Sergei Vladimirovich Bodrov

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Sergei Vladimirovich Bodrov

Sergei Wladimirowitsch Bodrow ( Russian Сергей Владимирович Бодров ; born June 26, 1948 in Khabarovsk ) is a Russian film director , screenwriter and producer. His works have been named the best foreign language films for the Oscar several times .

Career

He started out as a journalist and worked for the Soviet satirical magazine Krokodil . In 1974 he graduated from the Moscow Film School , became a screenwriter. He wrote around 30 scripts, mostly comedies. His first feature film was made in 1984 . In the road movie Neprofessionalny ( Eng . The Nonprofessional , 1985) about a Russian rock band, he used a lot of Beatles music without paying royalties .

He became internationally known for socially critical films such as Freedom is a Paradise ( Swoboda eto raj , 1989), for which he was awarded the Wolfgang Staudte Prize at the 1990 Berlinale , and Captured in the Caucasus ( Kawkasski plennik , 1996). The latter was founded in 1996 in Berlin with the European Film Award Felix for the best screenplay award, received the Crystal Globe of the International Film Festival Karlovy Vary , the FIPRESCI Prize of the International Film Festival of Cannes and in 1997 the main Russian Film Award, Nika . It was also nominated for the Golden Globe Award and the Oscar for best foreign language film . In 2008 he was nominated again for an Oscar for his film The Mongol . Work on the continuation of the concept originally planned as a trialogue was stopped in November 2010 with no prospect of resumption.

In 2009 Bodrow was appointed to the jury of the 66th Venice Film Festival . In 2012 he was engaged for the fantasy film Seventh Son , which is based on the bestseller The Spook's Apprentice by Joseph Delaney .

Sergei Bodrow is also a writer, writes stories and feature sections. In 1991 his book Freedom is Paradise was published in France .

Bodrow's recurring themes are the important issues of freedom, friendship and betrayal in Russia. Again and again it is about individuals who are looking for a perspective for their life in the most depressing living conditions.

Bodrow has been married to the American photographer Carolyn Cavallero since 1990, who co-wrote the scripts for three of his films. Since then he has been commuting between Moscow and his second home in Venice Beach , California . He had a son, the film actor and director Sergei Sergeyevich Bodrov . He was killed on September 20, 2002 in an avalanche accident in the Caucasus .

Filmography (selection)

Works

Web links

Commons : Sergei Bodrov  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

supporting documents

  1. ↑ imdb.com: Mongol: The Rise of Genghis Khan (2007) - Trivia , accessed January 7, 2012
personal data
SURNAME Bodrov, Sergei Vladimirovich
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Бодров, Сергей Владимирович (Russian)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Russian film director, screenwriter and producer
DATE OF BIRTH June 26, 1948
PLACE OF BIRTH Khabarovsk