Alexey Uchitel
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.
Zemun
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Mitki in Europe, Yolly-pally
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The Elite
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The Elite
(Screenplay)
Mittelmarsch
(Producer)
Breaking Loose
(Director)
Lenechka
(Producer)
Shchedrin Suite
(Producer)
The Place Where You Sleep
(Producer)
Call Myshkin
(Producer)
Niche
(Producer)
#IAmHere
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Mathilde
(Director)
Friends from France
(Producer)
Orlovs
(Producer)
Tamerlan's Love
(Producer)
His Wife's Diary
(Director)
Dreaming of Space
(Director)
The Edge
(Director)
The Major
(Producer)
Bite the Dust
(Producer)
Captive
(Director)
Gisele's Mania
(Director)
The Edge
(Producer)
Enemies
(Producer)
Rock
(Director)
The Stroll
(Director)
Kumparsita
(Director)
Last Hero: Twenty Years Later
(Director)
The Game
(Producer)
Holy God
(Producer)
Twisting in the Wind
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Last Hero
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Last Hero
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Mathilde
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The Fool
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7 Main Wishes
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Elephant
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I'll Be Around
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His Wife's Diary
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Gisele's Mania
(Producer)
The Stroll
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The Connection
(Producer)
The Sea
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Dreaming of Space
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To Live
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The Dry Valley
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Captive
(Producer)
Gisele's Mania
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Breaking Loose
(Producer)
How Many People at the Disco
(Director)
How Many People at the Disco
(Screenplay)
Obvodny Canal
(Director)
Batterflyay
(Screenplay)
Obvodny Canal
(Screenplay)
Mitki in Europe, Yolly-pally
(Director)
Batterflyay
(Director)
Business in Russian
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No problems
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Peculiarities of the National Hospital
(Producer)
I Did Not Forget You
(Producer)
The Battle
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Streltsov
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Once In The Desert
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Pashki
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The Road To
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The Whaler Boy
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Дети мои
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Tsoi
(Producer)
Tsoi
(Director)
Leningrad
(Director)
Skype
(Producer)
Tsoi
(Screenplay)
Sententia
(Producer)
Pavlov's Dog
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Shostakovich
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Ortino Range
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The Flying Ship
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Little Nina & The Piano Thieves
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As If Waiting For A Bus
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Amun
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On This Land
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Barren Blossom
(Producer)
The Flying Ship 2
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O Sport, You Are Peace!
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Coronation
(Director)
Coronation
(Screenplay)
Coronation
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