Alexey Herman: filmography, biography, photo

Alexey Herman-film Director, people for whom quality is more important than quantity. It is very long I worked on each of his paintings, and never missed an opportunity to write a script, being assisted by beloved wife – Svetlana Karmalita. The Directors always say much less than about the actors. So the young generation may not know who Alex Herman. What movies are to his credit? Like life for this man? What has made in your life?

Biography

20.07.1938 year in Leningrad to the family of Tatiana Alexandrovna and her husband, writer Yuri Pavlovich, was born the son of Alex – future film Director, actor, screenwriter. Soon it became known about the beginning of the war, and he and his mother moved to Arkhangelsk, and the father was in the Northern fleet. After that, the family moved to the village (in those days, Kalamaki), as little Alex developed tuberculosis. There he went to school, once in third grade, and it was at this time began to show their love of books – is completely absorbed.

In the 48th year of the last century, along with his parents Alex returned to Leningrad. By day, he was seriously engaged in Boxing in the evenings, and never missed an opportunity to go to the theater. While Herman wanted to become a doctor, visited the library and read a lot of literature on this topic.

Why he became a Director and decided to spend her entire life devoted to the cinema? The main contribution was made by Yuri Pavlovich and his friends. However, in order to awaken Alexey interest in the work, didn't need a lot of effort. Already in 1955 he became a student of the directing faculty of the Leningrad Institute.

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Student

It So happened that Herman was surrounded by people much older than him. Many already had higher education, and Alexey Yuryevich said he had to get in the same group as always tried to reach out to senior colleagues and sought to ensure not to be worse and sillier.

However, without difficulties no cost. The first time 17-year-old he was accused that he, being a “writer's son”, took someone else's place at the University. But soon the University got back the teacher Arkady Katsman, who later became a Professor. He looked at the sketches of the students, and then said that the most talented – at Hermann, and this moment was decisive. And then there was the first session, also played a role in the fate of Alexei, – he's one of the few received a rating of “five” when the others – threes and fours.

Fateful was his thesis statement. “Ordinary miracle" (the author – E. L. Schwartz) made an indelible impression on all who saw him. The number of viewers the show was G. A. Tovstonogov, after which he invited Alexis Herman on the work in Big drama theatre. Here fully developed cinematographic vision of the future of the legend.

“marks” Herman came in 1964. In the movie, his first work was a picture Vengerov “working village” in which he took the place of the second Director. And three years later, together with Mr. Aronova they put «the Seventh satellite”.

The First independent work of Alexey Yurievich was the picture “Operation "happy New year"”, the script of which was written in the story of his father. The shooting ended in 1971, but in the film, appeared only 14 years later under the title “Check on the roads”.

Personal life

In 1970, Alexey Herman, film Director, married the screenwriter Svetlana Karmalita. She not only became his first and only wife, but also a permanent collaborator. Subsequently, she became a screenwriter, honored art worker. 6 years later after the wedding they had a child together, a son Alexei, who followed in the footsteps of their parents.

Alexey Herman: the filmography

All the great directed by four pictures. Little it may seem. But Alexey has put into them all his strength, doing so that they become the best. And they became so – all were included in the Golden Fund of Russian cinema. The last picture is of Herman, came out in 2013, the year of his death. This adaptation of the novel by the Strugatsky “it is Difficult to be God”. On it, the film worked more than 10 years.

The First independent work, as already mentioned, was the picture “Check on the roads” with Rolan Bykov, Anatoly Solonitsyn in the lead roles. The film has sparked criticism and condemnation, but in 1988, Alex was awarded the State prize of the USSR.

In 1976 the light was no less popular painting “Twenty days without war" (based on the work of Konstantin Simonov). The main cast became Lyudmila Gurchenko, Yuri Nikulin. By chance the film came to Paris, but at home it was released on the screen "through gritted teeth”, as he said himself, Alexey Herman. In France at that time held the festival de Cannes. The picture is so like the world community that the film Director was awarded famous in film award – the name of George Not.

“My friend Ivan Lapshin” made a positive impression on all who watched it. The film has earned a sea of applause, Alexey Shaburov and the entire crewshowered with endless congratulations. The film aired in 1984, and in 1998 Russia met “Khrustalev, the car!”, and again Herman for his work has received several awards.

The Last picture is a wonderful filmmaker called “Hard to be God”. He worked on it for more than 10 years, as has been mentioned, but did not have time to finish it. In 2013, Herman Sr. died, and the work was completed by his son, so that in the same year the movie appeared on the screens.

Acting career

Alexei German – actor is great, too. He played the following roles:

• The journalist in "Rafferty";
• Nikolai Dmitrievich in the film “Sergei Ivanovich is retiring”;
• Konstantin Mustafali in the film “Personal life Director”;
• Forest in the film “Sunk time»;
• Klamm “Castle»;
• The doctor is in “Mania Giselle”.

Alexey Herman as a writer

The Scripts for two of his paintings wrote to Alexey Herman (the movies «Khrustalev, the car” and “Hard to be God”). He also worked for other bands:

• “the Tale of brave Khochbar”.
• “he Lived a brave captain”.
• “Sit here, Bear”.
• «Torpedo».
• “Journey to the Caucasus mountains".
• “the Death of Otrar”.
• “My crew".

Awards

Alexei German Sr. (his filmography consists of only a few paintings) almost for every work has received recognition or award:

1. 1988 – Honored art worker.
2. 1992 – “Golden Aries”.
3. 1994 – people's artist of Russia.
4. 1998 – “Triumph”.
5. 1998 – award named after Sergei Dovlatov.
6. 2003 and 2012 – Stanislavsky prize.
7. 2008 – the medal of Honor for the contribution to cinema development.
8. Order «For merit" of the fourth degree.

Alexei German did not Feb 21, 2013 he was 74 years old. A fine man, film Director, actor and screenwriter. He put in his paintings the part of the soul, and because of that today the audience can not just watch them but enjoy them.