Alexei Uchitel
DirectingAleksei Yefimovich Uchitel (Russian: Алексей Ефимович Учитель; born 31 August 1951; Leningrad) is a Russian film director, screenwriter and producer. In 2002, he received the title People's Artist of Russia. Uchitel was born on 31 August 1951 in Leningrad to the family of documentary filmmaker Yefim Uchitel. In 1975, he graduated from VGIK, worked at the Leningrad studio of documentary films. In 1990, he founded his film studio "Rock". Uchitel's directorial debut was the film Gisele's Mania. In 2000, he received the Nika Award, the Kinotavr Grand Prix and the Crystal Globe nomination for His Wife's Diary. The film was about the last love affair of Ivan Bunin. His 2003 film The Stroll was entered into the 25th Moscow International Film Festival. His 2005 film Dreaming of Space won the Golden George at the 27th Moscow International Film Festival. In 2006, he was a member of the jury at the 28th Moscow International Film Festival. His 2010 film The Edge was selected as the Russian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 83rd Academy Awards but it did not make the final shortlist. His film Break Loose was selected to be screened in the Contemporary World Cinema section at the 2013 Toronto International Film Festival. The romantic drama Matilda directed by Uchitel about the relationship between ballerina Matilda Kshesinskaya and Nicholas II was released on 23 October 2017. The picture became controversial after State Duma deputy Natalia Poklonskaya led a campaign to ban the film on religious grounds.
Filmography — Crew
The Edge
Producer
The Flying Ship
Producer
To Live
Producer
The Major
Producer
Mathilde
Director
The Fool
Producer
I'll Be Around
Producer
The Whaler Boy
Producer
The Stroll
Director
Once In The Desert
Producer
Streltsov
Producer
Sidney Lumet's Day of Birth
Producer
The Connection
Producer
The Battle
Producer
His Wife's Diary
Director
Dreaming of Space
Director
Gisele's Mania
Director
The Game
Producer
The Road To
Producer
Tsoi
Director
Noise of Time
Director
Captive
Director
Bite the Dust
Producer
Little Nina & The Piano Thieves
Producer
Family Happiness
Producer
Call Myshkin
Producer
Zemun
Producer
Sententia
Producer
7 Main Wishes
Producer
Breaking Loose
Director
Amun
Producer
Elephant
Producer
Butterfly
Director
Enemies
Producer
Peculiarities of the National Hospital
Producer
Niche
Producer
Mittelmarsch
Producer
On This Land
Producer
Rock
Director
The Dry Valley
Producer
Friends from France
Producer
As If Waiting For A Bus
Producer
Lenechka
Producer
Ortino Range
Producer
Skype
Producer
Pashki
Producer
Shchedrin Suite
Producer
Holy God
Producer
Pavlov's Dog
Producer
Orlovs
Producer
I Did Not Forget You
Producer
#IAmHere
Producer
Obvodny Canal
Director
Last Hero
Director
Twisting in the Wind
Producer
Mitki in Europe, Yolly-pally
Writer
The Elite
Director
Tamerlan's Love
Producer
Kumparsita
Producer
Barren Blossom
Producer
The Place Where You Sleep
Producer
The Sea
Producer
Leningrad
Director
No problems
Producer
Saved
Producer
Last Hero: Twenty Years Later
Director
The Flying Ship 2
Producer
Business in Russian
Producer
Дети мои
Producer
Shostakovich
Producer
How Many People at the Disco
Director
Семейное cчастье (Semeynoe schaste)
Producer
О рыбах
Producer