Probably every inhabitant of the planet knows what films are and watches them. Unfortunately, very few people think about who created and wrote the plot for the film to be released. That is why many directors and screenwriters remain little known in everyday life. Fortunately, there are professionals who will be remembered for a very long time. One of these people is George Danelia.
Georgy Nikolaevich is a world- famous director and screenwriter, author of many Russian and Soviet films. In addition, he has the award People's Artist of the USSR and the RSFSR. In his free time, George Danelia was engaged in writing fiction. This little man is really big and famous, hundreds of spectators are still collecting his films and productions. That is why he deserves to know his life story.
Director's childhood
What is known about the childhood of the famous screenwriter? George Danelia was born back in 1930, at the end of August, on the 25th. The boy’s homeland is the city of Tbilisi, which is the capital and largest city of Georgia. Exactly one year after the birth of George Danelia, his family moved to Moscow. It is worth saying that the boy from childhood knew what cinema is, because his mother worked as an assistant director, in addition, she became the author of some films.
Little George’s childhood passed during the Second World War. Then people, especially in the early years, were in constant fear and stress. When the boy was 11-13 years old, the Germans came very close to Moscow. At this time, people had nothing to eat, they only worked for the war. Nevertheless, the war did not break or destroy the talented teenager.
Director Biography
The biography of George Danelia is rich in many remarkable events and facts. After leaving school, the young man faced the question of where to go to study. By the way, he did not immediately decide on the profession, at that time he did not know that his true mission was to create films.
In 1955, Georgy Nikolayevich Danelia graduated from the famous Moscow Architectural Institute. Moreover, he even spent several years as an architect at the Institute for Urban Design. Throughout his life, George was interested in cinema, he even starred in extras for films. It was then that the young man realized what he wanted to do all his life. He immediately quit the Institute for Urban Design and quit his career as an architect, and together he went to the newly opened Higher Director's Courses. The teachers who taught him the art of making movies were Leonid Trauberg, Mikhail Kalatozov and many others. During his studies, Georgy Nikolayevich made several short films. After graduating from the Higher Director's Courses, he began to work at Mosfilm. While working there, Danelia was able to create several more films.
Personal life
However, many are interested not only in the creative biography of George Danelia. The personal life of the director is also quite remarkable. It should be said right away that the director had 3 registered marriages, in addition to this there was one common-law wife.
The first time a man visited the registry office in 1951. There he married a young girl whose name was Irina Ginzburg. Their relationship was incredibly emotional and intense, but, unfortunately, the romance did not last long. A year later, the couple divorced, but during this period the daughter Svetlana, with whom George constantly maintains relations, managed to be born.
The personal life of George Danelia was very busy, because already in 1957 he had a new woman. Her name was Love Sokolova. This is a famous Soviet actress who did not immediately pay attention to the director. The actress had a difficult and tragic love story behind her, during the war her husband and son died. Fortunately, George was able to melt the heart of Luba, and soon their son was born.
After 25 years of marriage, the director George Danelia found a new love. Her name was Victoria Tokareva, they lived together for 15 years, but did not legitimize their relationship with marriage. It is worth saying that Lyubov Sokolova was incredibly hard going through a divorce, and the death of her son completely ruined the health of the actress.
The last woman George became Galina Yurkova, first she worked as a journalist, and then as a director.
A family
Above was a brief biography of George Danelia and the personal life of the famous director. Now let's pay a little attention to his family:
- Father. The screenwriter's father was Nikolai Dmitrievich. He was born in 1902, and died in 1981. All his life, a man worked as an engineer. Climbing the career ladder, he mastered the position of foreman, head of the mine, chief engineer of Metrostroy in Moscow and the USSR, major general.
- Mother. The director’s mother was Maria Ivlianovna. She was born in 1905, and died in 1980. It was from childhood that she showed George the world of cinema, because she worked as an assistant at Mosfilm, in addition, she mastered the profession of a second director, and even shot several short films.
- Aunt. Aunt and uncle had a great influence on George, because they themselves devoted their entire lives to cinema. Veriko Ivlianovna worked as an actress, director and teacher. In addition, she received the title People's Artist of the USSR.
- Uncle. Mikhail Edisherovich also worked in the field of cinema, he was a director, actor, sculptor and artist.
Films during the USSR
What are the most famous films of George Danelia, which he made during the Soviet era? Below is a list of his film works:
- "George Saakadze." The first film to which Danelia had a hand. It was shot in 1942 at a film studio in Tbilisi.
- "Vasisualiy Lokhankin." This is George's first own film, it was shot in 1959.
- "Seryozha". The debut work of George Danelia and Igor Talankin. The plot of the film is simple, but very touching and interesting. The mother of little Seryozha is getting married, now he has a father who helps solve all problems. Soon Seryozha has a brother, now his mother pays more attention to him. In addition, the family must leave for another city, and Seryozha has a cough. Parents want to leave the boy with a neighbor, but everything changes on the day of departure.
- "Kin-Dza-Dza!". Soviet feature film, which was released in 1986. It was Danelia who became the author. The film was shot in the genre of tragic comedy. This picture made a great contribution to the formation of Russian culture, many words and phrases entered into colloquial speech and became stable expressions.
- "Tears were dripping." The tragic tale set by Danelia in 1982. In the picture, Pavel Ivanovich gets a splinter from the troll’s mirror in his eye. Now he sees in his friends and relatives only the bad. He drives his son out of the house, quarrels with his wife and even wants to commit suicide.
- "Passport". The last film taken during the Soviet era, Danelia. The film is very rich and interesting, actions are developing in several countries at once: Austria, Israel, the USSR. By the way, the picture tells about the times of perestroika.
Films during the time of the Russian Federation
What films did Georgy Nikolaevich take after the collapse of the USSR? Below is a list of his most significant works:
- "Nastya." An instructive film for people of all time. In the story, the girl Nastya lives with a constantly ill mother, who has only one desire - to see her daughter in the arms of her beloved. Once Nastya meets an elderly woman on the street, whose bicycle wheel is breaking. When a girl helps her grandmother, she promises to fulfill two cherished desires.
- "Heads and tails." Feature film, shot in 1995.
- "Greetings from Charlie the Trumpeter." This film was shot in 1998.
- "Anna". This picture was shot relatively recently, in 2003.
- “Ku! Kin-Dza-Dza". Fantastic animated film, which was released in 2013. This is the last work of the director Georgy Nikolaevich.
Footage for the newsreel "Wick"
In addition to his own films, George wrote stories for the magazine "Wick":
- "Little nothings of life". The script for the picture was written in 1967.
- "Painter". The picture was published in 1967.
- "Problem". The final picture of 1967.
- "From nature." The script for the film was written in 1968.
- "Law of nature". Two years later, Georgy Nikolaevich decided to write another plot for the film.
- "Sober approach." After a four-year break, this film is released.
Films in which the director took part
Georgy Nikolaevich was not just a director and screenwriter. He took an active part in the filming as one of the actors in the film. Who was he? Below is a list of his movie roles:
- Andrei Petrov in the movie "I need a good melody." The film is a concert that was released by the movie studio "Screen" in 1980. The picture tells about the work of the famous composer Andrei Petrov.
- "To remember." This is a series of films about Soviet actors who have already passed away and have been forgotten. George played the role of Frunzik Mkrtchyan.
- "Sergey Bondarchuk." A documentary filmed in 2000.
- “The life of Desdemona. Irina Skobtseva. " A documentary film about the work of actress Irina Skobtseva. The picture was released in 2002.
- "Kin-Dza-Dza! The territory of Danelia. " This is a film from the film "Film about the film." This picture details how the "Kin-dza-dza!"
- “I am walking in Moscow. The eternal charm of youth. " Another issue of the series "Film about the film", which was released in 2010.
- "Gentlemen of Fortune. 40 years later. ” The last film in which George took part.
Books
And what about the books of George Danelia? Literary works of the director:
- "The cat is gone, but the smile remains." Children's tale, which was released in 2015.
- “Stowaway: Filmmaker's Tales”. In this book, Georgy Nikolayevich shares his opinion about his enemies and fans, about those with whom he had to work. The writer Tatyana Kravchenko helped him write this work.
- "The toast drinks to the bottom." This is the second part of the story in which he talks about his life. This work helped him write director Elena Mashkova.
Interesting Facts
It will be interesting to everyone to know about this:
- Rene Hobua is a person who often appears in the credits of films of the famous director. This is the most mysterious participant in the paintings. Rene Hobua is not an actor, this is a Georgian builder, on which Danelia once tested his script.
- Evgeny Leonov is an actor who constantly played in the director’s films. Danelia called Evgenia Leonova a talisman.
Awards
The director has an incredible number of awards and prizes. Here are some of them:
- Golden Eagle Award. In 2005, the screenwriter was awarded for his loyalty to the profession, and in 2013 he received the prize "For unfading talent and courage."
- Academy Award". He received it as a representative of Mosfilm for the film "Dersu Uzala."
- Golden laurel wreath. The first award of George. She was received for the film "Serge".
- Honored Artist of the RSFSR.
- People's Artist of the USSR.
- People's Artist of the RSFSR.
- 1996 State Prize of the Russian Federation in the field of cinema.