Gregory Hlady
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Gregory Hlady is a Ukrainian
actor. He has appeared in over 50 films and television shows since 1973
. He starred in Music for December
, which was screened in the Un Certain Regard
section at the 1995 Cannes Film Festival
.
Hlady speaks English
, French
, Lithuanian
, Polish
, Russian
and Ukrainian
, and makes his home in Montreal
.
, Quebec
. He began his career as an actor in Kiev
, subsequently studying in Moscow
.
He is most frequently associated with the Théâtre de La Veillée (Groupe [de] La Veillée, Espace de la Veillée) where he has directed Le Retour/The Homecoming (which won the Association québécoise des critiques de théâtre award for best production in 1993), Amerika and Le Roi se meurt/Exit the King (among others). He has also directed abroad and has acted in television and film.
His directing style is very visual, physical and highly deconstructive of the text, with tangents created by his exploration of a work creating other tangents until the play has been turned inside out.
He also acts, occasionally, recently appearing in Maurice Maeterlinck's Intérieur at Théâtre du Rideau Vert (directed by Denis Marleau , January, 2001).http://www.canadiantheatre.com/dict.pl?term=Hlady%2C%20Gregory
Ukraine
Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It has an area of 603,628 km², making it the second largest contiguous country on the European continent, after Russia...
actor. He has appeared in over 50 films and television shows since 1973
1973 in film
The year 1973 in film involved some significant events.-Events:*The Marx Brothers' Zeppo Marx divorces his second wife, Barbara Blakely. Blakely would later marry actor/singer Frank Sinatra....
. He starred in Music for December
Music for December
Music for December is a 1995 Russian drama film directed by Ivan Dykhovichny. The film was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1995 Cannes Film Festival.-Cast:* Gregory Hlady* Viktor Bychkov* Nikolai Chindyajkin* Dmitriy Dykhovichnyy...
, which was screened in the Un Certain Regard
Un Certain Regard
Un Certain Regard is a section of the Cannes Film Festival's Official Selection. It is run at the Salle Debussy, parallel to the competition for the Palme d'Or.This section was introduced in 1978 by Gilles Jacob...
section at the 1995 Cannes Film Festival
1995 Cannes Film Festival
-Jury:*Jeanne Moreau *Gianni Amelio *Jean-Claude Brialy *Nadine Gordimer *Gaston Kabore *Michele-Ray Gavras *Emilio Garcia Riera *Philippe Rousselot *John Waters...
.
Hlady speaks English
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
, French
French language
French is a Romance language spoken as a first language in France, the Romandy region in Switzerland, Wallonia and Brussels in Belgium, Monaco, the regions of Quebec and Acadia in Canada, and by various communities elsewhere. Second-language speakers of French are distributed throughout many parts...
, Lithuanian
Lithuanian language
Lithuanian is the official state language of Lithuania and is recognized as one of the official languages of the European Union. There are about 2.96 million native Lithuanian speakers in Lithuania and about 170,000 abroad. Lithuanian is a Baltic language, closely related to Latvian, although they...
, Polish
Polish language
Polish is a language of the Lechitic subgroup of West Slavic languages, used throughout Poland and by Polish minorities in other countries...
, Russian
Russian language
Russian is a Slavic language used primarily in Russia, Belarus, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan. It is an unofficial but widely spoken language in Ukraine, Moldova, Latvia, Turkmenistan and Estonia and, to a lesser extent, the other countries that were once constituent republics...
and Ukrainian
Ukrainian language
Ukrainian is a language of the East Slavic subgroup of the Slavic languages. It is the official state language of Ukraine. Written Ukrainian uses a variant of the Cyrillic alphabet....
, and makes his home in Montreal
Montreal
Montreal is a city in Canada. It is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest city in Canada and the seventh largest in North America...
.
Director
Ukrainian-born director now resident of MontrealMontreal
Montreal is a city in Canada. It is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest city in Canada and the seventh largest in North America...
, Quebec
Quebec
Quebec or is a province in east-central Canada. It is the only Canadian province with a predominantly French-speaking population and the only one whose sole official language is French at the provincial level....
. He began his career as an actor in Kiev
Kiev
Kiev or Kyiv is the capital and the largest city of Ukraine, located in the north central part of the country on the Dnieper River. The population as of the 2001 census was 2,611,300. However, higher numbers have been cited in the press....
, subsequently studying in Moscow
Moscow
Moscow is the capital, the most populous city, and the most populous federal subject of Russia. The city is a major political, economic, cultural, scientific, religious, financial, educational, and transportation centre of Russia and the continent...
.
He is most frequently associated with the Théâtre de La Veillée (Groupe [de] La Veillée, Espace de la Veillée) where he has directed Le Retour/The Homecoming (which won the Association québécoise des critiques de théâtre award for best production in 1993), Amerika and Le Roi se meurt/Exit the King (among others). He has also directed abroad and has acted in television and film.
His directing style is very visual, physical and highly deconstructive of the text, with tangents created by his exploration of a work creating other tangents until the play has been turned inside out.
He also acts, occasionally, recently appearing in Maurice Maeterlinck's Intérieur at Théâtre du Rideau Vert (directed by Denis Marleau , January, 2001).http://www.canadiantheatre.com/dict.pl?term=Hlady%2C%20Gregory
Selected filmography
- Anna KaramazoffAnna KaramazoffAnna Karamazoff is a 1991 Soviet drama film directed by Rustam Khamdamov. It was entered into the 1991 Cannes Film Festival.-Cast:* Jeanne Moreau - Woman* Yelena Solovey - Silent Film Star * Natalya Leble - Natasha...
(1991) - Paths of Death and AngelsPaths of Death and AngelsPaths of Death and Angels is a 1991 Hungarian drama film directed by Zoltán Kamondi. It was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1991 Cannes Film Festival.-Cast:* Enikő Eszenyi - Ilona* Rudolf Hrusínský - Schrevek József...
(1991) - Music for DecemberMusic for DecemberMusic for December is a 1995 Russian drama film directed by Ivan Dykhovichny. The film was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1995 Cannes Film Festival.-Cast:* Gregory Hlady* Viktor Bychkov* Nikolai Chindyajkin* Dmitriy Dykhovichnyy...
(1995) - The UndefeatedThe Undefeated (2000 film)The Undefeated is a Ukrainian film by Oles Yanchuk. Filmed at the studio "Studio Oles-film", with the assistance of the Ukrainian Congress Committee of America , with the National Cinema Studio of feature films named after O.Dovzhenko. Chief advisor to the film was Askold Lozynsky .September 30,...
(2000) - Spinning BorisSpinning BorisSpinning Boris is a 2003 comedy movie starring Jeff Goldblum, Anthony LaPaglia and Liev Schreiber. It was directed by Roger Spottiswoode. In the film, a Russian political elite hires American consultants to help with Boris Yeltsin's reelection campaign when his approval rating is down to single...
(2003) - The Ugly SwansThe Ugly Swans (film)The Ugly Swans is a 2006 Russian science fiction film directed by Konstantin Lopushansky, based on the novel of the same name by Arkady and Boris Strugatsky. The film is often compared to Andrei Tarkovsky's Stalker, also adapted from a Strugatsky book....
(2006)