"Never shoot comedies and historical films, because only the people love them" - this was the parting word given by the teachers of VGIK to the graduates of the directing department in the Soviet years. Alexey Korenev ignored this advice. He made folk films. His "Big Change" and "For Family Circumstances" back in Soviet times, the audience watched to the holes and pulled away for quotes.
Biography
Alexey Alexandrovich Korenev was born on May 2, 1927 in Moscow. A native Muscovite, he grew up in a "difficult" family. My father was in charge of the finance department of the Moscow City Council of National Economy. Mother also worked in finance. The family lived in a five-room apartment on Gogolevsky Boulevard. By the standards of the time, this was considered elite housing.
The childhood of the future director was carefree. His parents often pampered him. Korenev even grew up in a privileged, but not at all bohemian family. His parents were pragmatic people, far from art. However, this did not prevent Alexei from imbuing with love for theater and cinema, as well as literature.
In the 30s, young people were fond of either football in the yard, or amateur performances. Alexey played in the drama club. He visited it together with Oleg Efremov, who studied with him at the same school. Parents did not share their son's hobbies. They dreamed that he would receive the profession of a marine engineer, prestigious at that time. However, the son ignored the wishes of his parents.
After school, Korenev entered the directing department at VGIK. He studied with Igor Savchenko. Together with him, on the same course, Yuri Ozerov, Sergei Paradzhanov, Marlen Khutsiev learned the basics of directorial skills.
Filmography
After VGIK Korenev worked as the second director in such famous films by Eldar Ryazanov as:
- "Give a complaint book";
- "Carnival Night";
- "Watch out for the car".
In the latest film, he also played a cameo role as the ubiquitous thrift store shopper. This beginning of a career left a certain imprint on all his further work. Even then, he realized that he would also shoot comedies.
In 1959, Korenev made his debut as a production director. He directed the lyrical comedy "Chernomorochka". For a long time no one wanted to take on her, only Korenev dared. However, the picture was "wrapped up" by censors who criticized it for "bourgeois frivolity."
Korenev was very worried about this. He dared to shoot his second film only a decade later. It was called The Literature Lesson. The picture is based on the book by Victoria Tokareva "A Day Without Lies". But the second pancake turned out to be lumpy. The film was not even released. He immediately landed on the shelf for "harmful ideology."
A year later, Alexey filmed Taimyr Calls You. The picture was released on large screens and the audience liked it. One of the screenwriters was Alexander Galich, who later emigrated. For this reason, the film soon ceased to be shown.
Korenev became famous after the release of the serial film "Big Change". He was filmed from 1972 to 1973.
Two years later, the musical comedy "Three Days in Moscow" was released with Natalya Varley, who had already gained popularity. In 1977, the audience appreciated the next comedy Korenev - "For family reasons." In subsequent years, the director shot several films, but they went unnoticed.
In 1990, Korenev filmed the ironic detective "A Trap for a Lonely Man" with Nikolai Karachentsov. The film was a great success.
However, the Union soon collapsed, and with it the Soviet film industry. His latest creation was the painting "Fool". After her filming, Korenev was left without work. To make some money, he began writing notes for the TV-Park magazine and selling printed materials in the passage.
Korenev died in 1995. He died of a heart attack in a Moscow hospital.
