You know and love this Soviet film very well. But do you know how it was filmed?
The cult Soviet film by Yuri Chulyukin in 1961 called “Girls” is enjoyed by millions of viewers today, 60 years later. However, few people know how the film was shot, in which, according to the plot, it was winter and there was a severe frost.
The fact is that part of the film was filmed in the village of Olenino in the Tver region, at a real timber processing base. But it’s not winter at all: the shooting took place in the August heat!
Work continued at the base, and the film crew was simply allocated a place in the lower warehouse, where all the necessary scenery was prepared. So, decorators and artists laid cotton wool on logs, sprinkled them with mothballs, and, for example, painted a crane for transporting logs with lime – which looked like ice. Severe frost was imitated not only with the help of cotton wool, but also with salt, foam plastic, and also with gas, which acted as steam.
And the poor actors had to bathe in cotton sheepskin coats, hats, and felt boots, portraying that they were cold, while it was hot outside. What you won’t do for a good movie! And it really turned out well!
Editorial Team
