November 20 1937 years
She was born in Leningrad, into the family of an engineer and an embroiderer. Victoria Tokareva — writer and screenwriter. Author of the screenplays for the films "Gentlemen of Fortune!" and "Mimino." She turns 88.
I want Laris Ivanovna!
I feel such personal hostility towards the victim that I simply can’t eat.
There won't be any cinema. The power's out.
Father - Samuel Shefter — died in the war (he was a militiaman). He spent the Great Patriotic War evacuated to the Kirov region, along with his sister and mother. During her school years, she studied biology and anatomy in detail, preparing to become a doctor.
At 21, she graduated from music school and entered the Leningrad State Conservatory. She also married an engineer. Viktor Tokarev and moved to Moscow. She worked as a singing teacher at a children's music school. At the same time, she began writing prose and worked as an editor at Mosfilm.
In 1962, at 25, under the patronage of the poet Sergei Mikhalkov, She enrolled in the screenwriting department of the All-Union State Institute of Cinematography. While still a student, she published her first short story, "A Day Without Lies."
She published in the literary magazines Yunost and Novy Mir. In 1968, she received several awards—the Golden Calf, the Twelve Chairs Club, and Literaturnaya Gazeta (one of the first three winners).
I take plots from the surrounding reality, but I process them in my head. A writer is a bit of a preacher.
In 1969, she published her first book, "About What Never Happened." Around the same time, she began working with film directors.
She wrote the scripts for the films Gentlemen of Fortune (with Alexander Gray и Georgy Danelia), "Mimino" (with Rezo Gabriadze и Georgy Danelia), “The Dog Walked on the Piano”, “The Hat”.
It's not a trifle for you to pick through your pockets!
Everyone ran and I ran too.
Who's going to put him in jail? He's a monument!
Civil aviation is the right way to go?
The film "Mimino" received a state prize and a gold medal at the Moscow International Film Festival.
Danelia wrote about her 15-year romance with Georgy in her book, "Tree on the Roof," and Danelia dedicated his film, "Autumn Marathon," to her.
According to Tokareva, it was Danelia who taught her to write screenplays.
In the 90s, she entered the top 10 most published Russian prose writers. For her deep understanding of psychology, gifted storytelling, sense of humor, and love for people, she has been called a "modern Chekhov."
In 2021, she published a collection of short stories, "I'm Not Interested in Anything, But I Know Everything" (written during the pandemic—reflections on various topics in the era of self-isolation).
In 2023 – the collection “By the way…”
According to her daughter's script, Natalia Todorovskaya, The series "Kamenskaya" was filmed. Grandson, director Pyotr Todorovsky — director of the films “Love Story”, “Flight”, “Healthy Man” and the series “Overheard in Rybinsk”.
