Alexey Uchitel

Directing·Aug 31, 1951·Leningrad, RSFSR, USSR

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Aleksei 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.

Film	Credit
Noise of Time2026 · Director	Director
Tsoy2020 · Producer, Director, Screenplay	Producer, Director, Screenplay
Mathilde2017 · Director, Producer	Director, Producer
Breaking Loose2014 · Director, Producer	Director, Producer
The Edge2010 · Director, Producer	Director, Producer
Last Hero: Twenty Years Later2009 · Director	Director
Captive2008 · Director, Producer	Director, Producer
Dreaming of Space2005 · Director, Producer	Director, Producer
The Stroll2003 · Director, Producer	Director, Producer
His Wife's Diary2000 · Director, Producer	Director, Producer
The Elite1997 · Director, Screenplay	Director, Screenplay
Gisele's Mania1995 · Director, Producer, Screenplay	Director, Producer, Screenplay
Butterfly1993 · Screenplay, Director	Screenplay, Director
Last Hero1992 · Screenplay, Director	Screenplay, Director
Mitki in Europe, Yolly-pally1990 · Writer, Director	Writer, Director
Obvodny Canal1990 · Director, Screenplay	Director, Screenplay
Rock1988 · Director	Director
HHow Many People at the Disco1980 · Director, Screenplay	Director, Screenplay
Leningrad1978 · Director	Director
ССто тысяч яDirector	Director