Filmography: Andrei Konchalovsky (–2010)

Andrei Konchalovsky

Andrei Sergeyevich Konchalovsky (born 20 August 1937) is a Russian film and theatre director, screenwriter, and producer, whose filmmaking career spans over 60 years in Soviet, Hollywood, and contemporary Russian cinema. Early in his career, he was a screenwriting collaborator of Andrei Tarkovsky. His film credits include Uncle Vanya (1970), Siberiade (1979), House of Fools (2002), The Postman's White Nights (2014), Paradise (2016), and Dear Comrades! (2020). During the 1980s, he resided in the United States, where he directed films such as Maria's Lovers (1984), Runaway Train (1985), Shy People (1987), and Tango & Cash (1989). (( None of which are included here. )) He also directed the 1997 NBC miniseries adaptation of the ancient Greek narrative The Odyssey , as well as the 2003 Showtime adaptation of The Lion in Winter . The First Teacher [Первый учитель; Pervyy Uchitel ] (1965) In post-Civil War 1923, a young Red Army veteran is sent to the mountainous Kirghiz region of Kyrgyzstan to establish the first school. The former soldier becomes a teacher, bringing Leninist doctrine to the remote Moslem area where elders forbade children to attend school. He falls in love with one of his students, but the young woman is sold by her father to a wealthy chieftain. The Story of Asya Klyachina , Who Loved, But Did Not Marry [История Аси Клячиной, которая любила, да не вышла замуж; Istoriya Asi Klyachinoy, Kotoraya Lyubila, da Ne Vyshla Zamuzh ] (1966) Asya, a lame collective farmer, is in love with the father of her unborn child. However, he does not reciprocate, forcing her to choose between a loveless marriage to another suitor, or single motherhood. A Nest of Gentry [Дворянское гнездо; Dvoryanskoe Gnezdo ] (1969) A Russian nobleman returns to his estate after years in Paris, only to fall in love with his young cousin, complicating his already troubled marriage and leading to a tragic, emotionally complex romance. Uncle Vanya [Дядя Ваня; Dyadya Vanya ] (1970) Retired professor Serebryakov and his young wife Yeléna disrupt the lives of his brother-in-law Vanya and daughter Sofya on a rural estate, leading to a crisis of unrequited love, resentment, and disillusionment. Siberiade [Сибириада; Sibiriada ] (1979) The story of a very small God-forgotten Siberian village reflects the history of Russia from the beginning of the century through the early 1980s. Three generations try to find the land of happiness and to give it to the people. One builds the road through taiga to the star over horizon, the second 'builds communism' and the third searches for oil. Assia and the Hen with the Golden Eggs / Ryaba, My Chicken [Курочка Ряба; Kurochka Ryaba ] (1994) [ English subs in .srt file ] Assia lives in a small Russian village, populated by useless alcoholics. She sells eggs and alcohol to her neighbours, and everybody is happy. However, one day, her hen lays a golden egg, and Assia may have a golden opportunity. The Odyssey (1997) [ TV movie ] Warrior Odysseus leaves his idyllic life in the kingdom of Ithaca to fight in the Trojan War. Following victory, he now must endure a lengthy, decade-long return journey, and with all his wits, overcome deadly monsters, powerful forces of nature, seductive enchantresses, and even journey into the bowels of the Underworld. The Lion in Winter (2003) [ TV movie ] Christmas 1183, Angevin Empire: King Henry II plans to announce his successor to the throne. Jockeying for the crown, though, is complex. Henry has three sons and wants his boy Prince John to take over. Henry's wife, Queen Eleanor, believes their son Prince Richard should be king. As family and various schemers gather for the holiday, each tries to make the indecisive king choose their option. The Nutcracker (2010) On Christmas Eve in 1920s Vienna, a young girl named Mary and her brother are visited by their eccentric uncle Albert, who gifts a magical wooden nutcracker that comes to life and takes her to a fantasy world to fight the evil Rat King.