It's no secret that in cinematography a huge role is played by people who are often behind the scenes. Sometimes it is they who have a greater influence on the quality of the film than the actors themselves. Such people “on the other side of the camera” include Andrei Konchalovsky. The biography of this director begins in a difficult period for the country. There are people who, like sponges, absorb events in themselves, and then either realize them in their work, or simply go crazy. The above-mentioned director belongs to the first category of people.
Family, childhood and teens
The biography of Andrei Konchalovsky got its start in the prewar years. He was born in Moscow on August 20, 1937. The family in which the future artist was born is more than deserved. His father is the famous children's writer Sergei Mikhalkov. Mother - Natalya Konchalovskaya - poet and translator. The director’s grandfather was folk artist Pyotr Konchalovsky. Some time after the birth of Andrei, another boy appears in the family - Nikita Mikhalkov.
From an early age, a young talent was instilled with a love of music. Step by step, he masters the musical expanses. In 1952, Andrei graduated from the Central Music School. Five years later, she received a diploma from the Music College at the Moscow Conservatory. In the same higher education institution, the young man also enters to improve his skills.
The beginning of the director's career
However, the artist did not like the musical career, and the biography of Andrei Konchalovsky as a musician is gradually fading. He is attracted to cinema. In 1964, the young man graduated from the directing department of the well-known VGIK, having worked out his skills in the workshop of M. I. Romm.
Konchalovsky shot his first film in Kyrgyzstan. It was a movie adaptation. The story was based on Chingiz Aitmatov's "First Teacher." The debut film was of the same name. In this picture, the main female role was played by Natalia Arinbasarova, who later became the wife of a famous director. In 1967, he released the second film - “The story of Asya Klyachina, who loved but did not get married,” which was continued in “Kurochka Ryaba” (1994).
Formation and development
The biography of Andrei Konchalovsky also includes a film adaptation of classic literary creations, such as: "The Noble Nest", "Uncle Vanya" and others. According to critics, the best masterpiece of this director is the film "Romance of Lovers" and a movie poem with the lyrical name "Sibiriada". These films received the Grand Prix at different times: the first in Karlovy Vary, the second in Cannes.
In the 1980s, the biography of Andrei Konchalovsky continues in a new environment: the director leaves for the West. There he shoots relatively few of his films (“Beloved Mary”, “Runaway Train”, “Happy People”). The highest success is achieved only by a single work - Homer and Eddie. Confirmation of this is the receipt in 1989 of the Grand Prix of the international film festival held in San Sebastian.
In the early 90s, the director returns to Russia and shoots two more films: “The Inner Circle” and the above-mentioned “Ryaba Kurochka”. In 1998, he marries for the fifth time. The previous spouses of the director were Irina Martynova, Vivienne Gaude, Natalia Arinbasarova and Irina Kandat already mentioned above. His new darling becomes Julia Vysotskaya. For five marriages, Andrei Konchalovsky had seven children.
The director of performances in Russia and abroad, the pioneer of new genres in the art of cinematography (the New Year’s phantasmagoric film “The Nutcracker and the Rat King” 3D), the experimenter and artist - all this is Andrei Konchalovsky. The biography, family, creativity and personal life of the creator are reflected in his biographical books “Low Truths” and “Exalting Hoax”.
In 1974, the director was awarded the honorary title "Honored Artist of the RSFSR." In 1980, Konchalovsky received the title of People's Artist of Russia.