Gleb Aleynikov

Biography

Gleb Aleynikov and his brother Igor entered the history of cinema as the creator of "parallel cinema", underground films shot on narrow film, such as "Tractors" (1987), "I'm Cold, so what?" (1987), "Cruel Illness of Men" (1987), "Post-Political Cinema" (1988). The Aleynikov brothers began working in the official cinema system in the late 1980s. Having shot the short film "Someone Was Here" (1989) and the feature film "Tractor Drivers 2" (1992) on the basis of the Mosfilm film studio, they at the same time continued to work in parallel independent cinema ("Ameriga", 1990-97).

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Awards and Honors

Critical Favorites

2004Nominee

Best Performance

The Offshore Reserves

1990Winner

Best Director

Somebody Was Here...

1987Winner

Best Picture

The Mad Prince: Esther

Career Highlights

2013Highlight

Best Picture

For Marx...

1989Highlight

Best Director

Mirages