Director Alexander Veledinsky: biography and filmography

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Alexander Veledinsky - screenwriter, director. His name became known after the release of the sensational TV series "Brigada". Alexander Veledinsky is one of the co-authors of the script for a serial film about gangsters of the nineties. The premiere took place in 2002. Since then, Veledinsky has also shown himself to be a talented, unusual stage director. His last picture gained popularity not only in Russia, but also abroad. Biography and creative path of Veledinsky is the topic of the article.

Life before cinema

Director Alexander Veledinsky was born in 1959 in the city of Gorky. It is noteworthy that he came to the cinema when he was already over forty. After graduating from school, Veledinsky entered the Polytechnic Institute, received the profession of engineer. His speci alty is “electrical equipment of ships”. He devoted almost twenty years to this profession.

Alexander Veledinsky dreamed of cinema from his youth. However, he was prevented from starting his creative path by the conviction that a random person, even extremelygifted, impossible. However, the dream of cinema did not leave him. And in 1995 he entered the higher directing courses. By the way, he succeeded only on the second attempt.

Film debut

The first picture was created in 1995 by Alexander Veledinsky. His films can be counted on the fingers. However, almost every one of them is a real event in the national cinema. In 2001, the director shot a short film "You and I, and we are with you." Two People's Artists of Russia, S. Makovetsky and V. Steklov, took part in this project. And they did it for free. What other works is Alexander Veledinsky known for?

Filmography

As a director, the hero of this article presented eight films to the audience and critics. But the most popular are the following:

"The geographer drank his globe away."
Russian.
"Alive".

Russian

This film is based on the work of Eduard Limonov. The action of the story and the film takes place in the fifties in the hometown of the modern prose writer, that is, in Kharkov. The main character is a young poet named Edik. He lives in a communal apartment with his mother and father. Nothing different from their peers. Except for extreme vulnerability and poetry. One day, he makes a not-so-decent proposal to a girl who lives next door. Svetlana - that's the name of the young lady - agrees, but only on the condition that Edik takes her to a restaurant. But the teenager has no money. He tries unsuccessfully to findthem, eventually despairs and tries to commit suicide. And as a result, she ends up in a psychiatric hospital.

The film "Russian" received several prestigious awards. The name of Veledinsky became known abroad precisely after the release of this picture. For the lead actor, work in this film did not become a debut. However, he gained fame thanks to the films of Veledinsky. A year after the premiere of the film "Russian", a new project was launched, in which A. Chadov also played the main role.

Alive

The film resonated in Russian society. This picture tells about the fate of a participant in the Chechen war. A young man named Cyrus loses friends in battle. Then he spends some time in the hospital. Cyrus wants to get the money due to him, but the official deceives him, demanding interest. And Cyrus kills him. And then dies under the wheels of a truck. Since then, he has not been alone. Angels accompany him. And they appear as dead friends.

According to the ideas of Orthodox people, the deceased is escorted to the other world by angels. This idea formed the basis of the plot of the film by Alexander Veledinsky. Alive received prestigious awards and critical acclaim.

The geographer drank his globe away

Russian prose writer A. Ivanov wrote a novel in the late nineties. This book was the only one that Alexander Veledinsky, who honors the talent of a modern writer, did not read. He got acquainted with the novel only when an offer was made to make a film based on it. In creativityVeledinsky before the start of work on the film "The Geographer Drank His Globe Away" there was a five-year break.

The picture, in which K. Khabensky played the main role, made a splash. She was appreciated even in Australia. However, it is unlikely that foreign viewers and critics could understand the heroes of Veledinsky's film. The main character is a drunk and intelligent person who, due to life circumstances, is forced to get a job at a school as a geography teacher. Despite the fact that he is a biologist by profession. The film received numerous awards.

Today Alexander Veledinsky is making a film based on the novel by Zakhar Prilepin "The Abode".