Alexander Polynnikov is a Soviet and Russian film director and cameraman. The USSR State Prize Laureate worked on the films Urban Romance with Pyotr Todorovsky, D'Artanyan and the Three Musketeers with Yungvald-Khilkevich.
Among the most famous works of Alexander Nikolaevich Polynnikov are the films "Cranberries in sugar", "Take care of women", "Nude in a hat".
Choice of profession
The biography of the future Russian filmmaker began in 1941. The child was born on June 3 in the Crimean village of Chistenkoye. After school, the graduate decided to continue his education at VGIK. His choice was the camera department. The young man was taught by Leonid Kosmatov, Honored Artist of the RSFSR.
The professional career of a young specialist began at the Odessa Film Studio. He was accepted as a director of photography. The film debut in 1969 was the film Attention, Tsunami! He worked on the painting Polynnikov with Yungvald-Khilkevich. The tape told about the military sailors serving at the Pacific post.
Among the notable works of Alexander Nikolaevich include the melodrama "Urban Romance", as well as the paintings of Jungwald - "Insolence" and "D'Artanyan and the Three Musketeers".
With Konstantin Apryatin in 1979 the comedy-fiction musical "The Adventures of Electronics" was filmed.
Successful debut
By the end of the seventies, the young cameraman realized that he was dreaming of making films as a director on his own. The first project was successful. The film “Take care of women” was the realization of the plan. For him in 1981, the young director was awarded the USSR State Prize. Polynnikov worked on the painting together with Viktor Makarov.
In the story of a young journalist, Zhenya Maslovsky is sent to the port to write about ship work. The chief offers the young man to practice in practice any of the maritime professions. So Yevgeny finds himself in a tug "Cyclone".
A surprise for the guy is the news that the crew consists entirely of girls. The ship is rather shabby, and they all work only to prove to their parents that they are capable of serving in the navy and are completely independent.
In addition, it later turns out that the captain of the tug, the charming Lyuba, is a relative of the head of the port. He does not share her hobbies at all and does not understand. The film, which premiered in 1981, featured songs by Yuri Antonov. They became the debut of the composer and singer in the cinema.
After a successful film project, Polynnikov continued his independent work. He directed in 1982 the comedy about the adventures of the sixth grader Anton and his father, "It's just awful!"
In the new film, the heroes proved to others that it is very easy to do the affairs of others. Dad and son changed places with the help of a miracle machine. Now, instead of the parent, the student goes to work as a veterinarian, and Vadim Petrovich again sits down at his desk.
Bright works
The musical film "Primorsky Boulevard" is distinguished against the background of the director's works. The lyrical comedy tells about the main character, Alexander, who returned home from the army. The young man accidentally confused his bag with the luggage of his fellow traveler Lena. Only it turns out to be not so easy to return things.
The director worked on the dramatic thriller "Day of Love" in 1990. The film tells about people who survived in an industrial monotown during the difficult time of the final phase of perestroika. The erotic comedy "Nude in a Hat" also attracted the attention of critics. The film is set in 1991.
Photojournalist Konstantin Telegin was abducted from his Baltic apartment. His colleagues are investigating the mysterious disappearance. They found a snapshot of a naked girl. Having decided that the crime was connected with pimps, on whom Telegin collected a lot of material, colleagues decided to check the version. They must find an unknown model and go out to the criminals who kidnapped Constantine.
In 1993 the work on the melodrama "Kumparsita" was completed. Anya, a young participant in the ballroom dancing circle, became its main character. The girl grew up in an orphanage. Having fallen in love with the person running the studio, Anna becomes the mother of the baby.
Because of the disagreements that began with her lover, the heroine decides to move to the village, leaving the child. Her secret admirer Sanya goes with her. Anya is sure that he is not adapted to life. However, she soon realizes that she was very mistaken about him.
Family and vocation
Basically, the works filmed by Polynnikov in the nineties are melodramatic tapes. "Cranberries in sugar" belongs to the same genre. The provincial actor decides to conquer Petersburg. He stops with a former classmate Meshcheryakov. The one on the stage parodies politicians. The artist agrees to shelter his friend with pleasure. Together they find themselves in unusual situations.
By the end of the nineties, work was completed on the comedy thriller "A Thin Thing", the series "The Return of Mukhtar". In 2014, viewers were able to watch the director's new film “Lucky for the people!”.
For many years, Alexander Nikolaevich was exclusively engaged in creativity. He has one child from a past relationship, a son. In the late eighties, he established his personal life.
Actress Anna Nazaryeva and director Polynnikov became husband and wife. Acquaintance took place at the audition for the film "Just awful!". Frustrated that she was not approved for the role, the director invited the girl to star in the new film "Wait and see".
Then sympathy arose between them. Anna then played in many films the wife of the main characters.
