User:Daryna Ponomarenko/Hutsulka Ksenia (film, 2019)

"Hutsulka Ksenia" is a Ukrainian film-musical of 2019 directed by Olena Demyanenko, based on the eponymous operetta by Yaroslav Barnych.

The film was released in Ukraine on March 7, 2019. The TV premiere took place on May 3, 2020 on the 1+1 TV channel.

Synopsis
1939, only a few weeks left before the occupation of Western Ukraine by the Bolsheviks. Yaro (Maxim Lozynsky), an American of Ukrainian descent, comes to Vorokhta to marry a Ukrainian woman. Only under this condition will he inherit his father's large fortune. Yaro meets hutsul Ksenia (Varvara Lushchyk), who changes his plans.

Cast

 * Maxim Lozynsky as Yaro
 * Igor Tishkevych as Mike
 * Kateryna Molchanova as Mary
 * Olivier Bonjour as Professor
 * Oleg Stefan as Ivan Synytsya, owner and director of Oselya Hoverla Hotel
 * Tetyana Pechenkina as Helen
 * Marichka Shtyrbulova as Zuzya
 * Victoria Yanchuk as Marusya
 * Maria Chuprynenko as Danusya
 * Vitaly Azhnov as Yuro
 * Christina Fedora as Marichka
 * Yuriy Radkovsky as Semyon
 * Natalka Kobizka as Ganusya
 * Frick cabaret "Dakh Daughters" cameo
 * The band "DahaBraha" cameo

Creative group

 * Script – Olena Demyanenko (based on the eponymous operetta by Yaroslav Barnych)
 * Music – Yaroslav Barnych, Timur Polyansky and freak cabaret "Dakh Daughters"
 * Tango director – Vyacheslav Grinchenko
 * Directed by Olena Demyanenko
 * Cinematographer – Dmitry Yashenkov
 * Production designer – Yuri Larionov
 * Costume designer – Nadiya Kudryavtseva
 * Make-up artist – Vitaly Skopelidis
 * Editing – Igor Rak
 * Sound director – Artem Mostovy
 * Executive producer – Eugenia Rauch
 * Producers – Olena Demyanenko and Dmytro Tomashpolsky

Production

 * Estimate

Hutsulka Ksenia became one of the winners of the Ninth Derzhkino Competition. The share of Derzhkino funding is - 23.9 million from the total budget of ₴ 47.8 million.


 * Filming

The pavilion scenes were filmed at the Dovzhenko Kyiv Film Studio at 15 facilities specially built for the film. Full-length filming took place in the Carpathians and Zhytomyr region.


 * Soundtrack

The lyrics and music for the film's soundtrack were written and performed by the Kyiv band Dakh Daughters and other artists.

Release
The film was released in wide Ukrainian distribution on March 7, 2019, the distributor is B&H. The film was released on the Takflix VOD platform on February 27, 2020.

The film received favorable reviews from Ukrainian film critics.


 * Awards

On July 1, 2019, the film won the Grand Prix of the festival "Mt. Fuji - Atami International Film & VR Festival ", which takes place in Japan.

At the IV Golden Whirlwind Film Awards, held on May 3, 2020 in the online mode, the film was presented in nine nominations (sharing 2nd-3rd places with the film "My thoughts are quiet"). It won two nominations - "Golden Whirlwind Award for Best Composer" (Timur Polyansky, Frick Cabaret "Dakh Daughters") and "Best Song" ("Mavka-Rusalka", Frick Cabaret "Dakh Daughters").

Links

 * Гуцулка Ксеня on Takflix VOD platfrom
 * Гуцулка Ксеня on Takflix VOD platfrom
 * Гуцулка Ксеня on Takflix VOD platfrom