Director Alexander Veledinsky: biography and filmography

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

Life Before Cinematography

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 graduation from school, Veledinsky entered the Polytechnic Institute and received the profession of an engineer. His specialty is "electrical equipment of ships". This profession he devoted almost twenty years.

Alexander Veledinsky dreamed about cinematography from his youth. However, to begin the creative path he was prevented by the belief that it was impossible to get into the wonderful world of art by an accidental person, even an extremely gifted person. However, the dream of cinema did not leave him. And in 1995 he entered the highest director's courses. By the way, it was possible to him only on the second attempt.

Film-making

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

Filmography

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

1. "The geographer has drunk the globe."
2. "Russian".
3. "Alive".

"Russian"

This film is based on the work of Eduard Limonov. The action of the story and film takes place in the fifties in the native city 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 is different about their peers. Except for extreme vulnerability and poetry. Once he does not quite a decent offer to a girl who lives next door. Svetlana - and that's the name of the young lady - agrees, but only on the condition that Edik takes her to a restaurant. But the teenager does not have any money. He unsuccessfully tries to find them, eventually despairs and tries to commit suicide. And as a consequence - is in a psychiatric hospital.

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

"Alive"

The film aroused resonance 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 it dies under the wheels of the lorry. Since then he is not alone. He is accompanied by angels. And they appear in the image of dead friends.

According to the ideas of Orthodox people, the angel who has died in another world is accompanied by angels. This idea lay with the basis of the plot of the film by Alexander Veledinsky. The painting "Alive" won prestigious awards and the highest rating of critics.

"The geographer has drunk the globe"

Russian novelist A. Ivanov wrote a novel in the late nineties. This book was the only one that Alexander Veledinsky, who respects the talent of the modern writer, has not read it. He got acquainted with the novel only when a proposal was made to film it. In the work of Veledinsky before the work on the film "The Geographer Globe Drunk," there was a five-year break.

The picture, in which the main role played K. Khabensky, made a splash. It was appreciated even in Australia. However, hardly foreign audiences and critics could understand the heroes of Veledinsky's film. The main character is a drinking and intelligent person who, due to life circumstances, has to get a job as a teacher of geography in the school. While that by profession he is a biologist. The film received many prizes.

Today Alexander Veledinsky shoots a film based on Zakhar Prilepin's novel "Abode".