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Andrei Konchalovsky‌

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Andrei Konchalovsky

Moscow, USSR [now Russia]

Andrei Konchalovsky

Moscow, USSR [now Russia]

Gender

Male

Birthday

calendar1937-08-20

Popularity

star5.3

Biography

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.

Movie Credits

An All Round Maid

An All Round Maid‌
star6.0
calendar 2005

Kurosawa: The Last Emperor

Kurosawa: The Last Emperor‌
star5.5
calendar 1999

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

The Go-Go Boys: The Inside Story of Cannon Films‌
star6.4
calendar 2014

Andrey Rublev. A Memory of the Film

Andrey Rublev. A Memory of the Film‌
star10.0
calendar 2024

Age One Hundred

Age One Hundred‌
star0.0
calendar 2023

Andrey Konchalovsky’s Cinema Odyssey

Andrey Konchalovsky’s Cinema Odyssey‌
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calendar 2023

A Film About Mikhail Kalatozov

A Film About Mikhail Kalatozov‌
star5.0
calendar 2006

I Am Twenty

I Am Twenty‌
star7.3
calendar 1965

The Trial of Madmen

The Trial of Madmen‌
star4.8
calendar 1961

Revolution: New Art for a New World

Revolution: New Art for a New World‌
star7.5
calendar 2017

Sacrifices of Andrei Tarkovsky

Sacrifices of Andrei Tarkovsky‌
star0.0
calendar 2012

Ivan's Childhood

Ivan's Childhood‌
star7.9
calendar 1962

Ryaba, My Chicken

Ryaba, My Chicken‌
star5.2
calendar 1994

Gloss

Gloss‌
star5.2
calendar 2007

Hitler in Hollywood

Hitler in Hollywood‌
star6.4
calendar 2011

Konchalovsky. Stage

Konchalovsky. Stage‌
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calendar 2007

Konchalovsky. Screen

Konchalovsky. Screen‌
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calendar 2007

Ballerina

Ballerina‌
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calendar 2008

SnowwhiteRosered

SnowwhiteRosered‌
star5.7
calendar 1991

Psycho Path

Psycho Path‌
star6.7
calendar 2000

Rerberg and Tarkovsky. The Reverse Side of 'Stalker'

Rerberg and Tarkovsky. The Reverse Side of 'Stalker'‌
star4.0
calendar 2009

Tarkovsky: Time Within Time

Tarkovsky: Time Within Time‌
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calendar 2015

The Vanja Earthquake

The Vanja Earthquake‌
star0.0
calendar 2019

The Three Andreis

The Three Andreis‌
star6.0
calendar 1966

Foreign Filmmakers in Hollywood

Foreign Filmmakers in Hollywood‌
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calendar 1989

Tracking 'The Lion in Winter'

Tracking 'The Lion in Winter'‌
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calendar 2004

Running on Empty: An Interview with Andrei Konchalovsky

Running on Empty: An Interview with Andrei Konchalovsky‌
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calendar 2013

On the Trail of the New Wave

On the Trail of the New Wave‌
star0.0
calendar 2009

Islands: Georgy Rerberg

Islands: Georgy Rerberg‌
star5.3
calendar 2007

Tv Credits

Spécial cinéma

Spécial cinéma‌
star0.0
calendar 1974

To Remember

To Remember‌
star7.0
calendar 1993

Les Rendez-vous du dimanche

Les Rendez-vous du dimanche‌
star6.0
calendar 1975