Known For
Directing
Born
Aug 31, 1951
Place of Birth
Leningrad, RSFSR, USSR
Credits
83 titles
Alexey Uchitel
Biography
Aleksei Yefimovich Uchitel (Russian: Алексей Ефимович Учитель; born 31 August 1951; Leningrad) is a Russian film director, screenwriter and producer. In 2002, he received the title People's Artist of Russia. Uchitel was born on 31 August 1951 in Leningrad to the family of documentary filmmaker Yefim Uchitel. In 1975, he graduated from VGIK, worked at the Leningrad studio of documentary films. In 1990, he founded his film studio "Rock". Uchitel's directorial debut was the film Gisele's Mania. In 2000, he received the Nika Award, the Kinotavr Grand Prix and the Crystal Globe nomination for His Wife's Diary. The film was about the last love affair of Ivan Bunin. His 2003 film The Stroll was entered into the 25th Moscow International Film Festival. His 2005 film Dreaming of Space won the Golden George at the 27th Moscow International Film Festival. In 2006, he was a member of the jury at the 28th Moscow International Film Festival. His 2010 film The Edge was selected as the Russian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 83rd Academy Awards but it did not make the final shortlist. His film Break Loose was selected to be screened in the Contemporary World Cinema section at the 2013 Toronto International Film Festival. The romantic drama Matilda directed by Uchitel about the relationship between ballerina Matilda Kshesinskaya and Nicholas II was released on 23 October 2017. The picture became controversial after State Duma deputy Natalia Poklonskaya led a campaign to ban the film on religious grounds.
Known For
Filmography
Noise of Time
Director
Было не было
Producer
In the Hand of Dante
Executive Producer
Sidney Lumet's Day of Birth
Producer
Семейное cчастье (Semeynoe schaste)
Producer
Family Happiness
Producer
On This Land
Producer
Plevako
Producer
Barren Blossom
Producer
Peculiarities of the National Hospital
Producer
The Flying Ship
Producer
Niche
Producer
Shchedrin Suite
Producer
Lenechka
Producer
Twisting in the Wind
Producer
Cinema 3.0
Mittelmarsch
Producer
Little Nina & The Piano Thieves
Producer
Affect
Producer
Once In The Desert
Producer
Zemun
Producer
Sententia
Producer
#IAmHere
Producer
Tsoy
Director
The Whaler Boy
Producer
Streltsov
Producer
Ortino Range
Producer
Skype
Producer
Coronation
Director
The Battle
Producer
Call Myshkin
Producer
I Did Not Forget You
Producer
Mathilde
Director
Amun
Producer
Holy God
Producer
Tamerlan's Love
Producer
Pashki
Producer
The Fool
Producer
Breaking Loose
Director
7 Main Wishes
Producer
Friends from France
Producer
The Major
Producer
The Sea
Producer
Bite the Dust
Producer
Orlovs
Producer
I'll Be Around
Producer
No problems
Producer
The Road To
Producer
The Dry Valley
Producer
Business in Russian
Producer