Aleksandr Misharin (screenwriter)
Aleksandr Misharin | |
|---|---|
| Born | Aleksandr Misharin 6 April 1939 USSR |
| Died | 13 April 2008 (aged 69) |
| Occupation(s) | Screenwriter, playwright, writer |
| Years active | 1959—2008 |
Aleksandr Nikolaevich Misharin (
Biography
Aleksandr Misharin was born in Moscow,
After attending the institute both of them were sent to work for the Youth Theater in Tver. One of their plays — Dangerous Silence (1963) — was noticed by Nikolay Okhlopkov who made it into a critically acclaimed stage play for the Mayakovsky Theatre, with Misharin performing in one of the minor roles. In addition they produced a number of screenplays and radio plays. The 1977 family comedy Mustached Nanny directed by Vladimir Grammatikov became one of the Soviet box office leaders.[3] It was released shortly after Veytsler's sudden death in 1975. Misharin continued to work alone. His most successful solo play was Silver Wedding (1985) which was staged by Oleg Yefremov at the Moscow Art Theatre.[4] The play gained enormous success at the time of release, and for many people it marked the beginning of new times, or perestroika.[1]
In 1964 Misharin became acquainted with
Misharin was critical of his friend's decision to leave the country which he called a 'creative mistake' influenced by the overrated expectations of his second wife Larisa Tarkovskaya whom he described as mentally unstable and blamed for manipulating her husband.[8] According to Misharin, Tarkovsky actually planned a divorce shortly before the emigration happened, but Larisa convinced him not only to stay with her, but also to stay in Europe.
A member of the Union of Soviet Writers since 1967. As a writer he published several novels, including Ruined City Guide (the 1960s), Career (1989), White, White Day (2003)[9] and The Voice (2005). In 1990 he was appointed as a chief editor of the Sunday magazine, and in 1991 he headed the New Russia magazine (formerly known as Sovetsky Soyuz, closed in just a year).[1]
Aleksandr Misharin died on April 13, 2008. He was buried at the Troyekurovskoye Cemetery.[10]
Filmography
Writer
| Year | Title | Original title | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Notes | |||
| 1966 | Grey Illness | Серая болезнь | |
| 1970 | Chermeni | Чермен | also known as Tsermen |
| Winter Ballad | Зимняя баллада | TV play | |
| 1973 | Nastenka | Настенька | short |
| 1975 | Mirror
|
Зеркало | also actor (doctor) |
| 1976 | My Business | Моё дело | |
| 1977 | Mustached Nanny | Усатый нянь | |
| 1978 | Sardor | Сардор | |
| 1980 | Horses Aren't Changed at the Crossing | Коней на переправе не меняют | |
| 1981 | February Wind | Февральский ветер | |
| 1983 | Towards His Own Kind | К своим! | |
| Five Conversations with the Son | Пять разговоров с сыном | TV play | |
| 1986 | Equals Four Frances | Равняется четырём Франциям | TV play |
| 1988 | Due to the Change of Job | В связи с переходом на другую работу |
Actor
| Year | Title | Original title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | Solaris | Солярис | Shanakhan, predsedatel komissii Anri Bertona | |
| 1975 | Mirror
|
Зеркало | Doctor | Uncredited, (final film role) |
Notes
- ^ Sigurd Ottovich Schmidt(in Russian)
- ^ a b Alexander Misharin on The Mirror interview, 2006 (English subtitles)
- ^ Mustached Nanny at Russia-K (in Russian)
- ^ Silver Wedding at the Moscow Art Theatre official site (in Russian)
- ^ Aleksandr Misharin: «It was fun and interesting to work» memoirs at the Andrei Tarkovsky media archive, 1994 (in Russian)
- ^ Is Vertigo really the greatest film of all time? by The Daily Telegraph, August 1, 2012
- Sight & Sound, September 2012
- ^ Tarkovsky was an «authorized counterrevolutionary» interview by Komsomolskaya Pravda, April 4, 2007 (in Russian)
- ^ Aleksandr Misharin. White, White Day novel originally published in the October magazine № 4, 2003 (in Russian)
- ^ Aleksandr Misharin's tomb
External links
- Aleksandr Misharin at IMDb
- Aleksandr Misharin. About my friend and co-author. Beginning (in Russian)
- Aleksandr Misharin. About my friend and co-author. The end (in Russian)
