Book and play "Bury Me Behind the Baseboard": reviews. “Bury Me Behind the Baseboard-2” (“Chronicles of Gouging”): Readers and Critics

What does the outside world look like in the eyes of a boy who has become the subject of family feuds? The child experiences loneliness, pain, and sometimes guilt. All this lays a heavy stone on his soul and does not leave without a trace. Such was the childhood of the director, actor and screenwriter Pavel Sanaev. In his first work of art, he left feedback about his experiences. “Bury me behind the baseboard” is not a memoir or memory, but an attempt to forgive loved ones for the pain that they inflicted on him out of love and weakness, selfishness and selflessness.

Background

Pavel Sanaev - the successor to the acting dynasty. In the sixth grade, he played one of the main roles in the film of his stepfather Rolan Bykov "Scarecrow." The film was dedicated to a difficult relationship among adolescents. In this picture, Paul’s mother played the role of a school teacher. For a novice actor, participation in the shooting of the film by Rolan Bykov was not only the beginning of his career, but also his acquaintance with the surrounding social world. Before his first appearance on the set, Pavel experienced an acute lack of communication. The fact is that the boy in the first years of his life was protected not only from communication with peers, but even from the maternal love he needed.

How the book appeared

In high school, Paul began to create some literary sketches. He supplemented, corrected what was written, and only eight years later was a full-fledged work of art ready, which was called “Bury Me Behind the Baseboard”.

Reviews about the book were both positive and negative. Some believed that the story of Sanaev was an entertaining work, not devoid of black humor. Others saw in colorful and very unpleasant images, the author’s desire to avenge his family for the grievances caused. Others with all their hearts felt sorry for the boy, who was in such unbearable conditions.

Despite the fact that the book depicts the parents of Elena Sanaeva, that is, the grandmother and grandfather of the author of the sensational book, it should be remembered that the novel “Bury Me Behind the Baseboard” is not a documentary, but an artistic work. Reviews of the book, as the writer’s desire to denigrate his family, can hardly be called objective. The names of close people the writer changed. The main character's name is Sasha Savelyev. Mother is Olga. The stepfather does not have a name at all. Grandparents call him nothing more than a dwarf bloodsucker.

Grandma's image

Sanaev wrote a book, the material for which was his own experience. The image of the main character - an eccentric and unbalanced grandmother - is taken from life, but supplemented by elements of fiction. This woman terrorizes the eight-year-old Sasha with her love and boundless care, and he finally comes to the conclusion that he will soon be overtaken by death, and therefore it suddenly occurred to him that a small but clear testament should be left in which the only requirement would be “Bury me behind the baseboard. "

Vsevolod and Lidia Sanaeva did not leave reviews about the book that the grandson wrote, because they passed away before it was published. The work of art ends with the death of grandmother. In real life, Lidia Sanaeva died a few years before the publication of her grandson's book. The author himself once admitted that he would never be able to publish his story during her lifetime.

Lidia Sanaeva

The story begins with the chapter “Bathing”. The reader already understands from the very first lines that the book is dedicated not to the kind and affectionate grandmother. Although she does not deprive her grandson of concern at all. Throughout the story, the grandmother prophesies many troubles to her grandson, wants to “rot in prison” and predicts a quick and painful death. A woman pronounces a curse and curses, not breaking away from the performance of her duty. She prepares a diet breakfast for Sasha, arranges complicated bathing procedures for him, and stuffs them with pills. In general, he does everything so that the boy passed away not as early as she would like ...

Both in the book and in the interview, the author of the story claims that in it he did not set out the whole truth about his early years. Grandma actually chose a much more rigid expression. But to provide such unsightly details makes no sense. After all, the book is not about madness, but about love, which kills, cripples, inflicts an indelible spiritual wound.

Grandmother daily reminds her grandson that he has very little left to live. Although madly in love with him. Regular talk about illness and death cannot but affect the perception of the world. Sasha, in spite of his young age, began to think of death as something completely ordinary. And, of course, it does not occur to him that the behavior of the closest person in his life is somewhat different from the standard, inherent in a mentally healthy person.

Criticism

In the late nineties, Pavel Sanaev managed to publish his work in one of the literary magazines. Only in 2003, in a separate edition, the story “Bury Me Behind the Baseboard” appeared. Reviews about the book were varied. In childhood memories there is humor and sadness. They can be liked, and can be annoyed. But the fact that the book was created by a talented person can hardly be doubted.

Film

In 2009, the story “Bury Me Behind the Baseboard” was filmed. Reviews of the film Sanaev left extremely negative. The author of the cult book did not like the film, first of all, because the actress, who played the main female role, could not cope with the task. This is undoubtedly the fault of the director. Svetlana Kryuchkova, an outstanding Soviet and Russian actress, played her grandmother on the same note. Each person who read the work, could not help but acknowledge that the created screen image has little in common with the literary. The actress herself in an interview said that many important episodes were cut at the insistence of the producer of the film.

Her daughter was originally planned to take on the role of Lidia Sanaeva. But after the author of the story and script refused work, everything changed. The main role was invited to another actress. Subsequently, Elena Sanaeva admitted that it would be unbearably difficult for her to play her own mother.

Vsevolod Sanaev

Sasha Savelyev’s grandfather is a gentle man and inferior in everything to his wife. Its prototype is Vsevolod Sanaev - a Soviet actor known for the films “Moscow Follows Us,” “The Return of St. Luke,” “The Forgotten Melody for the Flute,” and others.

Father of Sasha’s mother plays an important role in the story “Bury Me Behind the Baseboard”. Reviews of the film by Pavel Sanaev are somewhat different from the opinions of viewers and film critics regarding the book of the same name. Anyone who read Sanaev’s autobiographical novel, as a rule, disapproves of the picture of Sergei Snezhkin. But the grandfather of the main character in the film was played by the outstanding actor Alexei Petrenko. And the image that he created on the screen, perhaps, is not inferior to the literary one.

It was with the help of this character that the writer was able to show the magnitude of tyranny and madness of his grandmother. Most of the work is devoted to depicting attitudes and life in the house in which Sasha lives. And if the boy cannot prevent the explosions of aggression and the inappropriate behavior of his grandmother because of his age, then her husband is theoretically capable of this. But he keeps silent more and more, fawns in front of her, meekly fulfills all her requirements. And only once, it explodes, leaves the house. In order to return again after a few hours. He is not able to overcome domestic tyranny. This is not enough strength and perseverance and the mother of the protagonist.

While reading the story, the grandmother, despite all her oddities, causes pity. Her tragedy lies not only in mental disorder, but also in the indifference of her husband, who in his youth did not pay due attention to his wife. She fought alone for the life of her first child. But the boy died, and a few years later Olga was born - Sasha's mother - a painful and stubborn girl. Father was increasingly absent from tours, on business trips. He did not notice how his wife turned into an elderly hysterical woman.

Elena Sanaeva

This actress is the prototype of Olga - the mother of Sasha. Elena Sanaeva for the children of the Soviet period was primarily remembered for the role of Fox Alice in the film, in which she played a fabulous role in a duet with her husband.

The image of Olga is depicted with the help of the boy’s inner experiences in the story “Bury Me Behind the Baseboard”. The book, reviews of critics about which are often devoted to the fine artistic style of the author, has not been adequately filmed to date.

In the film directed by Sergei Snezhkin, for some unknown reason, Sasha’s mother more closely resembles a depressed weak lady who, instead of fighting for her son, brandy is drunk with her lover. After which the couple rushes to the dance. Confidence is much more aroused by the heroine of Svetlana Kryuchkova. Even despite her hysterical cries and peculiar curse. she shows, although rather peculiar, concern for the boy.

What does Pavel Sanaev think about the film? “Bury me behind the baseboard,” reviews of which are extremely enthusiastic, was criticized by the author of the story. Initially, it was assumed that the director of the film would be Sanaev himself. But at the last moment, the author of the work refused, because he was not sure that he could devote as much effort to creating the picture as was spent on writing the book. The producers had to look for another director. It was Sergei Snezhkin, whose opinion diverged from the position of the author of the script, not only regarding the cast. Snezhkin substantially changed the plot.

In the film, according to the script of Sanaev, wonderful actors are involved. But even their talented game could not save the picture, which the author of the story called "Chernukha". The film contains naturalistic details, which, according to critics, are superfluous. And most importantly, the main idea of ​​Pavel Sanaev was not respected. The image of the grandmother in the film is too clear.

What do the leading actors in the film “Bury Me Behind the Skirting Board” think about the adaptation of the work of Sanaev? Reviews of the film actors are diverse. The lead singer claims that her image was significantly changed as a result of the installation. Maria Shukshina, who played Sasha's mother, did not share her impressions of the film. However, most viewers believe that the director's choice in favor of this actress was not the most successful.

Dwarf bloodsucker

This character is almost not present in the book, but is, nevertheless, central. It was because of the dwarf bloodsucker that the mother abandoned her son. And it is precisely because of him that the sick old woman is forced to nursing a sickly “rotting” boy. At least, a tyrant grandmother convinces of this from an early age. But Sasha once already saw this terrible dwarf, and did not find anything repulsive in him.

Pavel Sanaev dedicated the story “Bury Me Behind the Baseboard” to his stepfather, director and actor Rolan Bykov . Criticism reviews of this work sometimes, perhaps, were not favorable. It did not fit a person from a family of celebrities to take dirty linen out of a hut. But the image of the stepfather, which later turned out to be far from creepy, the author portrayed with deep respect and love. Sanaev described him as wise, talented, and understanding in his first story. The same writer depicted his stepfather in a work of art about the misadventures of Gouging. The book “Bury Me Behind the Baseboard - 2,” reviews of which were not so stormy, nevertheless took a worthy place in modern literature.

“Bury Me Behind the Baseboard” (performance)

Reviews of theatrical productions and film adaptations are more often negative. And this is not surprising. The publication of Sanaev’s book became a sensation in the literary world. And the greater the resonance the book provokes, the more closely the critics peer at the embodiment of the author’s plot on the stage or on the screen. Directed by Igor Konyaev, which premiered in 2007 at the Baltic House Theater, the role of the boy was played by the more than mature actor Igor Sklyar. Critics spoke far from enthusiasm about the performance. The audience liked the production for the most part. The performer of the leading role received the highest theater prize "Golden Spotlights".

Not only Igor Konyaev was inspired by the plot of the story “Bury Me Behind the Baseboard”. Reviews of the play (Krasnoyarsk) by Alexei Kriklivy are often approving, which cannot be said about the productions of the St. Petersburg director, and even more so about the film adaptation under the direction of Sergei Snezhkin. The main theme of the work of Pavel Sanaev is love and forgiveness.

The naturalistic details and slander of the grandmother are given by the author of the story exactly as much as necessary. The main idea of ​​the writer was able to realize Alexei Kriklivy on the theatrical stage of the Krasnoyarsk theater. Grandmother is not an odious monster, but an unhappy lonely person. This woman has been looking for love all her life, but she cannot truly accept and appreciate it. In the production of Kriklivy, life is vividly depicted, there are many little things that are easily recognizable by the audience of the generation to which Pavel Sanaev belongs: a T-shirt with the emblem of the Olympic bear, songs of children's films of the eighties, a popular game of knives.

How did prototypes of the main characters react to the book?

Creating his first work of art, Pavel Sanaev did not doubt his success. And even after his creation was rejected in the first publishing house, he was not upset. Next to him were the most reliable reviewers - mother and stepfather. Rolan Bykov liked the story. She made a strong impression on Elena Sanaeva. In an interview, Sanaev said that the mother was most acutely worried about reading the last chapter, which describes the funeral of her grandmother.

Continuation

A few years after the publication of the first book, Sanaev began writing "Bury Me Behind the Baseboard-2." Reviews on the work of this author are most actively left by readers belonging to the generation of the eighties. Sanaev’s works allow you to plunge into the past. And even those who grew up in an atmosphere of love and understanding, his books cannot remain indifferent. Sanaev masterfully conveys the atmosphere of everyday life that reigned in those years in almost every house.

“The Chronicles of the Gouging” does not include many psychologically difficult scenes, such as, for example, the grandmother’s monologue in the first story. But even in this work the atmosphere in which those to whom today are about forty have grown up is talentedly conveyed. Nostalgia for childhood and the passing past is what primarily attracts readers in this book.