Script writer and director Pavel Lungin: filmography

In the world cinema one of the most outstanding Russian screenwriters and directors for today is Pavel Lungin. His filmography is full of very lively, quivering and interesting paintings, for which he received many awards and prizes. His films do not just perform their entertainment function, they suggest a variety of reflections and make you think.

Paul Lungin: filmography, biography

Lungin was born in Moscow in the height of summer - July 12, 1949. When he grew up, he decided to follow in the footsteps of his father Semyon Lvovich Lungin. His mother, Liliana Zinovievna Lungina (Markovich), was a philologist and translator of fiction, which became known through the translation of the instantly popular Russian story of Kid and Karlsson.

Pavel Semenovich graduated from the linguistic department of Moscow State University in 1971. This year in his life was saturated with another wonderful event - he had a son, Sasha - a future producer and film director.

Pavel Lungin never stopped on his laurels, and soon he went to study at the Higher Courses of the director's department of the studio of G. Danelia and M. Lvovsky.

Start

In his first debut work, he first appeared as screenwriter Pavel Lungin. His filmography dates back to 1976, when he was photographed the work "All business in the brother" - about brothers, one of which is exemplary, and the other - laziness and a slacker.

According to his own scenario, such works as "The End of the Taiga Emperor" (1978) - about the little-known pages of A. Gaidar and "Invincible" (1983) - about the Red Army soldier Khromov, who created a new kind of struggle without weapons.

Pavel Lungin gradually began to taste and expand his experience. His filmography later spoke of how, like the swallows, the films "All the way around" (1981), "The Hitcher" (1986), "Christians" (1987), "Oriental" Novel "(1992), etc.

France

In 1990, Lungin Pavel Semenovich left Russia and moved to France to Paris. However, this move did not change anything for him in terms of work, he attracted French producers and continued to shoot pictures in Mother Russia and Russia.

Lungin is a very clever, talented and very brave man who is not afraid to throw challenges through his films to this world that is mired in mercantile dreams. And this despite the fact that he shot his first film as a director at the age of forty, by this time he was already mature and with a clear position of a man. So there was a director Pavel Lungin, his filmography contains works for every taste.

Works

As a director, he made his debut in the film, based on his own script, "Taxi Blues" (1990) with Peter Mamonov, who received the award at the Cannes Film Festival.

Then he worked on several documentaries - "Gulag - the secret of happiness" (1991), "Underground Pioneer" (1993), "Nice: Little Russia" (1993) "Vladimir Mayakovsky" (1998) , And also created a feature film "Luna Park" (1992), etc.

In 2000, he filmed the painting "The Wedding", which won the award in Cannes. In the main roles were involved M. Mironova and M. Basharov. In 2001, the film became the leader of the film "Oligarch", and the picture "Poor Relatives" took the prize "Kinotavr-2005".

One of his outstanding works was "The Island" with Peter Mamonov, filmed in 2006 and collected a huge number of awards. In 2009, he created the film "The Tsar", again, with Peter Mamonov. And then there was the film "Conductor" (2012), the TV series "Rodina", and "Dama Peak" with Xenia Rappaport became one of his final works in 2016.

Conclusion

Although I did not immediately understand what Paul Lungin wanted to do, the filmography, however, includes a huge number of great films. He always works very actively and does not take a long vacation between shootings. According to him, the more you give your work, the more inspiration, new strength and energy you get in return.