Aleksandr Rubenovich Vartanov (born March 13, 1977, Moscow, USSR) - Russian director, screenwriter and actor. In 1995-2000 he studied at Moscow State University. MV University at the Faculty of Journalism. In parallel with his studies at Moscow State University, he entered VGIK on directing to the workshop of Gennady Poloka. Education in VGIK - unfinished. One of the first participants of “Teatr.doc”, in which he took an active part from the day of its foundation (2002) until 2006. As a director, he staged about two hundred readings and special festival events at the “Lyubimovka” and “New Drama” festivals. From Wikipedia (ru), the free encyclopedia
The film is based on the early songs of Viktor Tsoi. This is a story about a young slacker, easy and fun going through life. He strumming a guitar and composing songs. Drinks with idle friends. The usual, almost domestic, history of betrayal changes everything ... (more)
The film is based on the early songs of Viktor Tsoi. This is a story about a young slacker, easy and fun going through life. He strumming a guitar and composing songs. Drinks with idle friends. The usual, almost domestic, history of betrayal changes everything ... (more)
Vera and Tim are successful young professionals. Everything changes one night when Tim hits a young Kalmyk immigrant to Moscow, Uloomji, with his car. The two men begin a affair while Vera struggles to comprehend their bond and her boyfriend's erratic behavior. She ... (more)
Vera and Tim are successful young professionals. Everything changes one night when Tim hits a young Kalmyk immigrant to Moscow, Uloomji, with his car. The two men begin a affair while Vera struggles to comprehend their bond and her boyfriend's erratic behavior. She ... (more)
A modern take on the classic novel by Alexander Pushkin. Vladimir is a successful banker and a regular at trendy night clubs. Masha is a diligent graduate of a British college and a loving daughter. It looks like they have bright future ahead. However, an ... (more)
A modern take on the classic novel by Alexander Pushkin. Vladimir is a successful banker and a regular at trendy night clubs. Masha is a diligent graduate of a British college and a loving daughter. It looks like they have bright future ahead. However, an ... (more)
A haunting, violent tale of a youth lost in an uncaring world, Bullet Collector is visual, nightmarish masterpiece. A shy 14-year-old boy, disconnected from home life and school, and sent to a hellish reform school, eventually lashes out on the injustices of his life. (more)
A haunting, violent tale of a youth lost in an uncaring world, Bullet Collector is visual, nightmarish masterpiece. A shy 14-year-old boy, disconnected from home life and school, and sent to a hellish reform school, eventually lashes out on the injustices of his life. (more)
After a chance meeting with a girl, a nameless boy becomes her lover and guardian angel. Together they avenge the girl’s rape, fleeing into the woods in an attempt to escape the modern world and civilization. They commit more crimes, killing encountered people at ... (more)
After a chance meeting with a girl, a nameless boy becomes her lover and guardian angel. Together they avenge the girl’s rape, fleeing into the woods in an attempt to escape the modern world and civilization. They commit more crimes, killing encountered people at ... (more)
A tragicomedy about a talented, but not very successful musician, Kolya, who plays the French horn and desperately tries to find a place in a well-known orchestra. He defends his right for victory with a complicated deal with his own conscience… (more)
A tragicomedy about a talented, but not very successful musician, Kolya, who plays the French horn and desperately tries to find a place in a well-known orchestra. He defends his right for victory with a complicated deal with his own conscience… (more)
Documentary montage film by Alexander Vartanov, a subjective look at the beginning of the 21st century in Russia (more)
Documentary montage film by Alexander Vartanov, a subjective look at the beginning of the 21st century in Russia (more)
Veterans are selected for filming an “artistic provocation” dedicated to the image of an unprotected human body during a war. Only one agrees. In the pavilion, when he is painted in gold and removed, he tells what he was thinking when he went to the front in 1944, ... (more)
Veterans are selected for filming an “artistic provocation” dedicated to the image of an unprotected human body during a war. Only one agrees. In the pavilion, when he is painted in gold and removed, he tells what he was thinking when he went to the front in 1944, ... (more)
The life of a middle-aged, lonely businessman is filled with children’s dreams about outer space. The only opportunity for him to go to stars is an MRT device, only there the hero feels zero gravity. In the attempt to find as effective a remedy for his “flights”, ... (more)
The life of a middle-aged, lonely businessman is filled with children’s dreams about outer space. The only opportunity for him to go to stars is an MRT device, only there the hero feels zero gravity. In the attempt to find as effective a remedy for his “flights”, ... (more)