Biography
Andrei Rostotsky has a happy creative biography. The on-screen heroes of the artist are similar to him, the same desperate, risky, with honor overlooking the difficult situation. He tried to play the bastards, but even the cinema bureaucrats said that with such a "positive charm", the killer or the rapist Rostotsky would not convince anyone. Then Andrei chose the adventure genre, only as any normal person, developed the principle of survival:"Anticipate. If possible, avoid. If necessary, to act! And accumulate positive emotions. "Childhood and youth
Andrei was born and grew up in Moscow. He since childhood, he saw all the pros and cons of creative professions, as Father Stanislav Rostotsky was a famous film director of films "And the dawns here are quiet" and "White Bim Black Ear", and the mother Nina Menshikova - actress, the star melodram "wait until Monday" and " Girls".
Andrei went to a special school with an in-depth study of English and in adolescence was not the most conspiracy character, could have confrontation with any zadira, even though he had a low height (169 cm). Having learned in the last grade, Rostotsky as a freelancer began to attend the acting workshop of Sergei Bondarchuk at the Institute of Cinematography and, receiving a certificate, continued to education already on the general basis.
Due to the fact that the novice actor began to actively attract to the filming of the cinema, he had to skip a lot of classes, loomed to the deduction. Savior Rostotsky Acting Talent - Just then he received the first prize of the film festival for the role of Mitya Krasikov in the film "We were not passing," and the leadership of Vgika allowed the guy to stay at the Institute.
After studying Andrei passed military service in a separate cavalry regiment. This part of the star is also fixed to the film, since, together with a horse, the record, he not only won the regimental equestrian competition, but also starred in the adventure picture "End of Emperor Taiga".
Rostotsky is known and as an instructor of school survival Vitalis. Together with the founder of Vitaly Sundukov, he made an expedition to the caves of the Crimean Mountains and removed the documentary about this journey "in search of traces of the Kimmerian civilization", the United States crossed on the SUV.
Since 2000, and to death, Andrei teach acting skills at the Moscow Commercial Institute of Contemporary Art, gave the lessons of scenic battle and fencing. Collaborated with television channels.
In addition to a series of historical and journalistic documentaries under the general name "My War", the actor acted as the main director of ATI-Bati ... ", a vigorous Military Historical Journal" I see the goal "on the Culture Channel and the program" Serving Russia "on ORT, as well as the creator and the "world of fisherman".
Films
The filmography of Rostotsky is projects, the central characters in which are men without fear and reproach, whole, devoted to their ideals. In the tape "I stay with you" is Arkady Gaidar, in the "Days of Turbines" Vladimir Basova - Young Nikolai, in the "Escandon Gusar Volatih" - Hero of the war of 1812, Denis Davydov, in the "split" - Emperor Nicholas II.
"Countess Sheremetyev" Performerator of the leading role of Daria Jurassic considers the last full-fledged picture, after which it was stagnant in Russian cinema. Here, the actor reincarnated in the chapter of a noble Russian family, a benefactor and the patron.
Action "Men's Company", in fact, a film about the film: in the center of the plot - a film crew that is worked out on nature an accident and explosions. Own life-threatening Cascader trick Andrei first performed in the military drama "They fought for their homeland", in the episode of death under the tank of his hero of the corner of the cornfraist. Until now, no actor failed to repeat this complex reception.
As director of Rostotsky, I remember the audience for the adventure picture of 1990 "Zvethoya", filmed based on the famous novel of Phoenimor Cooper. In the film Andrei made another accent, if compared with popular screen vesicles of this work. He showed the beauty of nature, the cruelty and the meaninglessness of the war, did not idealize the image of the Indians and artificially injected the anger of colonizers.
The last director's work of Rostotsky became the film "My border", which he never had time to hove. Okanal filming of the military drama Ivan Solovov. In the credits, Andrei name is not specified.
Personal life
At the set of the painting "Escadron Hussar Volatih", Andrei Rostotsky met with a colleague Marina Yakovleva, who for 3 years was his wife.The second wife became a neighbor on the entrance of Marianne, who still considered himself a fan of his talent. The spouses in 1989 was born daughter Olga. Andrei Two children - another daughter gave birth to a woman who was 9 years older, but the details of this side of the personal life of the artist were not intimidated.
Olga graduated from Vgik, married an actor and director Alexei Barozyn, lives in his father's apartment and, if possible, tries to preserve the former decor. Marianna Heads the Department in the same university, headed the Foundation of the Cultural and Creative Heritage of Stanislav and Andrei Rostotsky.
The actor has not parted with sports throughout life. He was considered one of the best specialists in the country of fencing with historical weapons. In Konnog, Troyboard became a candidate for the master of sports, and in 1998 - a champion at a distance of 400 m.
In addition, Rostotsky is an avid fisherman and a hunter who spent in fishing competitions for the Spartak team. Another hobby was joinery art. From the mahogany, he mastered home furniture, smoking tubes and mouthpieces.
Death
The cause of the death of Andrei Rostotsky in May 2002 was severe injuries obtained from the cliff from the Waterfall "Deviced Tears". The director went in the surroundings of Sochi to find a place to shoot the film "My Border". The forensic examination proved that the tragedy occurred as a result of an accident.
According to the widow, "there are many rolling stones in that place, it seems that the boulder lies firmly on Earth, and actually hangs in the air," Andrei is not the only one who died. Subsequently, the place was pregnant and hanged a warning plate.
Andrei Rostotsky's grave is located on the Vagankovsky cemetery next to the Father, who left the life of nine months earlier.
Filmography
- 1975 - "We did not pass"
- 1975 - "They fought for their homeland"
- 1976 - "Turbine Days"
- 1978 - "End of Emperor Taiga"
- 1980 - "Escadron Gusar Volatih"
- 1981 - "I stay with you"
- 1983 - "Unbeatable"
- 1985 - "Attention! All posts ... "
- 1986 - "Interception"
- 1994 - "Countess Sheremetyeva"
- 2001 - "Truckers"
- 2002 - "DRONGO"