Vladimir Menshov
Vladimir Menshov | |
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Azerbaijan SSR, Soviet Union | |
Died | 5 July 2021 Moscow, Russia | (aged 81)
Nationality | Russian, Azerbaijani |
Education | Gerasimov Institute of Cinematography |
Occupation(s) | Actor, director, screenwriter, producer |
Notable work |
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Spouse | Vera Alentova |
Children | Yuliya Menshova |
Awards |
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Vladimir Valentinovich Menshov (
Biography
Menshov was born in a Russian family in Baku, Azerbaijan SSR.[7] His father, Valentin Mikhailovich Menshov, was a sailor and later an NKVD officer; his mother Antonina Aleksandrovna Menshova (née Dubovskaya) was a housewife. Because of his father's work, the family lived in Baku, Arkhangelsk and Astrakhan.[8]
As a teenager Menshov worked as a machinist student at a factory, at a mine in Vorkuta, as a sailor on a diving boat in Baku, and also as an understudying actor at the Astrakhan Drama Theater.[9] In 1961 he entered the acting department of the Moscow Art Theatre School. During the second year he married actress Vera Alentova who was also studying at the same theatre school.[10] In 1965 he graduated from the acting department.[11] After graduating, he worked for two years as actor and assistant director at the Stavropol Regional Drama Theater.[9]
In 1970 he graduated from the VGIK postgraduate course in the department of feature film direction[11] (Mikhail Romm's workshop).[12]
From 1970 to 1976, Vladimir Menshov worked under contracts at the film studios
In those years his cinematic acting career began: he starred in the title role in the thesis work of his classmate Alexander Pavlovsky Happy Kukushkin.[13] The film was shot at the Odessa Film Studio.[16] Vladimir Menshov also was a co-author of the script. The picture received the main prize at the Molodist-71 Kiev Film Festival[17][16] Menshov starred in a 1972 film by Alexei Sakharov called A Man in His Place.[15] In 1973 Menshov was awarded the first prize for the best performance at the VI All-Union Film Festival in Almaty.[18][19]
As an actor, Vladimir Menshov has 117 credits. Some of the most popular films that feature him include
Menshov's directorial debut took place in 1976, it was the film Practical Joke.[22] Menshov's second picture, Moscow Does Not Believe in Tears became one of Russia's box-office record holders, was awarded the State Prize of the USSR, and then the Oscar (1981) as the Best Foreign Language Film.[23] The film tells the story of lives of three women over two decades. It was also a box-office hit.[24]
In 1984, Menchov directed the film Love and Pigeons based on the play of Vladimir Gurkin.[25]
Vladimir Menshov also directed the following films:
He wrote screenplays for the films I Serve on the Border (1973), The Night Is Short (1981), What a Mess! (1995), The Great Waltz (2008),[13] was the producer of several films, among which: Love of Evil (1998), Chinese Service (1999), Quadrille (1999), The Envy of Gods (2000), Neighbor (2004), A Time to Gather Stones (2005), Shawls (2006), and The Great Waltz.[9]
In 2004, Menshov was the host of the Channel One show Last Hero.[27]
Vladimir Menshov was the general director and art director of "Film Studio Genre", which is a subsidiary of Mosfilm.[14]
In 2011 as the chair of the Russian Academy Award committee he refused to co-sign the decision to nominate Nikita Mikhalkov's film
He expressed support for the annexation of Crimea by the Russian Federation[29] and was blacklisted in Ukraine in 2015 as a result.[30]
Awards
Vladimir Menshov – Honored Artist of the RSFSR (1984),[14] People's Artist of Russia (1989),[22] winner of the State Prizes of the RSFSR (1978,[22] for the film Rally) and the USSR (1981,[22] for the film Moscow Does not Believe in Tears).
- The Order of Merit for the Fatherland, IV degree (1999)[14]
- The "For Services to Moscow" badge (30 July 2009)[2]
- The Order of Merit for the Fatherland, III degree (2010)[14]
- The Golden Eagle Award as Best Supporting Actor in Legend No. 17 (2014)[31]
- The Order of Merit for the Fatherland, II degree (2017)[14]
Personal life and death
Menshov married actress Vera Alentova in 1962. They had a daughter, Yuliya Menshova.
He died at age 81, as a consequence of COVID-19.[32]
Partial filmography
As a director
Year | Title | Notes | Ref(s) |
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1976 | Practical Joke | [16] | |
1979 | Moscow Does Not Believe in Tears | [16] | |
1984 | Love and Pigeons | [16] | |
1995 | What a Mess!
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[16] | |
2000 | The Envy of Gods | [33] |
As an actor
Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref(s) |
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1970 | Schastlivyy Kukushkin | Pashka Kukushkin | Short film | [16] |
1972 | Chelovek na Svoyom Meste | Semyon Bobrov | [15] | |
1976 | How Czar Peter the Great Married Off His Moor | Officer | [16] | |
1977 | Practical Joke | Vladimir Valentinovich | Uncredited role | [34] |
1982 | Under One Sky
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Pavlov | ||
1983 | Magistral (Russian: Магистраль) | Potappov | ||
1984 | Love and Pigeons | Cameo | Also directed | [35] |
1987 | Courier | Oleg Nikolaevich | [16][33] | |
1987 | Where is the Nophelet? | Pavel Golikov | [36] | |
1989 | Zerograd | Prosecutor | [15] | |
1991 | Abdullajon | Navlo Buchko | [37] | |
1992 | The General | Georgy Zhukov | [15] | |
1993 | In Order to Survive | Oleg | Also known under the title Red Mob | [38][39] |
1995 | What a Mess!
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Russian President | [21] | |
1997 | Tsarevich Alexei | Menshikov | [33] | |
1999 | 8 ½ $ | Spartak | [40] | |
2004 | Night Watch | Geser | [41] | |
2004 | Diversant | General of military intelligence Kalyazin | [16][21] | |
2006 | Day Watch | Geser | [41] | |
2007 | The Apocalypse Code | Kharitonov | [2] | |
2007 | Liquidation | Georgy Zhukov | Television miniseries | [42] |
2009 | O Lucky Man! | Oleg Genrikhovich | ||
2011 | Lucky Trouble | Tryokhgolovich | [41] | |
2011 | Generation P | Farseykin | [42] | |
2012 | Legend No. 17 | Eduard Balashov | [41][21] | |
2013 | Möbius | Cherkachin | [43] | |
2014 | Ekaterina | Bestuzhev | [41] | |
2016 | After You're Gone | Father | [44] |
References
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- ^ a b c d "Владимир Валентинович Меньшов. Биографическая справка". RIA Novosti. 17 September 2009.
- ^ "Владимир Меньшов, биография, новости, фото – узнай все!". uznayvse.
- ISBN 978-0-8108-6072-8.
- ^ "The 53rd Academy Awards (1981) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Retrieved 15 June 2013.
- ^ "Covid-19 kills Russian director Vladimir Menshov". ft.com. 6 July 2021.
- ^ "Oscar-winning Russian Director Vladimir Menshov dies from COVID-19 complications". TASS. Retrieved 13 July 2021.
- ^ "Меньшов Владимир - Биография - Актеры советского и российского кино". rusactors.ru. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
- ^ a b c "ВЛАДИМИР МЕНЬШОВ". Archived from the original on 12 July 2021. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
- ^ Умер режиссер Владимир Меньшов: последние фото
- ^ a b "Союз кинематографистов назвал место похорон Меньшова" (in Russian). 5 July 2021.
- ^ "Мастерская Народного артиста РФ В.В. Меньшова, В.В. Алентовой". vgik.info. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
- ^ a b c d Ушёл из жизни актёр и режиссёр Владимир Меньшов. Биография
- ^ a b c d e f "Биография Владимира Меньшова" (in Russian).
- ^ a b c d e Герой общего времени
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k «Я при жизни узнал, что меня любят». Каким запомнился Владимир Меньшов
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- ^ Биография Владимира Меньшова
- ^ «Я не могу казаться, я могу только быть»: Владимиру Меньшову – 80!
- ^ Памяти Владимира Меньшова: вспоминаем самые выдающиеся работы режиссера
- ^ a b c d "Вспоминаем знаковые роли Владимира Меньшова — от президента России до начальника Ночного дозора | Канобу". 5 July 2021.
- ^ a b c d e "Умер кинорежиссер Владимир Меньшов" (in Russian).
- ^ "Oscar-winning Russian Director Vladimir Menshov dies from COVID-19 complications".
- ^ "Vladimir Menshov Dies: Director Of Oscar-Winning Soviet Film 'Moscow Does Not Believe in Tears' Was 81". Deadline. 7 July 2021.
- ^ "Стиль в фильмах Владимира Меньшова: за что мы любим эстетику отечественного режиссера". GQ (in Russian). 5 July 2021.
- ^ Владимир Меньшов: я во всем и всегда полагаюсь на судьбу
- ^ "Владимир Меньшов: На "Последнем герое" моя жена роскошно отдохнула!". 4 November 2004.
- ^ "Почему Владимир Меньшов отказался выдвигать "Цитадель" Михалкова на "Оскар"". delo.ua (in Russian). 22 September 2011. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
- ^ Valentina Oberemko (30 April 2014). "Владимир Меньшов: "Россия наконец-то перешла от слов к действиям"". Argumenty i Fakty.
- ^ ""Черный список" известных россиян на Украине комментируют Меньшов, Алферова, Лоза". Moskovskij Komsomolets. 14 July 2015.
- ^ "'Legend No. 17' Wins Golden Eagle as the Best Russian Movie". The Hollywood Reporter. 31 January 2014.
- ^ Times, The Moscow (5 July 2021). "Director Vladimir Menshov Dies at Age 82". The Moscow Times. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
- ^ a b c "Российский актер и режиссер Владимир Меньшов умер на 82-м году жизни". dw.com.
- ^ Владимир Меньшов: за что мы любим и будем помнить "народного" режиссера
- ^ Фигура третья, разлучная
- ^ Умер Владимир Меньшов
- ^ Умер Владимир Меньшов
- OCLC 35283407.
- Vinegar Syndrome. Retrieved 20 January 2020.
- ^ "8 1/2 долларов" - review (in russian)
- ^ a b c d e Ученик токаря, получивший "Оскар". Ушел из жизни Владимир Меньшов
- ^ a b Умер режиссёр Владимир Меньшов
- ^ "Film Review: 'Mobius'"
- ^ «Каждая картина — культовая»: Сергей Безруков простился с Владимиром Меньшовым
External links
- Vladimir Menshov at IMDb