Sergei Ursuliak

Russian film director

Sergei Ursuliak
Born
Sergei Vladimirovich Ursuliak

(1958-06-10) 10 June 1958 (age 66)
Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Alma materGerasimov Institute of Cinematography
Occupation(s)Director, screenwriter
Awards

Sergei Vladimirovich Ursuliak (Russian: Серге́й Влади́мирович Урсуля́к; born 10 June 1958) is a Russian film director and screenwriter. He is known for the films Composition for Victory Day (1996) and Long Farewell (2004), and the TV series Liquidation. He has won several awards, including Nika Awards and the State Prize of the Russian Federation.

Early life and education

Ursuliak was born on 10 June 1958 in Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia.[1]

He studied at the Gerasimov Institute of Cinematography.[1]

Career

He is a filmmaker, screenwriter and actor, and also presents programs on television.[1]

Awards

Filmography

As director
  • Russian Ragtime (1993)
  • Summerfolk (1995)[4]
  • Notes from the Dead House (1997)
  • Composition for Victory Day (1998)
  • Failure Poirot (2002)
  • Long Farewell (2004)
  • Liquidation (TV series, 2007)[5]
  • Isayev (2008)
  • Konstantin Raikin. One on One with the Audience (2012, documentary)
  • Life and Fate (2012)[6]
  • And Quiet Flows the Don (2015)
  • The Diamond Chariot (2021)
  • Pravednik (Праведник; 2023[7])

Personal life

Ursuliak has been married twice and has two daughters:[8]

  • First wife — actress Galina Nadirli
    • Daughter — actress Alexandra Ursuliak
  • Second wife — actress Lika Nifontova
    • Daughter — actress Darya Ursuliak

References

  1. ^ a b c Сергей Урсуляк — биография — российские режиссёры
  2. ^ Beumers, Birgit (2011). Directory of World Cinema: Russia. Intellect Books. p. 25. ISBN 9781841503721.
  3. ^ Путин вручил государственные премии Гергиеву и Урсуляку
  4. ^ Beumers, Birgit (2009). A history of Russian cinema. Berg. p. 225. ISBN 9781845202149.
  5. ^ Dolgopolov, Greg (July 2008). "Liquidating the Happy End of the Putin-era". KinoKultura (21).
  6. ^ Bayer, Gerd; Kobrynskyy, Oleksandr (2015). Holocaust Cinema in the Twenty-First Century: Images, Memory, and the Ethics of Representation. Columbia University Press. p. 81. ISBN 9780231850919.
  7. ^ Pravednik at IMDb
  8. ^ Лика Нифонтова: Мы с Урсуляком разрушили две семьи // Экспресс газета
  • Sergei Ursuliak at IMDb
  • Биография Сергея Урсуляка (in Russian)
  • Пестрая лента с Урсуляком (Video, in Russian)
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