Andrei Konchalovsky
Date of birth: 1937-08-20
Place of birth: Moscow, USSR [now Russia]
Known for: Directing
Also known as: Андрей Михалков-Кончаловский, Андрон Кончаловский, Andrej Kontschalowski, Andrey Konchalovskiy, Andrey Mikhalkov-Konchalovskiy, Андрі́й Кончало́вський, Андрі́й Сергі́йович Кончало́вський, Andrei Mikhalkov-Kontxalovski, А. Кончаловский
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
1981-01-01
A video derived from footage Godard kept from his 1981 visit to Francis Ford Coppola's Zoetrope Stud
Kurosawa: The Last Emperor
1999-01-01
A profile and history of film director Akira Kurosawa.
The Go-Go Boys: The Inside Story of Cannon Films
2014-10-22
Cousins Menahem Golan and Yoram Globus relive the creation, rise and fall of their independent film
Andrey Rublev. A Memory of the Film
2024-04-11
About the creation of the film "Andrei Rublev", about its deep philosophical and artistic meaning, t
Age One Hundred
2023-06-28
The first century of one of the most famous Moscow scenes has come to its logical conclusion. Now th
Andrey Konchalovsky’s Cinema Odyssey
2023-10-20
The film “Andrey Konchalovsky’s Cinema Odyssey” is a tribute to the creative path of one of our outs
A Film About Mikhail Kalatozov
2006-01-01
The career of revered Russian filmmaker Mikhail Kalatozov is explored in this documentary film compr
I Am Twenty
1965-01-18
Having returned from the army, 20-year-old Sergei settles down at the thermal power station and merg
The Trial of Madmen
1961-01-01
Germany, the 1930s. A young scientist, Professor Johannes Werner discovers rays of life-giving power
Revolution: New Art for a New World
2017-03-08
Drawing on the collections of major Russian institutions, contributions from contemporary artists, c
Sacrifices of Andrei Tarkovsky
2012-04-04
Dedicated to the 80th anniversary of Andrei Tarkovsky. The film uses unique materials related to the
Ivan's Childhood
1962-05-09
In WW2, twelve year old Soviet orphan Ivan Bondarev works for the Soviet army as a scout behind the
Ryaba, My Chicken
1994-05-01
In Soviet days an old peasant woman's hen begins to lay golden eggs. Of course, everyone agrees that
Gloss
2007-08-23
A pretty, young girl from a coal-mining town comes to Moscow with dreams of becoming a supermodel in
Hitler in Hollywood
2011-05-04
A bio-doc about Micheline Presle changes into a thrilling investigation of the long hidden truth abo
Konchalovsky. Stage
2007-01-01
What makes a person, an artist who has several decades of international cinematic success behind him
Konchalovsky. Screen
2007-01-01
1979. Andrey Konchalovsky's film Sibiriada receives a special jury prize at the Cannes film festival
Ballerina
2008-01-01
The film tells the story of an aspiring dancer who from Eastern Europe is reached in Italy with the
SnowwhiteRosered
1991-10-24
Documentary about the twin sister Jutta and Gisela Schmidt. In the late sixties the two women rebel
Psycho Path
2000-02-10
Documentary on the making of Gus Van Sant's "Psycho."
Rerberg and Tarkovsky. The Reverse Side of 'Stalker'
2009-01-22
The conflict surrounding the production of Andrei Tarkovsky's 1979 masterpiece 'Stalker', as well as
Tarkovsky: Time Within Time
2015-10-26
Andrei Tarkovsky (1932-1986) is widely regarded as one of the worlds' top directors- throughout hist
The Vanja Earthquake
2019-10-23
Through the rehearsals and the tour of the show based on Uncle Vanya by Anton Chekhov, Vinicio March
The Three Andreis
1966-12-31
A documentary about the making of Andrei Tarkovsky's ANDREI RUBLEV, and Andrei Konchalovsky's THE ST
Foreign Filmmakers in Hollywood
1989-01-01
Filmed around the time of the 1989 Oscars this documentary includes interviews with foreign filmmake
Tracking 'The Lion in Winter'
2004-04-20
Running on Empty: An Interview with Andrei Konchalovsky
2013-07-22
Andrei Konchalovsky reflects on the making of Runaway Train.
On the Trail of the New Wave
2009-03-14
Islands: Georgy Rerberg
2007-01-01
A short documentary about the life and career of cinematographer Georgy Rerberg.