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- Birth nameAleksei Yuryevich German
- Aleksei German was born on July 20, 1938 in Leningrad, Russian SFSR, USSR [now St. Petersburg, Russia]. He was an actor and writer, known for Khroustaliov, ma voiture! (1998), Il est difficile d'être un dieu (2013) and Mon ami Ivan Lapchine (1985). He was married to Svetlana Karmalita. He died on February 21, 2013 in St. Petersburg, Russia.
- SpouseSvetlana Karmalita(? - February 21, 2013) (his death, 1 child)
- shoots his films in stunning black and white and uses long, complicated takes
- Sound environment filled with noise from speech.
- Wandering hero in the world.
- Films dedicated to the history of Russia of the 20th century: wars, revolutions, the turning point of the Stalin era.
- Professional actors in the lead roles and non-professional actors in supporting roles.
- After Sergio Leone died unexpectedly, he was officially approached to take over Leone's epic about the siege of Leningrad (also known as The Leningrad Blockade) in World War II. The director refused, saying: "I will never be able to shoot that in color. That just won't do".
- Was fired from Lenfilm studio after every film he'd made during the Soviet Regime days. He was never formally hired back, yet kept working at the studio nonetheless.
- Has co-written every film with his wife of many years.
- After three years of shooting has almost completed his fifth film 'Hard to Be a God'.
- Member of the jury at the Cannes Film Festival in 1990.
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