Natalya Bondarchuk
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Natalya Sergeyevna Bondarchuk (born May 10, 1950) is a Soviet and Russia
n actress and film director
, best known for her appearance in Andrei Tarkovsky
's Solaris
as "Hari". She is the daughter of the Ukrainian actor Sergei Bondarchuk
and the Russian actress Inna Makarova
. Her brother is the film director and actor Fyodor Bondarchuk
, her sister is the actress Elena Bondarchuk.
as the daughter of the Ukrainian actor Sergei Bondarchuk
and the Russian actress Inna Makarova
. In 1971 she graduated from the acting school of the Gerasimov Institute of Cinematography
, and in 1975 from the directing school.
She made her film debut in 1969 in the film U ozera (By the Lake), followed by the 1971 productions Ty i ya (You and Me) and Prishyol soldat s fronta (A Soldier Returns From the Front). She became famous for her role as "Hari" in Andrei Tarkovsky
's Solaris
in 1972. It was her favorite role. She was also Tarkovsky's favorite of the film, as he wrote in his diary that "Natalya B. has outshone everybody".
In 1973 she met her future husband Nikolai Burlyayev
on the set of the Nikolai Mashchenko film Kak zakalyalas stal (How the Steel Was Tempered) . The two later withdrew from their roles in this film. In 1976 their son Ivan was born.
In 1982 she directed her first film, Zhivaya raduga (Living Rainbow). The film was produced in Yalta
. In 1985 she directed the film Detstvo Bambi (Bambi's Childhood), and in 1986 the film Yunost Bambi (Bambi's Youth).
Natalya Bondarchuk also leads a child opera theater on Krasnaya Presnya in Moscow. Her son Ivan Burlyayev sang in this theater during his childhood.
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
n actress and film director
Film director
A film director is a person who directs the actors and film crew in filmmaking. They control a film's artistic and dramatic nathan roach, while guiding the technical crew and actors.-Responsibilities:...
, best known for her appearance in Andrei Tarkovsky
Andrei Tarkovsky
Andrei Arsenyevich Tarkovsky was a Soviet and Russian filmmaker, writer, film editor, film theorist, theatre and opera director, widely regarded as one of the finest filmmakers of the 20th century....
's Solaris
Solaris (1972 film)
Solaris is a 1972 film adaptation of the novel Solaris , directed by Andrei Tarkovsky. The film is a meditative psychological drama occurring mostly aboard a space station orbiting the fictional planet Solaris. The scientific mission has stalled, because the scientist crew have fallen to...
as "Hari". She is the daughter of the Ukrainian actor Sergei Bondarchuk
Sergei Bondarchuk
Sergei Fedorovich Bondarchuk was a Soviet film director, screenwriter, and actor.- Biography :Born in Belozerka, in the Kherson Governorate, Sergei Bondarchuk spent his childhood in the cities of Yeysk and Taganrog, graduating from the Taganrog School Number 4 in 1938. His first performance as an...
and the Russian actress Inna Makarova
Inna Makarova
Inna Vladimirovna Makarova is a Soviet Russian actress. She grew up in Novosibirsk. In 1948 she graduated from the Gerasimov Institute of Cinematography in Moscow and began to work as an actress at the State Film Actor Theater . In 1949, she was awarded the Stalin Prize for her role as Lyubov...
. Her brother is the film director and actor Fyodor Bondarchuk
Fyodor Bondarchuk
Fyodor Sergeyevich Bondarchuk is a Russian film director and actor. He is the director of the acclaimed film The 9th Company, and producer of the 2006 film Heat, where he starred as himself with his mother Irina Skobtseva....
, her sister is the actress Elena Bondarchuk.
Biography
Natalya Bondarchuk was born in MoscowMoscow
Moscow is the capital, the most populous city, and the most populous federal subject of Russia. The city is a major political, economic, cultural, scientific, religious, financial, educational, and transportation centre of Russia and the continent...
as the daughter of the Ukrainian actor Sergei Bondarchuk
Sergei Bondarchuk
Sergei Fedorovich Bondarchuk was a Soviet film director, screenwriter, and actor.- Biography :Born in Belozerka, in the Kherson Governorate, Sergei Bondarchuk spent his childhood in the cities of Yeysk and Taganrog, graduating from the Taganrog School Number 4 in 1938. His first performance as an...
and the Russian actress Inna Makarova
Inna Makarova
Inna Vladimirovna Makarova is a Soviet Russian actress. She grew up in Novosibirsk. In 1948 she graduated from the Gerasimov Institute of Cinematography in Moscow and began to work as an actress at the State Film Actor Theater . In 1949, she was awarded the Stalin Prize for her role as Lyubov...
. In 1971 she graduated from the acting school of the Gerasimov Institute of Cinematography
Gerasimov Institute of Cinematography
The Gerasimov Institute of Cinematography All-Russian State University of Cinematography named after S. A. Gerasimov), VGIK for short, is a film school in Moscow, Russia.-History:...
, and in 1975 from the directing school.
She made her film debut in 1969 in the film U ozera (By the Lake), followed by the 1971 productions Ty i ya (You and Me) and Prishyol soldat s fronta (A Soldier Returns From the Front). She became famous for her role as "Hari" in Andrei Tarkovsky
Andrei Tarkovsky
Andrei Arsenyevich Tarkovsky was a Soviet and Russian filmmaker, writer, film editor, film theorist, theatre and opera director, widely regarded as one of the finest filmmakers of the 20th century....
's Solaris
Solaris (1972 film)
Solaris is a 1972 film adaptation of the novel Solaris , directed by Andrei Tarkovsky. The film is a meditative psychological drama occurring mostly aboard a space station orbiting the fictional planet Solaris. The scientific mission has stalled, because the scientist crew have fallen to...
in 1972. It was her favorite role. She was also Tarkovsky's favorite of the film, as he wrote in his diary that "Natalya B. has outshone everybody".
In 1973 she met her future husband Nikolai Burlyayev
Nikolai Burlyayev
Nikolai Petrovich Burlyayev is a renowned Soviet and Russian actor. Born into a family of actors, Nikolai started his acting career in film and theatre when he was still a child. He is best known for his title role in Andrei Tarkovsky's Ivan's Childhood. He worked with Tarkovsky again four years...
on the set of the Nikolai Mashchenko film Kak zakalyalas stal (How the Steel Was Tempered) . The two later withdrew from their roles in this film. In 1976 their son Ivan was born.
In 1982 she directed her first film, Zhivaya raduga (Living Rainbow). The film was produced in Yalta
Yalta
Yalta is a city in Crimea, southern Ukraine, on the north coast of the Black Sea.The city is located on the site of an ancient Greek colony, said to have been founded by Greek sailors who were looking for a safe shore on which to land. It is situated on a deep bay facing south towards the Black...
. In 1985 she directed the film Detstvo Bambi (Bambi's Childhood), and in 1986 the film Yunost Bambi (Bambi's Youth).
Natalya Bondarchuk also leads a child opera theater on Krasnaya Presnya in Moscow. Her son Ivan Burlyayev sang in this theater during his childhood.
As Actress
- 1969 : U ozera (By the Lake)
- 1971 : Ty i ya (You and Me)
- 1972 : SolarisSolaris (1972 film)Solaris is a 1972 film adaptation of the novel Solaris , directed by Andrei Tarkovsky. The film is a meditative psychological drama occurring mostly aboard a space station orbiting the fictional planet Solaris. The scientific mission has stalled, because the scientist crew have fallen to...
as "Hari" - 1975 : Zvezda plenitelnogo schastya (The Captivating Star of HappinessThe Captivating Star of HappinessThe Captivating Star of Happiness is a Soviet film. The title is an allusion to a line from a poem by Alexander Pushkin. It is a costume drama dedicated "to the women of Russia"....
) as Volkonskaya - 1976 : Krasnoe i chyornoe (Red and Black) as Madame de Rênal
- 1980 : Yunost Petra (The Youth of Peter the Great)
- 1982 : Zhivaya raduga (Living Rainbow)
- 1985 : Detstvo Bambi (Bambi's Childhood) as Bambi's mother
- 1986 : Lermontov as Mariya Mikhailovna Lermontova, Mikhail LermontovMikhail LermontovMikhail Yuryevich Lermontov , a Russian Romantic writer, poet and painter, sometimes called "the poet of the Caucasus", became the most important Russian poet after Alexander Pushkin's death in 1837. Lermontov is considered the supreme poet of Russian literature alongside Pushkin and the greatest...
's mother
As Director
- 1982 : Zhivaya raduga (Living Rainbow)
- 1985 : Detstvo Bambi (Bambi's Childhood)
- 1986 : Yunost Bambi (Bambi's Youth)
- 1991 : Gospodi, uslysh molitvu moyu
- 2006 : Pushkin: Poslednyaya duel (Pushkin: Last Duel)