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3Andrei Sergeyevich Mikhalkov-Konchalovsky (Russian: Андре́й Серге́евич Михалко́в-Кончало́вский, born August 20, 1937) is a Russian film writer and director.
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5He is the brother of Creator/NikitaMikhalkov and friend of Creator/AndreiTarkovsky. His films were successful, but his liberal attitudes got him into trouble with Soviet authorities, so he eventually moved to the United States, where he continued to direct successful films. He later came back to work in Russia.
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7!!Filmography (selected):
8[[index]]
9* ''The First Teacher'' (1964) was his first feature film.
10* ''Film/AndreiRublev'' (1966, dir. Creator/AndreiTarkovsky): Konchalovsky was one of the writers on Tarkovsky's first big critical hit.
11* ''The Story of Asya Klyachina'' (1967) got him into trouble with the CensorshipBureau for its depressing, touchy material.
12* ''A Nest of Gentle Folk'' (1969) based on the book by Creator/IvanTurgenev.
13* ''Theatre/UncleVanya'' (1970) based on the story of the same name.
14* ''Film/{{Siberiade}}'' (1979) was an epic starring Creator/NikitaMikhalkov, and a big hit at Cannes. Its success paid for his move to America.
15* ''Maria's Lovers'' (1984)
16* ''Film/RunawayTrain'' (1985) remains one of his most famous films from his American period, starring Creator/JonVoight.
17* ''Film/ShyPeople'' (1987)
18* ''Film/TangoAndCash'' (1989) - A [[BuddyCopShow buddy cop movie]] he was fired from mid-shoot over disagreements with the producer.
19* ''Film/TheInnerCircle'' (1991)
20* ''The Odyssey'' (1997) - A TV miniseries starring Creator/ArmandAssante as Odysseus.
21* ''House of Fools'' (2003 adaptation)
22* ''Film/TheLionInWinter'' (2003 remake)
23* ''Film/TheNutcrackerIn3D'' (2010)
24* ''The Postman's White Nights'' (2014)
25* ''Paradise'' (2016)
26* ''Film/{{Sin|2019}}'' (2019) - A {{biopic}} about Creator/MichelangeloBuonarroti.
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29!!Trope used by Konchalovsky:
30* MagnumOpusDissonance: ''The Nutcracker in 3D'', his dream project for 20 years, became one of the worst reviewed films of all time.
31%% * ProductionPosse

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