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In this name that follows Eastern Slavic naming customs, the patronymic is Oktyabrinovich and the family name is Balabanov.

Aleksei Balabanov
Born(1959-02-25)25 February 1959
Sverdlovsk, Russian SFSR, USSR
Died18 May 2013(2013-05-18) (aged 54)
Sestroretsk, Saint Petersburg, Russia
OccupationFilm director
Years active1989 – 2012

Aleksei Oktyabrinovich Balabanov (Russian: Алeксeй Oктябpинoвич Балабанoв; 25 February 1959 – 18 May 2013)[1] was a Russian film director, screenwriter, and producer, a member of European Film Academy.[2] He started from creating mostly arthouse pictures but gained significant mainstream popularity in action crime drama movies Brother (1997) and Brother 2 (2000), both of which starred Sergei Bodrov, Jr.[3] Later, however, Balabanov became better known for his films Cargo 200 (2007), Morphine (2008) and A Stoker (2010).[4]

Leben

Aleksei Oktyabrinovich Balabanov was born on 25 February 1959, in Sverdlovsk (now Yekaterinburg).[5]

In 1981 Balabanov graduated from Translation Department of the Gorky Pedagogical University of Foreign Languages.[5] He then served in the Soviet Army as an officer-interpreter.[5] After his discharge, from 1983 to 1987 he worked as an assistant film director at Sverdlovsk Film Studio.[5] Balabanov shot his first film in 1987, in the Urals. The script of the film was written overnight. This low-budget work was filmed in a restaurant. Later Balabanov studied at the experimental workshop "Auteur Cinema" (Russian: Авторское кино) of the High Courses for Scriptwriters and Film Directors, graduating in 1990.[5] In 1994 Balabanov together with Sergey Selyanov and Viktor Sergeyev founded the production company CTV.[3][6]

He was married to costume designer Nadezhda Vasilyeva. He had two sons.[5]

Death

Balabanov struggled to cope with the death of his favoured actor and close friend Sergei Bodrov Jr.. In 2002 and after Bodrov's death, Balabanov's alcohol consumption increased considerably. Balabanov died on 18 May 2013 of a heart attack.[5][6][7]

Balabanov was buried near his father's grave at Smolensky Cemetery in St. Petersburg.[8]"

Unfinished works

Prior to his death, Balabanov was reportedly planning to make a film on Stalin, portraying him as a 'godfather of crime'."[5]

Legacy

Largely due to the popularity of Brother and Brother 2, Balabanov enjoys a legendary status in Russia, and is frequently cited as one of Russia's greatest ever film directors. [9]

Literature

  • Florian Weinhold (2013), Path of Blood: The Post-Soviet Gangster, His Mistress and Their Others in Aleksei Balabanov's Genre Films, Reaverlands Books: North Charleston, SC.

Filmography

  • I want it too (Я тоже хочу) (2012) – Aleksei Balabanov was awarded the "Best Director" award for this film at the Saint Petersburg International Film Festival
  • A Stoker (Кочегар) (2010)
  • Morphine (Морфий) (2008)
  • Cargo 200 (Груз 200) (2007)
  • It Doesn't Hurt Me (Мне не больно) (2006)
  • Zhmurki (Жмурки) (2005)
  • War (Война) (2002)
  • The River (Река) (2002)
  • Brother 2 (Брат 2) (2000)
  • Of Freaks and Men (Про уродов и людей) (1998)
  • Brother (Брат) (1997)
  • Pribytiye poyezda (1995) (segment "Trofim")
  • The Castle (Замок) (1994)
  • Border conflict ( Пограничный конфликт) (1991)
  • Happy Days (Счастливые дни) (1991)
  • From the History of Aerostatics in Russia (О воздушном летании в России) (1990)
  • Nastya and Yegor (Настя и Егор) (1989)
  • I don't have a friend or One step beyond (У меня нет друга, или One step beyond) (1988)
  • There used to be another time (Раньше было другое время) (1987)

Video clips

Balabanov directed several video clips:

  • Three clips for the group «Nautilus Pompilius» 1988 — «Vzglyad s ekrana», 1992 — «Pure demon» 1997 — «Vo vremya dozhdya» (soundtrack to the film «Brother»)
  • 1989: clip of the group «Nastya» — «Stratosfera»
  • 2000: together with the director Valery Makushchenko, the clip of the group «Bi-2» — «Polkovniku nikto ne pishet» (soundtrack to the film «Brother 2»)

See also

References

  1. ^ "Russian cult film director Alexei Balabanov dies". BBC News. 18 May 2013. Retrieved 19 May 2013.
  2. ^ Peter Rollberg (2016). Historical Dictionary of Russian and Soviet Cinema. US: Rowman & Littlefield. pp. 75–78. ISBN 1442268425.
  3. ^ a b "Aleksei Balabanov: The Metropole's Death Drive". The Imperial Trace : Recent Russian Cinema. Oxford University Press. 2009. p. 217-236. ISBN 978-0199710546.
  4. ^ "Russian cult film director Balabanov dies". Herald Sun. 19 May 2013.
  5. ^ a b c d e f g h "Aleksei Balabanov Russian Film Director Dies at 54". New York Times. 21 May 2013. Retrieved 23 May 2013.
  6. ^ a b Прощание с кинорежиссером Алексеем Балабановым в Петербурге прошло тихо и скромно — Первый канал
  7. ^ III, Harris M. Lentz (16 May 2014). Obituaries in the Performing Arts, 2013. McFarland, Incorporated, Publishers. ISBN 978-0-7864-7665-7.
  8. ^ "Причиной смерти Алексея Балабанова стала сердечная недостаточность". Российская газета (in Russian). Retrieved 21 April 2020.
  9. ^ Алексей Балабанов [Alexey Balbanov] (in Russian). Retrieved 11 September 2022.
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