Alexey Uchitel
Aleksei Yefimovich Uchitel (Russian: Алексей Ефимович Учитель; born 31 August 1951; Leningrad) is a Russian film director, screenwriter and producer. In 2002, he received the title People's Artist of Russia.
Uchitel was born on 31 August 1951 in Leningrad to the family of documentary filmmaker Yefim Uchitel. In 1975, he graduated from VGIK, worked at the Leningrad studio of documentary films. In 1990, he founded his film studio "Rock". Uchitel's directorial debut was the film Gisele's Mania. In 2000, he received the Nika Award, the Kinotavr Grand Prix and the Crystal Globe nomination for His Wife's Diary. The film was about the last love affair of Ivan Bunin. His 2003 film The Stroll was entered into the 25th Moscow International Film Festival. His 2005 film Dreaming of Space won the Golden George at the 27th Moscow International Film Festival. In 2006, he was a member of the jury at the 28th Moscow International Film Festival. His 2010 film The Edge was selected as the Russian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 83rd Academy Awards but it did not make the final shortlist. His film Break Loose was selected to be screened in the Contemporary World Cinema section at the 2013 Toronto International Film Festival. The romantic drama Matilda directed by Uchitel about the relationship between ballerina Matilda Kshesinskaya and Nicholas II was released on 23 October 2017. The picture became controversial after State Duma deputy Natalia Poklonskaya led a campaign to ban the film on religious grounds.
Fotos
Filmes (80)

Noise of Time
2027 · Director, Executive Producer

было не было
2026 · Producer

Nas Mãos de Dante
2026 · Executive Producer

Sidney Lumet's Birthday
2026 · Producer

Family Happiness
2025 · Producer

Семейное cчастье (Semeynoe schaste)
2025 · Producer

On This Land
2025 · Producer

Barren Blossom
2024 · Producer

Peculiarities of the National Hospital
2024 · Producer

The Flying Ship
2024 · Producer

Niche
2023 · Producer

Lenechka
2023 · Producer

Shchedrin Suite
2023 · Producer

Twisting in the Wind
2023 · Producer

Mittelmarsch
2023 · Producer

Nina e os Ladrões de Piano
2023 · Producer

Affect
2022 · Producer

Once In The Desert
2022 · Producer

Zemun
2021 · Producer

Sententia
2020 · Producer

#IAmHere
2020 · Producer

Tsoy
2020 · Producer, Director, Screenplay

The Whaler Boy
2020 · Producer

Streltsov
2020 · Producer
Ortino Range
2020 · Producer

Skype
2019 · Producer

The Battle
2019 · Producer

Call Myshkin
2018 · Producer

I Did Not Forget You
2018 · Producer

Matilda
2017 · Director, Producer

Amun
2017 · Producer

Holy God
2016 · Producer

Tamerlan's Love
2015 · Producer

Pashki
2014 · Producer

O Idiota
2014 · Producer

Breaking Loose
2014 · Director, Producer

7 Main Wishes
2013 · Producer

Friends from France
2013 · Producer

O Major
2013 · Producer

The Sea
2013 · Producer

Bite the Dust
2013 · Producer

Orlovs
2013 · Producer

Estarei Por Aqui
2012 · Producer

No problems
2012 · Producer

The Road To
2012 · Producer

The Dry Valley
2012 · Producer

Business in Russian
2011 · Producer

To Live
2010 · Producer

Expresso da Morte
2010 · Director, Producer

Виктор Цой. Легенда о последнем герое
2010 · Алексей Учитель

Elephant
2010 · Producer

As If Waiting For A Bus
2009 · Producer

Last Hero: Twenty Years Later
2009 · Director

Captive
2008 · Director, Producer

The Game
2008 · Producer

Enemies
2007 · Producer

The Connection
2006 · Producer

Pavlov's Dog
2005 · Producer

Dreaming of Space
2005 · Director, Producer

The Stroll
2003 · Director, Producer

His Wife's Diary
2000 · Director, Producer

The Elite
1997 · Director, Screenplay

Gisele's Mania
1995 · Director, Producer, Screenplay

Butterfly
1993 · Screenplay, Director

Last Hero
1992 · Screenplay, Director

Mitki in Europe, Yolly-pally
1990 · Writer, Director

Obvodny Canal
1990 · Director, Screenplay

Rock
1988 · Director

O Sport, You Are Peace!
1981 · Camera Operator
How Many People at the Disco
1980 · Director, Screenplay

Irina Kolpakova
1978 · Camera Operator

Leningrad
1978 · Director

Leningrad the Hero City
1975 · Camera Operator

The Place Where You Sleep
· Producer
Дети мои
· Producer

Shostakovich
· Producer
The Flying Ship 2
· Producer
Kumparsita
· Producer
Saved
· Producer
Сто тысяч я
· Director




