Oleg Kovalov
Directing
Biography
No biography available for Oleg Kovalov.
Born: September 20, 1950
Place of Birth: Leningrad, Russian SFSR, USSR [now St. Petersburg, Russia]
Known For
A Room and a Half
A semi-fictional account of the life of Russian poet Joseph Brodsky, who was forced into American exile in 1972.
The Burglar
With a brother dedicated to punk rock stardom at any cost and a drunken father who chases skirt between robotic dancing lessons from the TV, young Senka stands as much chance of nurture as the hero of Truffaut's 400 Blows. The amazing thing about Ogorodnikov's film is that it was made in Russia. Clearly, plenty of Soviet teenies share the nihilistic feelings of their Western counterparts, and the extensive footage of safety-pin chic at concerts perhaps points to a sound export instinct on the director's part. Senka's brother Kostya is under pressure from Howmuch, a very heavy rocker, to steal a synthesiser from the Community Centre, so to protect him Senka steals it himself. The story occupies little more space than the music, but the performances are splendid enough to lodge Senka's predicament in the heart.
Prishvin's Paper Eyes
TV director Pavel Prishvin is filming with his friend-filmmaker, whose film talks about Stalinism
Sokurov
Poetic portrait of a filmmaker. The famous director reflects on creativity and love. His friends and associates take part in the film: artist Vladimir Shinkarev, engineer Vladimir Nikolaev, actress Elena Kramer (Spiridonova), director, film critic Oleg Kovalov, necrorealist directors Yevgeny Yufit, Igor Bezrukov.