Andrei Sergeyevich Mikhalkov-Konchalovsky OZO (Russian: Рндрей
Сергеевич Михалков-ÐšÐ¾Ð½Ñ‡Ð°Ð»Ð¾Ð²Ñ ÐºÐ¸Ð¹; born
Andrei Sergeyevich Mikhalkov; August 20, 1937) is a Russian filmmaker,
theatre director, and screenwriter. He is a laureate of the Order "For
Merit to the Fatherland", a National Order of the Legion of Honour, an
Officer of the Order of Arts and Letters, a Cavalier of the Order of
Merit of the Italian Republic and a People's Artist of the RSFSR. His
father was the writer Sergey Mikhalkov.Konchalovsky's work has
encompassed theatrical motion pictures, made-for-television films, and
stage productions in both Russia and the United States. He was a
frequent collaborator of Andrei Tarkovsky earlier in his career, and
his directorial credits include Uncle Vanya, Siberiade, Maria's
Lovers, Runaway Train, Tango & Cash, The Inner Circle, Assia and the
Hen with the Golden Eggs, House of Fools, The Postman's White Nights,
and Paradise. He also directed the miniseries adaptation of The
Odyssey. His work has won numerous accolades, including the Cannes
Grand Prix Spécial du Jury, a FIPRESCI Award, two Silver Lions, three
Golden Eagle Awards, and a Primetime Emmy Award.Konchalovsky was born
as Andrei Sergeyevich Mikhalkov in Moscow, Russian Soviet Federative
Socialist Republic, to an aristocratic family of Mikhalkovs, with
centuries-old artistic and aristocratic heritage tracing their roots
to the Grand Duchy of Lithuania. He took his maternal grandfather's
surname (Konchalovsky) as his stage name. He is the brother of
filmmaker Nikita Mikhalkov and the son of author Sergei Mikhalkov. He
is frequently referred to as Andron, but as he stated several times,
Andron was just the pet-name used by his grandfather and never was his
official name; he prefers the name Andrei.He studied for ten years at
the Moscow Conservatory, preparing for a pianist's career. In 1960,
however, he met Andrei Tarkovsky and co-scripted his movie Andrei
Rublev (1966).
Сергеевич Михалков-ÐšÐ¾Ð½Ñ‡Ð°Ð»Ð¾Ð²Ñ ÐºÐ¸Ð¹; born
Andrei Sergeyevich Mikhalkov; August 20, 1937) is a Russian filmmaker,
theatre director, and screenwriter. He is a laureate of the Order "For
Merit to the Fatherland", a National Order of the Legion of Honour, an
Officer of the Order of Arts and Letters, a Cavalier of the Order of
Merit of the Italian Republic and a People's Artist of the RSFSR. His
father was the writer Sergey Mikhalkov.Konchalovsky's work has
encompassed theatrical motion pictures, made-for-television films, and
stage productions in both Russia and the United States. He was a
frequent collaborator of Andrei Tarkovsky earlier in his career, and
his directorial credits include Uncle Vanya, Siberiade, Maria's
Lovers, Runaway Train, Tango & Cash, The Inner Circle, Assia and the
Hen with the Golden Eggs, House of Fools, The Postman's White Nights,
and Paradise. He also directed the miniseries adaptation of The
Odyssey. His work has won numerous accolades, including the Cannes
Grand Prix Spécial du Jury, a FIPRESCI Award, two Silver Lions, three
Golden Eagle Awards, and a Primetime Emmy Award.Konchalovsky was born
as Andrei Sergeyevich Mikhalkov in Moscow, Russian Soviet Federative
Socialist Republic, to an aristocratic family of Mikhalkovs, with
centuries-old artistic and aristocratic heritage tracing their roots
to the Grand Duchy of Lithuania. He took his maternal grandfather's
surname (Konchalovsky) as his stage name. He is the brother of
filmmaker Nikita Mikhalkov and the son of author Sergei Mikhalkov. He
is frequently referred to as Andron, but as he stated several times,
Andron was just the pet-name used by his grandfather and never was his
official name; he prefers the name Andrei.He studied for ten years at
the Moscow Conservatory, preparing for a pianist's career. In 1960,
however, he met Andrei Tarkovsky and co-scripted his movie Andrei
Rublev (1966).
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