Alena Kolomina: For an interesting role, I’m ready to experiment with appearances

23 January 2022
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Kyivtelefilm Film Company continues work on the 16-episode melodrama «Overcoming».  The picture is in post-production stage and will soon be aired on the TV channel «STB».

The directing of the series was undertaken by Yuri Osipov. The director of photography of the project was Andrei Shkir. The main female role in the film was played by the famous actress of the theater and cinema Alena Kolomina.

In the first episodes, the audience will see her character Margarita Sorokina as a fun, mischievous girl, but as the plot progresses, the character gradually transforms and closer to the finale of the picture, as the actress notes, she will appear as a serious principled girl with a strong personality.

«In three to four months, Rita experiences a lot of trauma, pain of loss, betrayal, while overcoming herself and the circumstances, and trying to figure out what is good and what is evil. She’s very often at the peak of her emotional distress, she overreacts to events, has to make quick decisions, etc. And it was very interesting to play», – shares the details Alena Kolomina.

In an interview with the journalists, the actress also noted that she had been confirmed for the role almost six months prior to the start of the filming process. Her candidacy appeared to be the most suitable to the director of the project Yuriy Osipov, with whom they had previously collaborated during filming of the acclaimed series «Happy in defiance» (working title «Despite everything»).

«And so it turned out that when he got a new offer to direct and read the script, he saw me as the lead character, of which he notified later. I, in turn, was very interested in this script too, so we agreed on further cooperation in advance», – she tells.

Especially for filming in the film «Overcoming» the actress had to change her usual image. In particular, the viewers will see her as a long-haired blonde in the new picture. According to her, this turned out to be a very interesting experience.

«That’s what you call «from the outside to the inside», as Mikhail Chekhov said. True, there is something in this and it’s very helpful in the work», – shares Alena Kolomina.

There were several reasons for this change in appearance, she says. First of all, the director imagined her character exactly in this way. And secondly, she notes, it was done to distinguish the style of the main character and her friend.

«I knew a wonderful actress, Sonia Ardova, was trying out for the role, but since in real life we’re both blonde and wear a bob, there could be some doubt as to whether this tandem is acceptable in the frame. So as a result, it was decided to change my hair a little bit», – explains the actress.

According to her, she was a little nervous the day before filming started. She said that she had already collaborated with Kyivtelefilm on several occasions, but got in the group that worked on the creation of this picture for the first time, and therefore there were worries about how the new group would accept her. However, when already on the set, she realized that all the fears were in vain.

«The crew was incredible and we had a very friendly atmosphere. People have been working together for many years and during cooperation have learned to understand each other literally at half a word, at half a glance and even at «half a raise» of an eyebrow (Smiles, – Ed.)…», – summarizes the actress.

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The full version of the interview with the lead actress in the series «Overcoming» Alena Kolomina can be read here.

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We will remind you that the filming of the 16-episode melodrama «Overcoming» took place in Kyiv and Kyiv region in autumn 2021. The full cycle of production of the series is carried out by Kyivtelefilm Film Company on the order of TV channel «STB».

You can read more about the script, the acting ensemble and the filming process in the article:

«Kyivtelefilm» began shooting the series «Overcoming»

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«Overcoming»

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16 episodes

Melodrama

Year 2021

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Script author: Nina Abrikosova

Stage Director: Yuri Osipov

Director of photography: Andrey Shkir

Production designer: Vitaliy Shamatienko

Costume designer: Anna Krupnitskaya

Makeup artist: Alena Dubina

Line Producer: Artem Suliga

Executive Producer: Pavel Karvan

Producers of TV channel «STB»: Lyudmila Semchuk, Ekaterina Shemelyuk

General producer: Valentin Opalev

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