Natalya Sergeyevna Bondarchuk (russian: Наталья Серге́евна Бондарчук) (born 10 May 1950) is a

Soviet The Soviet Union,. officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. (USSR),. was a List of former transcontinental countries#Since 1700, transcontinental country that spanned much of Eurasia from 1922 to 1991. A flagship communist state, ...

and

Russia Russia (, , ), or the Russian Federation, is a List of transcontinental countries, transcontinental country spanning Eastern Europe and North Asia, Northern Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by area, largest country in the ...

actress An actor or actress is a person who portrays a Character (arts), character in a performance. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media such as film, radio, and television. The analogous Greek ...

and

film director A film director controls a film's artistic and dramatic aspects and visualizes the screenplay (or script) while guiding the film crew and actors in the fulfilment of that vision. The director has a key role in choosing the cast members, p ...

, best known for her appearance in

Andrei Tarkovsky Andrei Arsenyevich Tarkovsky ( rus, Андрей Арсеньевич Тарковский, p=ɐnˈdrʲej ɐrˈsʲenʲjɪvʲɪtɕ tɐrˈkofskʲɪj; 4 April 1932 – 29 December 1986) was a Russian filmmaker. Widely considered one of the greates ...

's ''

Solaris Solaris may refer to: Arts and entertainment Literature, television and film * ''Solaris'' (novel), a 1961 science fiction novel by Stanisław Lem ** ''Solaris'' (1968 film), directed by Boris Nirenburg ** ''Solaris'' (1972 film), directed by ...

'' as "Hari". She is the daughter of a Soviet director and actor

Sergei Bondarchuk Sergei Fyodorovich Bondarchuk (russian: Сергей Фёдорович Бондарчук, ; uk, Сергі́й Федорович Бондарчук, Serhíj Fédorovych Bondarchúk; 25 September 192020 October 1994) was a Soviet and Russian ...

and the Russian actress

Inna Makarova Inna Vladimirovna Makarova (russian: И́нна Влади́мировна Мака́рова; 28 July 1926 – 25 March 2020) was a Soviet and Russian actress. She grew up in Novosibirsk. In 1948 she graduated from the Gerasimov Institute of Cine ...

. Her half-brother is the film director and actor Fedor Bondarchuk; her half-sister is the actress

Yelena Bondarchuk Yelena Sergeyevna Bondarchuk (russian: Еле́на Серге́евна Бондарчу́к; 31 July 1962 – 7 November 2009) was a Soviet and Russian stage and film actress. Biography She was one of three children born to actors Sergei Bond ...

Biography

Natalya Bondarchuk was born in

Moscow Moscow ( , US chiefly ; rus, links=no, Москва, r=Moskva, p=mɐskˈva, a=Москва.ogg) is the capital and largest city of Russia. The city stands on the Moskva River in Central Russia, with a population estimated at 13.0 million ...

to Soviet director and actor

and the Russian actress

. In 1971 she graduated from the acting school of the

Gerasimov Institute of Cinematography The Gerasimov Institute of Cinematography (russian: Всероссийский государственный институт кинематографии имени С. А. Герасимова, meaning ''All-Russian State Institute of Cinemat ...

and in 1975 from the directing school there. She made her film debut in 1969 in Sergei Gerasimov's ''

By the Lake ''By the Lake'' (russian: У озера, U ozera) is a two-part 1969 Soviet film directed by Sergei Gerasimov. In 1971 the USSR State Prize for this film was awarded to Sergei Gerasimov, cinematographer Vladimir Rapoport, art director Pyotr Gal ...

'', followed by the 1971 productions '' You and Me'', by

Larisa Shepitko Larisa Yefimovna Shepitko (, uk, Лариса Юхимівна Шепітько, translit=Larysa Yukhymivna Shepitko; 6 January 1938 – 2 July 1979) was a Soviet film director, screenwriter and actress. She is considered one of the best fema ...

, and ''

A Soldier Came Back from the Front ''A Soldier Came Back from the Front'' (russian: Пришёл солдат с фронта) is a 1971 Soviet drama film directed by Nikolay Gubenko. Plot The film tells about the soldier Nikolay, who returns from the front and learns that his wi ...

'', by

Nikolai Gubenko Nikolai Nikolaevich Gubenko (russian: Николай Николаевич Губенко; 17 August 1941 – 16 August 2020) was a Soviet and Russian actor, film director, film and theatre director, screenwriter, founder of the Community of Tagan ...

. She became internationally famous for her role as "Hari" in

's ''

'' in 1972. It was her favorite role. She was also Tarkovsky's favorite of the film, as he wrote in his diary that "Natalya B. has outshone everybody". In 1973 she met her future husband

Nikolai Burlyayev Nikolai Petrovich Burlyayev (russian: Николай Петрович Бурляев; born 3 August 1946) is a Soviet and Russian actor and film director. Born into a family of actors, Burlyayev started his career in film and theatre when he was ...

on the set of the Nikolai Mashchenko film ''

How the Steel Was Tempered ''How the Steel Was Tempered'' (russian: Как закалялась сталь, ''Kak zakalyalas' stal) or ''The Making of a Hero'', is a socialist realist novel written by Nikolai Ostrovsky (1904–1936). With 36.4 million copies sold, it is o ...

''. The two later withdrew from their participation in this film. In 1976 their son Ivan was born. She played princess Mariya Volkonskaya in the 1975 historical film ''

The Captivating Star of Happiness ''The Captivating Star of Happiness'' (russian: Звезда пленительного счастья, Zvezda plenitelnogo schastya, The Star of Fascinating Happiness) is a 1975 Soviet Union, Soviet historical drama. The title is an allusion to a ...

'' by

Vladimir Motyl Vladimir Yakovlevich Motyl (russian: Влади́мир Я́ковлевич Моты́ль; 26 June 1927 – 21 February 2010) was a Soviet Union, Soviet and Belarusian film director and screenwriter. Vladimir Motyl was born in Lepiel, Bel ...

. As a director, Bondarchuk debuted with the episode ''The Hapless Matrenka'' in ''Old Times in Poshekhonia'' (1975), an original adaptation of a novel by 19th-century satirist

Mikhail Saltykov-Shchedrin Mikhail Yevgrafovich Saltykov-Shchedrin ( rus, Михаи́л Евгра́фович Салтыко́в-Щедри́н, p=mʲɪxɐˈil jɪvˈɡrafəvʲɪtɕ səltɨˈkof ɕːɪˈdrʲin; – ), born Mikhail Yevgrafovich Saltykov and known during ...

, which was her diploma work. In 1982 she directed her first feature film, ''Zhivaya raduga'' (''Living Rainbow''). The film was produced in

Yalta Yalta (: Я́лта) is a resort city on the south coast of the Crimean Peninsula surrounded by the Black Sea. It serves as the administrative center of Yalta Municipality, one of the regions within Crimea. Yalta, along with the rest of Crimea ...

. In 1985 she directed the film ''

Bambi's Childhood ''Bambi's Childhood'' (russian: Детство Бемби) is a 1985 Soviet family film directed by Natalya Bondarchuk. Plot The film tells about a deer named Bambi, who, from birth, learns to understand the mysterious forest world. Life seems b ...

'', and in 1986 the film ''Bambi's Youth''. She also directed the

Nikolai Leskov Nikolai Semyonovich Leskov (russian: Никола́й Семёнович Леско́в; – ) was a Russian novelist, short-story writer, playwright, and journalist, who also wrote under the pseudonym M. Stebnitsky. Praised for his unique w ...

adaptation Lord, ''Hear My Prayer'' (1991). Bondarchuk has always acted in her own films, as have her longtime husband, Nikolai Burliaev, and their son, Ivan Burliaev. Bondarchuk has taught at VGIK since 1979. Natalya Bondarchuk also leads a child opera theater on Krasnaya Presnya in Moscow. Her son Ivan Burlyayev sang in this theater during his childhood.

Filmography

As Actress

* 1969 : ''

'' as passenger train * 1971 : '' You and Me'' as Nadya * 1972 : ''

'' as Hari * 1975 : ''

'' as Volkonskaya * 1976 : ''Red and Black'' as Madame de Rênal * 1980 : ''

The Youth of Peter the Great ''The Youth of Peter the Great'' (russian: Юность Петра, Yunost Petra) is a first part of a two-part film, which was based on a novel Peter I, written by Aleksey Tolstoy. The film was directed by a famous Russian director Sergey Gerasi ...

'' as

Sophia Alekseyevna of Russia Sophia Alekseyevna ( rus, Со́фья Алексе́евна, p=ˈsofʲjə ɐlʲɪˈksʲejɪvnə; ) was a Russian princess who ruled as regent of Russia from 1682 to 1689. She allied herself with a singularly capable courtier and politician, Pri ...

* 1982 : ''Living Rainbow'' as Mariya Sergeyevna * 1985 : ''

'' as Bambi's mother * 1986 : ''Lermontov'' as Mariya Mikhailovna Lermontova,

Mikhail Lermontov Mikhail Yuryevich Lermontov (; russian: Михаи́л Ю́рьевич Ле́рмонтов, p=mʲɪxɐˈil ˈjurʲjɪvʲɪtɕ ˈlʲɛrməntəf; – ) was a Russian Romantic writer, poet and painter, sometimes called "the poet of the Caucas ...

's mother

As Director

* 1982 : ''Living Rainbow'' * 1985 : ''

'' * 1986 : ''Bambi's Youth'' * 1991 : ''God, hear my prayer'' * 2006 : '' Pushkin: The Last Duel'' * 2015 : ''Snow Queen''

References

External links

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Natalya Natalya (russian: Наталья) is the Russian form of the female given name Natalia. The name Natasha (russian: link=no, Наташа), being originally a diminutive form of Natalya, became an independent name outside the Russian-speaking state ...

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