Andrei Konchalovsky

Andron Sergeyevich Mikhalkov-Konchalovsky (?????? ????????? ????????-???????????? in Russian) (born August 20, 1937 in Moscow) is an acclaimed Russian film writer and director.

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Russian - August 20 - 1937 - Moscow - Writer - Director

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Born to an aristoratic family with centuries-old artistic and aristocratic roots, Andron took his mother's surname. He is the brother of Nikita Mikhalkov and the son of Sergei Mikhalkov.

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Nikita Mikhalkov - Sergei Mikhalkov

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He studied for 10 years at the Moscow Conservatory, preparing for a pianist's career. In 1960, however, he met Andrei Tarkovsky and co-scripted his great movie Andrei Rublev (1966).

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Moscow Conservatory - 1960 - Andrei Tarkovsky - Andrei Rublev

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His first full-length feature, Asya Klyachina's Story (1967), was suppressed by Soviet authorities. When issued 20 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 (1971), with Innokenty Smoktunovsky in the title role. His epic Siberiade upon its 1979 release was favourably received at Cannes and made possible his defection to the U.S. in 1980.

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Ivan Turgenev - Chekhov - Uncle Vanya - Innokenty Smoktunovsky - Siberiade - 1980

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His most popular Hollywood releases are Runaway Train (1985), based on Kurosawa's original script, and Tango & Cash (1989), starring Sylvester Stallone and Kurt Russell. In the 1990s Konchalovsky returned to Russia, although he occasionally produced hsitorical films for U.S. television, such as the spectacular Odyssey (1997) and the award-winning Lion in Winter (2003).

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Runaway Train - Kurosawa - Tango & Cash - Sylvester Stallone - Kurt Russell - Odyssey - Lion in Winter

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Konchalovsky's latest full-length feature, House of Fools (2003, with a cameo role by Bryan Adams playing himself) set in a Chechen psychiatric asylum during the war, won him a Silver Lion at the Venice Film Festival.

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House of Fools - Bryan Adams - Venice Film Festival

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