Alexander Veledinsky - screenwriter, director.His name became known after the release of the acclaimed TV series "Brigade". Alexander Veledinsky - one of the co-authors of the script for the multiseries film about the bandits of the nineties. The premiere took place in 2002. Since then, Veledinsky has proved himself as a talented, unusual director. His last picture gained popularity not only in Russia, but also abroad. Biography and the career of Weledinsky - the topic of the article.
Life before the cinema
Director Alexander Veledinsky was born in 1959year in the city of Gorky. It is noteworthy that he came to the cinema when he was already over forty. After graduating from school, Veledinsky entered the Polytechnic Institute, received the profession of engineer. His specialty is “ship electrical equipment”. He devoted this profession almost twenty years.
Alexander Veledinsky dreamed about cinema withyouth However, the beginning of a creative path was hampered by the conviction that it was impossible for a random person, even an extremely gifted person, to get into the beautiful world of art. However, the dream of a movie did not leave him. And in 1995, he enrolled in higher directorial courses. By the way, he managed it only at the second attempt.
Film-making
The first picture in 1995 was created by AlexanderVeledinsky. Films can be counted on the fingers. However, almost every one of them is a real event in the national cinema. In 2001, the director shot the short film "You Yes, I, Yes, We Are With You." Two national artists of Russia, S. Makovetsky and V. Steklov, took part in this project. And they did it for free. What other works are known for Alexander Veledinsky?
Filmography
As a director, the hero of this article presented eight pictures to the audience and critics. But the most popular were the following:
- "Geographer globe propyl".
- "Russian".
- "Alive".
"Russian"
This film is based on the work of EdwardLimonov. The action of the story and the film takes place in the fifties in the hometown of modern prose writer, that is, in Kharkov. The main character is a young poet named Edward. He lives in a communal apartment with his mother and father. No different about their peers. With the exception of extreme vulnerability and poetry. One day he makes a not-quite-decent offer to a girl who lives next door. Svetlana - that is the name of the young person - agrees, but only with the condition that Edik brings her to a restaurant. But the teenager has no money. He unsuccessfully seeks to find them, eventually despairs and tries to commit suicide. And as a result - it turns out in a psychiatric hospital.
The film "Russian" received several prestigiousawards Name Veledinsky became known abroad after the release of this picture. For the leading actor, the work in this film did not become a debut. However, he gained fame thanks to the films of Veledinsky. A year after the premiere of the film "Russian" a new project was launched, in which A. Chadov also played a major role.
"Alive"
The film caused a resonance in Russian society.This picture tells about the fate of the participant in the Chechen war. A young man named Cyrus loses his friends in battle. Then he spends some time in the hospital. Cyrus wants to get the money owed to him, but the official is deceiving him, demanding interest. And Cyrus kills him. And after it dies under the wheels of a truck. Since then, he is not alone. He is accompanied by angels. And they appear as lost friends.
According to Orthodox beliefs,the angels accompany the deceased into another world. This idea formed the basis of the plot of the film by Alexander Veledinsky. The painting "Living" received prestigious awards and the highest praise from critics.
"Geographer globe propyl"
Russian writer A.Ivanov wrote a novel in the late nineties. This book was the only one that Alexander Veledinsky, who honored the talent of the modern writer, did not read. He got acquainted with the novel only when he received an offer to make a film on it. In the work of Veledinsky before the start of the work on the film “The Geographer Globe Propyl” there was a five-year break.
The picture, in which the main role was played by K.Khabensky, created a furor. She was appreciated even in Australia. However, hardly foreign viewers and critics could understand the characters of the film Veledinsky. The main actor is a drinking and intelligent person who, due to life circumstances, is forced to get a job at school as a teacher of geography. Despite the fact that by profession he is a biologist. The film received many awards.
Today, Alexander Veledinsky is shooting a film based on Zakhar Prilepin’s novel "Resident".
