Andrei Konchalovsky
Andrei Sergeyevich Mikhalkov-Konchalovsky (Russian: Андре́й Серге́евич Михалко́в-Кончало́вский; born 20 August 1937, Moscow) is a Russian filmmaker, screenwriter, actor, producer and theater, TV director, who works in Russia and USA. His father was the writer Sergey Mikhalkov (1913) and the brother of Nikita Mikhalkov (1945), who is also a well known Russian filmmaker. Andrei Konchalovsky was a frequent collaborator of Andrei Tarkovsky (1932) earlier in his career. His work has won numerous accolades, including the "Cannes Grand Prix Spécial du Jury", a "FIPRESCI Award", two "Silver Lions", three "Golden Eagle Awards", and a "Primetime Emmy Award". He studied for ten years at the Moscow Conservatory, preparing for a pianist's career. In 1960, however, he met Andrei Tarkovsky and co-scripted his movie Andrei Rublev (1966). His first full-length feature, The First Teacher (1964), was favourably received in the Soviet Union and screened by numerous film festivals abroad. His second film, Asya Klyachina's Story (1967), was suppressed by Soviet authorities. When issued twenty years later, it was acclaimed as his masterpiece. Thereupon, Konchalovsky filmed adaptations of Ivan Turgenev's A Nest of Gentle Folk (1969) and Chekhov's Uncle Vanya (1970), with Innokenty Smoktunovsky in the title role. His epic Siberiade upon its 1979 release was favourably received at Cannes and made possible his move to the United States in 1980. His most popular Hollywood releases are Maria's Lovers (1984), Runaway Train (1985), based on a script by Japanese director Akira Kurosawa, and Tango & Cash (1989), starring Sylvester Stallone and Kurt Russell. In the 1990s, Konchalovsky returned to Russia, although he occasionally produced historical films for U.S. television, such as his adaption of The Odyssey (1997) and the award-winning remake, The Lion in Winter (2003). Konchalovsky's full-length feature, House of Fools (2003), with a cameo role by Bryan Adams as himself, set in a Chechen psychiatric asylum during the war, won him a Silver Lion at the Venice Film Festival. In 2010, Konchalovsky released a longtime passion project of his, The Nutcracker in 3D, a musical adaptation of Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky's ballet. A musical film, it mixed live action and 3D animation, and starred Elle Fanning, John Turturro, Nathan Lane, and Richard E. Grant. The film was scored with music from the ballet, with additional lyrics by Tim Rice. In 2012, Konchalovsky wrote, directed and produced "The Battle for Ukraine", which provided an in depth analysis of how Ukraine to this day struggles to escape from the close embrace of its former big brother. His film "The Postman's White Nights" won the Silver Lion at the 71st Venice International Film Festival. The script is centred around the true story of Aleksey Tryaptisyn, a real life postman based in a remote Russian village surrounding the Kenozero lake. In 2016 "Paradise" directed by him won the Silver Lion at the 73rd Venice International Film Festival. It was selected as the Russian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 89th Academy Awards. In 2020 at the 77th Venice film festival, his film "Dear Comrades" won a special jury prize.
Ivan's Childhood
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Movie pageRevolution: New Art for a New World
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Movie pageRyaba, My Chicken
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Movie pageI Am Twenty
as Yura, guest at Anya's partyHaving returned from the army, 20-year-old Sergei settles down at the thermal power station and...
Movie pageHitler in Hollywood
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Movie pageRerberg and Tarkovsky. The Reverse Side of 'Stalker'
as SelfThe conflict surrounding the production of Andrei Tarkovsky's 1979 masterpiece 'Stalker', as...
Movie pageGloss
as beaten intellectualA pretty, young girl from a coal-mining town comes to Moscow with dreams of becoming a...
Movie pageAndrey Konchalovsky’s Cinema Odyssey
as uncreditedThe film “Andrey Konchalovsky’s Cinema Odyssey” is a tribute to the creative path of one of our...
Movie pageAn All Round Maid
as uncreditedA video derived from footage Godard kept from his 1981 visit to Francis Ford Coppola's Zoetrope...
Movie pageThe Trial of Madmen
as Michael HaggerGermany, the 1930s. A young scientist, Professor Johannes Werner discovers rays of life-giving...
Movie pageSacrifices of Andrei Tarkovsky
as SelfDedicated to the 80th anniversary of Andrei Tarkovsky. The film uses unique materials related to...
Movie pageKurosawa: The Last Emperor
as SelfA profile and history of film director Akira Kurosawa.
Movie pageAndrey Rublev. A Memory of the Film
as uncreditedAbout the creation of the film "Andrei Rublev", about its deep philosophical and artistic...
Movie pageBallerina
as uncreditedThe film tells the story of an aspiring dancer who from Eastern Europe is reached in Italy with...
Movie pageA Film About Mikhail Kalatozov
as SelfThe career of revered Russian filmmaker Mikhail Kalatozov is explored in this documentary film...
Movie pageAge One Hundred
as selfThe first century of one of the most famous Moscow scenes has come to its logical conclusion....
Movie pageTarkovsky: Time Within Time
as SelfAndrei Tarkovsky (1932-1986) is widely regarded as one of the worlds' top directors- throughout...
Movie pageThe Three Andreis
as SelfA documentary about the making of Andrei Tarkovsky's ANDREI RUBLEV, and Andrei Konchalovsky's...
Movie pageThe Vanja Earthquake
as uncreditedThrough the rehearsals and the tour of the show based on Uncle Vanya by Anton Chekhov, Vinicio...
Movie pageIslands: Georgy Rerberg
as SelfA short documentary about the life and career of cinematographer Georgy Rerberg.
Movie pageKonchalovsky. Stage
as selfWhat makes a person, an artist who has several decades of international cinematic success behind...
Movie pageKonchalovsky. Screen
as self1979. Andrey Konchalovsky's film Sibiriada receives a special jury prize at the Cannes film...
Movie pageLes Rendez-vous du dimanche
as SelfA talk show presented by Michel Drucker
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