Sergei Solovyov (film director)
Sergei Solovyov | |
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 Solovyov in 2019 | |
| Born | 25 August 1944 |
| Died | 13 December 2021(aged 77) Moscow,Russia |
| Occupation(s) | Film director Screenwriter |
| Years active | 1970–2021 |
Sergei Alexandrovich Solovyov(Russian:Серге́й Алекса́ндрович Соловьёв;25 August 1944 – 13 December 2021) was a Soviet and Russian film director, producer, screenwriter, and actor. In 1993 he was awarded thePeople's Artist of Russiatitle.[1]
Biography[edit]
Solovyov first experienced theatrical production as a child at theTheater of Youth Creativity(1957–1962), directed byMatvey Dubrovin.
He studied atall-Soviet state Institute of Cinematography,worked inLeningradTV andMosfilmstudio (1969–1987, film director, writer, producer). In 1975, he won theSilver Bear for Best Directorat the25th Berlin International Film Festivalfor his filmOne Hundred Days After Childhood.[2]
Solovyov contributed to theRussian rockmovement of theperestroikaera, with such films asAssa(1987, starring rock musiciansAfrika (Sergei Bugaev),Viktor Tsoi,Sergey Ryzhenko) andBlack Rose Is an Emblem of Sorrow, Red Rose Is an Emblem of Love(1989). Both Soviet films prominently feature Russian rock music in soundtracks, especially byBoris Grebenshchikovand his bandAquarium.
He directedUncle Vanya(Maly Theatre) andThe Seagull(Taganka Theatre,1994). Solovyov was a professor ofGerasimov Institute of Cinematographyand the chairman of Cinematographer's Union of Russia from 1994 to 1997. In 2000 he was a member of the jury at the22nd Moscow International Film Festival.[3]
Solovyov died on 13 December 2021, at the age of 77.[4]His funeral was held at John the Apostle church inMoscow.[5]
Selected filmography[edit]
- Family Happiness(Семейное счастье, 1969)
- Yegor Bulychyov and Others(Егор Булычов и другие, 1971)
- The Stationmaster(Станционный смотритель, 1972)
- One Hundred Days After Childhood(Сто дней после детства, 1974)
- Melodies of a White Night(Мелодии белой ночи, 1976)
- The Lifeguard(Спасатель, 1980)
- Direct Heiress(Наследница по прямой, 1982)
- Wild Pigeon(Чужая белая и рябой, 1986)
- Assa(Асса, 1987)
- Black Rose Is an Emblem of Sorrow, Red Rose Is an Emblem of Love(Чёрная роза – эмблема печали, красная роза – эмблема любви, 1989)
- House under the Starry Sky(Дом под звёздным небом, 1991)
- Tender Age(Нежный возраст, 2000)
- 2-Assa-2(Асса-2, 2008) - a sequel to ASSA
- Anna Karenina(Анна Каренина, 2009)
- Ducky-Ducky-Ducky(Ути-ути-ути, 2020)
References[edit]
- ^Peter Rollberg (2016).Historical Dictionary of Russian and Soviet Cinema.US: Rowman & Littlefield. pp. 704–705.
- ^"Berlinale 1975: Prize Winners".berlinale.de.Retrieved13 July2010.
- ^"22nd Moscow International Film Festival (2000)".MIFF.Archived fromthe originalon 28 March 2013.Retrieved26 March2013.
- ^Умер кинорежиссёр Сергей Соловьёв(in Russian)
- ^Guy Lane (16 December 2021)."Moscow performers and a sprout harvest: Thursday's best photos".The Guardian.Retrieved3 January2022.
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