Aleksandr Rogozhkin
| Aleksandr Rogozhkin | |
|---|---|
| Born |
3 October 1949 Leningrad, Soviet Union |
| Occupation |
Film director Screenwriter |
| Years active | 1980 - present |
Alexander Vladimirovich Rogozhkin (Russian: Алекса́ндр Влади́мирович Рого́жкин, born October 3, 1949 in Leningrad) is a prolific Russian film director.
In 1990, he directed Karaul, which won the Alfred Bauer Prize at the 40th Berlin International Film Festival.
Rogozhkin's film The Chekist was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1992 Cannes Film Festival.
Abroad, he is famous for his acclaimed 2002 film The Cuckoo (Kukushka), which won the Golden Eagle Award for Best Picture. The film was also entered into the 24th Moscow International Film Festival where he won the award for Best Director.
Rogozhkin was also one of the first filmmakers addressing the Chechen War with his 1998 war drama.
Rogozhkin's most renowned television work are episodes of the - Russia's most popular police procedural TV series.
He also directed a series of popular Russian-language screwball comedies "Peculiarities of National...": Peculiarities of National Hunt (1995), Peculiarities of National Fishing (1998), Peculiarities of National Hunt in Winter Season (2000), and Peculiarities of National Politics (2003). These and the one in a similar vein, Operation Happy New Year, are basically lots of vodka and the related adventures and stunts.
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