Aleksandr Misharin (screenwriter)
| Aleksandr Misharin | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Aleksandr Misharin 6 April 1939 Moscow, USSR |
| Died | 13 April 2008 (aged 69) Moscow, Russia |
| Occupation | Screenwriter, playwright, writer |
| Years active | 1959—2008 |
Aleksandr Nikolaevich Misharin (Russian: Александр Николаевич Мишарин) (6 April 1939 — 13 April 2008) was a Soviet and Russian screenwriter, playwright, novelist, actor and chief editor of Russian periodicals.Honored Artist of the Russian Federation (2000). A close friend of Andrei Tarkovsky with whom he wrote several screenplays, including The Mirror.
Aleksandr Misharin was born in Moscow, Russian SFSR into a mixed Russian-German family. His father served in military. In 1960 Misharin graduated from the Mikhail Shchepkin Higher Theatre School, and in 1962 he finished the High Courses for Scriptwriters and Film Directors. He met Andrei Veytsler while studying at the Shchepkin's drama school. Also a descendant of a noble Russian-German family, Veytsler turned into his regular collaborator for many years. Together they wrote their first dramatic poem A Song of Wind (1959) for the Maly Theatre, as well as other plays such as Hamlet from the Flat № 13 (1961), Winter Ballad (1970), Livelong Day (1973), One Yard Chronicles (1978) and others.
After the institute both of them were sent to work for the Youth Theater in Tver. One of their plays — Dangerous Silence (1963) — was noticed by Nikolay Okhlopkov who made it into a critically acclaimed stage play for the Mayakovsky Theatre, with Misharin performing in one of the minor roles. In addition they produced a number of screenplays and radio plays. The 1977 family comedy Mustached Nanny directed by Vladimir Grammatikov became one of the Soviet box office leaders. It was released shortly after Veytsler's sudden death in 1975. Misharin continued to work alone. His most successful solo play was Silver Wedding (1985) which was staged by Oleg Yefremov at the Moscow Art Theatre. The play gained enormous success at the time of release, and for many people it marked the beginning of new times, or perestroika.
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