Documentary film "Body of State Importance. The True Story of the Red Queen" (2016). About the project Beauty in Soviet style. The fate of a fashion model The body of national importance The story of the red queen

The film shows tragic fate one of the first fashion models of the USSR in the 60s, the real queen of the catwalk Regina Zbarskaya against the backdrop of a secret and cruel world Soviet fashion. She was destined to become the embodiment of the myth of “Soviet beauty”; Western bohemia applauded her; Yves Montand and Federico Fellini were struck by her beauty. But for dizzying success I had to pay at the cost of my own life.

She was a stylish European model. The model house on Kuznetsky Most is the standard of elegance. In 1965, Pierre Cardin himself came to Moscow. And it was Zbarskaya who became that business card Russian fashion, which was presented to the French couturier Vyacheslav Zaitsev.
Regina certainly attracted attention with her trail of extraordinary personal life. Her second husband was Lev Zbarsky, a famous graphic artist. He introduced her to the circle of Moscow bohemia; they were a bright couple of the elite. Regina, according to many recollections, was known as an intellectual and was the star of salons. She was treated the same way abroad, where she was the personification of an unknown country. They recognized Regina, but they knew little about her. They said that her mother was dancing under the circus big top and fell to her death. And Regina herself, the fruit of the love of a dancer and an Italian gymnast, was brought up in an orphanage.

In the mid-seventies, Lev Zbarsky left for America forever. The marriage broke up. It was then that she met a Yugoslav journalist. The reaction of certain services followed immediately - Regina was made “not allowed to travel abroad.” And then the book “One Hundred Nights with Regina” appeared in Yugoslavia, which contained all her revelations about the then highest echelon of the country. She was summoned to the KGB. Regina couldn't stand it and opened her veins. The apartment door remained open and a neighbor who came in quite by accident managed to call for help, and they managed to save Regina. But it was obvious that she was broken. However, no one knows for sure whether this book and this Yugoslav actually existed. The exact date of Regina’s death remains unknown; the only certainty is that it was preceded by a psychiatric clinic and a number of suicide attempts, the latter turning out to be fatal.

Soon after her death, the doors of world catwalks opened for models from the USSR. But the tragic name of Regina Zbarskaya will remain in the history of Russian fashion forever.

This documentary is about the life story Soviet fashion model Regina Zbarskaya. No wonder they say: "He who burns brightly burns quickly" . Well, even if we actually talk about stars, and consider them from the perspective of the science of astronomy, we can say that new stars, which are bright at the beginning, burn out very quickly and go out turning into “White Dwarfs” at the end. So the life of Regina Nikolaevna Kolesnikova was bright and eventful, and then suddenly went out. Regina bore a regal name, which translated meant “queen”; her father called her that at birth, at that time very rare name. And it’s not without reason that she later received the name “Red Queen” in fashion circles. In general, about this fashion model, or as they said in Soviet time "clothing demonstrator"There is not much information, she died and everything about her was cleared, deleted, erased, and the creators of this documentary piece by piece collected unique data about famous woman Soviet Union.

Regina Kolesnikova (later married to Zbarskaya) was a very beautiful and outwardly extraordinary person. She was even compared to Sophia Loren, an Italian film actress. Just look at the Scythian eye shape.

Regina represented Russian fashion at European shows, she was photographed for magazines that were sold in millions of copies, but few people know that in fact the names of the fashion models were not known to all people, as for example in our time. In magazines, next to the outfits, they simply wrote the names of the fashion designers and designers of the collection.

At one of the fashion shows, Regina Kolesnikova found what she thought was her soulmate - Lev Zbarsky and they got married, after which she began to bear his last name. Lev Zbarsky was a very rich man, because he came up with the formula special staff, with the help of which V.I. Lenin was embalmed. Many opportunities arose for Regina and her career.

But was she really happy? At 32, she had an abortion for the sake of her career, after which she was unable to have any more children. And then her beloved husband abandoned her, deciding to emigrate to England without her. Regina Zbarskaya gave up fashion for some time, she had several suicide attempts, but the last third one turned out to be fatal. She underwent rehabilitation for depression at psychiatric clinic and not even once. She died at the age of 52. This is how external circumstances and the departure of a beloved man broke the fatal beauty. She still had love in her life, but she loved, and she was simply used for political purposes.

To be honest, I am of the opinion that those who cultivate the body and not the soul die very quickly, and most often after suicide. After all beauty is not eternal, the body is aging, fashion is changing, and at the age of 30-40, fashion models are already considered too old for the catwalk; they are replaced by young ones. Therefore, this profession, like beauty, is not for life, and you always need to think about what else you can do. Regina did not have children of her own free will, because she went for an abortion at a conscious age, she had money, and could have taken a child from an orphanage. It was possible to open her own clothing salon or something else, because she had many friends and even the same Vyacheslav Zaitsev, for whom she was prima all the time, was ready to help her in everything. But she was empty inside and It was this emptiness that led to depression and suicide attempts. It was with these attempts that she tried to attract attention to herself, as she was accustomed to always being in sight. She committed a demonstrative suicide; she would cut her wrists, call her friends, and they would save her. I personally think that ending your life by suicide is stupid, but this is my personal opinion and I do not impose it on anyone. That’s why I feel sorry for Regina only partly; I wouldn’t call her fate tragic; she essentially built it that way herself. Man is the creator of his own destiny.

In this documentary lasting 45 minutes, I didn’t like the escalation of the situation from the very first frames, although the voiceover is good, many of the documentary footage is well edited, but here musical accompaniment like in a horror movie. Of course, cheerful music won’t suit such a story either, but it could have been made muted, neutral and not so intrusive.

This beauty with Scythian eyes was once considered the face of the Soviet Union. Her name was Regina, which means “queen.” She was called the Red Queen.

Her fate became the basis of an incredibly dramatic series that attracted millions of viewers to the screens. But true story Regina Zbarskaya is even scarier and more dramatic.

When her photo was published on the pages of the Parisian press next to the image of the First Secretary of the CPSU Central Committee Nikita Khrushchev, the caption below was written: “Her lover’s father froze Lenin, and she melted Paris.” In fact, we were talking about the father of Regina’s husband - the world famous scientist Boris Zbarsky, who found a way to preserve the body of the leader of the world proletariat from decay - the body national importance. But the living body of Regina Zbarskaya also had a huge impact on the country. political significance. However, one can only guess what missions were entrusted to the Red Queen.

She was dressed by world famous couturiers. She was photographed by the best photographers. She has performed on Radio London and at the Montreal World's Fair.

Our film crew spent a year finding references to Regina in the archives of VGIK, Mosfilm, London Radio and many other sources. The result was amazing. What secrets was the Red Queen hiding? What was she really like?

Based on reliable data, the film tells the biography of the fashion model and possible reasons her voluntary departure from life.

The film was attended by: Ksenia Lukyanchikova, Vyacheslav Zaitsev, Alexander Igmand, Tatyana Mikhalkova, Rumiya Rumi Ray, Eduard Krastoshevsky and others.

About the film: This beauty with Scythian eyes was once considered the face of the Soviet Union. Her name was Regina, which means "queen". She was called the Red Queen. Her fate became the basis of an incredibly dramatic series that attracted millions of viewers to the screens. But the true story of Regina Zbarskaya is even more terrible and dramatic. When her photo was published on the pages of the Parisian press next to the image of the First Secretary of the CPSU Central Committee Nikita Khrushchev, the caption was written below: “The father of her lover froze Lenin, and she melted Paris.” In fact, it was about the father of Regina's husband - the world famous scientist Boris Zbarsky, who found a way to preserve the body of the leader of the world proletariat from decay - a body of national importance. But the living body of Regina Zbarskaya also had enormous political significance for the country. However, one can only guess what missions were entrusted to the Red Queen. She was dressed by world famous couturiers. She was photographed by the best photographers. She has performed on Radio London and at the Montreal World's Fair. Our film crew spent a year finding references to Regina in the archives of VGIK, Mosfilm, London Radio and many other sources. The result was amazing. What secrets was the Red Queen hiding? What was she really like? Based on reliable data, the film tells about the biography of the fashion model and the possible reasons for her voluntary death. The film was attended by: Ksenia Lukyanchikova, Vyacheslav Zaitsev, Alexander Igmant, Tatyana Mikhalkova, Rumiya Rumi Ray, Eduard Krastoshevsky and others.

Genre: Documentary, educational
Year of issue: 2016
Released: Russia, Studio Galakon
Director: Peter Pchelkin