Fragments from performances with the participation of Evgeny Lebedev alternate with unhurried film observation of the actor at home, in the artistic restroom, in the bustle before going on stage, after the performance. The film uses a chronicle of honoring E.A. Lebedev at the Academic Bolshoi Drama Theater during a gala evening dedicated to his 60th birthday.
The staff of the Academic Bolshoi Drama Theater welcomes E.A. Lebedev on stage during the celebration of his 60th anniversary.
The audience in the hall applauds, a panorama of the hall.
Director Tovstonogov G.A. congratulates the hero of the day.
Tovstonogov talks about the acting work of Evgeny Lebedev, his attitude to working on each role, about creating various stage images by him, speaks about Lebedev as a great artist (synchronously).
Theater artists applaud Lebedev, standing on stage during the celebration of his anniversary.
The actors of the puppet theater congratulate Lebedev with the help of their puppet characters, sing a congratulatory song (synchronously), the faces of Lebedev and the theater artists.
Portrait of E.A. Lebedev.
Lebedev in his dressing room in front of the mirror puts on makeup.
The interior of Lebedev's workshop, wooden crafts on the walls and window sills.
Photos and friendly caricatures of Lebedev on the walls of the room.
Tools for wood processing.
Lebedev for processing a wooden billet.
Lebedev's works on the walls (panorama).
Lebedev on stage performs Baba Yaga's monologue from the play "The Scarlet Flower" (synchronously).
Panorama of a part of the river, Lebedev stands on the shore.
Morning river landscapes.
Lebedev stands on the shore and looks at the river.
Fragments of the play based on the play by A.M. Gorky "The Philistines" with Lebedev in the role of Bessemenov.
Portrait of Lebedev on the theater poster.
Lebedev is sitting on a leather sofa.
Photos of Lebedev in various roles.
Fragments of the play based on the play by B. Brecht "The Career of Arturo Ui", with the participation of E.A. Lebedev and V.I. Strzhelchik.
Portrait of Lebedev on the theater poster.
Newsreel of the filming of the x/movie "The first joys"
Actors before the start of filming.
The cameraman at the movie camera.
The costumer adjusts the headdress of the actor playing the cabman.
The face of the "cabman".
Giving the command to start filming the first take.
Lebedev during the filming of another scene.
Lebedev warms up backstage before going on stage in the play "The Story of a Horse".
Fragments from the play "The Story of a Horse" with Lebedev in the role of a Canvas, Lebedev says one of the monologues (synchronously).
Portrait of Lebedev on the theater poster.
Lebedev enters his dressing room at the end of the performance, sits down in front of the mirror, begins to remove makeup.
Lebedev peels an orange while sitting in front of the mirror.
Photo of Lebedev as a child with his parents.
Lebedev is sitting on a leather sofa in his apartment, a panorama of the window, a view from the window.
Personnel:
Lebedev Evgenij Alekseevich -- theater and film actor, teacher Tovstonogov Georgij Aleksandrovich -- theater director and teacher Strzheljchik Vladislav Ignatjevich -- theater and film actor, teacher
Calendar: 1967
Locations: Leningrad [848]