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Andrey Petrovich Zvyagincev
Андрей Звягинцев
Birth at
6 February 1964
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Andrei Zvyagintsev was born in Novosibirsk on February 6, 1964. After school he entered the acting faculty of the Theatre School of Novosibirsk in the workshop of L. Belov. After successful graduation in 1984, he decided to enter GITIS in Moscow. In 1990 he graduated from GITIS and began to participate in theater projects. One of the most successful were the productions of “Game of classics” in 1993, “A month in the village” in 1997.
In addition, from 1992 to 2000, the actor played in the television
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Andrei Zvyagintsev was born in Novosibirsk on February 6, 1964. After school he entered the acting faculty of the Theatre School of Novosibirsk in the workshop of L. Belov. After successful graduation in 1984, he decided to enter GITIS in Moscow. In 1990 he graduated from GITIS and began to participate in theater projects. One of the most successful were the productions of “Game of classics” in 1993, “A month in the village” in 1997.
In addition, from 1992 to 2000, the actor played in the television series “Be acquainted”, “Goryachev and others” and “Kamenskaya” small roles. His candidacy was also approved for episodic roles in films.
"Shirli-myrli" and "Kitten."
As a director, Andrey Zvyagintsev made his debut in 2000 on the REN TV channel. He became the director of a big movie only in 2003, the film
"Return" It was a sensation and was shown at festivals in Toronto, Locarno and Montreal. The film quickly passed the secondary stages and got into the main competition at the Venice Film Festival, where it won the Golden Lion. As a result, the first film by Andrei Zvyagintsev received a total of 28 awards at various competitions, and was also shown in 73 countries.
The second work of the director was the film
"Exile" It was released in 2007 on screens. Critics and viewers reacted positively to the picture. Andrey Zvyagintsev was awarded the prize of the Federation of Film Clubs of Russia at the Moscow Film Festival. Actor Konstantin Lavrenko, who played the main role, received the Golden Palm at the festival in Cannes and became the first Russian actor to be awarded for Best Actor.
In 2010, another picture of the talented director “Helena” was released, which received the Sundance prize at the festival of independent cinema in the United States. In 2011, the same film received a special jury prize at the Cannes Film Festival.