Aleksandr Adabashyan

Aleksandr Artyomovich Adabashyan (Russian: Алекса́ндр Артёмович Адабашья́н; born August 10, 1945, Moscow[1]) is Soviet and Russian film writer, artist, director and actor. Honored Artist of the RSFSR (1983).[2] Honored Artist of Russia (2016).[3]

Biography

Born in Moscow into a russified Armenian family of Artyom Adabashyan, an official at the Ministry of Construction Industry, and Valentina Barkhudarova, a teacher of German language.[4] According to Aleksandr, he was raised inside the Russian culture, he doesn't speak Armenian language and he visited Yerevan only twice in his life.[5] In 1962 he enrolled in the Stroganov Moscow State University of Arts and Industry, and in 1964 he went to serve in the army. In three years he returned and finished the art courses.

As a student he got acquainted with Nikita Mikhalkov and participated in his diploma film A Quite Day at the End of the War as a decorator. After that he turned into a regular Mikhalkov's collaborator, taking part in the majority of his movies as an art director, artist, screenwriter and actor (usually appearing in episodic roles). He also constantly worked with other film directors such as Georgiy Daneliya, Andrei Konchalovsky, Sergei Solovyov and Dunya Smirnova.

He directed two movies on his own: Mado, poste restante (which was nominated for the 1991 César Award as the best debut work[6]) and Azazel mini-series, the first adaptation of Erast Fandorin's adventures. In addition, he made a career as a comedy actor, most famously portraying Barrymore in The Hound of the Baskervilles Soviet adaptation, also alongside Nikita Mikhalkov (who played Sir Henry Baskerville). Among his other notable roles is Timofeev in Five Evenings and Berlioz in The Master and Margarita.

Between 1997 and 1998 Adabashyan directed two operas: Boris Godunov for the Mariinsky Theatre and Khovanshchina for the La Scala opera house.[4] He also worked as an interior designer in several Moscow restaurants.

Adabashyan has been married twice. His first wife was Marina Lebesheva, the sister of the acclaimed Russian cinematographer Pavel Lebeshev. His second wife is Ekaterina Shadrina, an assistant costume designer who also appeared in a small role in Mikhalkov's At Home Among Strangers.[1] Together they have two daughters.

Awards

  • 1978 — Laureate of the State Prize of the Kazakh SSR Kulyash Baiseitova
  • 1983 — Honored Painter of the RSFSR[7]
  • 1990 — Youth Jury Prize International Film Festival Cinema Europe in Ravenna for the movie Mado, poste restante [8]
  • 1991 — Nominated for the César Award for best debut work (the movie Mado, poste restante)[6]
  • 1991 — Prize Flayyano Silver Pegasus (Italy for best foreign scenario)
  • 1993 — Fellini Prize for Best European scenario [7]
  • 2006 — Award VII Russian Festival comedy Smile, Russia! for the contribution to comedy[9]
  • 2013 — Special Jury Prize Film Festival Window to Europe in Vyborg (the film Dog Heaven)[10]
  • 2014 — Nominees for the Golden Eagle Award for Best Script (the film Dog Heaven)

Selected filmography

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Role Screenwriter Artist Director
1970 A Calm Day at the End of the War
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1974 At Home Among Strangers Brylov's messenger / nobleman
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1975 A Slave of Love film director
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1977 An Unfinished Piece for Mechanical Piano
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1978 Siberiade dealer
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Five Evenings Timofeev
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1979 A Few Days from the Life of I.I. Oblomov episode (uncredited)
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1981 Family Relations Sanya the waiter / glazier
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The Hound of the Baskervilles Barrymore
1982 Flights in Dreams and Reality sculpture
1983 Without Witness
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1986 Guard Me, My Talisman Monsieur Dardye
1987 Dark Eyes medical staff (uncredited)
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1990 Mado, poste restante
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1993 Nastya official
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1994 Like Two Crocodiles
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2002 Azazel episode (uncredited)
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2004 Fort Boyard (Russia) Fouras
2005 The Master and Margarita Berlioz
2007 12 bailiff
2008 The Ghost Alexandr the editor
Plus One a man by the stall
Fathers and Sons
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2010 Burnt by the Sun 2 Igor the official
2013 Ku! Kin-dza-dza Abradox (voice)
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Sherlock Holmes editor
Pyotr Leschenko. Everything That Was... Paul
2014 Sunstroke cameraman
2016 The Heritage of Love Lev Chizh
Once Upon a Time There Were We Danila
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References

  1. 1 2 An Unfinished Piece for Aleksandr and Ekaterina at Kommersant, January 31, 1999 (in Russian)
  2. ↑ Большая Российская энциклопедия: В 30 т. / Председатель науч.-ред. совета Ю. С. Осипов. Отв. ред С. Л. Кравец. Т. 1. А — Анкетирование. — М.: Большая Российская энциклопедия, 2005. — 766 с.: ил.: карт.
  3. ↑ President's decree from January 29, 2016 № 31 at the Official Internet Portal of Juridical Information (pravo.gov.ru)
  4. 1 2 Adabashyan, Aleksandr Artemovich Archived 2016-03-24 at the Wayback Machine. at the Theater Encyclopedia (in Russian)
  5. ↑ Aleksandr Adabashyan: «Empires Crashed Because of the False Ideas about Freedom» interview by The Voice of Armenia, June 25, 2013 (in Russian)
  6. 1 2 Palmarès — Alexandre Adabachian
  7. 1 2 Искусство кино
  8. ↑ "Александр Артемович Адабашьян. Биографическая справка". bpm--140.ru. Archived from the original on 2013-02-26. Retrieved 2013-02-24.
  9. ↑ "Гвоздем программы стал арбуз". Archived from the original on 2012-01-04. Retrieved 2015-12-05.
  10. ↑ Женский вечер в Выборге: победил фильм «Она», три из четырех конкурсов выиграли кинодамы
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