Written many interesting books, no lesscreated adaptations. To translate a literary work into a cinematographic language, one should have a special education, experience and, most importantly, talent. In Russia, many talented screenwriters. One of the best is Alexander Borodyansky.
short biography
Little is known about the personal life of suchan outstanding cinematographer, as Alexander Borodyansky. The biography of the hero of this article began in 1944. The native city is Vorkuta. Compose Alexander began in his early years. Already in the elementary grades he wrote small essays and short stories.
Love of cinema came when the futurethe script writer turned thirteen. On the screens then came the military drama "Cranes Are Flying." Alexander many times watched the great film of Mikhail Kalatozov and realized that making films is what he wants and will do all his life. However, exactly how will his profession be called, then he had no exact idea: the director or the screenwriter?
After graduation Alexander Borodyanskydetermined the choice of the further way. All these years he developed his literary abilities, writing small works. So he entered the All-Union Cinematographic Institute on the screening department.
After receiving the diploma Alexander Borodyanskyarrived in Moscow and got a job at Mosfilm. The famous screenwriter is married, has a son and a daughter. He lives in Moscow, on Mosfilmovskaya Street, near his native film studio.
Creative way
Borodyansky Alexander Emmanuilovich createdseveral dozen scenarios. The films made on them, in the majority became the classics of the domestic cinema. He collaborated with many outstanding Soviet and Russian filmmakers. Famous films of one of the best domestic filmmakers Karen Shakhnazarov were shot according to his scenarios.
Afonya
Borodyansky Alexander - the writer who createdfirst his work for the cinema in 1974. The screens later years saw the film of George Danelia. It was seen by millions of people in the country. The film, created under the scenario of Borodyansky, entered the gold fund of Soviet cinema.
Afoni's story is extremely simple.He likes to drink, to dream. However, it differs from colleagues in laziness and disorder. Afonya spends his best years in vain. And he does not even know that the only close person who raised him is already a year in damp earth, and the girl that time appears about time loves him from school. But the film has a happy ending. Afonya changes his views on life, and in the last episode of the film meets with his girlfriend.
This is the summary of the scenario with whichdebuted in the cinema Alexander Borodyansky. The films created by his works are simple stories from the life of ordinary people. In Borodyansky's scripts, sadness and humor are present exactly in the proportion necessary to create an outstanding picture.
"We are from jazz"
Until 1982, Borodyansky wrote six scenarios. Serdy them:
- "Inspector of the State Automobile Inspection."
- "Soul".
- "Look at both."
And in 1983, the film premieredShakhnazarov, who was recognized as the best musical picture. The film is called “We are from jazz”. The leading roles were played by Alexander Pankratov-Cherny and Igor Sklyar. These names are known to many. Few viewers are interested in those who are the author of scripts for famous films. But the success of the film largely depends on the screenwriter.
Above the script for this film, Borodyansky worked together with Shakhnazarov. In this tandem several bright outstanding paintings were created: "Winter Evening in Gagra", "Courier", "American daughter".
Borodyansky and Shakhnazarov
“Winter evening in Gagra” tells about lifelonely, all forgotten middle-aged man. Alexey Beglov - the master of the tap. Once a strange young man comes up to him and asks him to teach step dancing. His name is Arkady. And he has no chance to become a professional tap dancer, but Beglov is attached to him. Even when Beglov's death was announced by mistake on television, no one remembers the old artist. Near in hard moments it turns out only Arkady.
"Courier"
A few years after the premiere of the picture“Winter evening in Gagra” Shakhnazarov wrote the story “Courier”. The work had to be adapted to remove the film on it. Alexander Borodyansky wrote the script. His main task was to create interesting lively dialogues. After all, the characters and worldview of the heroes of the film “Courier” are revealed precisely because of seemingly insignificant remarks. Borodyansky coped with this task. In 1986, the film came out, which became a real event in the national cinema. For this work, the screenwriter was awarded the State Prize.
"Regicide"
Atypical work for a creative unionBorodyansky and Shakhnazarov became a film telling about a psychiatric hospital. The drama, the main role in which Oleg Yankovsky played, tells the story of the last days of the healer of human souls. Doctors are sent to the provincial hospital, where one of his patients is a man who is convinced that he killed the king. After long conversations, the hero Jankowski begins to feel that he is the victim of his patient, that is, Nicholas I.
Borodyansky also wrote scripts for the following films:
- "American daughter."
- "Voroshilov Sharpshooter".
- "Oligarch".
- "Ward № 6".
