Aleksandr Adabashyan

Aleksandr Adabashyan studied at Stroganov Moscow State Academy of Arts and Industry. Training under Romain Rolland school 1215 is recorded. The recorded working language is Russian. Subjects and genres recorded for the work are comedy and melodrama. Employment is recorded with Top Courses for Scriptwriters and Film Directors. Work by Aleksandr Adabashyan is recorded in the collections of Harvard Film Archive. Distinctions recorded are Honored art worker of the Russian Federation, Honored Artist of the RSFSR (visual arts), Medal of the Order "For Merit to the Fatherland", 1st class and Order For Merit in Culture and Art.

Born in Moscow into a russified Armenian family of Artyom Adabashyan, an official at the Ministry of Construction Industry, and Valentina Barkhudarova, a teacher of German language. According to Aleksandr, he was raised inside the Russian culture, he doesn't speak Armenian language and he visited Yerevan only twice in his life. In 1962 he enrolled in the Stroganov Moscow State University of Arts and Industry, and in 1964 he went to serve in the army. In three years he returned and finished the art courses. As a student he got acquainted with Nikita Mikhalkov and participated in his diploma film A Quite Day at the End of the War as a decorator. After that he turned into a regular Mikhalkov's collaborator, taking part in the majority of his movies as an art director, artist, screenwriter and actor (usually appearing in episodic roles). He also constantly worked with other film directors such as Georgiy Daneliya, Andrei Konchalovsky, Sergei Solovyov and Dunya Smirnova. He directed two movies on his own: Mado, poste restante (which was nominated for the 1991 César Award as the best debut work) and Azazel mini-series, the first adaptation of Erast Fandorin's adventures. In addition, he made a career as a comedy actor, most famously portraying Barrymore in The Hound of the Baskervilles Soviet adaptation, also alongside Nikita Mikhalkov (who played Sir Henry Baskerville). Among his other notable roles is Timofeev in Five Evenings and Berlioz in The Master and Margarita. Between 1997 and 1998 Adabashyan directed two operas: Boris Godunov for the Mariinsky Theatre and Khovanshchina for the La Scala opera house. He also worked as an interior designer in several Moscow restaurants. Adabashyan has been married twice. His first wife was Marina Lebesheva, the sister of the acclaimed Russian cinematographer Pavel Lebeshev. His second wife is Ekaterina Shadrina, an assistant costume designer who also appeared in a small role in Mikhalkov's At Home Among Strangers. Together they have two daughters.

1978 — Laureate of the State Prize of the Kazakh SSR Kulyash Baiseitova 1983 — Honored Painter of the RSFSR 1990 — Youth Jury Prize International Film Festival Cinema Europe in Ravenna for the movie Mado, poste restante 1991 — Nominated for the César Award for best debut work (the movie Mado, poste restante) 1991 — Prize Flayyano Silver Pegasus (Italy for best foreign scenario) 1993 — Fellini Prize for Best European scenario 2006 — Award VII Russian Festival comedy Smile, Russia! for the contribution to comedy 2013 — Special Jury Prize Film Festival Window to Europe in Vyborg (the film Dog Heaven) 2014 — Nominees for the Golden Eagle Award for Best Script (the film Dog Heaven)