Andrei Konchalovsky

Born: 1937-08-20

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.


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Ivan's Childhood

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In WW2, twelve year old Soviet orphan Ivan Bondarev works for the Soviet army as a scout behind...

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The Go-Go Boys: The Inside Story of Cannon Films

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Cousins Menahem Golan and Yoram Globus relive the creation, rise and fall of their independent...

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Hitler in Hollywood

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A bio-doc about Micheline Presle changes into a thrilling investigation of the long hidden truth...

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Kurosawa: The Last Emperor

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A profile and history of film director Akira Kurosawa.

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Revolution: New Art for a New World

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Drawing on the collections of major Russian institutions, contributions from contemporary...

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Gloss

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A pretty, young girl from a coal-mining town comes to Moscow with dreams of becoming a...

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Ryaba, My Chicken

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An All Round Maid

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Ballerina

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I Am Twenty

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The Vanja Earthquake

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Sacrifices of Andrei Tarkovsky

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Dedicated to the 80th anniversary of Andrei Tarkovsky. The film uses unique materials related to...

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Rerberg and Tarkovsky. The Reverse Side of 'Stalker'

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The conflict surrounding the production of Andrei Tarkovsky's 1979 masterpiece 'Stalker', as...

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The Trial of Madmen

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Germany, the 1930s. A young scientist, Professor Johannes Werner discovers rays of life-giving...

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A Film About Mikhail Kalatozov

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The Three Andreis

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Released: 1966-12-31

A documentary about the making of Andrei Tarkovsky's ANDREI RUBLEV, and Andrei Konchalovsky's...

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Tarkovsky: Time Within Time

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Released: 2015-10-26

Andrei Tarkovsky (1932-1986) is widely regarded as one of the worlds' top directors- throughout...

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Age One Hundred

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Released: 2023-06-28

The first century of one of the most famous Moscow scenes has come to its logical conclusion....

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Andrey Konchalovsky’s Cinema Odyssey

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Released: 2023-10-20

The film “Andrey Konchalovsky’s Cinema Odyssey” is a tribute to the creative path of one of our...

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Islands: Georgy Rerberg

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Released: 2007-01-01

A short documentary about the life and career of cinematographer Georgy Rerberg.

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Konchalovsky. Stage

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Released: 2007-01-01

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Konchalovsky. Screen

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Released: 2007-01-01

1979. Andrey Konchalovsky's film Sibiriada receives a special jury prize at the Cannes film...

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Les Rendez-vous du dimanche

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First aired: 1975-01-12

A talk show presented by Michel Drucker

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To Remember

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First aired: 1993-12-09

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Spécial cinéma

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First aired: 1974-09-25

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