Andrey Khrzhanovsky

Andrey KHRZHANOVSKY (1939, Russia) graduated in 1962 from the VGIK, the Film School in Moscow, and continues to work as a director, writer and animator. In 1966, Khrzhanovsky made his debut film Once Upon a Time There Lived Kozyavin. His work is characterised by an interest in the history of Russian culture. For example, Room and a Half (2009) was inspired by the work of the Russian poet and essayist Joseph Brodsky.

Filmography

Once Upon a Time There Lived Kozyavin (1966, short), A Glass Concertina (1968, short), Kaleidoscope-71. The Wardrobe (1971, short), Cupboard (1971), The Butterfly (1972, short), In the World of Fables (1972, short), A Wonderful Day (1975, short), No Less Than a Miracle (1976), The House Build by Jack (1976, short), I Fly to You As a Memory (1977, short), And I Am with You Again (1980, short), The Autumn (1982, short), The King’s Sandwich (1985, short), My Favourite Time (1987), School of Fine Arts (1987-1990), Lion with a Grey Beard (1994, short), Oleg Kogan. Life After Life (1996, TV doc), A Long Journey (1997, short), Meetings with Pushkin (1999, doc), A Lullaby for Cricket (1999), Dreams About the Artistic and the Public (2000, doc), Let’s Fly Away! (2002), I Love You (2002), One and a Half Cat (2002, short), Room and a Half (2009), Nos ili zagovor netakikh/The Nose or Conspiracy of Mavericks (2019)

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