How it was 07.02.1998 (1998)

The film "Hello, I'm Your Aunt", 1975. The host talks about the release of the two-part film "Hello, I'm Your Aunt" in 1975, based on the play "Charley's Aunt" by Brandon Thomas.

The host invites director Viktor Abrosimovich Titov to the studio.

Titov V.A. talks about 1975 - about the time that can be called timelessness, about the offer to shoot a remake of the trophy film "Charley's Aunt", about the British actor Charles Laughton, whose image prompted him to choose Alexander Alexandrovich Kalyagin for the main role.

Titov says that he already knew Kalyagin, cast him in his previous four films and knew his creative potential.

Kalyagin A.A. talks about how he played a man in the role of a woman, what feelings it evoked.

The host invites actress Nosova Tamara Makarovna, who played the role of Donna Rosa d'Alvadoretz, to the studio.

Nosova T.M. says that she was very flattered, because getting such a role is a rare happiness.

The host invites actor Kozakov Mikhail Mikhailovich to the studio.

Kozakov talks about the role of Colonel Francis Chesney, about the musical theme of his character.

Kozakov about the offer to the director to make his character lame and about the title of the film, which was suggested by the poet Naum Olev.

The host talks about the film's cameraman Georgy Rerberg.

Titov V.A. talks about Rerberg, with whom he shot four films, recalls how critics trashed the comedy and praised only the cameraman.

Kozakov and Kalyagin about the rehearsal and filming of the scene when the characters throw cakes.

Kozakov about laughter on the set.

Titov about filming the cake scene and getting into an antique clock.

Armen Borisovich Dzhigarkhanyan talks about the film.

The host invites actress Galina Petrovna Orlova to the studio and asks about her most vivid memory of the filming.

Orlova talks about the phrase "I'm very glad to see you, my boy" and the gesture of Oleg Shklovsky, who played Jackie Chesney in the film.

Shklovsky and Orlova recall the film scene on the wobbly bench, about the many takes, Orlova talks about her costume and the fall.

Kalyagin says that sometimes he is asked if it was difficult for him to play the role of a woman and about the actor's transformation.

Dzhigarkhanyan talks about his roles and about concentration while working on the set.

Titov and Shklovsky talk about performing the trick with Shklovsky falling onto the piano, about "passing through the strings" and the huge number of takes.

Kalyagin says that when performing the song "Love and Poverty" (words by Burns R., music by Kazenin V.) he imitated Adriano Celentano.

Dzhigarkhanyan on programming success.

Kalyagin says that the film was shot simply to laugh, without ideology; it was Soviet times, and people were happy with the film, but the critics were not ready.

The host expresses gratitude to everyone who came to the studio.

The program uses fragments of the film "Hello, I am your aunt" (1975, director Titov V.A.) and footage from foreign newsreels of the early 20th century (parades, costumed processions, theatrical performances, crowds on the streets).