In Kyiv, the filming of four-episode comedy melodrama The Groom has come to an end. The premiere will take place on STB channel in autumn 2017. The audience will see their favorite actors, such as Sergey Kolos, Ekaterina Varchenko, Lyudmila Ardelyan, Viktor Saraykin, Levan Gabrichidze, and others.
Lyudmila Ardelyan playing Lidia, Pavel’s mother, says: “The Groom is a true-to-life family comedy devoid of politics and sarcasm. It is fascinating to recognize yourself in characters and laugh at real-life situations. Now our life is not easy, and the situation in the country is challenging. So it is natural to take a break and have a good laugh putting all problems aside. I think that our viewers have been missing this kindness on screen. We have a good comedy with a generous and beautiful ending.”
Pavel Solovyov is a real womanizer. He’s never been married but has been actively dating, sometimes several women at once. However, he’s got a rule: no silly business at work. The standard scheme of his affairs is the following: light and pleasant relationships, meeting on his or neutral territory, after the first hint at a wedding a soft breakup follows, and yet another ex gets compensation: an inexpensive but still decent car, money or jewelry. Everyone is happy. However, one fine day everything changes… On the same day in his car dealership a new sales manager appears – Lena Titova who he had a fleeting affair with six years ago, and at home, his mother Lidia Vasilyevna who came from Pasha’s native town to urgently get him married… Starting from this day, Pasha’s life changes completely.
Lyudmila Ardelyan also commented on her very first involvement in stunts: “We had to film challenging stunt scenes with overtaking the car and moving across when it was 40 degrees outside. And all this in regular traffic. However, I felt calm next to the professionals. The whole team, the whole film crew did a great job; they managed to mobilize all their efforts during filming.”
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Anna Skok, production director for The Groom series, says: “The filming went according to the schedule, but there are stories when we just couldn’t make do without a creative solution. For example, when we chose an outdoor spot for filming in Obolonska quay in Kyiv, the director, producer and I met by pure accident a group of beautiful sporty girls doing a kangoo jumps workout. According to the script, Zurab helps Lidia to find a bride for her son and meets potential candidates during his walks in the city. At that moment the director had a new idea for filming and he decided that he’d film Zurab, who is short and plump, jumping next to tall and slim girls and handing out his business cards in the process. The scene was meant to be hilarious. We are thankful to the girls that they agreed to participate in the filming.”
Director: Vladimir Melnichenko
Producers: Viktor Mirsky, Ekaterina Shevelyuk, Elena Malkova, Ekaterina Shvets
Cameraman: Dmitry Kiptily
Idea: Andrey Galanov and Maksim Belozor
Screenwriter: Evgenia Kuzina
Cast: Sergey Kolos, Ekaterina Varchenko, Lyudmila Ardelyan, Viktor Saraykin, Pyotr Krylov, Inna Prikhodko, Valentin Tomusyak, Natalya Koretskaya, Levan Gabrichidze, Elena Borozenets, Lev Pichakhchi
