Aleksandr Vladimirovich Rogozhkin (russian: Алекса́ндр Влади́мирович Рого́жкин; 3 October 1949 – 23 October 2021) was a Russian
film director and writer.
Career
In 1990, Rogozhkin directed ''
Karaul'', which won the
Alfred Bauer Prize
The Alfred Bauer Prize was an annual film award, presented by the Berlin International Film Festival, as part of its Silver Bear series of awards, to a film that "opens new perspectives on cinematic art". The prize was suspended in 2020 after it w ...
at the
40th Berlin International Film Festival.
Rogozhkin's film ''
The Chekist
''The Chekist'' (russian: Чекист) is a 1992 Russian-French historical drama film directed by Aleksandr Rogozhkin, based on a 1923 short story by Vladimir Zazubrin. It tells the story of a bloody work and downfall of a Soviet Cheka security ...
'' was screened in the
Un Certain Regard
(, meaning 'a certain glance') is a section of the Cannes Film Festival's official selection. It is run at the Debussy, parallel to the competition for the . This section was introduced in 1978 by Gilles Jacob.
The section presents 20 films w ...
section at the
1992 Cannes Film Festival
The 45th Cannes Film Festival was held from 7 to 18 May 1992. The Palme d'Or went to the '' Den goda viljan'' by Bille August.
The festival opened with ''Basic Instinct'', directed by Paul Verhoeven and closed with ''Far and Away'', directed by R ...
.
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'' directed by Paolo and Vittorio Taviani.
Jury
* Chinghiz Aitmatov (Kyrgyzstan – Preside ...
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 Nika Awards 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'' war
War is an intense armed conflict between states, governments, societies, or paramilitary groups such as mercenaries, insurgents, and militias. It is generally characterized by extreme violence, destruction, and mortality, using regular o ...
drama
Drama is the specific mode of fiction represented in performance: a play, opera, mime, ballet, etc., performed in a theatre, or on radio or television.Elam (1980, 98). Considered as a genre of poetry in general, the dramatic mode has b ...
.
Rogozhkin's most renowned television work are episodes of the ''
Streets of Broken Lights'' – Russia's most popular
police procedural TV series. He also directed the spin-off series ''
Deadly Force''.
He also directed a series of popular Russian-language screwball comedies "Peculiarities of National...": ''
Peculiarities of National Hunt'' (1995), ''
Peculiarities of National Fishing
Peculiarities of the National Fishing (russian: Особенности национальной рыбалки, Osobennosti natsionalnoy rybalki) is a 1998 Russian comedy directed by Alexander Rogozhkin and Inna Gorlova.
Plot
Several friends (Ge ...
'' (1998), ''
Peculiarities of the National Hunt in Winter Season
''Peculiarities of the National Hunt in Winter Season'' (russian: Особенности национальной охоты в зимний период, Osobennosti natsionalnoy okhoty v zimniy period) is a 2000 Russian comedy film.
Plot
Kuzmich ...
'' (2000), and ''
Peculiarities of National Politics
''Peculiarities of National Politics'' (russian: Особенности национальной политики, Osobennosti natsionalnoi politiki) is a 2003 comedy film directed by Dmitry Meskhiev and Yuri Konopkin.
Plot
General Ivolgin is re ...
'' (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 Nika award 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
tragicomedy
Tragicomedy is a literary genre that blends aspects of both tragic and comic forms. Most often seen in dramatic literature, the term can describe either a tragic play which contains enough comic elements to lighten the overall mood or a seriou ...
" about the relationship between Soviet soldiers in the
Far Eastern
The ''Far East'' was a European term to refer to the geographical regions that includes East and Southeast Asia as well as the Russian Far East to a lesser extent. South Asia is sometimes also included for economic and cultural reasons.
The ter ...
outpost in
Chukotka and the American female pilots who bring them U.S.-made airplanes from
Alaska
Alaska ( ; russian: Аляска, Alyaska; ale, Alax̂sxax̂; ; ems, Alas'kaaq; Yup'ik: ''Alaskaq''; tli, Anáaski) is a state located in the Western United States on the northwest extremity of North America. A semi-exclave of the U.S. ...
through the
lend-lease 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 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 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 The Guard may refer to:
* ''The Guard'' (TV series), a Canadian drama series portraying about the Canadian Coast Guard
* ''The Guard'' (1990 film), a 1990 Soviet film about a soldier who kills his entire unit
* ''The Guard'' (2001 film), a 2001 ...
'' (1990)
*The Third Planet (1991)
*''
The Chekist
''The Chekist'' (russian: Чекист) is a 1992 Russian-French historical drama film directed by Aleksandr Rogozhkin, based on a 1923 short story by Vladimir Zazubrin. It tells the story of a bloody work and downfall of a Soviet Cheka security ...
'' (1992)
*Living With an Idiot (1993)
*''
Peculiarities of the National Hunt
''Peculiarities of the National Hunt'' (russian: Особенности национальной охоты, Osobennosti natsionalnoy okhoty) is a 1995 Russian comedy film. It focuses on a young Finnish man named Raivo who dreams to analyze a cla ...
'' (1995)
*''
Operation Happy New Year'' (1996)
*''
Peculiarities of the National Fishing'' (1998)
*''
Checkpoint'' (1998)
*''
Peculiarities of the National Hunt in Winter Season
''Peculiarities of the National Hunt in Winter Season'' (russian: Особенности национальной охоты в зимний период, Osobennosti natsionalnoy okhoty v zimniy period) is a 2000 Russian comedy film.
Plot
Kuzmich ...
'' (2000)
*''
The Cuckoo'' (2002)
*''
Peculiarities of National Politics
''Peculiarities of National Politics'' (russian: Особенности национальной политики, Osobennosti natsionalnoi politiki) is a 2003 comedy film directed by Dmitry Meskhiev and Yuri Konopkin.
Plot
General Ivolgin is re ...
'' (screenplay, 2003)
*''
Transit
Transit may refer to:
Arts and entertainment Film
* ''Transit'' (1979 film), a 1979 Israeli film
* ''Transit'' (2005 film), a film produced by MTV and Staying-Alive about four people in countries in the world
* ''Transit'' (2006 film), a 2006 ...
'' (2006)
*''
Igra
Igra (russian: Игра; udm, Эгра, ''Egra'') is a rural locality (a settlement) and the administrative center of Igrinsky District of the Udmurt Republic, Russia, located north of Izhevsk at the European route E22, which changes there f ...
'' (''The Game'') (2008)
*''
Vopros chesti'' (''The question of honour'') (2010)
*''
Afrodity'' (''Aphrodites'') (2012)
*''
Oruzhiye'' (''The Weapon'') (2012)
TV
*''
Streets of Broken Lights'' (1998–1999)
*''
Deadly Force'' (2000–2005)
References
External links
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Soviet film directors
1949 births
2021 deaths
Mass media people from Saint Petersburg
Russian film directors