
Directing
Andrey Khrzhanovsky
Born
1939-11-30 (86)
Place of birth
Moscow, USSR (Russia)
Known for
Directing
Credits
44 titles
Andrey Yurievich Khrzhanovsky (Russian: Андрей Юрьевич Хржано́вский; born 30 November 1939, Moscow) is a Russian animator, documaker, filmmaker, screenwriter and producer. He is the father of director Ilya Khrzhanovsky (1975). His parents met in Irkutsk, and after the revolution they moved to Leningrad after mother's brothers. There, his father, who performed in the divertissement genre, became close to the actor Erast Garin and his wife Hesya Lokshina, who, after moving to Moscow, made every effort to make the Khrzhanovsky family follow them. They settled in Mansurovsky lane, and a year later the couple had a son, Andrey. In 1962, he graduated from "VGIK" (workshop of Lev Kuleshov and Ale…
Known for
6.0An animated film based on the tale of Tonino Guerra, telling the story of the once famous circus duet - the lion and its owner, the story of how the famous lion Amadeo performed in the traveling circus of Signor Peretti.
The Lion with the White Beard
1995
NRIn rural Siberia, where there is only an airfield and a village club disco for entertainment, the city goat arrives to work. In such a small village, she immediately attracts attention.
Urban Goat
2020
5.0A mysterious story of a man who got stuck at a provincial hotel, where strange things are happening and guests keep dying one after another.
Restlessness
2026
6.1A craftsman builds a glass harmonica that enlightens him. He travels to a town where the people are obsessed with money. A bureaucrat smashes the glass harmonica which leads to chaos and eventually to social reform.
The Glass Harmonica
1968
NRSoviet Ukrainian animated film directed by Elena Barinova, based on Lewis Carroll's letters to children and his drawings.
Your Loving Friend
1984
7.0An exploration of 20th century Russia, following the fusing of the Party and the state after the Russian Civil War, which opened the doors to corruption, resulting in the exiling of the left and right opposition. Described using a combination of historical settings, biographies and masterpieces from Russian avant-garde artists, composers and writers from this period in history.
The Nose or Conspiracy of Mavericks
2021
Film credits
2000s · 1 titles
Behind the camera
6.0An animated film based on the tale of Tonino Guerra, telling the story of the once famous circus duet - the lion and its owner, the story of how the famous lion Amadeo performed in the traveling circus of Signor Peretti.
The Lion with the White Beard
1995
6.0An animated film based on the tale of Tonino Guerra, telling the story of the once famous circus duet - the lion and its owner, the story of how the famous lion Amadeo performed in the traveling circus of Signor Peretti.
The Lion with the White Beard
1995
NRIn rural Siberia, where there is only an airfield and a village club disco for entertainment, the city goat arrives to work. In such a small village, she immediately attracts attention.
Urban Goat
2020
5.0A mysterious story of a man who got stuck at a provincial hotel, where strange things are happening and guests keep dying one after another.
Restlessness
2026
6.1A craftsman builds a glass harmonica that enlightens him. He travels to a town where the people are obsessed with money. A bureaucrat smashes the glass harmonica which leads to chaos and eventually to social reform.
The Glass Harmonica
1968
NRSoviet Ukrainian animated film directed by Elena Barinova, based on Lewis Carroll's letters to children and his drawings.
Your Loving Friend
1984
7.0An exploration of 20th century Russia, following the fusing of the Party and the state after the Russian Civil War, which opened the doors to corruption, resulting in the exiling of the left and right opposition. Described using a combination of historical settings, biographies and masterpieces from Russian avant-garde artists, composers and writers from this period in history.
The Nose or Conspiracy of Mavericks
2021
7.0An exploration of 20th century Russia, following the fusing of the Party and the state after the Russian Civil War, which opened the doors to corruption, resulting in the exiling of the left and right opposition. Described using a combination of historical settings, biographies and masterpieces from Russian avant-garde artists, composers and writers from this period in history.
The Nose or Conspiracy of Mavericks
2021
7.0An exploration of 20th century Russia, following the fusing of the Party and the state after the Russian Civil War, which opened the doors to corruption, resulting in the exiling of the left and right opposition. Described using a combination of historical settings, biographies and masterpieces from Russian avant-garde artists, composers and writers from this period in history.
The Nose or Conspiracy of Mavericks
2021
NRAn animated film for children about how a Clown and the guys argued about who is the bigger inventor and entertainer.
Wonders
1980
6.3A semi-fictional account of the life of Russian poet Joseph Brodsky, who was forced into American exile in 1972.
A Room and a Half
2009
6.3A semi-fictional account of the life of Russian poet Joseph Brodsky, who was forced into American exile in 1972.
A Room and a Half
2009
6.3A semi-fictional account of the life of Russian poet Joseph Brodsky, who was forced into American exile in 1972.
A Room and a Half
2009
3.7A lone Fisherman catches a Woman with huge legs from the sea. Love and harmony instantly arise between them. The fisherman goes out in the morning to fish, The woman crushes the grapes with her huge legs. And in the evenings they dance tango together. But at some point everything goes awry. The huge legs of the Woman knock down the pillars of the house, smash the antique sculpture, and it is already impossible to stop this chaos.
Fish-Woman
2021
NRThe film is a memoir dedicated to the world-famous violinist Oleg Kagan.
Oleg Kagan. Life After Life
1997
NRThe film is a memoir dedicated to the world-famous violinist Oleg Kagan.
Oleg Kagan. Life After Life
1997
3.0In a world where stories lose meaning, all that remains is to enjoy the nature that comes from all sides and eat pasture. In it, the city has long lost its shape, we see no roads or streets, only artifacts that no longer have any functions, and the inhabitants are snails that never leave their homes.
Snails Breakfast
2021
5.7Lola, a six years old little girl, lives with her mom and her 4 months old little brother in a very old countryside house.
Lola the Living Potato
2018
6.4The film is devoted to the theme of careful attitude to the nature. It tells us how one of butterflies which are caught by the boy, grows till the huge sizes and the hunter appears in the net. Having tested bondage, the boy lets out the captives.
Butterfly
1972
6.4The film is devoted to the theme of careful attitude to the nature. It tells us how one of butterflies which are caught by the boy, grows till the huge sizes and the hunter appears in the net. Having tested bondage, the boy lets out the captives.
Butterfly
1972
Collective work of students Of the school-Studio "SHAR". In the summer of 2018, all of them were gathered by George Boguslavsky and sent around the city to observe Moscow life. And then I covered the Windows with a black cloth, and the students drew, smeared, and scratched on celluloid scenes from the life of summer Moscow.
Sur. Faces
2018
NRThe film is a journey through a fantastic country in which the erotic images of the films of the great Federico Fellini came to life, and Tonino Guerra himself acted as a guide. The heroes of the maestro’s paintings are sailing on a ship to the Enchanted Island. There everyone goes ashore except two - Federico Fellini and Juliet Mazina. Their wanderings continue.
The Long Yourney
1997
NRThe film is a journey through a fantastic country in which the erotic images of the films of the great Federico Fellini came to life, and Tonino Guerra himself acted as a guide. The heroes of the maestro’s paintings are sailing on a ship to the Enchanted Island. There everyone goes ashore except two - Federico Fellini and Juliet Mazina. Their wanderings continue.
The Long Yourney
1997
NRThe film is a journey through a fantastic country in which the erotic images of the films of the great Federico Fellini came to life, and Tonino Guerra himself acted as a guide. The heroes of the maestro’s paintings are sailing on a ship to the Enchanted Island. There everyone goes ashore except two - Federico Fellini and Juliet Mazina. Their wanderings continue.
The Long Yourney
1997
5.3The cartoon is based on several Krylov's fables.
In the World of the Fables
1973
5.3The cartoon is based on several Krylov's fables.
In the World of the Fables
1973
6.6Kozyavin is ordered by his boss one day to find a man named Sidorov, and is pointed in a particular direction. The employee follows the indicated direction unswervingly to find him, encountering various obstacles along the way.
There Lived Kozyavin
1966
NRThe cartoon based on the works of Alexander Pushkin was created on the basis of drawings from the exhibition "Pushkin through the eyes of children".
It's a Wonderful Day
1975
NRThe cartoon based on the works of Alexander Pushkin was created on the basis of drawings from the exhibition "Pushkin through the eyes of children".
It's a Wonderful Day
1975
NRA mystical thriller based on the meaning of the Ural folklore. A rare emerald was found in the taiga. It'll change a lot of owners, but happiness will bring to nobody. This about human passions and the mysterious mistress of the Copper mountain.
The Mistress Of The Copper Mountain
2020
7.0A documentary-fiction hybrid film based on the works of Joseph Brodsky.
A Cat and a Half
2003
7.0A documentary-fiction hybrid film based on the works of Joseph Brodsky.
A Cat and a Half
2003
7.0A documentary-fiction hybrid film based on the works of Joseph Brodsky.
A Cat and a Half
2003
NROne day in the life of the strange inhabitants of a small village hidden in the rocks by the sea. A mysterious crime happens in front of witnesses.
Wet Socks of Bertha Reise
2020
6.0The second part of a trilogy of films based on Pushkin's drawings, poems and letters.
With You I Am Again...
1980
6.0The second part of a trilogy of films based on Pushkin's drawings, poems and letters.
With You I Am Again...
1980
NRThe elegy film is dedicated to the memory of the remarkable Soviet and Russian poet, translator and writer of the second half of the twentieth century, Bella Akhmadulina.
Day-Raphael
2011
NRThe elegy film is dedicated to the memory of the remarkable Soviet and Russian poet, translator and writer of the second half of the twentieth century, Bella Akhmadulina.
Day-Raphael
2011
The action takes place during the great Patriotic war. Nurse Maret considered the Director of the clinic a decent person, although he tries to remain politically neutral in relation to the occupiers. One day, a severely wounded Communist underground worker, Thomas, was admitted to the clinic. After performing a complex operation, the doctor restored his life. Nurse Maret was nursing a patient. But then the doctor hands Thomas over to the Gestapo. Outraged patients angrily condemn the doctor's action.
Traces are Erased from the Stones
1959
10.0Vasilisa the Beautiful is kidnapped by an evil force that has invaded her kingdom. Prince Ivan fails when he tries to save her and the kingdom. He decides to seek help from the mighty firebird.
The Firebird
1984


