From the moment of triumph at the Venice Film Festival of the film "Return" in 2003, Andrei Zvyagintsev confirms each picture of the reputation of the Favoric Squares, both in Russia and abroad. The biography of the director gives a reason to figure out about a person for whom the cinema is great and sincere love. The future director graduated from two acting faculties: Novosibirsk theater school and guitis. But I did not go to the theater, because I did not agree with all the changes that touched this sphere at the beginning of the nineties. Then Andrei became the regular visitor to the Museum of Cinema, where he passed his universities, and worked at the same janitor. After a small experience in advertising and TV shows, Zvyagintsev removes the very "return", his first full-length film. In addition to the "Golden Lion" in Venice, the picture received more than two dozen awards and nominations in various countries, and critics unanimously called Zvyagintsev almost a genius.
Drazhdarzdiiy family drama "Exile", the second full-length film Andrei, was held with a much smaller triumph, however, Zvyagintsev's films start to intrigue lovers to Corders, and critics seriously talk about a new artistic language and an incredible strength of visual images transferred to the director and his constant operator Mikhail Zrchman.
Andrei Zvyagintsev and actress Mariaan Spivak at the presentation of the film "Nelyubov" in Cannes
Gennady Avramenko
If the plots of "return" and "expulsion" unfolded in an almost invented world, the action "Elena" was transferred to the Metropolitan Center and in much less respectable sleeping areas. Initially, the picture was supposed to become part of a large international film project about the apocalypse in various manifestations. However, the views of the British producer and the Russian director quickly separated, and it is quite likely that everyone from this only won. With no less difficulties, the search for actors went, but all the torment was worth the result. Nadezhda Markina, Andrey Smirnov and Elena Lyadov appeared in the images not positive, but at the same time very charismatic characters. The film received a prize of the jury of the competitive program "Special view" in Cannes, Grand Prix of the Gent Film Festival in the Netherlands and Russian "Nika". As well as the title of one of the most important Russian films of recent years, and optimism of film critics in this situation does not look far-fetched.
Like many directors, Andrei did not escape the novels with actresses, and Irina Grinevoy lived six years in marriage. However, in recent years, a 53-year-old director is happy in marriage with a film-driver of Anna Matvoy. Couple raises the son of Peter
Gennady Avramenko
But if "Elena" was a kind of art preparation, then Leviafan became a real bomb. So a brutal portrait of modern Russia could only unwind about Alexey Balabanov, and it is not surprising that there is a discussion with the participation of art historians, officials, priests and all those who have felt the biblical history around "Leviafan". The film received the Golden Globe, was nominated for Oscar and, in the opinion of foreign film critics, became one of the ten best pictures of 2014. In Russia, the film community was immediately divided into those who "for" and "against", and violent discussions in social networks did not subside for several months.
Actress Elena Lyadova played in "Elena" and "Leviathan." Together with Andrei Zvyagintsev, they received an impressive number of awards for these films
Gennady Avramenko
Around the film "Nelyubov" of the excitement is much less. Nevertheless, the creators of the paintings received a compliment from Dmitry Medvedev and a lot of positive feedback in the press, but mostly in foreign. The chances of Oscar are evaluated in different ways. On the one hand, the procedural thriller against the background of a spiritual catastrophe looks like an extremely modern response to many events occurring in Russia and the world. And such a film may be interested in film academics. But at the same time, in the short list of the nomination "Best Foreign Film" at Zvyagintsev, very strong competitors. However, with Oscar or without him, the "dislike" has already become one of the best kinears of the year, and everything that happens around this film and other paintings by Andrei Zvyagintsev, allows you to call such a genre one of the most competitive, if we are talking about international successes Russian cinema.