He is one of the most talented directors of our time. His father was the composer Andrei Yakovlevich Eshpay. His family is one of the strongest in the acting environment. He is one of the few men who loves his stepdaughter as much as his own daughter. So, get acquainted, Andrey Eshpay.
Little Andrei’s childhood
In mid-April 1956, a son was named in the family of the venerable composer of the Soviet Union, named after his father Andrei. Dad, being a man breathing music, from the first days of the boy’s life tried to develop in him a sincere love of art. As a child, little Andrei Eshpay knew very well that cinema and his life would be inseparable.
Years of schooling after many years seem very easy and interesting. Each memory of them gives birth to a smile. Andrei has always been a very active boy, a restless ringleader. Almost every day, he invited his friends to commit various pranks. He was lucky that all the teachers were loyal to what the boys were doing. Therefore, almost all the tricks had no consequences for them.
Diligent student
After receiving a school certificate, Andrei Eshpay, whose biography is an amazing mixture of workdays, gaining recognition and meeting interesting people, submits documents to the Moscow State Institute of Culture at the Department of Theater Director. He was a very talented young man, capable of studying. Eshpai was distinguished by his industriousness and capacity for work among his peers.
As soon as he received a diploma, he immediately submitted documents to another institute. The second document was handed to him after graduating from the All-Russian State Institute of Cinematography. It was a movie director diploma. His talent was confirmed by the fact that the film “Zvana” he shot, which was Eshpay’s thesis, turned out to be so good that he won three awards at once at the student festival.
The beginning of the creative path
After the second diploma was received, Andrei Eshpay was engaged in self-improvement for a very long time. And in 1983, he very successfully made his television debut with a short film that paved his way to the magical land of cinema.
The next picture, which was shot by a young director, was called "The Jester". For the average spectator to perceive, the tape was somewhat heavy, but close to everyone. The picture revealed the idea of complex psychological deviations and social inequality. Thanks to her, the director fell under the first rays of fame. It was already a real feature film. The beginning of creative activity was quite successful, and Andrei Eshpay, the director, without hesitation, continued to do what he liked.
Movie Awards
In 1990, he saw the light of his painting "Humiliated and Offended." The plot was based on the novel of Fyodor Dostoevsky with the same name. The filming involved Nastasya Kinsky and Nikita Mikhalkov. For some time the film was criticized, but by and large it was received very warmly. At the Venice film festival hit six years later.
The film about a flowering hill in the middle of an empty field was a breakthrough in the technology of the turn of the century. This was the first picture in Russia, which was first shot on a digital camera, and only then transferred to film. For such an unusual and interesting course of work, as well as for his contribution to the development of Russian cinema, the film was first nominated, and then awarded the Nika Prize.
The next movie masterpiece created by Andrei Eshpay was published in 2004 and was called “Children of the Arbat”. The 16-episode saga was based on the novel of the same name by the talented writer Anatoly Rybakov. This picture was also not deprived of awards: "Grand Prix" at the film forum "Together" and the nomination "Best TV series" in the contests "TEFI" and "Golden Eagle".
The various interactions of the film’s heroes in society and the complex images of the characters turned out to be so easy, even airy, that the audience, after watching the saga, even sent their suggestions and scenarios, according to which it would be possible to shoot the continuation of the story.
In his track record the most diverse in complexity of the picture. But, regardless of the genres of his films, each of them perceives the audience with interest, gratitude and enthusiasm.
Two thousandth
For four years, from the beginning of 2000 to 2004, VGIK, where he has his own workshop, was taught the director's art by the inimitable Andrei Eshpay, director. His personal life, in contrast to life in art, was never put on the court of ordinary people. It is well known that during this time he managed to raise a large number of his successors and followers.
A few years later, from 2010, Eshpay ceased to be just a director. Now his duties included conducting workshops at the School of Cinema. Despite the fact that this is truly a titanic work, Andrei Eshpai (director) perfectly combines the lessons of teaching the young generation and shooting his new masterpieces. Personal life continues to be beyond the discussion of the curious.
