About
Award-winning director best known for acclaimed films The Story of Asya Klyachina, Who Loved But Did Not Marry, and The Inner Circle.
Before Fame
He studied piano at the Moscow State Conservatory from 1957 until 1959.
Trivia
He won the Grand Special Jury Prize at the Venice International Film Festival for House of Fools in 2002.
Family Life
His brother Nikita was also a well-known director.
Associated With
His film Runaway Train won Jon Voight the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in 1985.
