Biography
Sergey Vladimirovich Bodrov - Soviet and Russian Writer, Director, Producer. The owner of nominations for the Golden Globe and Oscar award for the films "Caucasian Captive", "Mongol". Father of the film director and actor Sergei Bodrov Jr..
Sergey Vladimirovich was born on June 28, 1948 in Khabarovsk in the family of hereditary doctors. Early childhood, the boy spent in the Primorsky Territory in the house of Grandparents on the Ussuri River, as Mom at that time studied at the Medical Institute. By nationality, the mother of the future director was Tatar, and the grandmother on the paternal line - Buryatka.
![Director Sergey Bodrov-Sr. Director Sergey Bodrov-Sr.](/userfiles/126/17193_1.webp)
In the village where Sergey's childhood passed, all the male population was engaged in hunting and fishing. Bodrov's school friend was from the Tigrolov family. Sergey himself was preparing to become a jockey, learned to ride a horse, but high growth did not allow to stay in the profession. After school, he entered the faculty of electrical equipment of aircraft in the Moscow Energy Institute. He was fond of playing cards. After the contribution from the Institute for the scandal associated with the money game, gathered in the landing troops, but because of the problems with the jaw, Sergey did not come to the army.
Films
Bodrov got an illuminator on Mosfilm. The creative atmosphere has beneficially influenced the young man, and Sergey began writing stories that were printed in the "literary newspaper" on a par with prose Gregory Green, Arkady Arkanova, Leonid Lyarkaeva, Friedrich Grenztein. On the advice of editors, the publication entered the correspondence department of the Scenic Faculty of Vgika for the course to Kiron Paramonic and Natalia Fokina. During his studies, a special correspondent to the journal "Crocodile" was settled.
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After graduating from the university in 1974, he began working as a screenwriter at a Moscow film studio, debuting in the film "Fitil". According to the script of Bodrov in 1978, Vladimir Rogovna was filmed by the film "Balamut". The main roles in the comedy about student life were played by Vadim Andreev, Natalia Treaschaeva and Nikolay Denisov. A year later, the lyrical melodrama "My Anfisa" about the love of the young men Nikita, the son of intelligent parents, and a simple girl painor Anfisa came out on the screens. In the film, Eduard Gavrilov, Marina Levutova performed the major role.
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In 1981, the film "Favorite Woman Mechanic Gavrilov" with Sergey Shakurov and Lyudmila Gurchenko starred on the scenario of Sergei Bodrov-Elder. In 1983, a military film "Long Milky Way" came out, in which Sergey Vladimirovich's first cooperation was held with Kazakh colleagues. In 1984, a children's picture "Sweet juice inside grass" appears, which became the directed debut of Bodrov. A year later, the picture received a special council at the All-Union Film Festival in Minsk and the Silver Cinema Contest Award at the Moscow Film Festival.
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In 1986, the second full-length of the director Sergei Bodrov "Nepprofessee" was published on the "Kazakhfilm" film studio, in which Valentina Talyzin, Amanangelius Elishalbayev, Anis Sadykov, Igor Zolotovitsky. The picture received a special council at the Film Festival in Turin. In the same year, the screens appear in the script of Bodrov "Do not go, girls marry". The film of the film was included with the stars of the Soviet screen Vyacheslav Invarnive, Nina Ruslanov, Svetlana Ryabova, Tatiana Dogleva, Viktor Pavlov, Evgeny Stems, Tatiana Agafonova, Natalia Vavilov.
In 1986, Sergey Bodrov-Sr. removed the melodrama "I hate you" about reconciliation of once the broken spouses of Mikhailov. Svetlana Kryuchkova and Yuri Kuznetsov played the main characters of the picture. In 1989, the premiere of the Criminal Drama "Katala" with Valery Garkalin and Elena Safonovoy was held. The picture brought Bodrov to all-union fame. In the late 80s, the director of the director was replenished with Sir's social drama, which won three international premiums - Montreal, Brussels and Berlin film festivals.
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In the early 90s, the director creates the films "White King, Red Queen" and "I wanted to see angels." Often the director attracts to the work of unprofessional actors. In 1996, Sergey Bodrov began shooting the drama "Caucasian captive", which became a turning point for his creative biography. The film was nominated for Oscar, received the main prize of the Russian Film Festival "Kinotavr".
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Performers of the main roles Oleg Menshikov and Sergey Bodrov jr. were divided by the Nika Prize for the best male role. In creating a script, Boris Giller helped Boris Giller, his student. Son Sergey participated in the selection of actors, it was he who found a photo Girl Susanna Mehraliev for the role of Dean. In the Russian box office, the picture collected $ 100 thousand.
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In the 90s, Sergey Bodrov-senior moved to the United States, where he initially wrote scenarios. The first film created in co-authorship with the director Alexander Rokwell became the drama "The One Who is in love." In 1999, according to the script of Bodrov-senior director, Rezhis Venier took the picture "East-West" about the return of the White emigration in the USSR after the end of World War II.
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In 2001, the premiere of the Drama of Bodrovaya Sr. "Let's do it quickly", and in a year - "Bear Kiss". Both films were created by the joint efforts of cinematographers of European countries. In 2006, the director took the Military Drama "Nomad" on the film studio of Kazakhstan. A year later, Blokbaster Bodrov "Mongol" came out, which described the life of Genghis Khan. Filming the film, which in 2007 received a nomination for Oscar, was dragged for several years. Russian rental brought the creators of a picture of $ 6.5 million.
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In 2010, Sergey Bodrov, together with Gulshad Omarova (the executiver of the leading role in the debut film of the director "Sweet juice inside grass") took off the Kininomedy "Yakuza daughter". Japanese filmmakers took part in creating the film. In 2014, Bodrybaster Bodrov "Seventh Son" came to the screens, work on which was conducted at the Hollywood film studio Warner Bros. The main characters played the stars of American cinema Jeff Bridges, Julianna Moore and Ben Barnes. In 2015, Sergey Bodrov played an episodic role in the Melik Knight of the Cups.
Personal life
Having arrived in Moscow, Sergey Bodrov met a student of the art historian Faculty of Valentina Nikolaevna, on which he soon married. In 1971, a couple had a son Sergey. In 1977, his father left the family, then returned again. Bodrov-senior finally issued a divorce with his wife in 1984.
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From the second spouse, the Kazakh artist and the owner of the Gallery Aizhan Bacculova, Bodrov-Sacred daughter was born. In early 90s, Sergey met an American caroline Kavalero, with which he first lived in Moscow, and then moved to the United States. The third wife often spoke to the co-author of Sergei Vladimirovich in writing scenarios to his films. But with Caroline, the personal life of the director did not hold down, and soon the spouse broke up.
The children of Sergei Bodrov's senior were friends among themselves, and when in 2002, Sergey Bodrov-Jr. died, Assia was very worried.
Sergey Bodrov-Sr. now
Now Sergey Vladimirovich lives in his own mansion in Los Angeles. Survive a personal tragedy, the loss of the Son, the director helped the work.At the end of 2016, Sergey Bodrov-Senior for the first time in 14 years raised this topic in the transfer of "alone with everyone", which is broadcast in Russia on the first channel.
Filmography
- "Sweet juice inside grass" - 1984
- "Nonprofessionals" - 1985
- "I hate you" - 1986
- "Katala" - 1989
- Sir - 1989
- "White King, Red Queen" - 1992
- "I wanted to see angels" - 1992
- Caucasian Captive - 1996
- "Running free" - 1999
- "Let's do it fast" - 2001
- "Bear Kiss" - 2002
- "Nomad" - 2005
- "Mongol" - 2007
- "Daughter Yakuza" - 2010
- "Seventh Son" - 2014