One of the most impressive projects of Sergei Ursulyak was the series "Liquidation". The director succeeds in films on historical themes. He has the gift to delve into the smallest details of the depicted time and convey to the viewer the hidden meaning of events that have long gone into the past.
From the biography of Sergei Ursulyak
The future director was born on June 10, 1958 in Khabarovsk. The family where he was born was the most ordinary. My father served in the army and was forced to change garrisons all the time. Ursulyak's mother was a teacher by education, she worked as a school teacher.
After the birth of Sergei, the family settled in Magadan. From an early age, the boy loved to read. In particular, he was carried away by historical novels and adventure literature. Every year on vacation, he went to his grandmother in the suburbs. Therefore, Sergei had the opportunity to visit theaters and philharmonic societies in Moscow.
Ursulyak admired the acting and theatrical performances. Mom told him a lot about popular artists, read modern and classical plays to his son. This was one of the reasons why Sergei chose creativity as his main occupation.
Sergei was especially interested in the works of Eldar Ryazanov, who skillfully verified every staging moment in his paintings.
Creativity of Sergei Ursulyak
After graduating from school, Ursulyak moved to the capital of the USSR. Here he became a student at the Shchukin School. In 1979 he graduated from the acting department, mastering knowledge of the profession in the workshop of E. Simonov. After that, Ursulyak worked for more than ten years at the "Satyricon". One of the most notable works of Sergei was the role of Chatsky in the comedy "Woe from Wit".
Acting work brought success to Sergei Vasilyevich, but he dreamed of becoming a director. Twice Ursulyak makes attempts to enter VGIK, but both times fails the entrance tests. Then he undertook a "roundabout maneuver" and began to study at the higher courses of director Vladimir Motyl. Here he received basic knowledge in the specialty that interested him. The film "Russian Ragtime" (1993) became Ursulyak's qualifying work.
Three years later, the young director tried his hand at television: he began filming the dog show "Me and My Dog" on NTV. A few years later, Ursulyak began work on the "Newest History" series of programs. Here he demonstrated his knowledge in the field of historical science. However, working on television has never been the main occupation for the director.
Most of all Ursulyak was interested in films. He created the popular TV series "Liquidation", "Life and Fate", "Poirot's Failure", "Isaev", "The Diamond Chariot". The director has several scripts for films. For his creative work, Sergei Vladimirovich was repeatedly awarded high awards. Among them are TEFI (1998), Nika (2008 and 2012), as well as two FSB awards.
Sergei Vasilievich twice created a family. His first wife was actress Galina Nadirli. In this marriage, the director had a daughter, Alexandra. The second wife of Ursulyak was actress Lika Nifontova, who gave Sergei a daughter, Daria.
