Nowadays, it is hardly possible to recognize in a 87-year-old man the handsome director Alexander Vitalievich Gordon. Only a clear and piercing look, seemingly seeing and noticing everything in the district, gives the professional out of a group of people.
Who is this person, what is famous for, what is remembered?
Alexander Vitalievich Gordon - Russian director. It can rightfully be called a long-liver. He made a great contribution to the development of domestic cinema. Along with directing, he was fond of writing.
Biographical data, career
Alexander Vitalievich Gordon is a native Muscovite. Born 12/12/1931 in a simple family. Since childhood, I saw myself in the ranks of the military, and therefore the beginning of his career was associated with the service. He stayed in the ranks of the mountain army for five years. But the fatal injury put everything in its place. Due to the inability to continue serving due to health reasons, the young man decided to try his hand in the completely opposite direction - cinematography.
Years of study at VGIK (1954-1960) gave Alexander Vitalievich Gordon unforgettable moments. The same talented, and in the future, held actors and directors were engaged in the same course with him. Among them are the most famous Vasily Makarovich Shukshin, Alexander Naumovich Mitta, Andrey Arsenievich Tarkovsky. The guys learned from each other the skill of shooting, shared ideas.
The first auditions as a director took place in 1954. Together with Tarkovsky, Gordon passed the first training film project called “Assassins”. This picture was the start for his further talented works.
Subsequent film projects in tandem with Tarkovsky did not wait for their implementation. But the work was in full swing, and soon after the marriage of Alexander Vitalyevich in 1958, the director's work came out under the title “There Will Be No Dismissal Today”. Gordon worked on this film again with Tarkovsky, but this was the last attempt at collaboration. The paths of talented young directors diverged. But they always maintained family ties (Gordon is married to Tarkovsky’s sister).
Over the long years of his career, Alexander tried himself both as a director and as a screenwriter. He showed excellent results in acting. But most of all he saw himself as a writer and devoted most of his life to this business.
Filmography
Modern films cannot be compared with insightful pictures of past times. Then life was perceived differently. There were more difficulties. Gordon entered the top ten best professionals of the Soviet era, who were able to convey the essence of life of those years. On the account of the famous director is a small selection of films, but they all have the handwriting of a professional in their field.
I want to watch the work of this director again and again. They clearly trace the main idea.
Films of Alexander Vitalievich Gordon are relevant in modern times. Vital, insightful and disturbing, they can not leave indifferent any of the audience.
You can verify this only by personally looking at his unique works:
- Last Night in Paradise is a dramatic story of a Romanian family. The time of events - 1944, the liberation of the Romanian settlements from the invaders.
- "Sergey Lazo" - the film tells about the activities of the hero of the civil war. Action - 1894-1920
- “Fight in a snowstorm” - an action-packed picture about the capture of a passenger bus by bandits.
- “The man who closed the city” is a detective film about the investigation of a fire in a boarding house for rest.
- Stone Kilometers is a film about human betrayal. It is based on the story of three geologists lost in the forest. It is not easy to survive, and it reveals the whole inner essence of people.
- “At the wheel of Korobkin” is a popular science genre.
These paintings prove that Alexander Vitalievich Gordon took place as a director. Despite the insight of his work, few are familiar with them. They did not have stunning rentals, but if you wish, you can watch the recordings online. After all, access to the work of the director is open today.
Many who see Gordon’s films for the first time wonder why television ignored such deep, interesting, life-like work.
Book heritage
Gordon liked working on films, but he gravitated more towards writing. On his account many journalistic books. One of the most worthy works is “Not Quenching Thirst,” dedicated to the author’s father-in-law. The book is filled with Gordon's respect and love for a relative. The genres in which the author works to this day are novels, stories, scripts.
Despite his advanced age, a talented director, a brilliant writer, an astute screenwriter, an interesting actor continues to work. After all, a beloved business extends life ...
If you have not seen the films of Gordon A.V., we recommend them to be watched! Soviet cinema is undoubtedly worthy of the attention of the audience! Start your acquaintance with the first works of Gordon, and you will become another fan of this ingenious director.