В 2009 году культурная общественность РФ лишилась an outstanding domestic filmmaker, writer and screenwriter, who left a rich artistic heritage. To say goodbye to Alexandrov Alexander Leonardovich came only his faithful comrades-in-arms and friends, perhaps because during his lifetime he mercilessly, at times cruelly allowed himself to speak out about his colleagues and Russian cinematography as a whole. At the same time, Alexandrov did not spare himself either - he did not compromise, he did not allow himself to be tricked.
The beginning of the labor path
Alexandrov, Alexander Leonardovich, biographywhich began with the birth of June 26, 1947, was born in Moscow into a family of employees. He began his career as a stage designer for the Theater of the Young Spectator. During this period he was engaged in teaching aesthetics and writing articles for the department of humor and satire on the All-Union Radio. 1971 in the biography of the screenwriter was marked by the end of the directing department of the IPCC, and 1975 was another milestone in the creative development of the master, he graduated from the script department of the Higher Courses of Directors and Scriptwriters. His professional growth was supervised by mentors - L. Golubkina and M. Lvovsky.
Creative heritage
Aleksandrov Alexander Leonardovich made his debut inbig movie in the incarnation of the screenwriter to the film "One Hundred Days After Childhood". The melodrama about the peculiarities of the stay of teenagers in the pioneer camp was directed by S. Solovyov. For participation in creating the picture, the screenwriter together with the director were awarded the USSR State Prize.
As a director, Aleksandrov became famous for his four works: “Quench my grief,” “French and Russian Love,” “Suite for the General with a Girl,” and “Comedy of Orphan”
Most of them are known as the author of 12 books and threeplays The most famous literary opus of the author are "Barbecue in the provincial club", "Pushkin. Private life ”,“ The authentic life of Mademoiselle Bashkirtseva ”,“ Catherine II and her favorites ”and“ Paul I and her folly ”. Each literary opus caused a resonance of the public and did not go unnoticed.
In addition, Alexander Leonardovich wrote scripts for 16 film and animation tapes, among which are: “Trees grow on stones”, “Yukka”, “The Tower” and others.
The darkest job
In the track record director film criticsIt is no coincidence that the movie “Quench My Sorrows” is distinguished. This dark movie of the end of perestroika is positioned by them as an eerie and extremely tragic movie. It demonstrates the tragedy of entire generations, mired in lack of spirituality and selfishness, who absolutely do not understand the reason for their misfortunes and misfortunes. Film director Alexandrov has created a controversial film, many filmmakers scold the tape for categorical, ugliness in demonstrating abominations - almost all the characters cause hostility, and the interiors are dismally dirty. Although this is the idea of the author, who hoped that the viewer, seeing the nasty life, would find the strength to think, to be terrified and clean, to change for the better.
In the ranks until the last breath
Until the death Alexandrov AlexanderLeonardovich was in a relentless creative search, remained in the ranks. Before his death, he managed to finish the work on the script for the project of P. Lungin, which was based on the oratorio “Matthew Passion” by Bishop Hilarion. The author did not have time to finish the next book, although the shocking material was collected in it. In the new work, Aleksandrov was especially severe, did not spare the idols of millions, the most famous and beloved personalities of the people. This fact is not surprising, it is enough to recall how sharply Alexandrov showed another, traditionally hidden from the public side of the life of actor Vasily Livanov. In recent years, he has served as a permanent source of information for controversial news on TV and in print media about famous people in Soviet cinema.
Alexandrov Leonardovich was buried in Aksininsky cemetery in the Moscow region, not far from the house in which he lived in recent years.
Personal life
Aleksandrov Alexander Leonardovich was associatedmarried three times. The first wife was the daughter of the writer V. Poltoratsky Tatiana, the second time the director took the crown actress Irina Malysheva. Both marriages led to divorces. The third wife of the director was Lala Aleksandrova, whom Alexander met while working on the film “Golden Sword”. Lala acted as a costume designer and immediately attracted the attention of the screenwriter. The daughter of Alexander Leonardovich continued the work of his father. Avdotya Alexandrova - actress and director, son, Tim Alexandrov, chose to realize himself in another field.
