Biography, career, creativity and even personal life of Fyodor Bondarchuk are closely related to the film industry. He is an actor, director, clip maker, producer, all of whose films are the highest grossing at the time of their release, and often not only in Russia, but also abroad.
Few of the Russian directors, producers and actors can boast as many awards as Fyodor Bondarchuk. This talented man grew out of a bully, practically a poor student, a difficult teenager from the caste of "golden youth". The creative component of the character turned out to be stronger than the hooligan, and the Russian cinema was replenished with unique films by Fyodor Bondarchuk of a wide variety of topics - from war dramas to comedies and documentaries.
Biography of Fyodor Bondarchuk
Fedor was born on May 9, 1967 in the family of actress Irina Skobtseva and cult actor, director of the Soviet period Sergei Bondarchuk. Due to the constant employment of their parents, Fedor and his sister Alena had to spend most of their time with their grandmother, Yulia Nikolaevna. Fedor studied at a special school in the capital, attended an art school, showed excellent results in drawing. But hooliganism manifested itself most vividly in his character. The grandmother was condescending to all her grandson's pranks - fights, smoking and alcohol, seeing in him a creative nature.
Already at the age of 15, the boy starred in a movie, in a film directed by his father - the historical drama Boris Godunov. And even during the military service period, Fyodor Bondarchuk was close to art, more precisely to cinema - due to the fact that he was at that time a student at VGIK, he ended up in a cavalry regiment that took part in the filming of battle scenes in the film "War and Peace".
Fyodor Bondarchuk's education
Seriously, Sergei Bondarchuk took up the upbringing of his son at the end of school. Contrary to Fedor's desire to enter MGIMO, Sergei Fedorovich took him to VGIK. But the young man entered there not thanks to the patronage of his father, but thanks to his abilities. As weighty arguments in favor of his talent, Fyodor Bondarchuk could already provide at least one role - the Tsarevich in the film "Boris Godunov".
In the VGIK workshop of Igor Talankin, Fyodor Bondarchuk studied with Renata Litvinova, Ivan Okhlobystin, Alexander Bashirov. This period of the formation of his career, according to Fedor, was the most difficult - he had to not only master the basics of the profession, but also prove his worth, refute the opinion of others that he is not only the son of the country's leading director, but also an independent creative unit.
Fedor did not succeed in obtaining a diploma immediately after graduation, since he did not pass exams in the most important discipline at that time - the history of the CPSU. But after 18 years, the diploma was still in his hands, and the "red" one.
Career of Fyodor Bondarchuk
Immediately after the institute, Fedor took up independent creative activity - he opened a studio for filming video clips, was involved in organizing festivals and exhibitions. The first "clients" of the studio were
- Angelica Varum,
- Natalia Vetlitskaya,
- Boris Grebenshchikov,
- Christina Orbakaite and her star mom,
- Vladimir Presnyakov and other stars of show business.
Unlike other clip makers, Fyodor Bondarchuk approached filming creatively, did not follow the time and demands of the mass audience. And his work was rewarded - in 1993 he received the Ovation Prize.
In 1998, Fedor resumed acting and began to actively appear in films. His performance was bright and deep, audiences and critics noted such works as Down House, Men's Job, $ 8 ½, Cinema About Cinema, I Stay and others.
Fyodor Bondarchuk is no less successful as a director. In his "piggy bank" such significant works of this plan as
- "Inhabited Island" and its continuation,
- "9 Rota",
- "Stalingrad"
- "Attraction" and "Attraction-2",
- TV version of "Quiet Don",
- "Lord of the Wind" about Fyodor Konyukhov.
The producer list of Fyodor Bondarchuk's works includes almost 60 works, among which there was even a place for cartoons - “Smeshariki. Deja Vu "and" Smeshariki. The Legend of the Golden Dragon”.
In addition to the creative component, Fyodor Bondarchuk also has social activities - he is the official representative of the President of the Russian Federation, a member of the board of the United Russia party and the Council for Art and Culture under the State Duma of Russia, and a member of the board of directors of the Lenfilm film studio. Fyodor Bondarchuk has been nominated many times for awards at Russian and international festivals for his acting, directing and production work, and has nearly 20 awards of various levels.
Personal life of Fyodor Bondarchuk
With his first wife, Rudskaya Svetlana, Fyodor Bondarchuk met during his student days. The couple lived in a happy marriage for 25 years, two children were born - son Sergei and daughter Varya, since 2012 Svetlana and Fedor are grandparents. But in 2016, the Bondarchuk couple announced an official divorce. According to the press, the reason was the aspiring but successful actress Paulina Andreeva.
Evil tongues hastened to accuse Paulina of both interfering in the life of a happy family and for selfish purposes - with whom, no matter how with the leading producer and director, it is easiest to build a career. The couple does not comment on these rumors and speculation in any way. It is known that a year after the divorce from his first wife, Fedor introduced his young girlfriend to his mother, and his choice was approved by her. And Paulina managed to prove her worth in the acting profession - she, like before the romance with Bondarchuk, continues to act, and not only in Fyodor's films. The couple has not yet announced an official marriage.
