Vladimir Ivanovich Khotinenko (russian: Владимир Иванович Хотиненко; born 20 January 1952 in

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, Altai Krai,

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) is a Russian actor, film director and designer.

Biography

Born in the Altai Krai,

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to Ivan Afanasyevich and Valentina Vasilievna Khotinenko. His father was Ukrainian, his mother came from Don Cossacks. In 1976, he received his diploma from the Institute of Architecture of Sverdlovsk, in what is now Ekaterinburg. After his military service, he was from 1978 to 1982, assistant designer at Studio-Film in Sverdlovsk, and was assistant director for the film by

Nikita Mikhalkov Nikita Sergeyevich Mikhalkov (russian: Никита Сергеевич Михалков; born 21 October 1945) is a Soviet and Russian filmmaker, actor, and head of the Russian Cinematographers' Union. Mikhalkov is a three-time laureate of the ...

, '' A Few Days from the Life of I. I. Oblomov''. He collaborated on other films by Mikhalkov in

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, such as ''Five Nights'' (Пять вечеров) 1979, and ''Family Relations'' (Родня) 1981. He then became director of the Gerasimov Institute of Cinematography in Moscow. His 1999 film ''

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'' was entered into the

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where it won a Special Mention. He excelled in historical films and large scenes, particularly describing the history of Russia. He won the

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in 2004 for '' 72 Metres''. In March 2014 he signed a letter in support of

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's policies regarding the

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and

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official website

Filmography

Actor: *1981 ''

Family Relations ''Family Relations'' (russian: Родня, Rodnya) is a 1981 Soviet drama film directed by Nikita Mikhalkov. Plot A rural woman Mariya Konovalova (Nonna Mordyukova) goes to the regional center to visit her daughter Nina (Svetlana Kryuchkova), a ...

'' *1982 ''Kazachya zastava'' *1988 ''The Soloist'' *1994 ''A Plane Flies in Russia'' *2005 ''

The Fall of the Empire ''The Fall of the Empire'' (russian: Гибель империи, Gibel' imperii) is a Russian TV miniseries in ten episodes directed by Vladimir Khotinenko, broadcast in March 2005. It is set in World War I, following Russian counterintellige ...

'' (TV) Director: *1984 '' Alone and Unarmed'' *1987 ''

Mirror for a Hero ''Mirror for a Hero'' (russian: Зеркало для героя, Zerkalo dlya geroya) is a 1987 Soviet two-part science fiction drama film directed by Vladimir Khotinenko based on the short story of the same name by Stanislav Rybas. Plot Metropo ...

'' *1990 '' The Swarm'' *1992 ''Patriotic Comedy'' *1993 '' Makarov'' *1995 '' A Moslem'' *1999 '' Strastnoy bulvar'' (producer) *2002 ''Po tu storonu volkov'' *2003 ''Sledstvie vedut znatoki 23: Treteyskiy sudiya'' *2004 ''

72 Meters ''72 Meters'' (russian: 72 метра) is a 2004 Russian disaster film directed by Vladimir Khotinenko based on the short stories from the collection of stories of the same name by Alexander Pokrovsky. Synopsis Officers of the Russian Navy, lie ...

'' *2004 ''

'' (screenwriter) *2007 '' 1612'' *2009 '' The Priest'' *2011 '' Dostoyevsky (TV series)'' *2014 '' Demons'' *2019 ''The Lenin Factor''

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Khotinenko, Vladimir 1952 births Living people People from Slavgorod Russian designers High Courses for Scriptwriters and Film Directors alumni Russian film directors Soviet male film actors Soviet film directors People's Artists of Russia 20th-century Russian male actors Academicians of the Russian Academy of Cinema Arts and Sciences "Nika" Russian people of Ukrainian descent Russian male film actors