Meet Vladimir Tkhapsaev

The film tells about the People's Artist of the USSR, laureate of the State Prize named after K.S. Stanislavsky Vladimir (Balo) Vasilievich Tkhapsaev. 1 part. Moscow, summer, the building of the hotel "Russia", a pleasure ship sails along the Moscow River, cars go along the Kremlin embankment. Pedestrians on Gorky Street, in the background - the building of the Historical Museum. The building of the Theater Museum at 13 Bakhrushin Street. Visitors at the stand with photographs of performers of Shakespearean roles, among them - V. Tkhapsaev in the role of Othello. North Ossetia, regular buses go at the foot of the Caucasus Mountains, in the background - the snow-capped peaks of the mountains. Mountain caves, gorges, mountain river. Views of the foot of the mountain from a high point. An ancient village left by people in the mountains. NDP on the slopes of the mountains, the wind drives the clouds, the waters of a mountain river are flowing. Views of the mountains from the bus window. Passengers in the cabin. Power lines in the mountains. V. Tkhapsaev talks in the mountains with the miners of Fiogdon. Fragments from the play "Sarmat and His Sons" with V. Tkhapsaev as the old man Sarmat (in Ossetian). V. Tkhapsaev in the dressing room after the performance, square. - his face. A scene from the play "King Lear", V. Tkhapsaev as King Lear. An elderly man plays the national Ossetian musical instrument kyrnag - fandyr, V. Tkhapsaev listens. The dancers of the choreographic ensemble perform an Ossetian dance at the foot of the mountain. The building of the North Ossetian Drama Theater, children play football on the site in front of the building. Posters in the windows of the theater. The interiors of the theater. Auditorium. Part 2. Waves crash against the rocky shore. Filming of the TV / f "Othello" near the Derbent fortress. Fragments of filming - in the role of Othello - V.Tkhapsaev (sync. Translation from Ossetian). Scene - Othello and Desdemona. Types of the Derbent Fortress. V. Tkhapsaev works at a desk in his apartment, a panorama of the shelves with books. Cr.pl. - the face of V. Tkhapsaev. Summer, Ordzhonikidze, passers-by on the street of the city, square pl. - the faces of the girls. The building of the North Ossetian Drama Theater, a monument to Kostya Khetagurov in front of the theater (sculptor S.D. Tavasiev). NDP in the auditorium during the performance "Othello". The final scene of the performance - V. Tkhapsaev in the role of Othello (synchronized translation from Ossetian). Cr.pl. - the faces of the audience. The spectators give a standing ovation. The artists are bowing. Fragments from feature films, performances with the participation of V. Tkhapsaev. V. Tkhapsaev making up after the performance, the NDP in the dressing room. The audience disperses after the performance, the lanterns are lit in front of the theater.

B&W

2

1969