“Recluse”, “Antikiller”, “Escape”, “Canned Food” - it is difficult to list all the wonderful films that Yegor Konchalovsky managed to make by the age of 50. The biography of this man was interested in the public almost from the moment of his birth, because the director was born in a famous family. What is known about his creative achievements, life outside the set?
Egor Konchalovsky: biography of a star
The director is a native Muscovite, was born in January 1966. You can not call the average family in which Yegor Konchalovsky was born. The biography of the master indicates that his parents are actress Natalya Arinbasarova and director Andrei Mikhalkov-Konchalovsky. The famous writer and politician Sergei Mikhalkov is Yegor's grandfather.
Konchalovsky was barely three years old when his mother and father announced their separation. Almost immediately after leaving Natalia’s wife, Andrei Mikhalkov entered into a new marriage. His chosen one was a resident of France, to whom he moved without delay. The director’s father made the decision to change the name so that his emigration would not affect the political career of his own father, Sergei Mikhalkov.
Childhood
Nikolina Gora is the place where Egor Konchalovsky was constantly in the first years of his life. The director’s biography suggests that it was then that his friendship with his peer cousin Stepan Mikhalkov was born, carried through his whole life. Grandfather Sergei spent a lot of time with the boy, whom for some reason he preferred to all the rest of his descendants.
Natalia, the mother of Konchalovsky, also entered into a new marriage shortly after the divorce. Her chosen one was Nikolai Dvigubsky, formerly a former friend of the family. Egor’s family didn’t lead a luxurious lifestyle, money was constantly not enough. The stepfather, who worked as a production designer, received a very small salary. The only salvation was irregular cash assistance received from Andrei Mikhalkov-Konchalovsky. He helped his ex-wife to acquire a four-room apartment.
Relationship with father
More likely a friend than an educator - that's what Yegor Konchalovsky says about his famous father. The director’s biography testifies that he rarely saw his dad who went abroad as a child, but he always looked forward to these dates. It is with his father that his most pleasant childhood memories are related, for example, receiving as a gift a French bicycle on which the boy rode for hours, the first driving lessons. In the photo below, he is with his father and Nikita Mikhalkov.
Ten years is the age when Konchalovsky Egor first appeared in Europe. The biography of the master reports that it was a trip to France, undertaken by him together with his father and stepmother. The director still likes to remember how he and his companions rode a car around Europe.
Student years
After serving in the army, Konchalovsky became a student. Through the efforts of his father, he was able to enter one of the universities in the UK and in total lived in this country for about eight years. The university chosen by the young man was Cambridge, since he dreamed of a prestigious education. First, the father persuaded his son to get an education in the USA, where he had already settled by then, but Yegor never liked this state.
As a student, Yegor Konchalovsky began working, a biography whose personal life has been of interest to the press and fans for many years. He gained his first labor experience thanks to his father, who used him as an assistant director to create such films as The Inner Circle, Homer and Eddie. It is not surprising that Konchalovsky was forced to constantly move between England and the States, but he liked this way of life.
My father did not doubt that the heir would remain in the States after graduating from Cambridge and would succeed as a producer. But, having received a diploma of art critic, Yegor immediately returned to Russia.
Top movies
“Recluse” - the picture, which became the first serious work, which was presented to the audience by Yegor Konchalovsky. Biography, his personal life began to interest the public long before that. But, listing the most outstanding films of the master, fans usually call other paintings.
The Antikiller tape, which was released in 2002, gained great fame. The central character of the film was a former police officer who ended up in prison due to the machinations of enemies. Coming out of prison, the hero decided to find the truth. The picture "Antikiller-2" was released already in 2003, repeating the success of the previous part.
The criminal genre was so carried away by Konchalovsky that he returned to it again in 2005. The film "Escape" has become another fascinating story about an unjustly convicted man. The main character breaks out of the prison walls, burning with a desire to pay off those who doomed him to suffering. Actor Evgeny Mironov looked great in the title role.
What else to see
What other interesting films did Yegor Konchalovsky make, a biography, a photo of which is given in this article? Listing the best works of the director, one can not help but mention the action movie "Canned", in the filming of which his wife Lyubov Tolkalina took part. The audience was warmly greeted by the thriller Konchalovsky's “Roses for Elsa, ” in which Mikhail Efremov was once again able to demonstrate his acting talent.
Success was also a later picture of Yegor, called "Return to A", in which he highlighted the misadventures of Russian filmmakers in Afghanistan, who arrived in this country for the filming of a documentary.
