Pavel Grigoryevich Chukhray (Russian: ÐŸÐ°Ì Ð²ÐµÐ»
Ð"Ñ€Ð¸Ð³Ð¾Ì Ñ€ÑŒÐµÐ²Ð¸Ñ‡ Ð§ÑƒÑ…Ñ€Ð°Ì Ð¹; Bykovo, Moscow Oblast,
October 14, 1946) is a Russian screenwriter and film director. He is
the son of the prominent Russian film director Grigory Chukhray.He is
best known for his film The Thief (1997), which was nominated for a
Golden Globe Award and an Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film
and won the Nika Award for Best Picture and Best Directing. He is a
People's Artist of Russia. He has been nominated and won numerous
international prizes in Russia, Europe and the United States,
including the Venice Film Festival.Steven Spielberg invited Pavel
Chukhray to participate in his project: “Broken Silence†(2002),
an international documentary mini-series about the holocaust. The
series consists of five foreign-language films featuring testimonies
from Argentina, the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, and Russia and
directed by distinguished filmmakers from each of these countries.
Pavel Chukhray directed the segment "Children from the Abyss,"
detailing the experience of Holocaust survivors and their resistance,
betrayal, rescue, and the desire for revenge in this Russian-language
documentary. The film series was subtitled into 11 languages
(including English) and has aired on television in 18 countries
worldwide.In 2007, Chukhray adapted a novel by Nikolai Gogol to film,
resulting in a production called The Russian Game, about an Italian
card sharper who is hounded by creditors and travels to Russia to
hustle some quick money. On his way, he meets a group of Russian
gamblers that sympathize with his situation and agree to collaborate
with him.
Ð"Ñ€Ð¸Ð³Ð¾Ì Ñ€ÑŒÐµÐ²Ð¸Ñ‡ Ð§ÑƒÑ…Ñ€Ð°Ì Ð¹; Bykovo, Moscow Oblast,
October 14, 1946) is a Russian screenwriter and film director. He is
the son of the prominent Russian film director Grigory Chukhray.He is
best known for his film The Thief (1997), which was nominated for a
Golden Globe Award and an Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film
and won the Nika Award for Best Picture and Best Directing. He is a
People's Artist of Russia. He has been nominated and won numerous
international prizes in Russia, Europe and the United States,
including the Venice Film Festival.Steven Spielberg invited Pavel
Chukhray to participate in his project: “Broken Silence†(2002),
an international documentary mini-series about the holocaust. The
series consists of five foreign-language films featuring testimonies
from Argentina, the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, and Russia and
directed by distinguished filmmakers from each of these countries.
Pavel Chukhray directed the segment "Children from the Abyss,"
detailing the experience of Holocaust survivors and their resistance,
betrayal, rescue, and the desire for revenge in this Russian-language
documentary. The film series was subtitled into 11 languages
(including English) and has aired on television in 18 countries
worldwide.In 2007, Chukhray adapted a novel by Nikolai Gogol to film,
resulting in a production called The Russian Game, about an Italian
card sharper who is hounded by creditors and travels to Russia to
hustle some quick money. On his way, he meets a group of Russian
gamblers that sympathize with his situation and agree to collaborate
with him.
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