Aleksandr Vladimirovich Rogozhkin (; 3 October 1949 – 23 October 2021) was a Russian

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and writer.

Career

In 1990, Rogozhkin directed '' Karaul'', which won the

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at the 40th Berlin International Film Festival. Rogozhkin's film '' The Chekist'' was screened in the

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section at the

1992 Cannes Film Festival The 45th Cannes Film Festival took place from 7 to 18 May 1992. French actor Gérard Depardieu served as jury president for the main competition. Swedish filmmaker Bille August won the ''Palme d'Or'', the festival's top prize, for a second time ...

. Abroad, he is famous for his acclaimed 2002 film '' The Cuckoo (Kukushka)'', which won the Golden Eagle Award for Best Picture, Best Screenplay, Best Directing, and Best Feature Film. The film was also entered into the

24th Moscow International Film Festival The 24th Moscow International Film Festival was held from 21 to 30 June 2002. The Golden St. George was awarded to the Italian-French film ''Resurrection (2001 film), Resurrection'' directed by Paolo and Vittorio Taviani. Jury * Chinghiz Aitmato ...

where he won the award for Best Director. This film also received the Annual Best Film Award and Best Screenplay Award, both in 2002 in Moscow from the Guild of Historians of Cinema and Film Critics. It also won Best Feature Film and Best Directing for the

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s in 2002, and it won Best Screenplay at the Honfleur Russian Film Festival in 2003 in Honfleur, France. Rogozhkin was also one of the first filmmakers addressing the Chechen War with his 1998 ''Blokpost''

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. Rogozhkin's most renowned television work are episodes of the ''

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'' – Russia's most popular

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TV series. He also directed the spin-off series ''

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''. He also directed a series of popular Russian-language screwball comedies ''Peculiarities of National...'': '' Peculiarities of National Hunt'' (1995), '' Peculiarities of National Fishing'' (1998), '' Peculiarities of the National Hunt in Winter Season'' (2000), and '' Peculiarities of National Politics'' (2003). These were made in a similar vein together with '' Operation Happy New Year'', containing much humor about alcohol-related adventures and stunts. It won the

for Best Film, Best Director, and Best Actor. It was nominated for the Nika award for Best Screenplay, and it was nominated for the Crystal Globe Award. Rogozhkin's film ''Transit'' (''Peregon'') was released in 2006. It is a "wartime

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" about the relationship between Soviet soldiers in the

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outpost in Chukotka and the American female pilots who bring them U.S.-made airplanes from

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through the

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program. As in ''The Cuckoo'', Rogozhkin cast a number of amateur actors for ''Peregon''.

Personal life

His wife, Yulia Rumyantseva, a 42-year-old editor and film producer, committed suicide by jumping from a 14th floor elevation on 28 April 2011.

Education

He graduated from

Leningrad State University Saint Petersburg State University (SPBGU; ) is a public research university in Saint Petersburg, Russia, and one of the oldest and most prestigious universities in Russia. Founded in 1724 by a decree of Peter the Great, the university from the be ...

in 1972 with a degree in history and art critique. From 1974 to 1977, he worked as a painter and decorator for Lenfilm Studios. At the same time, he also studied in art and graphics at the Leningrad Pedagogical Institute. He then studied directing in the masterclass of Sergei Garasimov at the

Gerasimov Institute of Cinematography The Gerasimov Institute of Cinematography, officially the S. A. Gerasimov All-Russian University of Cinematography (, meaning ''All-Russian State Institute of Cinematography named after S. A. Gerasimov''), a.k.a. VGIK, is a film school in Moscow, ...

from 1977 to 1981.

Selected filmography

Films

* ''Brother has Come'' (1979) * ''Redhead'' (1980) * ''For the Sake of a Few Lines'' (1985) * ''The Golden Button'' (1986) * ''Miss Millionaire'' (1988) *'' The Guard'' (1990) *''The Third Planet'' (1991) *'' The Chekist'' (1992) *''Living With an Idiot'' (1993) *'' Peculiarities of the National Hunt'' (1995) *'' Operation Happy New Year'' (1996) *'' Peculiarities of the National Fishing'' (1998) *'' Checkpoint'' (1998) *'' Peculiarities of the National Hunt in Winter Season'' (2000) *'' The Cuckoo'' (2002) *'' Peculiarities of National Politics'' (screenplay, 2003) *''

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'' (2006) *''The Game'' (2008) * ''The Question of Honour'' (2010) *''Aphrodites'' (2012) *''The Weapon'' (2012)

TV

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'' (2000–2005)

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Rogozhkin, Aleksandr Soviet film directors 1949 births 2021 deaths Mass media people from Saint Petersburg Russian film directors