Andrei Konchalovsky
Directing
Born: August 20, 1937 (age 89) · Moscow, USSR [now Russia]
Highest Rated
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.
Known for
Tango & Cash
1989
Andrei Rublev
1966
The Odyssey
1997
Ivan's Childhood
1962
Runaway Train
1985
The Last Station
2009
The Nutcracker
2010
The Steamroller and the Violin
1961
Dear Comrades!
2020
To Each His Own Cinema
2007
Sin
2019
Lumière & Company
1995
Photos (2)
Movies (12)
Ivan's Childhood
Soldier with Glasses
Hitler in Hollywood
Andrei Konchalovski
Madmen's Trial
Michael Hagger
Ballerina
2008
I Am Twenty
Yura, guest at Anya's party
Romance for Lovers
(uncredited)
Ryaba, My Chicken
клиент в парикмахерской (в титрах не указан)
The Vanja Earthquake
2019
Gloss
beaten intellectual
An All Round Maid
Director (uncredited)
Andrey Konchalovsky’s Cinema Odyssey
2023
Andrey Rublev. A Memory of the Film
2024
TV Shows (1)
Self / Appearances (17)
Spécial cinéma
Self · 1 eps
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
Self · 1 eps
10 самых...
Self (archive footage) · 1 eps
SnowwhiteRosered
Self
The Go-Go Boys: The Inside Story of Cannon Films
Self
Kurosawa: The Last Emperor
Self
A Film About Mikhail Kalatozov
Self
Revolution: New Art for a New World
Self
Psycho Path
Self - Filmmaker
Konchalovsky. Stage
self
Sacrifices of Andrei Tarkovsky
Self
Tarkovsky: Time Within Time
Self
Islands: Georgy Rerberg
Self
The Three Andreis
Self
Rerberg and Tarkovsky. The Reverse Side of 'Stalker'
Self
Konchalovsky. Screen
self
Age One Hundred
self
Directing (39)
The Odyssey
Director
Tango & Cash
Director
Maria's Lovers
Director
Runaway Train
Director
To Each His Own Cinema
Director
The Nutcracker
Director
Chronicles of the Russian Revolution
Director
Shy People
Director
The Lion in Winter
Director
Lumière & Company
Director
The Boy and the Pigeon
Director
The King of Ads
Director
Homer and Eddie
Director
The Inner Circle
Director
The Postman's White Nights
Director
Siberiade
Director
Dear Comrades!
Director
Duet for One
Director
Sin
Director
Romance for Lovers
Director
Paradise
Director
House of Fools
Director
Battle for Ukraine
Director
Ryaba, My Chicken
Director
The Story of Asya Klyachina, Who Loved, But Did Not Marry
Director
Geniuses
Director
Culture is Destiny
Director
Mussorgsky: Boris Godunov
Stage Director
Mussorgsky: Boris Godunov
Director
A Nest of Gentry
Director
Gloss
Director
Uncle Vanya
Director
Split Cherry Tree
Director
Homo Sperans
Director
Miss Julie
Director
The First Teacher
Director
Yuri Andropov
Director
Seagull
Director
Geidar Aliev
Director
Writing (50)
The Odyssey
Teleplay
Maria's Lovers
Writer
Andrei Rublev
Writer
Ivan's Childhood
Screenplay
To Each His Own Cinema
Writer
The Nutcracker
Writer
Chronicles of the Russian Revolution
Screenplay
Shy People
Story
Shy People
Screenplay
The Boy and the Pigeon
Screenplay
A Slave of Love
Screenplay
Fan
Screenplay
The Inner Circle
Writer
The Postman's White Nights
Screenplay
Siberiade
Writer
Moscow Chill
Writer
Dear Comrades!
Screenplay
Duet for One
Screenplay
Sin
Writer
Sin
Screenplay
Trans-Siberian Express
Co-Writer
Paradise
Screenplay
House of Fools
Screenplay
Battle for Ukraine
Story
Ryaba, My Chicken
Writer
Big "Wick"
Author
The Demons of St. Petersburg
Idea
Geniuses
Screenplay
Culture is Destiny
Screenplay
The Fierce One
Writer
The Steamroller and the Violin
Writer
A Nest of Gentry
Writer
Gloss
Screenplay
Culture is Destiny
Screenplay
Unexpected Joy
Screenplay
The Seventh Bullet
Writer
Uncle Vanya
Screenplay
Homo Sperans
Screenplay
Look at Me!
Writer
Blood and Sweat
Screenplay
The End of the Ataman
Screenplay
Tashkent, City of Bread
Screenplay
Miss Julie
Writer
The Song of Manshuk
Writer
One Life is Not Enough
Screenplay
The First Teacher
Screenplay
Yuri Andropov
Screenplay
Seagull
Writer
We're Waiting for You, Lad
Screenplay
Geidar Aliev
Screenplay
Producing (25)
The Nutcracker
Producer
The Last Station
Executive Producer
The Postman's White Nights
Producer
Moscow Chill
Producer
Dear Comrades!
Producer
Lena and Justice
Producer
Sin
Co-Producer
Paradise
Producer
House of Fools
Producer
Battle for Ukraine
Producer
Faith
Producer
Ryaba, My Chicken
Producer
Geniuses
Producer
Culture is Destiny
Producer
Gloss
Producer
Culture is Destiny
Producer
Alone Anthology
Producer
Eat at Home
Producer
Homo Sperans
Producer
The Bottomless Bag
Producer
Royal Paintbox
Co-Producer
Russian Short. Issue 4
Producer
Yuri Andropov
Producer
Geidar Aliev
Producer
My Dear Uncle
Producer