Shakhnazarov Karen is a famous filmmaker whose films are becoming classics. He is also involved in screenwriting, production. Karen Georgievich is the People's Artist of the RSFSR.
Early years, adolescence
Karen Georgievich was born on July 8, 1952. The family lived in Moscow. Karen's father was a lawyer, he is Armenian by nationality. Mother - Russian, graduated from GITIS, but did not work in her specialty.
Later, Shakhnazarov Sr. was an assistant to Mikhail Gorbachev. Famous people often became guests of the family (Vladimir Vysotsky, Yuri Lyubimov, Anatoly Efros, etc.).
The boy also became interested in creativity, decided to become an artist. However, after graduating from school, he entered the VGIK at the directing department. His teacher was Igor Talankin. Shakhnazarov studied well, Talankin took him as an assistant on the set of the film "Target Selection".
Creative biography
Shakhnazarov's films began to appear in the 70s and 80s. The first was the movie "Dobryaki", which went unnoticed. However, the picture "Ladies invite gentlemen" gained popularity, the script for which was written by Karen Georgievich.
In 1983, Shakhnazarov directed the film We Are From Jazz, which was named the best film of the year. Then came the film "Winter Evening in Gagra", which also received many positive reviews. "City Zero", "Dreams", "Kingslayer" became successful. The cinema "Courier" is considered the pinnacle of the director's creativity. The films "American Daughter" and "Ward No. 6" became striking.
In 1998, Shakhnazarov was appointed head of Mosfilm, he managed to maintain the state status of a film studio. The director has received many awards, including the Order of Honor.
Karen Georgievich is actively involved in social activities. In 2012, he became a member of the People's Headquarters, which supports Vladimir Putin. In 2018, Karen Shakhnazarov became a confidant of Vladimir Vladimirovich.
Karen Georgievich published books with his scripts "Courier", "Poisons". In 2017, his film Anna Karenina was released, which became a free interpretation of Tolstoy's work. The picture was criticized in the press.
Personal life
Shakhnazarov's first marriage lasted only six months, the divorce was provoked by professional failures. After 2 months, Karen Georgievich married again, Zander Alena, a TV presenter, became his wife. In 1985 they had a daughter, Anna. Due to her husband's infidelities, Alena left, taking her daughter. They left for the USA, where Alena became the producer's wife.
Shakhnazarov married again in the nineties, Mayorova Daria, a film actress, became his wife. They had 2 sons - Vasily and Ivan. In 2001, Karen and Daria divorced. Ivan became an actor, director. He directed the film "Rock", played in the motion picture "Decision on Liquidation". Vasily is also fond of art.
Shakhnazarov was also credited with a relationship with Sidorova Olga, an actress. They appeared together several times, but did not comment on the information about the novel.
