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.
Filmography
all 102
Movies 91
Director 38
self 20
Producer 18
Writer 15
TV Shows 11
Screenplay 4
Narrator 1
Lena and Justice (2022)
Bondarchuk. Battle (2021)
Homo Sperans (2020)
Dear Comrades! (2020)
Sin (2019)
The Vanja Earthquake (2019)
Trassa Zero (2019)
Russian Short. Issue 4 (2019)
Alone Anthology (2019)
Faith (2017)
The Bottomless Bag (2017)
Revolution: New Art for a New World (2017)
My Dear Uncle (2017)
Paradise (2016)
Tarkovsky: Time Within Time (2015)
The Go-Go Boys: The Inside Story of Cannon Films (2014)
The Postman's White Nights (2014)
Royal Paintbox (2014)
Running on Empty: An Interview with Andrei Konchalovsky (2013)
Battle for Ukraine (2012)
Sacrifices of Andrei Tarkovsky (2012)
Hitler in Hollywood (2011)
The Nutcracker: The Untold Story (2010)
Mussorgsky: Boris Godunov (2010)
The Last Station (2009)
On the Trail of the New Wave (2009)
Rerberg and Tarkovsky. The Reverse Side of 'Stalker' (2009)
The Demons of St. Petersburg (2008)
It is Worth Remembering (2008)
Ballerina (2008)
In the Dark (2007)
To Each His Own Cinema (2007)
Moscow Chill (2007)
Gloss (2007)
Seagull (2007)
All Tickets Sold Out (2007)
Islands: Georgy Rerberg (2007)
Konchalovsky. Screen (2007)
Konchalovsky. Stage (2007)
Miss Julie (2007)
A Film About Mikhail Kalatozov (2006)
An All Round Maid (2005)
Culture is Destiny (2005)
Geidar Aliev (2005)
Culture is Destiny (2005)
Tracking 'The Lion in Winter' (2004)
Burden of Power (2004)
Yuri Andropov (2004)
The Lion in Winter (2003)
Geniuses (2003)
Eat at Home (2003)
House of Fools (2002)
White Lilac (2001)
Psycho Path (2000)
Kurosawa: The Last Emperor (1999)
The Odissey (1997)
The Odyssey (1997)
Lumière and Company (1995)
Ryaba, My Chicken (1994)
To Remember (1993)
The Inner Circle (1992)
The King of Ads (1991)
SnowwhiteRosered (1991)
Tango & Cash (1989)
Homer and Eddie (1989)
Foreign Filmmakers in Hollywood (1989)
Shy People (1987)
Duet for One (1986)
Runaway Train (1985)
Maria's Lovers (1984)
Split Cherry Tree (1982)
Siberiade (1979)
Siberiade (1979)
Blood and Sweat (1979)
Trans-Siberian Express (1977)
A Slave of Love (1975)
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche (1975)
Romance for Lovers (1974)
One Life is Not Enough (1974)
Spécial cinéma (1974)
The Fierce One (1973)
The Seventh Bullet (1973)
Fan (1973)
We're Waiting for You, Lad (1972)
Unexpected Joy (1972)
Uncle Vanya (1970)
The End of Ataman (1970)
The Song of Manshuk (1969)
A Nest of Gentry (1969)
Tashkent, City of Bread (1968)
The Three Andreis (1966)
The Story of Asya Klyachina, Who Loved, But Did Not Marry (1966)
Andrei Rublev (1966)
The First Teacher (1965)
I Am Twenty (1965)
Big "Wick" (1963)
Ivan's Childhood (1962)
The Steamroller and the Violin (1961)
The Boy and the Pigeon (1961)
The Trial of Madmen (1961)
Chronicles of the Russian Revolution
Russian Quarantine
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Known ForDirecting
GenderMale
Birthday1937-08-20 (86 years old)
Birth NameAndron Sergheievici Mihalkov
Birth PlaceMoscow, Russia
Height
Relationshipshttp://www.wikidata.org/.well-known/genid/ca3e589a00de6ddc815be9d23e387e8d (1955-01-01 - 1957-01-01), Viviane Godet (1969-01-01 - 1980-01-01), Natalya Arinbasarova (1965-01-01 - 1969-01-01), http://www.wikidata.org/.well-known/genid/37f0116bda08876e1ee0d5d7c60ff6fa (1990-01-01 - 1997-01-01)
SpouseJulia Vysotskaya
ChildrenYegor Konchalovsky
FatherSergey Mikhalkov
MotherNatalia Konchalovskaïa
SiblingsNikita Mikhalkov
CitizenshipsSoviet Union, Russia, France, United States of America
Also Known AsАндрей Михалков-Кончаловский, Андрон Кончаловский, Andrej Kontschalowski, Andrey Konchalovskiy, Andrey Mikhalkov-Konchalovskiy, Andreï Kontchalovski, 안드레이 콘찰로프스키, アンドレイ・コンチャロフスキー, أندريه كونشالوفسكي, 安德烈·康查洛夫斯基, ანდრია კონჩალოვსკი, Андрі́й Кончало́вський, Андрі́й Сергі́йович Кончало́вський, Անդրեյ Կոնչալովսկի, Αντρέι Κοντσαλόφσκι
AwardsGovernment Prize in Culture, Special Jury Prize, Order "For Merit to the Fatherland" IV class, Knight of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic, Officer of Arts and Letters, Honored art worker of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic, Knight of the Legion of Honour, European Medal of Tolerance, Vasilyev Brothers State Prize of the RSFSR, Order "Danaker", Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for a Limited Series, Movie, or Dramatic Special, Silver Lion, Cannes Film Festival Grand Prix, Golden Eagle Awards, Nika Award, People's Artist of the RSFSR
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