Actor Andreev called director Yuri Kara a true master of art.

Director Yuri Kara was a true master of art, he was not afraid of experimentation. Theater and film actor Vadim Andreev told Izvestia about this on Thursday, July 17.

Andreev recalled how he played the role of Joseph Stalin in Kara's last film "The Main One" in 2015, which was dedicated to the biography of one of the founders of Soviet cosmonautics, Sergei Korolev.

"Only he could offer me, who was completely different in any way, to play the role of Stalin in his film. It was such a gamble, but he convinced me that everything would work out, and I am incredibly grateful to him for that. He was not afraid to experiment, he was not afraid to take actors on roles that were completely unexpected for them, and achieve what he wanted," Andreev said.

The actor noted that he considers the film adaptation of "The Master and Margarita", made by Kara, to be the best of all films based on this novel by Mikhail Bulgakov, both in terms of cast, direction and music.

"It's sad that such masters leave early enough in our time. Yuri Moroz, Yura Kara, [Alexander] Mitta… In general, it's a disaster for our cinema. Unfortunately, he rarely filmed for various reasons. As a very talented person, he wasn't very cooperative, he wasn't very good at getting money for projects, and he didn't want to shoot anything," Andreev said.

The actor also offered his condolences to Kara's family and friends and to the entire Russian cinema in connection with the death of the director.

"We are orphaned when such masters of art leave," Andreev summed up.

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The ceremony was attended by Sukachev, Ernst, Ursulyak, Derevyanko and Vitorgan.

Soviet and Russian director Yuri Kara died at the age of 70 earlier that day. Besides "The Master and Margarita" (1994), Kara's most famous films were "Tomorrow was War" (1987) and "Thieves in Law" (1988).