Alexey Uchitel
Directing
Born: August 31, 1951 (age 75) · Leningrad, RSFSR, USSR
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Biography
Aleksei Yefimovich Uchitel (Russian: Алексей Ефимович Учитель; born 31 August 1951; Leningrad) is a Russian film director, screenwriter and producer. In 2002, he received the title People's Artist of Russia. Uchitel was born on 31 August 1951 in Leningrad to the family of documentary filmmaker Yefim Uchitel. In 1975, he graduated from VGIK, worked at the Leningrad studio of documentary films. In 1990, he founded his film studio "Rock". Uchitel's directorial debut was the film Gisele's Mania. In 2000, he received the Nika Award, the Kinotavr Grand Prix and the Crystal Globe nomination for His Wife's Diary. The film was about the last love affair of Ivan Bunin. His 2003 film The Stroll was entered into the 25th Moscow International Film Festival. His 2005 film Dreaming of Space won the Golden George at the 27th Moscow International Film Festival. In 2006, he was a member of the jury at the 28th Moscow International Film Festival. His 2010 film The Edge was selected as the Russian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 83rd Academy Awards but it did not make the final shortlist. His film Break Loose was selected to be screened in the Contemporary World Cinema section at the 2013 Toronto International Film Festival. The romantic drama Matilda directed by Uchitel about the relationship between ballerina Matilda Kshesinskaya and Nicholas II was released on 23 October 2017. The picture became controversial after State Duma deputy Natalia Poklonskaya led a campaign to ban the film on religious grounds.
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The Edge
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Mathilde
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The Stroll
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Mitki in Europe, Yolly-pally
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Leningrad
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His Wife's Diary
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Tsoy
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Dreaming of Space
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Breaking Loose
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The Elite
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Captive
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Last Hero
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Gisele's Mania
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Butterfly
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Obvodny Canal
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Rock
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Last Hero: Twenty Years Later
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In the Hand of Dante
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The Fool
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Plevako
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The Edge
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Once In The Desert
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Mathilde
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The Flying Ship
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Affect
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The Battle
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Семейное cчастье (Semeynoe schaste)
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The Stroll
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Mittelmarsch
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Streltsov
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The Whaler Boy
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To Live
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Call Myshkin
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Friends from France
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The Connection
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The Major
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I'll Be Around
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Family Happiness
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His Wife's Diary
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Tsoy
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Little Nina & The Piano Thieves
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Dreaming of Space
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Elephant
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7 Main Wishes
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Breaking Loose
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Bite the Dust
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The Sea
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Captive
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The Road To
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#IAmHere
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Pavlov's Dog
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Enemies
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Gisele's Mania
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Peculiarities of the National Hospital
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Tamerlan's Love
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Amun
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Skype
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The Game
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On This Land
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Twisting in the Wind
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I Did Not Forget You
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Barren Blossom
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Holy God
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Sententia
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Business in Russian
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Lenechka
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Niche
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Sidney Lumet's Day of Birth
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No problems
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Zemun
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Orlovs
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As If Waiting For A Bus
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Pashki
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Shchedrin Suite
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The Dry Valley
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