A work in constant progress (and occasional regress).
Alias:
Alexej Utschitelj
Aleksei Uchitel
Aleksey Uchitel
Alexei Uchitel
Алексей Учитель
Birthplace:
Leningrad, USSR (St. Petersburg, Russia)
Born:
August 31, 1951
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.
Director:
1978 Leningrad
1980 How Many People at the Disco
1988 Rock
1990 Mitki in Europe, Yolly-pally
1990 Obvodny Canal
1992 Last Hero
1993 Batterflyay
1995 Gisele's Mania
1997 The Elite
2000 His Wife's Diary
2003 The Stroll
2005 Dreaming of Space
2008 Captive
2009 Last Hero: Twenty Years Later
2010 The Edge
2014 Breaking Loose
2017 Mathilde
2020 Tsoi
???? Kumparsita
Producer:
1978 Leningrad
1980 How Many People at the Disco
1988 Rock
1990 Mitki in Europe, Yolly-pally
1990 Obvodny Canal
1992 Last Hero
1993 Batterflyay
1995 Gisele's Mania
1997 The Elite
2000 His Wife's Diary
2003 The Stroll
2005 Dreaming of Space
2005 Pavlov's Dog
2006 The Connection
2007 Enemies
2008 Captive
2008 The Game
2009 As If Waiting For A Bus
2009 Last Hero: Twenty Years Later
2010 Elephant
2010 The Edge
2010 To Live
2011 Business in Russian
2012 I'll Be Around
2012 No problems
2012 The Dry Valley
2012 The Road To
2013 7 Main Wishes
2013 Bite the Dust
2013 Friends from France
2013 Orlovs
2013 The Major
2013 The Sea
2014 Breaking Loose
2014 Pashki
2014 The Fool
2015 Tamerlan's Love
2016 Holy God
2017 Amun
2017 Mathilde
2018 Call Myshkin
2018 I Did Not Forget You
2019 Skype
2019 The Battle
2020 #IAmHere
2020 Ortino Range
2020 Sententia
2020 Streltsov
2020 The Whaler Boy
2020 Tsoi
2021 Twisting in the Wind
2021 Zemun
2022 Once In The Desert
2023 Lenechka
2023 Little Nina & The Piano Thieves
2023 Mittelmarsch
2023 Niche
2023 Shchedrin Suite
2024 The Flying Ship
???? Kumparsita
???? Shostakovich
???? The Place Where You Sleep
???? Дети мои
Screenplay:
1978 Leningrad
1980 How Many People at the Disco
1988 Rock
1990 Mitki in Europe, Yolly-pally
1990 Obvodny Canal
1992 Last Hero
1993 Batterflyay
1995 Gisele's Mania
1997 The Elite
2000 His Wife's Diary
2003 The Stroll
2005 Dreaming of Space
2005 Pavlov's Dog
2006 The Connection
2007 Enemies
2008 Captive
2008 The Game
2009 As If Waiting For A Bus
2009 Last Hero: Twenty Years Later
2010 Elephant
2010 The Edge
2010 To Live
2011 Business in Russian
2012 I'll Be Around
2012 No problems
2012 The Dry Valley
2012 The Road To
2013 7 Main Wishes
2013 Bite the Dust
2013 Friends from France
2013 Orlovs
2013 The Major
2013 The Sea
2014 Breaking Loose
2014 Pashki
2014 The Fool
2015 Tamerlan's Love
2016 Holy God
2017 Amun
2017 Mathilde
2018 Call Myshkin
2018 I Did Not Forget You
2019 Skype
2019 The Battle
2020 #IAmHere
2020 Ortino Range
2020 Sententia
2020 Streltsov
2020 The Whaler Boy
2020 Tsoi
2021 Twisting in the Wind
2021 Zemun
2022 Once In The Desert
2023 Lenechka
2023 Little Nina & The Piano Thieves
2023 Mittelmarsch
2023 Niche
2023 Shchedrin Suite
2024 The Flying Ship
???? Kumparsita
???? Shostakovich
???? The Place Where You Sleep
???? Дети мои
Writer:
1978 Leningrad
1980 How Many People at the Disco
1988 Rock
1990 Mitki in Europe, Yolly-pally
1990 Obvodny Canal
1992 Last Hero
1993 Batterflyay
1995 Gisele's Mania
1997 The Elite
2000 His Wife's Diary
2003 The Stroll
2005 Dreaming of Space
2005 Pavlov's Dog
2006 The Connection
2007 Enemies
2008 Captive
2008 The Game
2009 As If Waiting For A Bus
2009 Last Hero: Twenty Years Later
2010 Elephant
2010 The Edge
2010 To Live
2011 Business in Russian
2012 I'll Be Around
2012 No problems
2012 The Dry Valley
2012 The Road To
2013 7 Main Wishes
2013 Bite the Dust
2013 Friends from France
2013 Orlovs
2013 The Major
2013 The Sea
2014 Breaking Loose
2014 Pashki
2014 The Fool
2015 Tamerlan's Love
2016 Holy God
2017 Amun
2017 Mathilde
2018 Call Myshkin
2018 I Did Not Forget You
2019 Skype
2019 The Battle
2020 #IAmHere
2020 Ortino Range
2020 Sententia
2020 Streltsov
2020 The Whaler Boy
2020 Tsoi
2021 Twisting in the Wind
2021 Zemun
2022 Once In The Desert
2023 Lenechka
2023 Little Nina & The Piano Thieves
2023 Mittelmarsch
2023 Niche
2023 Shchedrin Suite
2024 The Flying Ship
???? Kumparsita
???? Shostakovich
???? The Place Where You Sleep
???? Дети мои
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