Batalov loves to talk about how everything in life is connected, that life's plots are much more twisted than any screenwriter can imagine. At least the life of Batalov himself testifies to this. It so happened that the "path to life" gave him Anna Akhmatova. When a young man graduated from the Moscow Art Theatre School and was accepted into the Mkhatov troupe, Anna Akhmatova chose a moment that no one around and handed him money, quite a decent amount for those days. "Buy yourself some decent clothes, you're going to serve in the Moscow Art Theater now." Back then, art was still being served. Batalov did not refuse money, but lied - instead of clothes bought a second-hand Moskvich. Many years later, in this "Moskvich", he raced from Simferopol to Moscow to Mikhail Romm, when he learned that he does not want to take Batalov on the role of Gusev in the film "Nine Days of One Year. 【"I need another actor - Romm argued - more emotional, expressive, and Batalov - he is some kind of frozen appearance. "】Hastening to Moscow, not even stopping at home, Batalov rushed to the "Mosfilm" to Romm. And heartfelt, tough, intelligent, impetuous, as it can, perhaps, only he knows, said: "I really want to be in your film." This was said in such a tone that Romm could not refuse. For Batalov, the role of physicist Gusev was literally a landmark, and for national cinema the film "Nine Days of One Year" became - A classic.
https://www.ng.ru/culture/2003-11-20/6_batalov.html

#阿列克谢·巴塔洛夫 #一年中的九天

- Next. The film "Lady with the Little Dog" is 45 years old. In my opinion, it's the most successful film adaptation of Chekhov in world cinema.
- After that, it was very difficult for me to work with anyone else. Heifetz spoiled me a lot. For two years I sat next to him day and night, read all Chekhov's notes, knew, it seems, everything. Told Heifetz how I see the picture, Gurov. He was interested, he listened. If he didn't agree, he let himself be persuaded. As a result, we began to understand everything in exactly the same way, and that was a tremendous blessing. He believed me when I brought him Iya Savvina, non-professional actress, a student of journalism at Moscow State University. I saw her in amateur theater, no one known, and convinced Heifetz that this is the same heroine. I was lucky to work with wonderful people. Mikhail Romm was an amazing man!

- They say he didn't want you for the role of physicist Gusev in "Nine Days of One Year".
- I didn't know that. I was in hospital then. But then I got a letter from Romm, and I came for an audition. Romm promised the doctors that he wouldn't make me work more than a few hours a day. He said that he would take long breaks. And, by the way, he kept his promise. When we were shooting, Romm kept scolding me for not being interested in nuclear physics. It annoyed him a lot. He knew it himself, that's why all the physicists and academicians adored him. By the way, he was also a sculptor and drew well.
https://www.ng.ru/culture/2009-08-25/6_batalov.html

#阿列克谢·巴塔洛夫 #米哈伊尔·罗姆 #一年中的九天
巴塔洛夫那时候还患有眼疾，因此剧组特意订购了一种特殊胶片。

不过，米哈伊尔·伊里奇越没有迁怒巴塔洛夫，我就越希望饰演古谢夫的演员是原定的瓦连京·祖布科夫……
这怪不了达尼尔·赫拉布罗维茨基（充其量那封信是达尼亚以米哈伊尔·伊里奇的名义写的），毕竟最终拍板做出更换演员决定的人是罗大米。