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Yuri Nikolaevich Arabov (russian: Юрий Николаевич Арабов) (born 25 October 1954) is a Russian screenwriter, writer, poet and educator. He is known for his long-lasting collaboration with
Alexander Sokurov Alexander Nikolayevich Sokurov, PAR (russian: link=no, Александр Николаевич Сокуров; born 14 June 1951) is a Russian filmmaker. His most significant works include a feature film, ''Russian Ark'' (2002), filmed in a s ...
. He is an Honored Artist of the Russian Federation (1999).


Biography

Yuri Arabov was born in Moscow into a mixed
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family. His parents met in
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, the native town of his father, but divorced in five years after Yuri's birth. He was raised by his mother, who belonged to the
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of
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. In 1937 she moved to Moscow to study directing at
VGIK The Gerasimov Institute of Cinematography (russian: Всероссийский государственный институт кинематографии имени С. А. Герасимова, meaning ''All-Russian State Institute of Cinemat ...
under
Sergei Eisenstein Sergei Mikhailovich Eisenstein (russian: Сергей Михайлович Эйзенштейн, p=sʲɪrˈɡʲej mʲɪˈxajləvʲɪtɕ ɪjzʲɪnˈʂtʲejn, 2=Sergey Mikhaylovich Eyzenshteyn; 11 February 1948) was a Soviet film director, screenw ...
, and later worked at the
Gorky Film Studio Gorky Film Studio (russian: Киностудия имени Горького) is a film studio in Moscow, Russian Federation. By the end of the Soviet Union, Gorky Film Studio had produced more than 1,000 films. Many film classics were filmed at ...
as an assistant director and a
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director.Nikolai Figurovsky which he finished in 1980. During the studies he met
Alexander Sokurov Alexander Nikolayevich Sokurov, PAR (russian: link=no, Александр Николаевич Сокуров; born 14 June 1951) is a Russian filmmaker. His most significant works include a feature film, ''Russian Ark'' (2002), filmed in a s ...
who became his close friend and a regular collaborator since then. By 2017 they have produced 12 feature films together. Their first movie — ''
The Lonely Voice of Man ''The Lonely Voice of Man'' (russian: Одинокий голос человека), also known as ''The Lonely Human Voice'', is the first full-feature film by Alexander Sokurov. It was originally filmed in 1978 and reconstructed in 1987 at the Le ...
'' — was finished in 1978. Despite
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 approval, it was called «a propaganda of Russian
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» and banned for nine years, released only in 1987. Same happened to their next film '' Mournful Unconcern'': finished in 1983, it was released only in 1987. It was also nominated for the
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at the 37th Berlin International Film Festival. After that Sokurov and Arabov produced a lot of critically acclaimed movies, most famous of them being the so-called «
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of power» which includes ''
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'' (1999), ''
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'' (2001), '' The Sun'' (2005) and ''
Faust Faust is the protagonist of a classic German legend based on the historical Johann Georg Faust ( 1480–1540). The erudite Faust is highly successful yet dissatisfied with his life, which leads him to make a pact with the Devil at a crossroads ...
'' (2011), a film that won the
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at the
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. For his work on ''Moloch'' Yuri received the
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at the 1999 Cannes Film Festival and the Best Script award at the 1999
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. He also received Nika Awards for both ''The Sun'' and ''Faust'', as well as ''
A Room and a Half ''Room and a Half'' ( Russian: ''Полторы комнаты, или сентиментальное путешествие на родину'') is a 2009 Russian biographical film. It won three Nika Awards, including Best Film, Best Director (Kh ...
'' — a semi-biographical film about
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directed and co-written by
Andrei Khrzhanovsky Andrei Yurievich Khrzhanovsky (russian: Андрей Юрьевич Хржано́вский; born 30 November 1939 in Moscow) is a Soviet and Russian animator, documentary filmmaker, writer and producer known for making art films. He is the fath ...
in 2009. Arabov created over 30 screenplays for both feature films and TV series. Besides Sokurov, he often works with Aleksandr Proshkin and his son Andrei Proshkin, both prominent Russian film directors. A member of the
Union of Cinematographers of the Russian Federation The Union of Cinematographers of the Russian Federation ( ru , Союз кинематографистов России) is the trade union of cinematographers, actors, and other professionals of Russian cinema. Founded in 1991, it was preceded b ...
. Since 1992 he has been also working as an educator at
VGIK The Gerasimov Institute of Cinematography (russian: Всероссийский государственный институт кинематографии имени С. А. Герасимова, meaning ''All-Russian State Institute of Cinemat ...
where he is currently serving as the head of the Screenwriting Faculty.Screenwriting courses
at the official
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website
Author of several novels, including ''Big-Beat'' (2003), ''Wonder'' (2009), ''Orlean'' (2011) and ''A Butterfly Encounter'' (2014), as well as a number of poetry books.


Filmography


Films

*1978 — ''
The Lonely Voice of Man ''The Lonely Voice of Man'' (russian: Одинокий голос человека), also known as ''The Lonely Human Voice'', is the first full-feature film by Alexander Sokurov. It was originally filmed in 1978 and reconstructed in 1987 at the Le ...
'' *1983 — '' Mournful Unconcern'' *1988 — '' Days of Eclipse'' *1988 — ''
Mister Designer ''Mister Designer'' (russian: Господин оформитель, Gospodin oformitel) is a 1987 Soviet horror film produced and directed by Oleg Teptsov, and based on the short story ''The Gray Automobile'' by Alexander Grin. Plot Set in St. P ...
'' *1989 — ''
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'' *1989 — ''
Save and Protect ''Save and Protect'' (Russian: ''Spasi i sokhrani'') is a 1989 Soviet drama film directed by Russian filmmaker Aleksandr Sokurov. It depicts the decline of a childlike woman as she engages in adultery and falls into crippling debt. It is loosely ad ...
'' *1990 — ''
The Second Circle ''The Second Circle'' (russian: Круг второй) is a 1990 Soviet Union drama film directed by Aleksandr Sokurov that tells the story of a young man who tries to deal with his father's death and the difficulties of his burial in a worldly so ...
'' *1990 — ''
The Sphinx The Great Sphinx of Giza is a limestone statue of a reclining sphinx, a legendary creature, mythical creature with the head of a human, and the body of a lion. Facing directly from west to east, it stands on the Giza Plateau on the west bank of ...
'' *1992 — '' Presence'' *1992 — ''
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'' *1994 — ''
Whispering Pages ''Whispering Pages'', also transliterated as Tikhiye Stranitsy (russian: Тихие страницы), is a 1994 Russian film directed by Alexander Sokurov. The film was a Russian-German co-production. Plot A man wanders slowly through the cataco ...
'' *1997 — ''
Mother and Son ''Mother and Son'' is an Australian television sitcom that was broadcast on the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) from 16 January 1984 until 21 March 1994. The show stars Ruth Cracknell, Garry McDonald, Henri Szeps and Judy Morris. It ...
'' *1999 — ''
Moloch Moloch (; ''Mōleḵ'' or הַמֹּלֶךְ‎ ''hamMōleḵ''; grc, Μόλοχ, la, Moloch; also Molech or Molek) is a name or a term which appears in the Hebrew Bible several times, primarily in the book of Leviticus. The Bible strongly co ...
'' *2001 — ''
Taurus Taurus is Latin for 'bull' and may refer to: * Taurus (astrology), the astrological sign * Taurus (constellation), one of the constellations of the zodiac * Taurus (mythology), one of two Greek mythological characters named Taurus * '' Bos tauru ...
'' *2002 — '' Modern Game'' *2002 — '' A Cat and a Half'' *2004 — '' Apocrypha : Music for Peter and Paul'' *2005 — '' The Sun'' *2006 — '' Horror which is always with you'' *2008 — '' Yuri's Day'' *2009 — '' The Miracle'' *2009 — ''
A Room and a Half ''Room and a Half'' ( Russian: ''Полторы комнаты, или сентиментальное путешествие на родину'') is a 2009 Russian biographical film. It won three Nika Awards, including Best Film, Best Director (Kh ...
'' *2011 — ''
Faust Faust is the protagonist of a classic German legend based on the historical Johann Georg Faust ( 1480–1540). The erudite Faust is highly successful yet dissatisfied with his life, which leads him to make a pact with the Devil at a crossroads ...
'' *2012 — '' The Horde'' *2013 — ''
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'' *2015 — '' Orlean'' *2015 — '' The Cage'' *2015 — '' The Guards'' *2016 — ''
The Monk and the Demon ''The Monk and the Demon'' (russian: Монах и бес, Monakh i bes) is a 2016 Russian comedy film directed by Nikolay Dostal. It is inspired by the life of Ilya (Archbishop of Novgorod). Plot Fantastic story of the first half of the 19th cen ...
'' *2020 — ''
The Nose or the Conspiracy of Mavericks ''The Nose or the Conspiracy of Mavericks'' () is a 2020 Russian animated film. The film is created by the animation studio . People's Artist of Russia animator, Andrei Khrzhanovsky directed the film. The film is based on the Russian classic, '' ...
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Television

*1990 — ''
Nikolai Vavilov Nikolai Ivanovich Vavilov ( rus, Никола́й Ива́нович Вави́лов, p=nʲɪkɐˈlaj ɪˈvanəvʲɪtɕ vɐˈvʲiləf, a=Ru-Nikolay_Ivanovich_Vavilov.ogg; – 26 January 1943) was a Russian and Soviet agronomist, botanist a ...
'', 6 episodes *2005 — ''
Doctor Zhivago ''Doctor Zhivago'' is the title of a novel by Boris Pasternak and its various adaptations. Description The story, in all of its forms, describes the life of the fictional Russian physician and poet Yuri Zhivago Yuri Andreievich Zhivago is the ...
'', 11 episodes *2005 — ''
The Case of "Dead Souls" ''The Case of "Dead Souls"'' (russian: Дело о «Мёртвых душах», Delo o «Myortvykh dushakh») is a 2005 Russian television miniseries directed by Pavel Lungin loosely based on various stories by Nikolai Gogol, including '' Dead ...
, 8 episodes *2007 — ''
Lenin's Testament Lenin's Testament is a document dictated by Vladimir Lenin in late 1922 and early 1923. In the testament, Lenin proposed changes to the structure of the Soviet governing bodies. Sensing his impending death, he also gave criticism of Bolshevik lea ...
, 12 episodes


Bibliography

*2003 — Big-Beat — Moscow: Andrew's Flag, 400 pages. *2009 — Wonder — Moscow: AST, 224 pages. *2011 — Orlean — Moscow: AST, 224 pages. *2014 — A Butterfly Encounter — Moscow: AST, 352 pages.


References


External links

*
Yuri Arabov
page at the
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Main Role. Yuri Arabov
talk show by
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, 2014 (in Russian)
Yuri Arabov: “Andrei Proshkin took risks of this script”
at the
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(2015) {{DEFAULTSORT:Arabov, Yuri 1954 births Living people Academicians of the National Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences of Russia Gerasimov Institute of Cinematography alumni Academic staff of the Gerasimov Institute of Cinematography Recipients of the Nika Award Russian male novelists Russian male poets Russian people of Greek descent 20th-century Russian screenwriters Male screenwriters 20th-century Russian male writers State Prize of the Russian Federation laureates Soviet screenwriters Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Screenplay winners