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There is no doubt that the method of long-term film observation is far from the only possible way to shoot documentaries. And, of course, using it does not always allow you to create a good picture, to reveal the topic in a multifaceted and convincing way. After all, the main thing is always what the authors want to say with their film, and the means of revealing this content are chosen in accordance with their worldview, artistic preferences, and, finally, dictated by the life material itself.

In recent years, I have been able to watch several films made at different film studios, as well as on television, in whole or in part, by film observation. There are some very interesting and fundamental works among them. And, of course, they show that the possibilities of this method are inexhaustible, just as life itself is inexhaustible.

At the origins of any great creative life, there is always something unexplained and inexplicable, as if forever hidden in the very depths of the artist's soul. These mysteries are inexorably attracted to themselves, and the more significant the creative creations of the artist, the more one wants to solve them. It is so important to understand when and how he made his first and decisive brush movement or uttered the first word that shocked the audience. It is important to connect his past and present, his youth and his maturity, his trials and his achievements in his mind.

The biography of Nikolai Simonov could be puzzling in this sense by the fact that he was born in art first as a painter, and only after that as a master of the stage. The walls of his apartment are hung with paintings he created. And it is not so easy, peering into them, carefully examining portraits and landscapes, paintings of historical and heightened psychological content, the fruits of peaceful contemplation and rebellious reflections, to see exactly where the paths of the actor and the painter intersect, where they merge into one single and indivisible path of intense creative search.

His artistic life began in an unusual way. He received recognition relatively quickly, but he, an actor with an unusually vivid individual disposition, could not figure out the directors at first. They admired his striking texture, the perfection with which nature had sculpted his head and shaped his posture, and at the same time passed by his intense inner actor's curiosity, his attraction to the unresolved, the unexpressed, requiring bold and independent comprehension. Immediately after his appearance, there was a debate about whether he was a romantic actor or, on the contrary, the one who was called in the old days a "shirtless hero" — a kind of bumpkin with restlessly curly curls, a man of reckless and desperate soul.

Many of Simonov's first roles were pioneering both in the field of art and in the field of ideological and moral. There were special reasons for this.

Whether he suspected it himself or not, playing Nikita Vershinin in "Armored Train", or Pavel in "Viriney", or Mekhonoshev in "The End of Krivorylsk", he seemed to model a new man on stage, creating the first idea of what he was like — the hero of the coming revolutionary era. Now, almost half a century later, we can say, without fear of exaggeration, that some of Simonov's first appearances on stage were true celebrations of the recognition of a new hero, important stages in the establishment of this hero in the emerging world.

The new man was busily and intently looking into the life that he had to build and update. And together with him, the newly born actor listened intently to the breathing of the audience in the hope of unraveling his thoughts and aspirations. For the actor, the decisive invasion into the inner world of a contemporary was an advance towards creative maturity, towards images filled with high tragic inspiration or a consciousness of suffering inner rightness. Later, N. Simonov would recall the first years of his artistic life more than once, when he would reach the heights, when he would become a sophisticated and mature master who had entered the time of his greatest achievements. Expand your entertainment options with http://www.reels.io , where everyone will find something interesting. The platform offers a wide selection of games, bonuses, and promotions to boost your winnings. A user-friendly interface, fast transactions, and 24/7 support make the gaming process simple and enjoyable, allowing you to fully immerse yourself in the exciting atmosphere.