The Barbican in London has an upcoming Directorspective on Andrei Konchalovsky.
Internationally acclaimed for his work as a director, for both stage and screen, Russian filmmaker Andrei Konchalovsky studied under celebrated Mosfilm veteran Mikhail Romm. His collaborations with fellow student Andrei Tarkovsky included co-scripting Andrei Rublev, and his filmmaking career has seen him receive both Soviet censorship and a plethora of major awards.
Barbican Film welcomes Andrei Konchalovsky to open this focus on works he has chosen especially for this Directorspective between Thursday, 20th and Sunday 30th January 2011.
The films being shown are:
Gloss (2007)
This screening will be introduced by the director.
Based on real events, Konchalovsky’s self-penned satire Gloss is an incisive comment on the fashion industry and proof that all that glitters is not gold. The film follows a pretty girl from a small town as she leaves her family and heads to Moscow, determined to become a supermodel. But in the world of high fashion, success comes at a high price.
House Of Fools (2002)
This screening will be followed by a ScreenTalk with the director.
Venice Grand Special Jury Prize winner, and worldwide hit, House Of Fools is an unbiased, yet defiantly antiwar expose of the Chechen conflict from the perspective of psychiatric patients in an institution on the Russian border. At times darkly comic, this is a brilliantly crafted, ultimately touching drama about our need to imagine and dream.
First Teacher (1964)
Konchalovsky’s debut feature, First Teacher explores the impact of soviet ideology on a traditional community facing inevitable and permanent change. Sent by the communist party to educate local children, an enthusiastic teacher arrives in a remote village to find that his progressive views conflict with traditional principles.
Uncle Vanya (1970)
Konchalovsky’s faithful adaptation of Anton Chekhov’s atmospheric masterpiece of modern drama, Uncle Vanya is a melancholic commentary on the listless and worn-out lives of those around the Serebryakov estate.
For more information, include screening days/times, head to the Barbican’s website here, or phone the Box Office on 0845 120 7527.
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