
Andrei Konchalovsky
Personal Info
Known for
Directing
Gender
Male
Birthday
1937-08-20 (87 years old)
Place of Birth
Moscow, USSR [now Russia]
Andrei Konchalovsky
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.
Acting
(2024)
(2023)
Age One Hundred
as self
(2023)
(2019)
(2017)
(2015)
Tarkovsky: Time Within Time
as Self
(2014)
(2013)
(2012)
(2011)
Hitler in Hollywood
as Andrei Konchalovski
(2009)
On the Trail of the New Wave
as Self
(2009)
(2008)
(2007)
Gloss
as beaten intellectual
(2007)
Konchalovsky. Screen
as self
(2007)
Konchalovsky. Stage
as self
(2007)
Islands: Georgy Rerberg
as Self
(2006)
(2004)
(2000)
Psycho Path
as Self - Filmmaker
(1999)
Kurosawa: The Last Emperor
as Self
(1994)
Ryaba, My Chicken
as клиент в парикмахерской (в титрах не указан)
(1991)
SnowwhiteRosered
as Self
(1989)
(1981)
An All Round Maid
as Director (uncredited)
(1966)
The Three Andreis
as Self
(1965)
I Am Twenty
as Yura, guest at Anya's party
(1962)
Ivan's Childhood
as Soldier with Glasses
(1961)
The Trial of Madmen
as Michael Hagger
Crew
Russian Quarantine
Director, Producer
(2024)
Look at Me!
Writer
(2022)
Lena and Justice
Producer
(2020)
Dear Comrades!
Director, Screenplay, Producer
(2020)
Homo Sperans
Screenplay, Director, Producer
(2019)
Sin
Writer, Script, Director, Screenplay, Co-Producer
(2019)
Alone Anthology
Producer
(2019)
Russian Short. Issue 4
Producer
(2017)
Faith
Producer
(2017)
The Bottomless Bag
Producer
(2017)
My Dear Uncle
Producer
(2016)
Paradise
Director, Producer, Screenplay
(2014)
The Postman's White Nights
Producer, Screenplay, Director
(2014)
Royal Paintbox
Co-Producer
(2012)
Battle for Ukraine
Director, Story, Producer
(2010)
The Nutcracker
Director, Writer, Producer
(2010)
Mussorgsky: Boris Godunov
Stage Director
(2009)
The Last Station
Executive Producer
(2008)
(2007)
To Each His Own Cinema
Director, Writer
(2007)
Gloss
Director, Screenplay, Producer
(2007)
Moscow Chill
Writer, Producer
(2007)
Seagull
Director, Writer
(2007)
All Tickets Sold Out
Director, Screenplay
(2007)
Miss Julie
Director, Writer
(2007)
In the Dark
Director
(2005)
Culture is Destiny
Screenplay, Producer
(2005)
Geidar Aliev
Producer, Screenplay, Director
(2004)
Yuri Andropov
Screenplay, Producer, Director
(2003)
The Lion in Winter
Director
(2002)
House of Fools
Screenplay, Director, Producer
(2001)
White Lilac
Screenplay
(1995)
Lumière & Company
Director
(1995)
Envy
Screenplay
(1994)
Ryaba, My Chicken
Director, Writer, Producer
(1992)
The Inner Circle
Director, Writer
(1991)
The King of Ads
Director
(1989)
Tango & Cash
Director
(1989)
Homer and Eddie
Director
(1987)
Shy People
Director, Story, Screenplay
(1986)
Duet for One
Director, Screenplay
(1985)
Runaway Train
Director
(1984)
Maria's Lovers
Director, Writer
(1982)
Split Cherry Tree
Director
(1979)
Siberiade
Director, Writer
(1979)
Blood and Sweat
Screenplay
(1977)
Trans-Siberian Express
Writer
(1976)
A Slave of Love
Writer
(1974)
Romance for Lovers
Director
(1974)
One Life is Not Enough
Screenplay
(1973)
The Seventh Bullet
Writer
(1973)
The Fierce One
Writer
(1973)
Fan
Screenplay
(1972)
We're Waiting for You, Lad
Screenplay
(1972)
Unexpected Joy
Screenplay
(1970)
Uncle Vanya
Director, Screenplay
(1970)
The End of Ataman
Screenplay
(1969)
A Nest of Gentry
Director, Writer
(1969)
The Song of Manshuk
Writer
(1968)
Tashkent, City of Bread
Screenplay
(1966)
Andrei Rublev
Writer
(1966)
(1965)
The First Teacher
Director, Screenplay
(1964)
Big "Wick"
Author
(1962)
Ivan's Childhood
Screenplay
(1961)
(1961)
The Boy and the Pigeon
Director, Screenplay