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Karen Shakhnazarov is a Director, Novel and Producer Russe born on 8 july 1952 at Krasnodar (Russie)
Karen Georgievich Shakhnazarov, PAR (Russian: Каре́н Гео́ргиевич Шахназа́ров; born 8 July 1952) is a Soviet and Russian filmmaker, producer and screenwriter. He became the Director General of the Mosfilm studios in 1998.
Shakhnazarov is the son of a Georgy Shakhnazarov, a politician of Armenian descent.
His 1987 film Courier was entered into the 15th Moscow International Film Festival where it won a Special Prize. In 2002 he was a member of the jury at the 24th Moscow International Film Festival. Since 2005 he has been a member of the Public Chamber of Russia.
His 2012 film White Tiger was selected as the Russian entry for the Best Foreign Language Oscar at the 85th Academy Awards, but it did not make the final shortlist.
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Karen Shakhnazarov
Birth name Karen Georgievich Shakhnazarov
Nationality Russie
Birth 8 july 1952 (72 years) at Krasnodar (Russie)
Awards Honored Artist of the Russian Federation
Nationality Russie
Birth 8 july 1952 (72 years) at Krasnodar (Russie)
Awards Honored Artist of the Russian Federation
Shakhnazarov is the son of a Georgy Shakhnazarov, a politician of Armenian descent.
His 1987 film Courier was entered into the 15th Moscow International Film Festival where it won a Special Prize. In 2002 he was a member of the jury at the 24th Moscow International Film Festival. Since 2005 he has been a member of the Public Chamber of Russia.
His 2012 film White Tiger was selected as the Russian entry for the Best Foreign Language Oscar at the 85th Academy Awards, but it did not make the final shortlist.
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Filmography of Karen Shakhnazarov (10 films)
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White Tiger (2012)
, 1h44Directed by Karen Shakhnazarov
Origin Russie
Genres War, Fantasy, Action, Adventure
Themes Politique, Political films
Actors Klaus Grünberg, Christian Redl, Dirk Martens, Michael Shanks
Rating60%
It is World War II. After a battle, a tank operator is found in a destroyed Soviet tank. Miraculously recovering from burns on 90 percent of his body, he suffers amnesia and cannot recall his identity. He receives a new passport in the name Naydenov (from the Russian word for "found"), and is returned to duty. Naydenov believes he has the ability to communicate with tanks as if they were people, though he tries not to advertise this. He is also recognized as the best tank driver in his army group.
American Daughter (1995)
, 1h38Directed by Karen Shakhnazarov
Origin Russie
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama
Actors Vladimir Machkov, Armen Djigarkhanian
Rating62%
Un homme russe solitaire essaie de voir sa fille qui vit avec sa mère loin aux États-Unis.
Assassin of the Tsar (1991)
, 1h38Directed by Karen Shakhnazarov
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Historical
Themes Medical-themed films, Films about psychiatry, Films set in psychiatric hospitals
Actors Oleg Yankovsky, Malcolm McDowell, Armen Djigarkhanian, Yury Belyayev, Veniamin Smekhov
Rating67%
Timofyev (Malcolm McDowell) is a patient in an asylum who claims to be the man who killed Tsar Alexander II in 1881, and his grandson Tsar Nicholas II in 1918.
Zerograd (1989)
, 1h43Directed by Karen Shakhnazarov
Origin Russie
Genres Drama, Science fiction, Comedy, Comedy-drama
Actors Leonid Filatov, Oleg Basilashvili, Vladimir Valentinovich Menshov, Armen Djigarkhanian, Yevgeniy Yevstigneyev
Rating73%
Alexeï Mikhaïlovitch Varakine est envoyé par une entreprise de Moscou pour demander à une usine située en province de changer une pièce dans les climatiseurs qu'elle fabrique. Arrivé sur place, Varakine est plongé dans une ambiance absurde et cauchemardesque. La secrétaire du directeur est nue à son bureau, le directeur lui-même semble ne pas connaître sa propre usine et l'ingénieur en chef susceptible de traiter la demande de Varakine est mort depuis huit mois.
Courier (1986)
, 1h28Directed by Karen Shakhnazarov
Genres Drama, Comedy, Romance
Actors Oleg Basilashvili, Inna Tchourikova, Vladimir Valentinovich Menshov, Vera Sotnikova
Rating77%
Ivan Miroshnikov, а 17-year-old high school graduate, fails to enter university and gets fixed up with a job as a courier (delivery person) in a small publishing company. At the same his parents get divorced. His ironic and careless attitude to his new miserable job covers the deep confusion of his soul. By pure accident he meets a girl named Katya, daughter of a famous professor. She is bored with her perfect family and ordinary prosperity, and they start dating. But her sudden interest gradually fades away because she doesn't have enough strength for deliberate protest and Ivan, truthfully, is not particularly interested in her. Soon she returns to her old environment, and he stays face-to-face with his nearest future.
We're from Jazz (1983)
, 1h29Directed by Karen Shakhnazarov
Genres Comedy, Musical theatre, Musical
Themes Musical films
Actors Igor Sklyar, Borislav Brondoukov, Larissa Dolina, Yevgeniy Yevstigneyev, Leonid Kouravliov
Rating70%
A student is expelled from music school because he loves jazz, and jazz at that time (film represents 1920s) is a kind of music that represents USA capitalism. He hires two street musicians to form a band, and goes from one city to another trying to gain fame.
Scriptwriter
White Tiger (2012)
, 1h44Directed by Karen Shakhnazarov
Origin Russie
Genres War, Fantasy, Action, Adventure
Themes Politique, Political films
Actors Klaus Grünberg, Christian Redl, Dirk Martens, Michael Shanks
Roles Writer
Rating60%
It is World War II. After a battle, a tank operator is found in a destroyed Soviet tank. Miraculously recovering from burns on 90 percent of his body, he suffers amnesia and cannot recall his identity. He receives a new passport in the name Naydenov (from the Russian word for "found"), and is returned to duty. Naydenov believes he has the ability to communicate with tanks as if they were people, though he tries not to advertise this. He is also recognized as the best tank driver in his army group.
American Daughter (1995)
, 1h38Directed by Karen Shakhnazarov
Origin Russie
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama
Actors Vladimir Machkov, Armen Djigarkhanian
Roles Writer
Rating62%
Un homme russe solitaire essaie de voir sa fille qui vit avec sa mère loin aux États-Unis.
Assassin of the Tsar (1991)
, 1h38Directed by Karen Shakhnazarov
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Historical
Themes Medical-themed films, Films about psychiatry, Films set in psychiatric hospitals
Actors Oleg Yankovsky, Malcolm McDowell, Armen Djigarkhanian, Yury Belyayev, Veniamin Smekhov
Roles Writer
Rating67%
Timofyev (Malcolm McDowell) is a patient in an asylum who claims to be the man who killed Tsar Alexander II in 1881, and his grandson Tsar Nicholas II in 1918.
Zerograd (1989)
, 1h43Directed by Karen Shakhnazarov
Origin Russie
Genres Drama, Science fiction, Comedy, Comedy-drama
Actors Leonid Filatov, Oleg Basilashvili, Vladimir Valentinovich Menshov, Armen Djigarkhanian, Yevgeniy Yevstigneyev
Roles Writer
Rating73%
Alexeï Mikhaïlovitch Varakine est envoyé par une entreprise de Moscou pour demander à une usine située en province de changer une pièce dans les climatiseurs qu'elle fabrique. Arrivé sur place, Varakine est plongé dans une ambiance absurde et cauchemardesque. La secrétaire du directeur est nue à son bureau, le directeur lui-même semble ne pas connaître sa propre usine et l'ingénieur en chef susceptible de traiter la demande de Varakine est mort depuis huit mois.
Courier (1986)
, 1h28Directed by Karen Shakhnazarov
Genres Drama, Comedy, Romance
Actors Oleg Basilashvili, Inna Tchourikova, Vladimir Valentinovich Menshov, Vera Sotnikova
Roles Writer
Rating77%
Ivan Miroshnikov, а 17-year-old high school graduate, fails to enter university and gets fixed up with a job as a courier (delivery person) in a small publishing company. At the same his parents get divorced. His ironic and careless attitude to his new miserable job covers the deep confusion of his soul. By pure accident he meets a girl named Katya, daughter of a famous professor. She is bored with her perfect family and ordinary prosperity, and they start dating. But her sudden interest gradually fades away because she doesn't have enough strength for deliberate protest and Ivan, truthfully, is not particularly interested in her. Soon she returns to her old environment, and he stays face-to-face with his nearest future.
We're from Jazz (1983)
, 1h29Directed by Karen Shakhnazarov
Genres Comedy, Musical theatre, Musical
Themes Musical films
Actors Igor Sklyar, Borislav Brondoukov, Larissa Dolina, Yevgeniy Yevstigneyev, Leonid Kouravliov
Roles Writer
Rating70%
A student is expelled from music school because he loves jazz, and jazz at that time (film represents 1920s) is a kind of music that represents USA capitalism. He hires two street musicians to form a band, and goes from one city to another trying to gain fame.
Producer
White Tiger (2012)
, 1h44Directed by Karen Shakhnazarov
Origin Russie
Genres War, Fantasy, Action, Adventure
Themes Politique, Political films
Actors Klaus Grünberg, Christian Redl, Dirk Martens, Michael Shanks
Roles Producer
Rating60%
It is World War II. After a battle, a tank operator is found in a destroyed Soviet tank. Miraculously recovering from burns on 90 percent of his body, he suffers amnesia and cannot recall his identity. He receives a new passport in the name Naydenov (from the Russian word for "found"), and is returned to duty. Naydenov believes he has the ability to communicate with tanks as if they were people, though he tries not to advertise this. He is also recognized as the best tank driver in his army group.
The Star (2002)
, 1h37Directed by Nikolaï Lebedev
Origin Russie
Genres Drama, War, Action, Adventure, Historical
Themes Politique, Political films
Actors Igor Petrenko, Aleksei Kravchenko
Roles Producer
Rating68%
A team of Soviet scouts is sent behind enemy lines to find the location of the German armor forces. The Soviets wait until night, and open up with an artillery barrage. As the guns fire, the team advances. The team successfully slips behind enemy lines. Many dramatic scenes follow. In one, a German soldier is captured and interrogated. In another, the team calls an airstrike on German positions, causing great damage and casualties. One man even kills a German soldier with his pistol during the air attack. This tract of scenes finds the main characters successfully finding the location of the German armor. They are eventually cornered in a barn, with Germans attacking on all sides. During the battle, the team leader sends a radio message, telling the location of enemy armor. The team is eventually overrun and wiped out.
Who, If Not Us (1998)
, 1h29Directed by Valery Priomykhov
Origin Russie
Genres Drama, Comedy-drama
Themes Films about education, Films about children, L'enfance marginalisée
Actors Artur Smolyaninov, Valery Priomykhov, Albert Filozov, Ekaterina Vassilieva, Tatiana Dogileva, Ivan Okhlobystine
Roles Producer
Rating64%
Ce film raconte l'histoire de deux garçons qui veulent devenir millionnaires et essayent de braquer un magasin. Le plus âgé est envoyé en maison de correction alors que le second est placé dans une école spéciale pour enfants difficiles.