Andrey Malyukov is a man who managed to achieve popularity back in the days of the USSR and not lose it today. By the age of 68, the gifted director managed to present over 20 film projects and series to the public. It was he who became the creator of such famous paintings as "In the zone of special attention", "We are from the future", "Match". What is known about his past, what works of the master can be called the best?
Andrey Malyukov: Biographical Information
The year of birth of the star of the national cinema is 1948, the hometown for the master is Novosibirsk. Unfortunately, almost nothing is known about the director's family, as he talks with journalists about his films with great pleasure. Andrey Malyukov from childhood dreamed of connecting his life with the mysterious world of cinema. Initially, the guy thought about a career as an actor, even performed on the stage of the local theater-studio "Youth". But the very first play he staged with his own hand made him realize his true calling.
Having received a certificate, Andrey Malyukov moved to the capital, from the first attempt he was among the students of VGIK. His graduation work was the short film "The Return of the Boat", which told about the misadventures of sailors who had an accident and were forced to save their old boat. Friendship with actor Anatoly Kuznetsov, who was very famous at that time, helped Malyukov convince him to play the main role.
Almost immediately after the completion of the filming of the tape "The Return of the Boat", the director was forced to go to serve in the army. In this regard, his creative activity was suspended for several years.
Debut in a big movie
The action movie "In the zone of special attention", which Andrey Malyukov presented to the public in 1977, allowed him to get into the rank of promising young directors. The master was among those people who were the first to introduce Soviet viewers to the previously unknown genre of action. The action movie was then watched by over 35 million people, which was a serious success for those times.
The action of the tape takes place during the Second World War. Several sabotage groups receive a difficult task - to be behind enemy lines, calculate and occupy a command post within two days. The plot is partly borrowed from the essays of the journalist Mesyatsev. The fast-paced story brought its then 29-year-old creator its first fans.
Best paintings of the 70s-90s
"In the zone of special attention" - a tape that showed the public how talentedAndrey Malyukov director. The filmography of the master began to be actively replenished with new works. Already in 1979, his next creation, Unrequited Love, was released, dedicated to the misadventures of a provincial actress trying to find her place in life.
The 1981 disaster film “34 ambulance” is greeted with a standing ovation by the audience. The central characters in this picture are played by Mayorova and Durov. One of the passengers on train 34 forgets to put out his cigarette, causing the curtain to catch fire. The flame covers the entire car, which creates a serious threat to every passenger on the train. The main intrigue of the action movie is whether people will be able to cope with the fire before they all die.
Andrey Malyukov is a director who likes to consecrate the difficulties of wartime in his works. A clear confirmation of this are such of his tapes as "I am a Russian soldier", "We will remain faithful." The master does not bypass the theme of love, which is touched upon by such works of his as “Love on the Edge of Death”, “Butterflies”.
Series shooting
Andrey Malyukov also has a positive attitude to long-playing stories. One of the best series shot by him can be called "Special Forces". All series are dynamic, the audience is either seriously worried about the main characters, who are officers of the GRU special forces, or laughing heartily at their jokes. The TV project deserves attention just because wonderful actors participate in it: Baluev, Galkin, Lifanov, Nosik.
The director has other good series, the most famous among themmanaged to acquire the telenovelas "Saboteur" and "Escape".
Recent works
The beginning of the new century turned out to be as successful as the end of the previous one for such a talented person as Andrey Malyukov. The filmography of the star of the national cinema during this period acquired many worthy works. For example, his tape "We are from the future" caused a great resonance. This is a story about the inhabitants of the 21st century who accidentally find themselves in a parallel reality. Will the guys be able to survive in the conditions of World War II, how will the opportunity to see the war with their own eyes affect their characters and views?
Match, released by Malyukov in 2012, was dubbed by critics as a provocative film project. The main roles in this film were played by Boyarskaya and Bezrukov. The famous “death match”, which took place in 1942 in Kyiv, is in the spotlight. Then the German soldiers forced the Soviet athletes to play football with them, lost and shot their opponents.
This is how the best pictures that director Malyukov managed to surprise the audience look like.
