With the collapse of the Soviet Union on the blue screens have become increasinglyto show foreign TV shows. At first it was "Slave Izaura" and other television products from various countries in South America. However, soon the American television series began to be shown to viewers. And the first of these was the "Santa Barbara". Mason Capwell, Cruz Castillo, Julia Wainwright and many others have become almost native people for TV viewers for many years.
What is "Santa Barbara"
"Santa Barbara" is the so-called "daytime"American soap opera. From the traditional television series, it differs in the number of series. Thus, the standard season for any television series is a maximum of 25 episodes. The soap opera has a lot more. And Santa Barbara has an average of 250 per year.
Although at home, this series started inIt was 1984 for nine years, in Russia it appeared only in the beginning of 1992 and was ten years old. For unknown reasons, it has been shown since the end of the first season (from episode 217).
The main plot of the television series and the main characters
The series tells about the life of the city.Santa Barbara. The main characters are the family of the wealthy Capwells, who have gathered a lot of skeletons in the closet. All other heroes, regardless of social status, one way or another, are associated with the all-powerful Capwells.
At the head of the family is CC Capwell.He is a rich tycoon who loves his family and is capable of doing much for her. He has been married several times and has many children. At the start of the series, five of them are known: Chaning, Mason, Ted, Eden and Kelly. Later, as the story progresses, their number changes. Despite the many love affairs, the head of the family still returns to his wife, Sofia.
Also, CC Capwell was married to Gina - the maina negative heroine who dreams of getting rich by any means. In the first few seasons, it was she who was the source of most of the problems not only of the Capwells, but of the entire city. But later, other negative characters appeared.
The main love line of the television series with almostthe very beginning was the story of Eden Capwell and detective Cruise Castillo. They quarreled, made up, got divorced, got married, were lost and were. Ultimately, due to the departure of the actress from the project, her character was sent to Europe and disappeared from the television series.
Sister Eden - Kelly Capwell, constantly fallingin all sorts of trouble, you could call a record holder in the number of love relationships. Unfortunately, in most cases her passion turned out to be unworthy of the love of a girl.
But Mason enjoyed a special love of the audience.Capwell by Lane Davis. Despite the restless character and a large number of women, he had the most beautiful love stories on the television series.
Who is Mason Capwell? Character biography
Mason is the oldest son of CC Capwell.His mother - Pamela Pepperridge was the first wife of CC, but they did not part in the best way. Moreover, young Mason was forbidden to communicate with his mother, because of this he had rather tense relations with his father.
Despite the problems in the family, the guy graduatedHarvard and received the specialty lawyer. He was predicted a career policy, but he deliberately refused, which greatly angered his father. Pretty soon, he established himself as an excellent lawyer and during the series not only worked in private companies, but also managed to visit the district attorney of Santa Barbara.
For the entire project, this hero managed to be patienta lot: he was tortured, abducted, he had a split personality and memory lapses; moreover, his beloved woman died in his arms. Despite this, he continued to cope with all the problems.
Character of the character
Unlike the rest of Capwells, Mason is the mostambiguous. One can expect anything from him, since he is capable of performing both good and bad deeds. In many ways, he is similar to his father, but at the same time more sensual, noble and secretive. Throughout the series has problems with alcohol. However, later he manages to cope with this addiction.
Also the striking features of this character isthat he is resourceful, witty, very clever, unlike many of his relatives. He often quotes classics and is quite tartly, but he jokes successfully.
Mason's novels
Being an interesting man, Mason Capwellenjoys success with women, but he does not always manage to be with his beloved. Once he was in love with Santana. But the girl did not respond to his feelings by choosing his brother. After some time, these feelings pass without a trace.
Getting fleeting novels with the secretary, then withby others, Mason unexpectedly begins to like Gina, the mercantile wife of her father. She is very risky, but can not resist the spell of a young lawyer. Unaccustomed to a serious relationship, Mason Capwell changes when she meets a nun named Mary.
At first, she just likes a man, but soonhe genuinely falls in love with her. The girl reciprocates and leaves for the monastery for him. But lovers are not destined to be together. First, Mary marries another, and then, having decided to return to Mason, becomes the victim of an accident. This is one of the most tragic moments of the television series.
Grieving over the loss of his beloved, Mason drinks, travels, searches for himself and even becomes a member of a religious community. Time passes, and Mason Capwell again becomes himself.
Mason's wives
Returning to the usual life, Mason soonReceives an offer from her pretty colleague Julia Wainwright to be the father of her child. Despite the rather difficult relationship in the past, Mason agrees, and this becomes the beginning of a new and excellent relationship. While meeting and spending time with each other, the lawyers fall in love, and soon Julia is pregnant.
However, they are not destined to marry, becauseBy the happiness of Mason's sister Eden, trouble is hanging. Due to unfortunate circumstances, the former passion of Eden’s beloved, Victoria Lane, is expecting a child from him. To save the relationship of her sister and her beloved, Mason signs a contract with Victoria. He marries her and recognizes her child as her own; in return, she should not reveal to anyone the truth about the real father of the baby.
After marrying Victoria, Mason Capwell continues to love Julia. Their relationship is strong, despite all the obstacles. For the entire series, Mason manages to marry her twice.
During the period of Mason's problems with the psyche, he was alsoMarried to his father's ex-wife Gina, who thus wanted to get to family money. However, over time, Mason came to his senses and divorced.
Mason's Children
Married to Victoria, Mason soon had a son named Chip (Channing Capwell III). As it was agreed, the man recognized him as his own and for a long time helped grow him.
At the same time, Julia Wainwright turns outpregnant from Mason, but for a long time hides it from him. Already married to Victoria, the man finds out the truth, and although he cannot divorce, he still helps Julia take care of their daughter Samantha Eden. Later, marrying Julia, he adopts the baby.
After a series of twists and turns, alcoholism, problems withpsyche and marriage with her stepmother, Gina Mason is finally reuniting with Julia again, and together they adopt another child. And later, Julia is pregnant again. However, at the time of the end of the series it is not known who they will be born.
It should be noted that Mary's beloved Mason also waited for the child, and, in all likelihood, it was Mason who was the father of the baby. However, the girl died tragically along with the unborn baby.
Lane Davis - the actor who played Mason Capwell
Throughout the nine years of this characterplayed four actors: Laine Davis, Terry Lester, Gordon Thomson and young Leonardo DiCaprio (Mason Capwell as a child). However, the first performer of this role, Lane Davis, who is first and foremost an actor of the theater, remained the most popular and beloved by the audience. Since childhood, he was associated with the theater, as his mother often played in it. We can say that the guy grew up behind the scenes. Growing up, he decided to follow in her footsteps and became an actor.
Educated at the University of Tennessee, Lanebegan to play in amateur productions and musicals. Due to the pleasant voice and bright appearance, he was soon noticed and began to film. So, in 1977, he played a pilot in the episode of "Star Wars", and after that took part in several more films.
In the early eighties, he was invited to playthe legendary soap opera "Days of Our Life". However, he worked there for only a year, after which he went to the new series - “Santa Barbara”, where he was given the role of one of the central characters named Mason Capwell. The actor perfectly coped with the task, creating an incredibly complex and multifaceted image on the screen.
Playing in "Santa Barbara", Lane continued to act.in the cinema, and also did not leave the theater. Every year, he took a two-month vacation and went to play in the plays of Shakespeare, which he adored. In order to somehow hide the absence of one of the main characters, the scriptwriters were constantly forced to invent various tricks with abductions, alleged death and other things.
Having worked in the Santa Barbara project for five years,Lane was tired of him and left. They didn’t risk removing his hero, so they took another actor instead of Davis, but neither he nor the next performer, who was lured away from Dynasty, could not fully replace Lane. After "Santa Barbara" the actor starred a lot and played in the theater. He also married and became the father of two wonderful children. Mason remembers his role reluctantly, since he does not consider this a serious achievement. Moreover, in one of the interviews, Davis complained that he had to learn several dozen pages of text for each series, as his character was very talkative.
DiCaprio as Mason Capwell in his youth
Along with adult actors, Mason also playedand baby. He was now world-famous Leonardo DiCaprio. Having successfully debuted on television quite early, Leonardo flashed, and he was often invited to take on various roles. This was facilitated, first of all, by the angelic appearance of the boy.
Already the third major role of the actor has become a heroseries “Santa Barbara” - Mason Capwell (as a child). The game of young talent viewers had to watch in as many as five episodes of the television series (in the interval from 1429 to 1596 series). It should be noted that the young Mason Capwell liked the audience very much, which could not but have a positive effect on Leonardo's future career. So, after filming in Santa Barbara, Di Caprio finally made his way to the world of serious cinema.
Поначалу это были небольшие роли.But soon the talent of the boy was appreciated. Prior to the famous "Titanic", Leonardo managed to play some pretty serious roles. This is a young French writer Arthur Rambo, and cowboy-beloved Sheron Stone in the film The Quick And The Dead, and, of course, light-eyed Romeo in a modern production of Romeo + Juliet.
And then the Titanic struck, after which Leonardothey began to invite only to the main roles, which brought him all the most prestigious awards of the world of cinema. It is interesting that DiCaprio, on a par with Oscar, Golden Globe and other awards desirable for any actor, is the owner of Golden Raspberry for his role in the film Iron Mask.
In his spare time, this handsome man actively participates in public life, in particular, he fights for the purity of the environment, for which he was nominated for the Crystal Award.
As for his personal life, unlike Mason Capwell, Leonardo was not married even once, although he had several serious novels.
The television series "Santa Barbara" has become a cult for CIS viewers. Moreover, the very name of this show has become a nominal name from a proper name.
However, it is worth noting that, despite the wholea galaxy of great actors who starred in this soap opera, the main merit of this is the excellent acting work of Layne Davis, who played Mason Capwell. It was after his departure that the series gradually began to lose popularity and was soon closed. And although the actor himself is skeptical about his character, in the hearts of millions of television viewers Mason Capwell will remain the same as Lane Davis played.
