Aleksandr Belinsky

Directing

Aleksandr Belinsky

Born — Died

1928-04-05 — 2014-03-02

Place of birth

Leningrad, RSFSR, USSR

Known for

Directing

Credits

44 titles

Known for

To Remember poster
7.0

No synopsis available yet.

To Remember

1993

Heart of a Dog poster
7.9

In 1920s Moscow, shortly after the October Revolution, a stray dog named Sharik is taken in by Professor Preobrazhensky, a wealthy and respected surgeon. The professor performs a daring medical experiment on the dog that changes him into a human being. As the newly transformed Sharikov begins to navigate life in the professor’s apartment, his crude behavior and revolutionary ideas turn the household upside down.

Heart of a Dog

1988

Galateya poster
9.0

The film ballet based on the play by Bernard Shaw "Pygmalion" to the music of Timur Kogan. For the first time, an attempt was made to translate the play into the language of choreography. And although the musical “F. My Fair Lady” was taken as the basis, the choreographer D. Bryantsev and director A. Belinsky offered a completely original interpretation of the famous work - classical ballet dancers act as real dramatic actors.

Galateya

1977

Exceptions Without Rules poster
6.8

An almanac of short feature films based on stories by Mikhail Mishin from the collection of short stories "Pause in a Major".

Exceptions Without Rules

1986

The Dark Lady of the Sonnets poster
NR

A television adaptation of a short comedy of the same name by George Bernard Shaw.

The Dark Lady of the Sonnets

1966

Stranger poster
7.0

Among the greenery of the parks of St. Petersburg, the white dress of a beautiful stranger flashes. Together with the prototype of the poet, and other characters - visitors to the restaurant - we wander around the city, go to restaurants, to the train station, to a reception in a rich and noble house. And everywhere we meet her. A stranger.

Stranger

1979

Film credits

Series credits

Behind the camera

Galateya poster
9.0

The film ballet based on the play by Bernard Shaw "Pygmalion" to the music of Timur Kogan. For the first time, an attempt was made to translate the play into the language of choreography. And although the musical “F. My Fair Lady” was taken as the basis, the choreographer D. Bryantsev and director A. Belinsky offered a completely original interpretation of the famous work - classical ballet dancers act as real dramatic actors.

Galateya

1977

Galateya poster
9.0

The film ballet based on the play by Bernard Shaw "Pygmalion" to the music of Timur Kogan. For the first time, an attempt was made to translate the play into the language of choreography. And although the musical “F. My Fair Lady” was taken as the basis, the choreographer D. Bryantsev and director A. Belinsky offered a completely original interpretation of the famous work - classical ballet dancers act as real dramatic actors.

Galateya

1977

The Dark Lady of the Sonnets poster
NR

A television adaptation of a short comedy of the same name by George Bernard Shaw.

The Dark Lady of the Sonnets

1966

Stranger poster
7.0

Among the greenery of the parks of St. Petersburg, the white dress of a beautiful stranger flashes. Together with the prototype of the poet, and other characters - visitors to the restaurant - we wander around the city, go to restaurants, to the train station, to a reception in a rich and noble house. And everywhere we meet her. A stranger.

Stranger

1979

Crazy Money poster
NR

A television adaptation of Alexander Ostrovsky's play "Crazy Money," directed by Alexander Belinsky, the most prolific director of Leningrad television.

Crazy Money

1968

Monday Begins on Saturday poster
4.4

Set in a fictional town in northern Russia, where highly classified research in magic occurs, the novel is a satire of Soviet scientific research institutes, complete with an inept administration, a dishonest, show-horse professor, and numerous equipment failures. It offers an idealistic view of the scientific work ethic, as reflected in the title which suggests that the scientists' weekends are nonexistent. (Wikipedia)

Monday Begins on Saturday

1965

The Last Days poster
NR

Based on the play by Mikhail Bulgakov about the last days of Alexander Sergeevich Pushkin's life.

The Last Days

1968

The Importance of Being Earnest poster
NR

Two young gentlemen living in 1890s England use the same pseudonym ('Ernest') on the sly, which is fine until they both fall in love with women using that name, which leads to a comedy of mistaken identities.

The Importance of Being Earnest

1976

Dead Souls poster
3.5

In "Dead Souls" Gogol posed the most pressing and painful questions of modern life. The very title of the poem had enormous revealing power; it carried, according to Herzen, “something terrifying”, “he could not name it otherwise; not the revisionists - dead souls, but all these Nozdryovs. Manilovs and all those like them are dead souls, and we meet them at every step..."

Dead Souls

1969

Don Quixote Takes Up the Fight poster
NR

Realizing that his quest for knowledge is quixotic, a Russian polar explorer prepares for a doomed expedition to the Arctic. A live performance for Leningrad Television.

Don Quixote Takes Up the Fight

1968

Fifth Decade poster
NR

A tired, naive librarian in her fourties, has experienced hard labor, chores, and failed love. Her brittle voice and childish naiveness add to her defenselessness. Despite her stubbornness, she maintains a strong spirit that helps her stay true to herself.

Fifth Decade

1982

Fifth Decade poster
NR

A tired, naive librarian in her fourties, has experienced hard labor, chores, and failed love. Her brittle voice and childish naiveness add to her defenselessness. Despite her stubbornness, she maintains a strong spirit that helps her stay true to herself.

Fifth Decade

1982

A Robbery at Midnight poster
NR

A comedy based on the vaudeville by the Yugoslav playwright Miroslav Mitrovic "A Thief in Position, or a Robbery at Midnight".

A Robbery at Midnight

1978

No artwork available
NR

Based on the novel of the same name by E. Hemingway.

A Farewell to Arms

1967

No artwork available
NR

Based on the novel of the same name by E. Hemingway.

A Farewell to Arms

1967

Kyukhlya poster
NR

A television play based on the life and death of Russian poet and Decembrist Wilhelm "Kyukhlya" Küchelbecker.

Kyukhlya

1963

Kyukhlya poster
NR

A television play based on the life and death of Russian poet and Decembrist Wilhelm "Kyukhlya" Küchelbecker.

Kyukhlya

1963

Noah's Ark poster
NR

Based on the play of the same name by Isidor Shtok. The author described this work as a prehistoric documentary drama, while audiences recognized it as a comedy. Isidor Shtok wrote Noah’s Ark as a continuation of his Divine Comedy. This production preserves a good-natured tone, which at times shifts into satire through numerous parallels with contemporary life.

Noah's Ark

1967

Prince Napoleon poster
NR

A satirical account of the rise and fall of Louis Napoleon Bonaparte.

Prince Napoleon

1968

Gigolo and Gigolette poster
6.5

Stella and Sid, seaside dancers, perform a dangerous circus act. After a conversation with an old entertainer, Stella is afraid to jump, requiring a decision.

Gigolo and Gigolette

1980

Gigolo and Gigolette poster
6.5

Stella and Sid, seaside dancers, perform a dangerous circus act. After a conversation with an old entertainer, Stella is afraid to jump, requiring a decision.

Gigolo and Gigolette

1980

Oblomov poster
NR

Based on the novel of the same name by I.A. Goncharov.

Oblomov

1965

Diary of a Madman poster
3.3

In the main character's diary, he describes his life, his work, and the people around him. He goes on to write about his feelings for a woman, and soon after that he begins to show signs of insanity - he talks to her doggie Meji, he gets hold of letters that Meji wrote to another doggie. After a few days, he's already completely disconnected from reality...

Diary of a Madman

1968

The Mistress of the Inn poster
NR

Mirandolina is the mistress of a small Florentine hotel. An attractive and intelligent young woman easily manipulates the hotel guests.

The Mistress of the Inn

1975

The Mistress of the Inn poster
NR

Mirandolina is the mistress of a small Florentine hotel. An attractive and intelligent young woman easily manipulates the hotel guests.

The Mistress of the Inn

1975

Balzaminov's Marriage poster
9.0

The silly but practical mother of the quiet fool and dreamer Misha Balzaminov, knowing that her son cannot survive on his own abilities alone, does everything she can to marry him off profitably. Several times, Balzaminov's matchmaking ends not just in failure, but in a loud scandal with insults. However, after some time, happiness finally smiles on Misha. A certain Belotelova, one of the richest widows, a merchant's wife and a respected woman in the city, dying of boredom, asks a matchmaker to arrange her personal happiness. That's when Balmazhinov comes into the picture.

Balzaminov's Marriage

1989

Balzaminov's Marriage poster
9.0

The silly but practical mother of the quiet fool and dreamer Misha Balzaminov, knowing that her son cannot survive on his own abilities alone, does everything she can to marry him off profitably. Several times, Balzaminov's matchmaking ends not just in failure, but in a loud scandal with insults. However, after some time, happiness finally smiles on Misha. A certain Belotelova, one of the richest widows, a merchant's wife and a respected woman in the city, dying of boredom, asks a matchmaker to arrange her personal happiness. That's when Balmazhinov comes into the picture.

Balzaminov's Marriage

1989

Caesar and Cleopatra poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Caesar and Cleopatra

1979

Caesar and Cleopatra poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Caesar and Cleopatra

1979

12 Chairs poster
7.2

Who was the first to bring the great novel "12 Chairs" to the screen? You say "Leonid Gaidai" - and it will be a mistake. In our country, the first director was Alexander Belinsky (Leningrad television, 1966). Filming the favorite books of millions is a difficult task. The audience knows the plot in detail. Winged phrases have long gone to the people. Everyone has their own idea of ​​the main characters. In general, dissatisfied will be sure. So the version of "12 chairs", proposed by Alexander Belinsky, of course, will not suit everyone.

12 Chairs

1966

Chapliniana poster
7.0

A ballet film based on the plots of films and set to music by Charles Spencer Chaplin.

Chapliniana

1987

Chapliniana poster
7.0

A ballet film based on the plots of films and set to music by Charles Spencer Chaplin.

Chapliniana

1987

No artwork available
8.0

The television film is based on three short stories: ‘A Meeting’ by Valentin Rasputin, ‘The Cool Sun of Autumn’ by Yuri Trifonov, and ‘Rags’ by S. Nikitin.

Encounters

1978

Two Voices poster
7.7

Fragments of all three short stories retrospectively pass before our eyes. The most difficult thing is not to lose the person who came into your life. Everything can be returned, except the people we lost. Preserving a person is the greatest of arts.

Two Voices

1982

No artwork available
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Old Friends

1976

Anyuta poster
4.0

Bolshoi Ballet stars Vladimir Vasiliev and Ekaterina Maximova dance this 1982 performance of "Anyuta," the story of a small-town woman who purposely marries above her social status only to learn that popularity comes with a price. Maximova performs the role of Anyuta; Vasiliev plays Anyuta's drunk father.

Anyuta

1982

Anyuta poster
4.0

Bolshoi Ballet stars Vladimir Vasiliev and Ekaterina Maximova dance this 1982 performance of "Anyuta," the story of a small-town woman who purposely marries above her social status only to learn that popularity comes with a price. Maximova performs the role of Anyuta; Vasiliev plays Anyuta's drunk father.

Anyuta

1982

Lev Gurych Sinichkin poster
5.2

The old actor dreams of a leading role for his young talented daughter. However, she is opposed by a powerful diva of the troupe with a terrible character and great connections. After a series of efforts of the characters and hilarious misunderstandings, the old man's dream come true.

Lev Gurych Sinichkin

1974

Lev Gurych Sinichkin poster
5.2

The old actor dreams of a leading role for his young talented daughter. However, she is opposed by a powerful diva of the troupe with a terrible character and great connections. After a series of efforts of the characters and hilarious misunderstandings, the old man's dream come true.

Lev Gurych Sinichkin

1974

Maritza poster
7.0

A young and wealthy widow, Maritsa, is a tempting prize for fortune hunters in search of a rich bride. To scare off all the suitors once and for all, Maritsa randomly invents a fiancé’s name. But it turns out that a man with that exact name actually exists—and now he’s happily rushing to meet his “bride.”

Maritza

1985