Aleksei Balabanov
| Aleksei Balabanov | |
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| Born |
25 February 1959 Sverdlovsk, USSR |
| Died |
18 May 2013 (aged 54) Saint Petersburg, Russia |
| Occupation | Film director |
| Years active | 1989 – 2012 |
Aleksei Oktyabrinovich Balabanov (Russian: Алeксeй Oктябpинoвич Балабанoв; 25 February 1959 – 18 May 2013)[1] was a Russian film director, screenwriter, and producer, who shot mostly arthouse pictures, but gained mainstream popularity with the crime drama Brat (Brother) and its more action-oriented sequel, Brat-2 (Brother 2), both of which starred Sergei Bodrov, Jr. as a novice hit man. Brother was successful both at the box office and in video copies, achieving wide popularity in Russia.[2] Later, however, Balabanov became better known for his shocking and controversial films Cargo 200 (2007) and Morphine (2008).[3]
Life
Aleksei Oktyabrinovich Balabanov was born on 25 February 1959, in Sverdlovsk (now Yekaterinburg).[4]
In 1981 Balabanov graduated from Translation Department of the Gorky Pedagogical University of Foreign Languages.[4] He then served in the Soviet Army as an officer-interpreter.[4] After his discharge, from 1983 to 1987 he worked as an assistant film director at Sverdlovsk Film Studio.[4] Later Balabanov studied at the experimental workshop "Auteur Cinema" (Russian: Авторское кино) of the High Courses for Scriptwriters and Film Directors, graduating in 1990.[4] In 1994 Balabanov together with Sergey Selyanov and Viktor Sergeyev founded the production company CTV.[2][5]
Balabanov died on 18 May 2013 of a heart attack.[4][5] "Mr. Balabanov is survived by his wife, Nadezhda Vasilyeva, a costume designer, and two sons."[4] "At his death, he was planning to make a film on Stalin, portraying him as a godfather of crime."[4]
Literature
- Florian Weinhold (2013), Path of Blood: The Post-Soviet Gangster, His Mistress and Their Others in Aleksei Balabanov's Genre Films, Reaverlands Books: North Charleston, SC.
Filmography
- Me Too (Я тоже хочу) (2012) – Aleksei Balabanov was awarded the "Best Director" award for this film at the Saint Petersburg International Film Festival
- The Stoker (Кочегар) (2010)
- Morphine (Морфий) (2008)
- Cargo 200 (Груз 200) (2007)
- It Doesn't Hurt Me (Мне не больно) (2006)
- Zhmurki (Жмурки) (2005)
- War (Война) (2002)
- The River (Река) (2002)
- Brother 2 (Брат 2) (2000)
- Of Freaks and Men (Про уродов и людей) (1998)
- Brother (Брат) (1997)
- Pribytiye poyezda (1995) (segment "Trofim")
- The Castle (Замок) (1994)
- Happy Days (Счастливые дни) (1991)
- From the History of Aerostatics in Russia (О воздушном летании в России) (1990)
- Nastya and Yegor (Настя и Егор) (1989)
References
- ↑ "Russian cult film director Alexei Balabanov dies". BBC News. 18 May 2013. Retrieved 19 May 2013.
- 1 2 The Imperial Trace : Recent Russian Cinema: Recent Russian Cinema. Oxford University Press. 2009. p. 220. ISBN 0199710546.
- ↑ "Russian cult film director Balabanov dies". Herald Sun. 19 May 2013.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Aleksei Balabanov Russian Film Director Dies at 54". New York Times. 21 May 2013. Retrieved 23 May 2013.
- 1 2 Прощание с кинорежиссером Алексеем Балабановым в Петербурге прошло тихо и скромно — Первый канал
External links
- Aleksei Balabanov at the Internet Movie Database
- Biography of Aleksei Balabanov (English)
- Program for Crime and Transendence: The FIlms of Aleksei Balabanov (Yale University, Spring 2015)
- MacKay, John. "Balabanov's BROTHER (1997): Cinema as salvage operation."
- MacKay, John. "Balabanov's HAPPY DAYS (1991): Beckett via Realism."
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