Aleksandr Askoldov
Aleksandr Askoldov | |
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| Born | Aleksandr Yakovlevich Askoldov 17 June 1932 Russian SSR, Soviet Union |
| Died | 21 May 2018 (aged 85) |
| Occupation | Film director |
Aleksandr Yakovlevich Askoldov (
Russian actor and film director.[2]
Life and career
Upon graduation from
Moscow Lomonosov University in 1955 and the Gorky Institute of World Literature in 1958, Askoldov worked as an administrator for the USSR Ministry of Culture and for Goskino’s Main Department of Feature Film Production, where he was the supervisor for the Gorky Studio for Children’s and Youth Films. Askoldov then studied film direction with Leonid Trauberg
at the Supreme Courses for Screenwriters and
Directors (VKSR), graduating in 1966. He directed his first film, Commissar (1967). The film was banned for more than 20 years. Its banning, caused by dissatisfaction by the authorities with his "party" direction, and his refusal to change certain aspects pertaining to characterisation in the film (which they requested), put an end to his career as a director in the USSR.[2]
Commissar
The montage of Komissar coincided with the end of the
Goskino
for twenty years.
In 1986, due to
Moscow Film Festival, when the dissolution of the Soviet Union was imminent[citation needed
], the film was reconstructed and finally released in 1988.
The film won the
Silver Bear - Special Jury Prize at the 38th Berlin International Film Festival in 1988,[4] and four professional Nika Awards
(1988).
References
- ^ Richard Sandomir: Alexander Askoldov, Whose Banned Film Was Found, Dies at 85, The New York Times, June 6, 2018. Retrieved 2018-12-09.
- ^ ISBN 978-1442268425.
- ^ "Commissar-(A)". berdichev.org. Retrieved 2015-03-21.
- ^ "Berlinale: 1988 Prize Winners". berlinale.de. Retrieved 2011-03-05.
External links
- Aleksandr Askoldov at IMDb
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