Soviet and Russian director Dostal Nikolay Nikolaevich: biography and filmography

Dostal Nikolai Nikolaevich is a multi-faceted personality: he is an actor, a screenwriter, and a director in one guise. The Soviet and Russian figure of cinematography is the winner of many film festivals and prestigious awards. What are the popular films directed by the director? And what is remarkable about his biography?

Dostal Nikolay Nikolaevich: photo, life story

Nikolai Nikolayevich Dostal was born in 1946 in May. He is an indigenous Muscovite and the son of Nikolai Dostal the elder (a famous Soviet director).

In the veins of Nikolai Nikolayevich Russian, Czech and Persian blood flows. The mother of the future director died a few months after his birth. Dostal-senior married again on the hereditary princess Natalia Iskander.

Unfortunately, Dostal Jr. lost his father at the age of 13: he died on the set of his own film "Everything starts from the road." In this tape, Natalia Krachkovskaya and Alexander Demyanenko started their career. After the death of Dostal the eldest, the film was finished by his friend Villen Azarov. In the care of Natalia Iskander remained the underage sons of the Soviet director - Vladimir Dostal and Dostal Nikolay Nikolaevich.

The biography of the latter could well have been different and had nothing to do with the film industry. The fact is that in the 70's Dostal Jr. planned to link his life with the media sphere, so he entered the Moscow State University, the journalism course. But then Nikolai decided to continue the work of his father and retrained in the scriptwriter and director, having graduated the corresponding courses at the cinema concern "Mosfilm."

The first film was started by the director in 1981. It was called "Cooling and snow are expected". The main role in the film was played by Andrey Myagkov.

Dostal Nikolay Nikolaevich: Filmography

In the filmography of the director there are more than 20 films. And every film is for him, like a child. It is impossible to name the most beloved ones and highlight any of them, Nikolay Dostal believes.

"Cloud-paradise"

The first serious work of Dostal Jr. can be called the "Cloud-paradise", which was filmed in 1990 at the "Mosfilm" film studio.

Dostal Nikolay Nikolayevich this time writing a script instructed Georgy Nikolayev, who also worked on the screenshots to the pictures "The Art of Living in Odessa" and "The Musketeers Twenty Years Later".

The plot of the tragicomedy "Cloud-paradise" revolves around the loafer Kolki, who one day decided to attract boredom and told his neighbors that he was going to conquer the Far East. The news of the heroic deed of Nicholas quickly spread over the small town. For the first time, Kolya enjoyed such popularity. The young man played his part with ecstasy until things got so bad that the neighbors forced the poor fellow to sell all the furniture, quit his job and put him on the bus. That's how the bragging for the protagonist of the film ended.

In the cast of the project, you can see such stars as Sergei Batalov (Shirley-Myrli), Irina Rozanova (Furtseva) and Lev Borisov (Dragon Syndrome).

"Citizen superior"

In the 90's, Dostal Nikolay Nikolayevich continued to make films, but these were highly questionable on the artistic value of the picture. In 2000, the director switched to the most popular genre of the series then, as a result, the detective "Citizen Chief" appeared.

A multi-part film was broadcast on TV-6, 3 seasons were filmed.

The main roles in the project went to Yuri Stepanov ("Shtrafbat") and Yegor Beeroev ("Turkish Gambit").

The plot of the whole action is uncomplicated: one principal investigator tries to resist the whole criminal structure that enveloped the regional city center. The main character's assistants are few. And yet he manages to escape all the dangers and achieve his goal.

"Stylet"

In 2002, Dostal Nikolay Nikolaevich began work on the series "Stiletto". And again before us is the story of a superhero - a former intelligence worker, who turns out to be involved in criminal disassembly.

Ignat Voronov leaves the FSB to get a job as a security guard in a private company. However, after a few days his boss is killed, and his wife is abducted after some time. Ignat can not stay away from what is happening, so begins a personal investigation of all these incidents.

The main role in the series went to Dmitry Shcherbin, who is known to the viewer for the films "The Young Lady-Peasant Woman" and "Two Fates". The role of the boss Ignat Voronov was played by Daria Dostal ("Gorynych and Victoria"). Also in the frame you can see Alexandra Dyachenko ("Marriage by Will"), Yuri Stepanov ("To Paris!"), Sergei Gorobchenko ("Boomer") and Yuri Duvanov ("Chiromant-2").

"Shtrafbat"

Dostal Nikolai Nikolayevich - the director of another famous TV series. It is a question of a serial film "Penalty". The premiere of the "Shtrafbat" took place in 2004. The script for the painting was written by Eduard Volodarsky, who later worked on the screenshots to the projects "Trick-a-bitch" and "Grigory R.". The tape was produced by Vladimir Dostal, the director's brother.

The film takes place at the beginning of the Great Patriotic War. To the forefront, to the very hell, for the most dirty work sent penal companies, i.e. criminals and prisoners. But since in the 30-ies. In the USSR indiscriminately sent to the camps all in a row, then among the penalty men there were not only the dregs of society, but also hereditary military men, intellectuals, writers and even artists. The picture tells how they also paved the way to victory with their blood and bones.

The main roles in the series were Alexey Serebryakov ("Fartsa"), Yuri Stepanov ("Citizen Chief") and Alexander Bashirov ("Master and Margarita"). In addition, Maxim Drozd ("Liquidation"), Roman Madyanov ("Leviathan") and Alexei Zharkov ("The Children of Monday") were involved in the frame.

Awards

Nikolay Dostal is the People's Artist of Russia. . In 1991 he became a prize-winner of the film festival in Locarno and received the "Silver Leopard" for the film "Cloud-Paradise" . . Also in his piggy bank - the prestigious awards "Nika", "Golden Eagle" and "TEFI", the prize "Golden Saint George" . And the recognition and boundless love of the viewer.