Aleksandrs Petukhovs

Aleksandrs Petukhovs
Born (1967-03-23) 23 March 1967

Aleksandrs Petukhovs (born 23 March 1967) is a Latvian screenwriter and film director.

Petukhovs was born in Riga, Latvia. He studied film at the National Filmschool VGIK in Moscow. He worked as a film critic for the daily newspaper Pravda. In the 1990s he emigrated to Poland and became assistant director of Baranowski, Kieślowski and Polański. His 2004 film The Last Soviet Movie was nominated for the European Film Award.[1][2][3]

Films

  • The Last Soviet Movie (2003)[4][5]
  • Gagarin's Dead (1991) – a short documentary
  • Brezhniev's Foot (1990) – short
  • Stalin's Fist (1989) – short
  • Che Che Che (1988) – short

References

  1. ^ "The Last Soviet Movie". European Film Academy. Retrieved 2024-11-03.
  2. ^ Green, Jennifer (September 20, 2004). "European Film Awards names 42 finalists". Screen Daily. Retrieved 2024-11-03.
  3. ^ Hopewell, John (2004-09-21). "Euro pix contending". Variety. Retrieved 2024-11-03.
  4. ^ "THE LAST SOVIET MOVIE by Aleksandrs Petukhovs @ Brooklyn Film Festival". Retrieved 2024-11-03.
  5. ^ Felperin, Leslie (2005-01-05). "The Last Soviet Movie". Variety. Retrieved 2024-11-03.