Vladimir Grammatikov Movies
Soviet filmmaker Vladimir Grammatikov specializes in children's and youth-oriented films and has spent most of his career at the Central Studio of Films for Children and Youth (aka Gorky Film Studio) in Moscow. Grammatikov started out as an actor at the Young Spectator's Theater. He subsequently worked as a director and choreographer at the Stanislavsky Drama Theater and Obraztsov Puppet Theater in Moscow. Grammatikov entered films as an actor in 1966, appearing in the feature Ne Samy Udachny Den/Not the Luckiest Day. He subsequently appeared in many more. In 1971, he enrolled at VGIK to study film direction under Efim Dzigan. Grammatikov began working for the Gorky Film Studio within a year of his 1975 graduation and made his feature debut in 1977 with Usatyy Nyan/The Whiskered Nanny. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide
- 1987
Based on an Astrid Lindgren novel, this fantasy focuses on a Swedish teen drawn into a magical world to battle an evil knight. ~ Jason Ankeny, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Nicholas Pickard, Christian Bale, (more)
This Soviet-produced comedy drama features Oleg Basilashvili as Buzykin, an absent-minded English translator. Buzykin's faulty memory and his inability to budget his time properly causes no end of trouble for his wife, his publisher, and his mistress. Directed by the prolific Georgi Danelia, Autumn Marathon was originally titled Osenny Marafon and sometimes known as A Sad Comedy. Supporting performer Yevgeni Leonov received the Best Actor Award at the 1979 Venice Film Festival. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Oleg Basilashvili, Natalya Gundareva, (more)
