FILM DIRECTOR

Pavel Chukhray

1946 - Today

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Pavel Grigoryevich Chukhray (Russian: Па́вел Григо́рьевич Чухра́й; Bykovo, Moscow Oblast, October 14, 1946) is a Soviet and Russian film director and screenwriter. He is the son of the prominent Russian film director Grigory Chukhray. He is best known for his film The Thief (1997), which was nominated for a Golden Globe Award and an Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film[1] and won the Nika Award for Best Picture and Best Directing. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Pavel Chukhray has received more than 32,143 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2019). Pavel Chukhray is the 1,423rd most popular film director (down from 1,338th in 2019), the 2,335th most popular biography from Russia (down from 2,077th in 2019) and the 67th most popular Russian Film Director.

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Pavel Chukhray ranks 1,423 out of 2,041. Before him are Michael Winterbottom, Victor Schertzinger, Melvin Frank, Stuart Baird, Tarsem Singh, and László Nemes. After him are Jun'ichi Kōuchi, Cristi Puiu, Irving Rapper, Clive Donner, Patty Jenkins, and Edvin Laine.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1946, Pavel Chukhray ranks 672. Before him are Steven R. Nagel, Supachai Panitchpakdi, Tom Harrell, Joseph Serge Miot, Roar Grønvold, and Eduard Novák. After him are Comunardo Niccolai, Faiza Al-Kharafi, K. C. Nicolaou, Pavao Pavličić, Oscar Zubía, and Viivi Luik.

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In Russia

Among people born in Russia, Pavel Chukhray ranks 2,335 out of 3,761. Before him are Boris Mayorov (1938), Vitaly Mutko (1958), Tamara Lazakovich (1954), Nikolay Okhlopkov (1900), Soslan Andiyev (1952), and Vitaly Petrov (1984). After him are Yuri Gavrilov (1953), Dmitry Nagiyev (1967), Mikhail Suslin (1894), Boris Markov (1924), Andrey Arkhangelsky (1879), and Antonina Lazareva (1941).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In Russia

Among film directors born in Russia, Pavel Chukhray ranks 67. Before him are Igor Maslennikov (1931), Yuli Raizman (1903), Aleksandr Zarkhi (1908), Vasily Goncharov (1861), Aleksandr Rogozhkin (1949), and Kirill Serebrennikov (1969). After him are Sergey Mikaelyan (1923), Tigran Keosayan (1966), Andrei Kravchuk (1962), Aleksei Alekseivich German (1976), Boris Khlebnikov (1972), and Klim Shipenko (1983).

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Filmography

The Thief
Director
Katya and her 6-year-old son Sanya, who, in 1952, meet a veteran Soviet officer named Tolyan. Katya falls in love with Tolyan, who turns out to be a small time criminal, but who also becomes a father figure to Sanya ...
Aug 31o 19977.1 / 10
A Driver for Vera
Director
The film is set during 1962 in Sevastopol, Crimea, then a secret Navy Base in the Soviet Union. General Serov hires Viktor, a cadet from the Kremlin Guard to work as his private chauffeur. In a jet-black "ZIM" limo, Viktor is chauffeuring the General's disabled daughter Vera. Viktor is oblivious to the hidden agenda of the KGB agent Saveliev, who manipulates everyone behind the scenes in the old rivalry between the Army and KGB.
Jul 27o 20046.3 / 10
A Canary Cage
Director
The film follows the chance encounter between two teenagers in crisis - Olesya and Victor. They both feel trapped and are looking for their way out. Olesya ran away from home and is waiting for her father to step off the train from Riga, while Victor desperately wants to get to Riga, or to some other place where people are truly good.
Oct 10o 19835.2 / 10