Sergei Solovyov

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Sergei Solovyov
Born	(1944-08-25) 25 August 1944 Kem, Karelo-Finnish SSR, Soviet Union
Occupation	Film director Screenwriter
Years active	1970 - present

Sergei Alexandrovich Solovyov (Russian: Серге́й Соловьёв) (born 25 August 1944, in Kem, Karelo-Finnish SSR) is a Russian director, producer, writer and actor. He was awarded by the Russian SFSR People's Artist title.

Biography

Solovyov studied at all-Soviet state Institute of Cinematography, worked in Leningrad TV and Mosfilm studio (1969–1987, film director, writer, producer). In 1975, he won the Silver Bear for Best Director at the 25th Berlin International Film Festival for his film Sto dney posle detstva. He first experienced theatrical production as a child at the Theater of Youth Creativity directed by Matvey Dubrovin .

Solovyov contributed to the Russian rock movement of the perestroika era, with such films as "Assa" (1987, starring rock musicians Afrika (Sergei Bugaev), Viktor Tsoi, Sergey Ryzhenko) and "Chyornaya roza - emblema pechali, krasnaya roza - emblema lyubvi" (1989). Both Soviet films prominently feature Russian rock music in soundtracks, especially by Boris Grebenshchikov and his band Akvarium.

He directed "Dyadya Vanya" (Uncle Vanya, Maly theatre) and "Chayka" (Taganka Theatre, 1994). Solovyov was a professor of Gerasimov Institute of Cinematography and the chairman of Cinematoghapher's Union of Russia from 1994 to 1997. In 2000 he was a member of the jury at the 22nd Moscow International Film Festival.

Selected filmography

• The stationmaster (1972)
• Sto dney posle detstva (1974)
• Wild Pigeon (1986)
• Assa (1987)
• Chyornaya roza - emblema pechali, krasnaya roza - emblema lyubvi (1989)
• Dom pod zvyozdnim nebom (1991)
• 2-Assa-2 (2008) - a sequel to ASSA
• Anna Karenina (2009)

External links

• Sergei Solovyov at the Internet Movie Database
• Solovyov at Kino-teatr.ru (in Russian)