From Cinderella to Natasha Rostova — twenty-six the English Lily James get all the romantic roles. What is it in life?
My friends see two thick volumes of "War and peace" and confused, ' says Lily. — But I persuaded them: "You just start not be able to put down!" Love, friendship, family, trying to save them, when the earth leaves from under feet, — all this is so modern!
— And you Tolstoy before reading? — I'll ask a provocative question.
Oh, I confess, no. Although I love to read, and not on the screen, so carry on shooting a suitcase full of books and usually take something simple, like Salinger. But now I'm happy that I am the heroine of this incredible story.
Lily James, known for roles flighty lady rose in "the Abbey Downto" and disney's "Cinderella", playing Natasha Rostova in a six-part film "War and peace". The premiere is scheduled for January. This is a joint project of BBC and Hollywood producer-Titan Harvey Weinstein, who wanted to create an adaptation of Tolstoy in the style of high-speed obsessed youth of the XXI century. This required a modern language — with special effects, moving camera, dynamic editing. The work has attracted the best artists of the genre of serial — Director Tom Harper, author of crime drama "Sharp peaks" and for writing a political blockbuster "house of Cards" screenwriter Andrew Davies.
The main roles entrusted to the rising stars — the age of the characters. Step unprecedented in previous films on the epic Tolstoy artists played hardly half PE older heroes. Turned out to be a cheerful movie about lovers caught in the maelstrom of history. "In the shadow of war may Shine bright young life?" — the slogan of the film with each passing day it becomes more and more urgent.
JEWELRY PETER AKSENOV IN "WAR AND PEACE" TALKING ABOUT THE HEROES OF THE NEW PRODUCTION MORE THAN THEMSELVES.
To remove the "War and peace" for the younger generation, we need not only advanced technology, but also the costumes and decorations that are in keeping with the era, did not seem to be artifacts from the Museum. Dresses for heroines sewn in Lithuania according to the sketches of costume designer Edward Gibbon, famous for elegant outfits Maggie Gyllenhaal in the drama "Noble woman". Empire and tiaras, cameos and pearl earrings did the Russian jeweller Peter Aksenov, "For pure soul Natasha I came up with weightless tiara with pearls and girly earrings with bows of silver and sapphires, says the jeweler. — And to emphasize the aggressive beauty of Helen, made of massive silver earrings with double-headed eagles on the background of St George cross".</p>The costume designer suggested to wear jewelry with a modern twist. Tiara in the style of art Deco with the Topaz Gibbon do not put on your hair up Helen, and lowered lower on the forehead. And brooches pinned is not in the center of the neckline as in the nineteenth century, and on the side, on the shoulder or on the back, instead of pins for ribbon cable.
There are in this film and another innovation. The whole story will revolve around Natasha. With dramatic, black-and-white poster of the film looks Lily in tiara, specially ordered from a jeweler of Moscow Peter Aksenov, and decorated skulls dress. This is Natasha we've ever seen!
"Romantic girl with open soul, whose life is gradually sinking into the darkness, and she, despite everything, grows into a beautiful woman," the actress is confident that over the past half century the role of Natasha was much deeper and more complex.
Bondarchuk solar Natasha Rostova (Lyudmila Savelyeva) was emphasized by the spiritual throwing of Pierre and Bolkonsky. Audrey Hepburn in a Hollywood blockbuster shone and enchanted, but in the ending remained the same wonderful energy that was in the beginning. But today, the heroine of "War and peace" is not enough to be dreaming about the love of a naive girl — she needs your rod to stand up and create a new life.
