Pavel Ruminov is a director who honestly admits that he does not like to work. However, this did not stop him from creating such well-known films and series as "Key Action", "Dead Daughters", "I'll Be There". Not all of his projects are successful, but the master is equally indifferent to criticism and compliments. What is known about his life, creative victories and failures?
Pavel Ruminov: biography of a star
The future director and screenwriter was born in Vladivostok, it happened in November 1974. Pavel Ruminov does not like to give details about his own childhood, preferring to talk with journalists about creativity, his own and others, about life. It is known that at school the boy studied averagely, in his teenage years he tried many different hobbies, for a long time he could not decide on his future career.
For a while, the future director was thinking about journalism, even became a student of the corresponding faculty of a local university. After studying for only a few months,Pavel Ruminov changed his mind about becoming a reporter. He was attracted by the capital, where he went, leaving the university, ignoring the protests of his parents.
First successes
In Moscow, a talented young man quickly acquired useful contacts. Pavel Ruminov is a lucky man who, even at the beginning of his creative path, did not have to “wash the dishes” (his words), earning his living. Stars such as Nike Borzov and Dolphin quickly began to trust him to shoot their videos, and the young man also had a chance to work with the Underwood group.
Many fans of the master are surprised by the lack of higher education from his idol. Ruminov is convinced that a person can learn everything on his own, neglecting such conventions as the need to attend educational institutions. For reasons of principle, he even missed the opportunity to become a student at VGIK.
In the first years of his life in the capital, Pavel was looking for himself in various fields. He tried on the role of an editor, participating in the filming of such films as "On the Move", "Walk", "Antikiller". Working in the "clip" industry, Ruminov did not leave the dream of creating his own cinema. Of course, it was eventually implemented.
Star Movie
Director Pavel Ruminov first announced himself by presenting the short film "Key Action" to the public. Mater loves to remember how he dreamed of making a film that was both pale and bright, different from everyone else. He characterizes the “key action” as his personal history, despite the fact that there is nothing likenever happened to him.
The central character of the short film is an aspiring screenwriter who lost his inspiration overnight. The comedy-thriller deals with such a topical issue as the crisis in which many creative people are arriving these days. The film was liked not only by the audience, but also by critics, and brought its creator a bunch of various awards.
Victory and defeat
Not all projects that Pavel Ruminov undertook were successful. The biography of a star of Russian cinema indicates that there were defeats in his life. One of them was the film "Dead Daughters", which the creator himself described as the first worthy horror film released in Russia. Alas, critics and viewers categorically disagreed with this opinion. The story of girls who die at the hands of their own mother, and then turn into bloodthirsty ghosts driven by a thirst for revenge, failed hopelessly at the box office.
Of course, the director did not despair, as a result of which victory followed the defeat. His next brainchild, "I'll be there," was originally conceived as a mini-series. However, Alexey Uchitel convinced his colleague to turn the project into a full-length film. As a result, the film about a woman who learns about her terminal illness and tries to find a new loving family for her little child was a great success. The film won an award at the Kinotavr festival.
Documentaries
Pavel Ruminov, whose photo can be seen in the article, managed to submit to the public anddocumentary. The tape, which was released in 2012, was called "It's just a disease." The focus is on the stories of people who are trying to beat cancer, treating their diagnosis only as a problem that needs to be solved, and not as a sentence. The film turned out to be very life-affirming, it appealed to many viewers.
The documentary television project Yulia's Life, created by the director in 2014, failed to repeat the success of the previous film.
Interesting facts
In 2012, Pavel Ruminov said that the great cinema was not meant for him. The director returned to filming video clips, collaborating with fellow musicians. He is also trying to find himself in the field of music, the project with his participation is called The Songwriters. Ruminov categorically refuses to talk about his personal life, it is only known for certain that the director is not legally married. However, he has a son from his ex-wife, whom the master often sees.
Pavel never managed to part with the world of cinema, as evidenced by his new film "Status: Free", in which Danila Kozlovsky got the main role. A frame from this tape can be seen above.
