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Konstantin Lopushansky is a Director, Writer and Assistant Director Russe born on 12 june 1947 at Dnipropetrovsk (Ukraine)
Konstantin Sergeyevich Lopushansky (born June 12, 1947) is a Soviet and Russian film director, film theorist and author. He is perhaps best known for his post-apocalyptic film Pisma Myortvogo Cheloveka aka Dead Man's Letters (1986).
In 1970 he graduated from Kazan conservatoire as a violinist, and in 1973 he completed a postgraduate course in Leningrad conservatoire with a Ph.D. thesis in art criticism. Then Konstantin Lopushansky taught at the Kazan and Leningrad conservatories for several years, before taking the Higher Courses for Scriptwriters and Film Directors. Upon graduating the courses in 1979 he assisted Andrei Tarkovsky in directing the legendary film Stalker. Since 1980 Lopushansky has worked as a production director at the Lenfilm cinema studio. His 1989 film A Visitor to a Museum was entered into the 16th Moscow International Film Festival where it won the Silver St. George and the Prix of Ecumenical Jury.
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Birth name Konstantin Sergeyevich Lopushansky
Nationality Russie
Birth 12 june 1947 (77 years) at Dnipropetrovsk (Ukraine)
Awards Honored Artist of the Russian Federation
Nationality Russie
Birth 12 june 1947 (77 years) at Dnipropetrovsk (Ukraine)
Awards Honored Artist of the Russian Federation
In 1970 he graduated from Kazan conservatoire as a violinist, and in 1973 he completed a postgraduate course in Leningrad conservatoire with a Ph.D. thesis in art criticism. Then Konstantin Lopushansky taught at the Kazan and Leningrad conservatories for several years, before taking the Higher Courses for Scriptwriters and Film Directors. Upon graduating the courses in 1979 he assisted Andrei Tarkovsky in directing the legendary film Stalker. Since 1980 Lopushansky has worked as a production director at the Lenfilm cinema studio. His 1989 film A Visitor to a Museum was entered into the 16th Moscow International Film Festival where it won the Silver St. George and the Prix of Ecumenical Jury.
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The Ugly Swans (2006)
, 1h45Directed by Konstantin Lopushansky
Genres Drama, Science fiction
Themes Films about writers, Films based on science fiction novels
Actors Gregory Hlady
Rating68%
The film's plot is loosely based on the novel, with some superficial differences. The story has been adjusted slightly to contextualize it in the "near future," with the main character Victor Banev recast as a UN envoy to the town of Tashlinsk, where a mysterious group has taken the town's children to an isolated boarding school. The major departure from the novel's plot is in the ending, in which the "Aquatters" ("Slimeys" from the novel) are all killed by the humans. The children are heroically rescued by Banev, but they are unable to reassimilate into society and are institutionalized.
A Visitor to a Museum (1990)
, 2h16Directed by Konstantin Lopushansky
Origin Russie
Genres Drama, Science fiction, Horror
Themes Post-apocalyptic films, Films about religion, Films set in the future, Political films, Dystopian films, Disaster films
Rating71%
Dans un monde post-apocalyptique, où une grande partie de la population est constituée de mutants déments et déformés gardés dans des réserves, un homme se lance dans la visite des ruines d'un musée enfoui sous la mer auquel on ne peut accéder qu'à marée basse.
Dead Man's Letters (1986)
, 1h28Directed by Konstantin Lopushansky
Genres Drama, Science fiction
Themes Post-apocalyptic films, Films about religion, Films set in the future, Political films, Dystopian films, Arme nucléaire, Disaster films
Actors Rolan Bykov
Rating74%
The plot is set in a town after a nuclear war, which was caused by a computer error and the failure of the operator to prevent the missile launch — he noticed the mistake, but choked on coffee and was not able to shout respective commands in time. The town is destroyed and polluted with radioactive elements. Police curfew is established in the immediate vicinity and only healthy people are selected for admittance to the underground bunkers. The main character, played by Rolan Bykov, is a Nobel Prize in Physics laureate, who tries to survive and helps a small group of children and adults survive by staying with them in the basement of the former museum of history. He survives by writing letters in his mind to his son Eric, though it is obvious that they will never be read. The main character is very disappointed that science has led to such a disaster. Many die from the radiation. He escapes the safe bunker, returning to the dying abandoned children, taking care of them for some time and giving them hope. Eventually he dies as well. The film ends with children wandering through the uninhabited landscape, their future uncertain.
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The Ugly Swans (2006)
, 1h45Directed by Konstantin Lopushansky
Genres Drama, Science fiction
Themes Films about writers, Films based on science fiction novels
Actors Gregory Hlady
Roles Writer
Rating68%
The film's plot is loosely based on the novel, with some superficial differences. The story has been adjusted slightly to contextualize it in the "near future," with the main character Victor Banev recast as a UN envoy to the town of Tashlinsk, where a mysterious group has taken the town's children to an isolated boarding school. The major departure from the novel's plot is in the ending, in which the "Aquatters" ("Slimeys" from the novel) are all killed by the humans. The children are heroically rescued by Banev, but they are unable to reassimilate into society and are institutionalized.
A Visitor to a Museum (1990)
, 2h16Directed by Konstantin Lopushansky
Origin Russie
Genres Drama, Science fiction, Horror
Themes Post-apocalyptic films, Films about religion, Films set in the future, Political films, Dystopian films, Disaster films
Roles Writer
Rating71%
Dans un monde post-apocalyptique, où une grande partie de la population est constituée de mutants déments et déformés gardés dans des réserves, un homme se lance dans la visite des ruines d'un musée enfoui sous la mer auquel on ne peut accéder qu'à marée basse.
Dead Man's Letters (1986)
, 1h28Directed by Konstantin Lopushansky
Genres Drama, Science fiction
Themes Post-apocalyptic films, Films about religion, Films set in the future, Political films, Dystopian films, Arme nucléaire, Disaster films
Actors Rolan Bykov
Roles Writer
Rating74%
The plot is set in a town after a nuclear war, which was caused by a computer error and the failure of the operator to prevent the missile launch — he noticed the mistake, but choked on coffee and was not able to shout respective commands in time. The town is destroyed and polluted with radioactive elements. Police curfew is established in the immediate vicinity and only healthy people are selected for admittance to the underground bunkers. The main character, played by Rolan Bykov, is a Nobel Prize in Physics laureate, who tries to survive and helps a small group of children and adults survive by staying with them in the basement of the former museum of history. He survives by writing letters in his mind to his son Eric, though it is obvious that they will never be read. The main character is very disappointed that science has led to such a disaster. Many die from the radiation. He escapes the safe bunker, returning to the dying abandoned children, taking care of them for some time and giving them hope. Eventually he dies as well. The film ends with children wandering through the uninhabited landscape, their future uncertain.
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Stalker (1980)
, 2h43Directed by Andreï Tarkovski
Origin Russie
Genres Drama, Science fiction, Thriller, Fantastic, Adventure, Horror
Themes Philosophie, Films about religion, Transport films, Rail transport films, Films based on science fiction novels
Actors Alissa Freindlich, Alexandre Kaïdanovski, Anatoli Solonitsyne, Nikolai Grinko, Vladimir Zamansky
Roles Assistant Director
Rating80%
The 'Stalker' (Alexander Kaidanovsky) works in some unclear area in the indefinite future as a guide who leads people through the 'Zone', a vicinity in which the normal laws of reality no longer fully apply. The Zone contains a place called the 'Room', said to grant the wishes of anyone who steps inside. The area containing the Zone is sealed off by the government and great hazards exist within it. At home with his wife and daughter, the Stalker's wife (Alisa Freindlich) begs him not to go into the Zone but he ignores her pleas. In a rundown bar, the Stalker meets his next clients for a trip into the Zone. The 'Writer' (Anatoly Solonitsyn) and the 'Professor' (Nikolai Grinko) agree to put their fate into the hands of the Stalker. Their specific names do not come up as they all agree to refer to each other pseudo-anonymously by just their professions.