Alexey Uchitel
Aleksei Yefimovich Uchitel (Russian: Алексей Ефимович Учитель; born 31 August 1951; Leningrad) is a Russian film director, screenwriter and producer. In 2002, he received the title People's Artist of Russia.
Uchitel was born on 31 August 1951 in Leningrad to the family of documentary filmmaker Yefim Uchitel. In 1975, he graduated from VGIK, worked at the Leningrad studio of documentary films. In 1990, he founded his film studio "Rock". Uchitel's directorial debut was the film Gisele's Mania. In 2000, he received the Nika Award, the Kinotavr Grand Prix and the Crystal Globe nomination for His Wife's Diary. The film was about the last love affair of Ivan Bunin. His 2003 film The Stroll was entered into the 25th Moscow International Film Festival. His 2005 film Dreaming of Space won the Golden George at the 27th Moscow International Film Festival. In 2006, he was a member of the jury at the 28th Moscow International Film Festival. His 2010 film The Edge was selected as the Russian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 83rd Academy Awards but it did not make the final shortlist. His film Break Loose was selected to be screened in the Contemporary World Cinema section at the 2013 Toronto International Film Festival. The romantic drama Matilda directed by Uchitel about the relationship between ballerina Matilda Kshesinskaya and Nicholas II was released on 23 October 2017. The picture became controversial after State Duma deputy Natalia Poklonskaya led a campaign to ban the film on religious grounds.
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Movies (80)
Noise of Time
2027 · Director, Executive Producer
было не было
2026 · Producer
El Manuscrito De Dante
2026 · Executive Producer
Sidney Lumet's Birthday
2026 · Producer
Family Happiness
2025 · Producer
Семейное cчастье (Semeynoe schaste)
2025 · Producer
On This Land
2025 · Producer
Barren Blossom
2024 · Producer
Peculiarities of the National Hospital
2024 · Producer
The Flying Ship
2024 · Producer
Niche
2023 · Producer
Lenechka
2023 · Producer
Shchedrin Suite
2023 · Producer
Twisting in the Wind
2023 · Producer
Mittelmarsch
2023 · Producer
Little Nina & The Piano Thieves
2023 · Producer
Affect
2022 · Producer
Once In The Desert
2022 · Producer
Zemun
2021 · Producer
Sententia
2020 · Producer
#IAmHere
2020 · Producer
Tsoy
2020 · Producer, Director, Screenplay
The Whaler Boy
2020 · Producer
Streltsov
2020 · Producer
Ortino Range
2020 · Producer
Skype
2019 · Producer
The Battle
2019 · Producer
Call Myshkin
2018 · Producer
I Did Not Forget You
2018 · Producer
Mathilde
2017 · Director, Producer
Amun
2017 · Producer
Holy God
2016 · Producer
Tamerlan's Love
2015 · Producer
Pashki
2014 · Producer
The Fool
2014 · Producer
Breaking Loose
2014 · Director, Producer
7 Main Wishes
2013 · Producer
Friends from France
2013 · Producer
The Major
2013 · Producer
The Sea
2013 · Producer
Bite the Dust
2013 · Producer
Orlovs
2013 · Producer
I'll Be Around
2012 · Producer
No problems
2012 · Producer
The Road To
2012 · Producer
The Dry Valley
2012 · Producer
Business in Russian
2011 · Producer
To Live
2010 · Producer
The Edge
2010 · Director, Producer
Виктор Цой. Легенда о последнем герое
2010 · Алексей Учитель
Elephant
2010 · Producer
As If Waiting For A Bus
2009 · Producer
Last Hero: Twenty Years Later
2009 · Director
Captive
2008 · Director, Producer
The Game
2008 · Producer
Enemies
2007 · Producer
The Connection
2006 · Producer
Pavlov's Dog
2005 · Producer
Dreaming of Space
2005 · Director, Producer
The Stroll
2003 · Director, Producer
His Wife's Diary
2000 · Director, Producer
The Elite
1997 · Director, Screenplay
Gisele's Mania
1995 · Director, Producer, Screenplay
Butterfly
1993 · Screenplay, Director
Last Hero
1992 · Screenplay, Director
Mitki in Europe, Yolly-pally
1990 · Writer, Director
Obvodny Canal
1990 · Director, Screenplay
Rock
1988 · Director
O Sport, You Are Peace!
1981 · Camera Operator
How Many People at the Disco
1980 · Director, Screenplay
Irina Kolpakova
1978 · Camera Operator
Leningrad
1978 · Director
Leningrad the Hero City
1975 · Camera Operator
The Place Where You Sleep
· Producer
Дети мои
· Producer
Shostakovich
· Producer
The Flying Ship 2
· Producer
Kumparsita
· Producer
Saved
· Producer
Сто тысяч я
· Director
