Aleksey German

Alexey German (1938, Leningrad – 2013, St Petersburg) studied film direction at the Leningrad Institute of Theatre, Music and Cinematography (1960). He gave his debut in 1971 with an adaptation of a story by his father Yuri German entitled Trial on the Road (premiered in 1985). Audiences had the opportunity to see his second effort Twenty Days without War (1976) before his first film went into distribution. He adapted another tale written by his father in 1982, My Friend Ivan Lapshin (premiered in 1985), awarded the Bronze Leopard at the Locarno IFF in 1986. In 1990 German founded and headed SPIEF (Studio of First and Experimental Film). He spent the years 1991–98 putting together his film about the celebrated surgeon general, Khrustalyov, My Car! Few Russian filmmakers have had to struggle so relentlessly with Soviet censorship and production setbacks. He has also appeared in a number of films as an actor.

MFF Karlovy Vary