Alexey Uchitel

Biography

Aleksei Yefimovich Uchitel (Russian: Алексей Ефимович Учитель; born 31 August 1951; Leningrad) is a Russian film director, screenwriter and producer. In 2002, he received the title People's Artist of Russia. Uchitel was born on 31 August 1951 in Leningrad to the family of documentary filmmaker Yefim Uchitel. In 1975, he graduated from VGIK, worked at the Leningrad studio of documentary films. In 1990, he founded his film studio "Rock". Uchitel's directorial debut was the film Gisele's Mania. In 2000, he received the Nika Award, the Kinotavr Grand Prix and the Crystal Globe nomination for His Wife's Diary. The film was about the last love affair of Ivan Bunin. His 2003 film The Stroll was entered into the 25th Moscow International Film Festival. His 2005 film Dreaming of Space won the Golden George at the 27th Moscow International Film Festival. In 2006, he was a member of the jury at the 28th Moscow International Film Festival. His 2010 film The Edge was selected as the Russian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 83rd Academy Awards but it did not make the final shortlist. His film Break Loose was selected to be screened in the Contemporary World Cinema section at the …

Directed

1. Mathilde (2017) — Director
2. The Edge (2010) — Director
3. The Stroll (2003) — Director
4. His Wife's Diary (2000) — Director
5. Dreaming of Space (2005) — Director
6. Tsoy (2020) — Director
7. Captive (2008) — Director
8. Rock (1988) — Director
9. Last Hero (1992) — Director
10. Breaking Loose (2014) — Director
11. Gisele's Mania (1995) — Director
12. Butterfly (1993) — Director
13. Coronation (2019) — Director
14. The Elite (1997) — Director
15. Last Hero: Twenty Years Later (2009) — Director
16. How Many People at the Disco (1980) — Director
17. Obvodny Canal (1990) — Director
18. Mitki in Europe, Yolly-pally (1990) — Director
19. Leningrad (1978) — Director
20. Noise of Time (2026) — Director

Also appeared in

1. Cinema 3.0 (2023)