She was young and talented. The whole world seemed to be at her feet, and the future promised extraordinary success. In the 50s, her name was already in the first echelon of actors. She was admired and offered to play the main characters. But this future, in fact, turned out to be more than cruel to her. This woman ended her life literally at the bottom. Even friends and relatives turned away from the actress. She died at only thirty-eight from alcoholism and exhaustion. Her name was Izolda Izvitskaya. The biography of this beautiful but unfortunate woman will be told to the reader in the article.
Parents of the future actress
Izolda Izvitskaya (the nationality of the actress was rarely discussed in the media, for this reason she is unknown) was born in the early summer of 1932 in Dzerzhinsk, in the Nizhny Novgorod province. At this time, the city began to turn into one of the industrial centers. Several majordefense companies. Izolda's father just started working on one of them.
He was a chemist by profession. As for the mother, literally everyone knew her. Since she headed the Palace of Pioneers. At that time, this institution was the only center of culture in this city.
We note right away that the parents of the future actress had absolutely nothing to do with the world of art.
Children's time
According to the memoirs, young Izolda Izvitskaya grew up as an active, direct and sympathetic girl. When she began to study at school, she had her first fans. They saw her off and stood by her apartment for hours.
Given that her mother was in charge of the city Palace of Pioneers, young Isolde had to try all the sections and circles that were under the supervision of her mother. They say she always succeeded. She understood perfectly and studied with ease. She drew, and sewed, and even glued models of airplanes. But, first of all, she liked to play in performances herself. The girl specially enrolled in a drama club. True, she did not have to perform on stage very often.
Of course, young Isolde, whenever possible, visited cinemas and watched films, watching the game of her idols. At that time, she was delighted with Lyubov Orlova and Valentina Serova. In fact, the world of cinema terribly attracted her. Izvitskaya Izolda Vasilievna passionately dreamed of filming and hoped that one day she would also become famous. But so far she did not even think to tell about her dream not only to her parents, butand friends.
Spite
In 1950, the future actress received her Abitur. By this time, she had already matured a daring plan: she should enter a theater university. Without telling anyone, the girl bought a ticket to Moscow. She hoped that the capital would not deceive her expectations. Of course, Isolde was well aware that her parents would not allow her to leave for the capital. But she was also sure that if she did not become a student at a theater university, she could easily return to Dzerzhinsk and work, like many, at defense plants.
Being in Moscow, Izolda first of all submitted documents to VGIK. It was then that she announced her decision to her parents. And those, surprisingly, gave her the opportunity to try herself. They did not put obstacles in the way of the future actress. Perhaps they sincerely hoped that their daughter would still return, as she would fail the competition. But that didn't happen.
After the entrance exam, the happy Isolde gave a telegram stating that she entered the university on the first attempt.
The future actress was on the course of brilliant teachers O. Pyzhova and B. Bibikov. And she studied with such great actors as Y. Belov, N. Rumyantseva, R. Nifontova, M. Bulgakova, V. Vladimirova, D. Stolyarskaya.
In 1955, having received a diploma, Izvitskaya became a professional actress.
First roles
The actress began to be invited to shoot. True, while she starred only in episodic roles. Izvitskaya took part in suchpictures like "Anxious youth" and ""Bogatyr" goes to Marto". By and large, thanks to the participation in the filming process, she began to feel much more confident. In other words, the young actress was gaining experience.
In 1955, she got a fairly prominent role in the film "First Echelon". It was directed by the famous Mikhail Kalatozov. In the film, Izvitskaya reincarnated as Anna Zalogina. By the way, on these shootings, she began dating twenty-year-old actor Eduard Bredun, who was involved in the tape in an episodic role.
At that time she was living with another actor. His name was Radner Muratov. They lived under the same roof for almost three years, and this marriage was unregistered. As a result, the romance was exhausted, and Isolde plunged headlong into a new relationship with Bredun. Subsequently, he will become her official spouse. Perhaps this marriage turned out to be the tragic and main mistake of the actress. But we will return to this later.
The main role and the stunning debut of a talented actress
By this time, the venerable director Grigory Chukhrai began to realize his long-standing plan. He was getting ready for a new shoot. The film was called "Forty-first". The director planned that he would invite eminent actors to work. However, it turned out, as always, a little differently. Invited artists could not take part in this project. And then Chukhrai was forced to take on the main roles of young actors. As a result, he offered Oleg Strizhenov and Izolda Izvitskaya to act.
But with the approval of the actress for this role, it wasnot so easy. The fact is that the members of the artistic council decided that the figure and appearance of the actress were too good for the role. But the director still managed to defend his candidacy. And Izolda played Maryutka Basova, and at the highest level.
The film was released in 1956, and the audience immediately liked it. This picture has already entered the cinematic treasury.
After a while, it was presented at the famous film festival in Cannes. The tape also shocked the Western public. And photos of the most beautiful young actress appeared on almost all covers of many foreign publications. By the way, a cafe located in the capital of France was once named after Izvitskaya.
Returning to her homeland, the talented actress felt completely happy. What can I say, her cherished dream came true. She has already become famous, one might say, with a worldwide reputation. Periodically, she was invited to various festivals in different states. And the fans literally carried her in their arms.
New works
A little later, Isolda Izvitskaya became a member of the Association for Cultural Relations. Thanks to this organization, she began to travel and in a short period of time she managed to visit cities such as Warsaw, Buenos Aires, Brussels, Budapest, Paris, Vienna and many others.
In the breaks between these trips, the actress continued to participate in the filming of films. By the end of the 50s, her filmography was enriched with new paintings. We are talking about the tapes "The Next Flight", "Unique Spring", "Poet", "Fathers and Sons" …Undoubtedly, these films were interesting in their own way, but, of course, none of them could compare with Chukhraev's work. Therefore, the actress did not feel satisfaction from her game at all.
Meanwhile the years went by. And in the early 60s, Izolda Izvitskaya, whose films had already found their audience, began a real creative crisis. For some reason, the directors now invited her to shoot not as often as they would like. Sometimes she was forced to act again in episodic roles. In a word, its popularity, having just begun, has practically disappeared. And it was hard for her to get used to this fact. The actress was very worried about these failures. And she tried to find the reason for her bad luck, while coming to the conclusion that she had no talent.
By this time, as mentioned above, she was already the wife of E. Bredun. The husband could not give the necessary consolation for her. He seemed to be getting further and further away. That is why, out of terrible hopelessness, Izolda gradually began to drink …
Tragic marriage
By this time, the actress was still a real celebrity. But the husband of Izolda Izvitskaya, Bredun, continued to be considered an actor of an average hand. According to the memoirs, he, apparently, envied then the success of his wife. And he was not at all suitable for the role of a mentor. That is why, over time, he began to accustom his wife to alcohol, and in countless feasts he could even beat her.
Actually, for the first time Izvitskaya Izolda Vasilievna drank alcohol at her own wedding. She then only sipped a glass of wine. She did not like the effect of it and the taste. But husbandIzolda Izvitskaya, being a frequenter of cheerful feasts, always insisted that his wife not only take part in these drinking parties, but also drink on a par with drinking companions. Thus, the actress eventually became involved in drunkenness. And now the only consolation in her life was a bottle. Husband and wife actually started drinking.
In addition, at one time Izvitskaya had to participate in many official receptions, restaurant meetings with spectators and grateful admirers of her talent. And at these events, alcohol was often placed on the tables…
When my husband went on tour or for long shoots, he took almost all his things, even a tape recorder. And then Isolde found herself alone. And this state literally exhausted her. In this situation, only alcohol helped.
The actress Izolda Izvitskaya was very afraid of hereditary mental illness. Unfortunately, her brother Eugene suffered from this disease. Of course, she always tried to help a relative. She even brought him to the capital and sent him to a specialized clinic for treatment…
The tragedy of the biography of Izolda Izvitskaya was also in the fact that, as it turned out, she could not have children…
Attempt to return
In 1963, Izvitskaya was invited to star in a multi-part military film called "Calling fire on ourselves." The director was Sergei Kolosov. The actress got the role of a scout Pasha. For the sake of the filming process, he was able to stop abusing alcohol. And, according to her friends, she began literally"come alive".
The film was filmed for a year and a half in Sochi. During this time, the actress kept herself in great shape. She managed to give all the best on the site to the end. Colleagues who knew her, it seemed that the actress was really able to believe in herself. Many hoped that for the first time in many years she would change her fate for the better.
But, despite the fact that Isolde managed to cope with the role of a scout just brilliantly, a miracle did not happen at all. After filming and the premiere, the actress started drinking again…
Beginning of the end
Izvitskaya's acquaintances saw that the actress, in fact, was literally dying. Many of them wanted to help her. So, she was invited to shoot the film "Every Evening at Eleven". Actors M. Volodina and M. Nozhkin starred in the leading roles. But Isolde had to play only in the episode. By and large, the audience even there did not notice her presence. Alas, this film was the last in her life. In general, she starred in 23 films.
When the actress received the fee for the tape, she returned to the capital. Fortunately, for a while she lived quite tolerably. In any case, many said that Izvitskaya looked very good. But this period, in fact, turned out to be very short. Because she started to hit the bottle again…
One of the chiefs of the film studio "Mosfilm" even called her for a serious conversation. She was offered to see a narcologist. Unfortunately, Isolda Izvitskaya, whose personal life is presented in our article, categorically refused to do this.
Sad ending to the story
At the very beginning of 1971, Isolde's husband accused her of drunkenness. He decided to leave her altogether and collected his things, moreover, without leaving his ex-wife a penny. He himself did not go into the unknown. Another woman was waiting for him. She worked in one of the capital's carpet shops. And Izvitskaya already knew about her rival.
Thus, this departure of Bredun finally finished off his ex-wife. She was in a state of insanity, completely unsure of what to do.
When her husband left, Isolda Vasilievna Izvitskaya closed the doors and did not communicate with anyone at all. Nobody could help her anymore. All her earnings, which came from the theater-studio of a film actor, she drank away. And over time, she even stopped going for a salary. Actually, she went out into the street only for vodka and, moreover, ate almost nothing. Only croutons were left as an appetizer.
Nevertheless, Izolda Vasilievna had a real chance to escape from the maelstrom of drunkenness. She was invited to play a role in one of the productions of the theater in which she was listed. The performance was called "Glory". Surprisingly, this proposal more than encouraged her. She began to learn the role. It seemed that Izvitskaya was able to pull herself together. However, she still did not appear in the theater…
Death: farewell to actress
Isolde Vasilievna Izvitskaya began to search. And at the end of the winter of 1971, she was found dead at home. Only a small piece of bread was found in the apartment…
Parents arrived at the funeral, unable to find peace from a terrible misfortune.
Message of death oncefamous actress published only one of the Soviet periodicals. True, the Western radio station BBC also announced her death. The presenter told the whole world that in the capital, Isolda Izvitskaya, thrown out of Soviet society, died of cold and hunger.
The cause of death shocked everyone. After all, she was only thirty-eight. Former fans of the actress did not even know where Isolda Izvitskaya was buried. And they buried her at the Vostryakovsky churchyard in the capital.
Former husband of Izvitskaya outlived her by thirteen years. He was only 3 months short of his 50th birthday.
And last. A few years ago, in the homeland of Izvitskaya, in Dzerzhinsk, admirers of her talent were able to create a museum. This exposition contains photographs, newspaper and magazine articles, other evidence of the bright and short life of a talented actress and an unhappy woman.
