Eldar Ryazanov
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Eldar Aleksandrovich Ryazanov is a Soviet/Russia
n film director whose comedies, satirizing the daily life of the country, are very famous throughout the former Soviet Union
.
He was named a People's Artist of the USSR
in 1984, and received the USSR State Prize
in 1977. He won the Nika Award
in the category Best Director in 1991. The asteroid
4258 Ryazanov
is named after him.
Among his most famous films are Carnival Night
(1955), Hussar Ballad
(1962), Beware of the Car (1966), The Irony of Fate (1975), Office Romance (1977), The Garage (1979), and A Cruel Romance (1984). Ryazanov's main genre is tragicomedy
.
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
n film director whose comedies, satirizing the daily life of the country, are very famous throughout the former Soviet Union
Soviet Union
The Soviet Union , officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991....
.
He was named a People's Artist of the USSR
People's Artist of the USSR
People's Artist of the USSR, also sometimes translated as National Artist of the USSR, was an honorary title granted to citizens of the Soviet Union.- Nomenclature and significance :...
in 1984, and received the USSR State Prize
USSR State Prize
The USSR State Prize was the Soviet Union's state honour. It was established on September 9, 1966. After the breakup of the Soviet Union, the prize was followed up by the State Prize of the Russian Federation....
in 1977. He won the Nika Award
Nika Award
The Nika Award is a prestigious annual ceremony held by the Russian Academy of Cinema Arts and Sciences which was established in 1987 in Moscow, Russia by Yuli Gusman, and ostensibly modelled on the Academy Awards . Russian Academy Award takes its name from Nike, the goddess of victory...
in the category Best Director in 1991. The asteroid
Asteroid
Asteroids are a class of small Solar System bodies in orbit around the Sun. They have also been called planetoids, especially the larger ones...
4258 Ryazanov
4258 Ryazanov
4258 Ryazanov is a main-belt asteroid discovered on September 1, 1987 by L. G. Karachkina at Crimean Astrophysical Observatory.The asteroid is named after the Russian film director Eldar Ryazanov.- External links :...
is named after him.
Among his most famous films are Carnival Night
Carnival Night
The Carnival Night is a 1956 Soviet musical film. It is Eldar Ryazanov's first big-screen film, Lyudmila Gurchenko's first role and also one of the most famous films starring popular comedian Igor Ilyinsky.The film became the Soviet box office leader of 1956 with a total of 48.64 million tickets...
(1955), Hussar Ballad
Hussar Ballad
The Hussar Ballad is a 1962 Soviet musical film by Eldar Ryazanov, filmed on Mosfilm. In effect, it is one of the best loved musical comedies in Russia....
(1962), Beware of the Car (1966), The Irony of Fate (1975), Office Romance (1977), The Garage (1979), and A Cruel Romance (1984). Ryazanov's main genre is tragicomedy
Tragicomedy
Tragicomedy is fictional work that blends aspects of the genres of tragedy and comedy. In English literature, from Shakespeare's time to the nineteenth century, tragicomedy referred to a serious play with either a happy ending or enough jokes throughout the play to lighten the mood.-Classical...
.
Filmography
- 2007 The Irony of Fate 2The Irony of Fate 2The Irony of Fate 2 or The Irony of Fate: Continuation is a 2007 Russian romantic comedy film directed by Timur Bekmambetov based on a screenplay by Alexey Slapovskiy produced by Channel One and released by Mosfilm...
- Actor (Cameo appearanceCameo appearanceA cameo role or cameo appearance is a brief appearance of a known person in a work of the performing arts, such as plays, films, video games and television...
) - 2006 Andersen. Life Without Love.
- 2006 Carnival Night 2 (TV)
- 2003 Klyuch ot spalni - Director / Screenwriter
- 2000 Still WatersStill Waters (Russian film)-Plot:Anton M. Kashtanov is a talented surgeon and head of a large clinic. He decides to escape his domineering and bitchy wife Pauline in the village of Still Waters. Here he reconnects with his childhood friend, the head of the local nature reserve...
- Director - 2000 Starye Klyachi - Director/ Actor: Judge
- 1996 Privet, Duralei! - Director
- 1994 Predskazaniye - Director / Screenwriter / Short Story Author
- 1991 Nebesa Obetovanniye - Director / Actor: Man in Diner
- 1988 Dorogaya Yelena Sergeyevna - Director
- 1987 Zabytaya Melodiya dlya Fleity - Director / Screenwriter
- 1984 A Cruel Romance - Director / Screenwriter
- 1982 Station for Two - Director / Screen Story / Screenwriter / Actor: Railroad Supervisor
- 1981 O Bednom Gusare Zamolvite Slovo - Director
- 1979 The Garage - Director / Screenwriter / Actor: Sleeping Man
- 1977 Office Romance - Director / Screenwriter
- 1975 The Irony of Fate - Director / Screenwriter / Actor: Airplane Passenger
- 1974 Unbelievable Adventures of Italians in RussiaUnbelievable Adventures of Italians in RussiaUnbelievable Adventures of Italians in Russia is a 1974 joint Soviet-Italian film about some Italians searching for treasure in Russia, and directed by Franco Prosperi and Eldar Ryazanov.- Plot summary :...
directed by Franco Prosperi and Eldar Ryazanov - 1971 Stariki-razboynikiStariki-razboyniki- Plot :Old detective Myachikov is being retired by his boss Fedyaev. The official version is that Myachikov solved none crimes during last two months...
- Director - 1969 Zigzag Udachi - Director
- 1966 Beware of the Car - Director / Screenwriter
- 1964 Dayte zhalobnuyu knigu - Director
- 1962 Hussar BalladHussar BalladThe Hussar Ballad is a 1962 Soviet musical film by Eldar Ryazanov, filmed on Mosfilm. In effect, it is one of the best loved musical comedies in Russia....
- Director - 1961 Chelovek Niotkuda - Director
- 1961 Kak Sozdavalsya Robinzon - Director
- 1957 Devushka Bez Adresa - Director
- 1956 Carnival NightCarnival NightThe Carnival Night is a 1956 Soviet musical film. It is Eldar Ryazanov's first big-screen film, Lyudmila Gurchenko's first role and also one of the most famous films starring popular comedian Igor Ilyinsky.The film became the Soviet box office leader of 1956 with a total of 48.64 million tickets...
- Director - 1955 Vesenniye Golosa- second Director
- 1954 Ostrov Sakhalin
- 1953 Nedaleko ot Krasnodara
- 1953 Tvoi Knizhki
- 1952 Na Pervenstve mira po shakhmatam
- 1951 Doroga imeni Oktyabrya
- 1950 Oni Uchatsya v Moskve