma (ru) written by Alexei Ivanov and published in 2003.[2] The book is based on the events of the 15th century and talks about the conquest of Great Perm by Moscow. The film stars Aleksandr Kuznetsov, Yevgeny Mironov, Fyodor Bondarchuk, Elena Erbakova, Sergei Puskepalis, and Aleksey Rozin joining the cast.
It was released in wide release on October 6, 2022, by Central Partnership.
Plot
The film takes place in the 15th century in the Ural, which Moscow troops want to capture. Mikhail, Prince of Great Perm with the help of local residents and old gods will try to fight back.[6]
According to the authors, the epic drama Heart of Parma is the history of the confrontation between two worlds: the
Cast
- Aleksandr Kuznetsov as Permian prince Mikhail Yermolaevich, ruler of the Grand Duchy of Great Perm.
- Yaroslav Beloborodov as Prince Mikhail Yermolaevich as a child
- Yevgeny Mironov as bishop Jonah, the baptist.
- Moscow
- Elena Erbakova as Tichert (Tiche),the daughter of Permian prince Taneg of Cherdyn, lamia the sorceress, Prince Mikhail's wife[7]
- Vitali Kishchenko as Fyodor Davydovich Pestry ("Motley"), Prince of Starodub, the Muscovite general.
- Aleksandr Gorbatov as Yermolay, Prince of Ust-Vym, Mikhail's father.
- Valentin Tszin as Asyka, a Khakan (prince) of the Vogul duchy of Pelym.
- Sergei Puskepalis as Cherdyn voivode Polyud, young Mikhail's tutor.
- Mikhail Evlanov as Danila Venets
- Vladimir Lyubimtsev as Burmot, son of Permian prince Kachaim of Iskor, voivode, Prince Mikhail's friend
- Islam Zafesov as Isur, son of Murad, shiban (voivode) of the Tatar city of Afkul, Prince Mikhail's friend
- Aleksey Rozin as bishop Pitirim
- Yelena Panova as Tabarga
- Roza Khayrullina as Aichel
- Ilya Malanin as Permian Prince Michkin of Uros
- Miroslava Mikhailova as Masha, Mikhail's daughter
Production
Development
In 2005, the rights to the film adaptation were bought by the Central Partnership company, the director of the TV series Brigada by Aleksey Sidorov, was supposed to be the director. In July 2008, it became known that the company did not intend to make the film. In 2014, Star Media Company acquired the rights to film adaptation of the novel from Alexei Ivanov. The film was originally directed by Sergei Bodrov. He later withdrew from the production due to being busy, but remained as screenwriter.
On March 21, 2019, at the pitching of the film companies leading the Cinema Foundation of Russia, producer Igor Tolstunov announced the cast of the film adaptation of Alexei Ivanov's novel Heart of Parma, which will be directed by Anton Megerdichev, responsible for the film Going Vertical (2017).
Casting
So, the main role - Prince Mikhail - will be played by Aleksandr Kuznetsov, known for the films The Scythian. His wife Tiche will be played by Elena Erbakova, an actress from Ulan-Ude, for her this will be a film debut. The role of Bishop Jonah went to Yevgeny Mironov, and the role of Grand Prince Ivan III will be played by Fyodor Bondarchuk.
Filming
According to the film group, the filming will soon be completed on the territory of the Perm Krai.
In the village of Schegolevo,
In total, more than 2,000 people took part in the project during the entire filming period, including a film crew of 150 people. The extras, recruited in the area of the town of Gubakha, where the filming took place, deliberately did not shave their beards for several months in order to appear in both the summer and winter blocks.[2][10]
The costumes of the inhabitants of the fictional water city of Uros were made to order from real fish skin.[2]
At the end of filming in Gubakha, the producers of the project decided not to disassemble the scenery, but to use the built city as a historical and tourist site. The large-scale decoration "Cherdyn" was donated to the city administration. It is planned to make an observation deck on the site of the city's scenery and install information boards with QR codes that will direct you to a site that tells about the sights of Gubakha and the filming of the project.[2]
Post-production
The film includes large-scale
Release
On August 26, 2022, the film opened the screening program of the 44th Moscow International Film Festival.
Land of Legends premiered at the "Karo 11 October" cinema in Moscow on September 28, and in Perm on October 5, 2022. It was theatrically released in the Russian Federation from October 6, 2022.
References
- Russian Cinema Fund`s Analytics (RCFA)
- ^ a b c d e ""Сердце Пармы": Как Кузнецов, Бондарчук и Миронов снимались в экранизации романа Алексея Иванова" [Land of Legends, also known as Heart of Parma: How Kuznetsov, Bondarchuk, and Mironov starred in the film adaptation of the novel by Alexei Ivanov]. KinoReporter (in Russian). Retrieved September 21, 2020.
- ^ "На съемках фильма "Сердце Пармы" незаконно вырубили лес парка "Пермский"" [On the set of the film Heart of Parma the forest of the park "Permsky" was illegally cut down]. IZ.RU (in Russian). July 23, 2019.
- ^ "Режиссер Антон Мегердичев приступил к съёмкам "Сердца Пармы" в Пермском крае" [Director Anton Megerdichev started filming Heart of Parma in the Perm Krai]. Pravda.Ru (in Russian). Archived from the original on 2019-12-08.
- ^ "Антон Мегердичев приступил к съёмкам "Сердца Пармы"" [Anton Megerdichev started filming Heart of Parma]. kinobusiness.com (in Russian).
- ^ "Сердце Пармы / Land of Legends (2022)". ivi.ru (in Russian).
- ^ Елена Ербакова в Бригаде У про фильм «Сердце пармы» // AvtoRadio
- ^ "История с мистикой: завершились съёмки "Сердца Пармы"" [A story with mysticism: the shooting of Heart of Parma has ended]. vesti.ru (in Russian). February 22, 2020. Retrieved September 21, 2020.
- Vogul and one day from the filming of Heart of Parma in Gubakha]. 59.ru (in Russian). Retrieved May 17, 2021.
- ^ ""Сердце Пармы": Как Кузнецов, Бондарчук и Миронов снимались в экранизации романа Алексея Иванова" [Land of Legends, also known as Heart of Parma]. Movie Tops (in Russian). April 19, 2019. Retrieved September 21, 2020.
External links
- Land of Legends at IMDb
