Kate Beckinsale speaks Russian. Kate Beckinsayyl: unfairly, that Russian is such a complex language

The charming screening of the youth story of Jane Austin - "Love and Friendship", in which Kate Beckinsale played a shameless hypocience lady Susan. In an interview with Metro, the British actress told, for which you can love her heroine and some of the Russian classics she prefers.

Well, will we speak Russian or speak English?
(Laugh .) I would suggest you go to Russian, but not sure that I will understand everything. When I taught him in Oxford, I knew better, now many words were forgotten.

You like a foreigner what word in Russian most of all remembered, liked it, seemed strange?
I like the whole Russian language. (Pronounces in Russian.)

What prompted you to take up the study of Russian?
You see, I believe that reading the literature is needed in the original. Since I chose French and Russian literature as a major specialization, I began to learn both languages. I really wanted to master Chekhov in the original, for the sake of him, I was recorded on the Russian course. I always liked your language. Wishing to learn Russian in Oxford was a bit, so we were engaged in fist. We had a wonderful teacher, she herself from Russia. Her name was Tatyana Andreeva. Your language is very different from English, and it is very complicated. The amazing thing, you teach it to learn, and easier does not become. As a result, I was able to read Chekhov in the original, and was proud of it.

Usually, except Chekhov, overseas stars are no longer called anyone. Do you know someone else from writers?
I am a big fan of Akhmatova creativity. She was my favorite poet. But from writers of Chekhov in the first place. Piece "Seagull" turned my life. I traveled all of England with this production. In my opinion, Chekhov changed the whole world.

Ahmatov did you also read in the original?
Sure! I don't understand the poetry.

From all your films, I love the most "intuition" ...
Truth? ( Laugh .) Thank you! You know, usually men say that they like "intuition". It's so strange, because I starred in a variety of action, dram, more male films, and this is the only romantic comedy in my service list.

Well, now there are two. "Love and friendship" is a wonderful screen version. Vanity Fair magazine called the role of Susan Best in your career. Do you agree with that?
I do not know. I can say for sure that I liked to act in this picture. And I am proud of this work. Compared to other heroes that I play in recent years, Susan me is much closer. It is always interesting to portray the person you understand.

It did not seem strange that such female history is a man's director?
Not. I have been working together for the second time with the director Wet Stillman, and I am very glad. I liked that he did not put Susan villain. You look at Susan and understand her, you understand why she does it.

"Love and friendship" is an excellent instruction on manipulating people.
Susan is smart, charming, at the same time she is a child of his time, in which they were not particularly considered with the opinion of the ladies and the more skeptically referred to independent women who wanted to decide how to spend money and with whom to close in the bedroom. Manipulation by people - for her, the way of survival in this world, in which she has no right.

Susan pretends to be friends with men, and then involves them in a romantic relationship. Do you believe in the friendship of the floors?
Yes. I have a close friend of a man. You see, I grew up in a family with four brothers. And it seems to me that this is normal to communicate with a man without entering the sexual connection. It seems to me that this is a contrived problem. Sometimes it happens not easy. It was and that I had to make efforts to make friends with men.

Do you think Russian spectators like the movie?
As far as I know Russian, you like to joke, you have a very good sense of humor. And "love and friendship" an incredibly funny film. I hope that after viewing the audience will come out of the cinema a little happier. It seems to me that this is what we all lack.

Soon the fifth of the "other world", which many are waiting for.
I am waiting too. In the new part there will be many new heroes, new tests for my heroine. I was lucky that I became part of this franchise.

- The actors must do everything right to get a really impressive movie.

Kate Beckinsail. Full name - Catherine Bailey Beckinsail. Born on July 26, 1973 in London. Played in 30 films. Among them are the most famous "Aviator", "Another World", "Van Helsing".

Among the English-speaking actors are not so many of those who speak at least one foreign language. Kate Beckinsail is a double exception: it owns several languages, and among them - Russian. And, by the way, the British Cate is a lot in common with Russian women. For example, incredible ability to work.

"If you want to reliably play, then you need to work to exhaustion."

And also - patience: As a child, the future actress was able to make friends with five children of his stepfather, and having matured and becoming a beginner actress, Kate patiently refused many roles, waiting for a truly interesting offer.

- I think that a good film should not be too strange and unreal. It should not stream blood streams. It should not be contrived, fantasy things. In my opinion, a good film should be quite realistic and at the same time the viewer should be surprised.

Kate has repeatedly faced with a typical Russian question - what to do? For example, when she studied in Oxford, she began to offer work in the theater. Beckinsale chose an acting career. To the profession, she came up with fearlessness.

- Sometimes in the course of the shooting, I get a lot of bruises. As a rule, it happens when I completely disagree, when you do not have to jump from the cliff with a pair of guns in your hands and do similar things. This happens when I, for example, you have to fight with a man of incredibly small growth. I am applied so much shocks that no bruises do not do. But often it is worth it.

Over time, the actress realized that her knowledge in the Russian language and literature was absolutely no place to apply. In front of it, another Russian question stood: Who is to blame? The answer was quick: Hollywood! At the factory, a dream is not at all who speak Russian! But Kate Bekinsale should not despair: successful actress with excellent education will always be happy in Russia. And especially pleasant will be the fact that the language barrier between us will not.

Despite the complexity of the Russian language, foreigners seek him to study, and the stars are no exception. The editors amounted to a selection of Hollywood actors and other Western celebrities talking in Russian.

The American actress, who performed the role of the Witch's scarlet, "", loves Russia and considers Russians with "incredible people" capable of surviving under any conditions.

In 2009, the star came to the country for one semester as part of the student exchange program and during this time a little learned Russian, as well as the art of consuming the choice of Russian mat in the right situation.

Kate Beckinsayyl

British actress, Aviator's star, "other world" and "van Helsing", studied in Oxford. During the training, it took the course of Russian literature in the original language. According to Kate, the Russian is complex, but she really wanted to read Chekhov in the original.

"I always loved Russia and literature: Anna Akhmatov, a block. All year we studied Fedor Dostoevsky. I love Anton Chekhov very much. He is probably my favorite, "the star admitted.

Mila Kunis

Another foreign actress, freely speaking in Russian, -. Celebrity was born in Ukraine, and in the United States moved only at the age of seven years. She ceased to learn Russian after the first class, but with the parents of the house robbed in this language. Thus, Kunis can speak and read in Russian, but does not know how to write. Star often demonstrates their knowledge on various shows and press conferences.

Rife Fayns

Russian culture interested in British actor always, but it was thoroughly studying the language only before filming in the film "Two Women." His classes took place six times a week, and after the tutor, he was engaged in the verbal.

The star "" and the executor of the role in films about admitted that he had never had to live in a real Russian village before, so the shooting process was incredibly interesting.

Milla Jovovich

The star of Hollywood was born in Kiev. Her mother is Russian, and Father from Serbia. The actress owns a conversational Russian literally perfectly and demonstrates these knowledge during a conversation with journalists in the CIS. Also Yovovich - Big fan of national cuisine:

"I want to go to the Russian store, buy Salad" Olivier ", Cake" Napoleon ", dumplings, dumplings, borsch, sour cream."

Paul Landers

Another fan of Russian cuisine is a rhythm guitarist of the German metal group Paul Landers. Childhood the musician held in Berlin, but he still managed to live in Moscow, where he studied at school at the Embassy of the GDR. Thanks to this, Paul owns Russian language and shares memories of this period with journalists:

"Department Store" Moscow ", ice cream, pies, dumplings, suolarships, borsch, soup, cakes in Kiev, kebab, and kvass - on the street. Because kvass on the street is better. "

Condolee Rice

Some American politicians also speak Russian, one of them - who studied at Denver University of the United States and received a doctor of political science. She owns English, French, German, Spanish and Russian languages. Nevertheless, the knowledge of the latter, it rarely demonstrates the public, as he considers them imperfect due to lack of practice. Herway, Rice is given.

Interview with Larry King with a Hollywood actress, the Englishman Kate Beckinsale, known on the films "Intuition", Pearl Harbor, Aviators, "Other World", turned out to be quite personal. The actress spoke about her childhood, father and stepfather, relations with his own daughter, and even about their shortcomings.

On secret talents

"I know how to pretend that I sneeze. Imaginary sneezing. At school, I did so 22 times in a row, and I was released from lessons. And I went to the movies. It is a pity that this my talent in Hollywood is not in demand. "

"Few people know what I speak Russian. Learned the language in Oxford. I wanted to read Chekhov in the original language. This is a very difficult language. And the longer you study, the harder it becomes. It is unfair. "

About Father

"I adore comedies, but I try to avoid comedy roles, because my father, Richard Beckinsale, was a very, very famous and favorite comedy actor in England. He died young. Terrible tragedy. His television roles - a sample of the British comedy of the 1970s, these series are constantly repeated. I was lucky with genes. "

"My stepfather was a Trotskyist. He belonged to the revolutionary working party. As a child, I was surrounded by politics everywhere. "

About roles in militants

Kate Beckinsale regularly falls into the lists of the most beautiful and sexy women in the versions of different magazines, and this, according to Larry King, is strange, because it plays most often in the militants. Beckinsale in an interview explains it like this: in all her palms are to blame.

"They are unreasonably big! And since I can't play basketball or piano, it is necessary to compensate for the handling of weapons. In fact, I would not shoot anyone, but I just have huge palms. "

"As a child I did not do every day karate, and did not go to physical education at all. I am proud of what has become one of the women who are filmed in the militants. We are not very much. "

About relationship with appliances

"Uber I do not use. Electronic devices for some reason do not like me. If I call Uber, then he will most likely come, but if I ask someone next to him, then yes. I am old-fashioned: I miss the black London taxi, printed machines and vinyl, "said the actress.

"For another six months ago I had a clamshell phone. I had to change it on the iPhone, but only because my best friend was seriously ill, and we corresponded so much by SMS that huge bills came, "she added.