Stanislav Zelvensky Explained

Stanislav Zelvensky
Birth Name:Stanislav Igorevich Zelvensky
Birth Date:December 27, 1978
Birth Place:Leningrad, USSR
Occupation:film critic
Years Active:2003 — present

Stanislav Igorevich Zelvensky (Russian: Станисла́в И́горевич Зельве́нский; born in 1978) is a Russian cinema critic, journalist, and columnist of Afisha magazine.

Biography

Stanislav Zelvensky was born in Leningrad in 1978. He is a graduate of the St Petersburg Classical Gymnasium and SPBU alumni. He took a postgraduate course at the .[1] As critic and columnist, he contributed to Kommersant, Seans, Expert, and other magazines. In 2003-2006 he held the position of Deputy Editor of Afisha. As an author, he contributed to ‘The Newest History of Russian Cinema: 1986-2000’ almanac.[2]

In 2006, Zelvensky played a small part in , a psychological thriller directed by Denis Neinmand.[3]

In 2013, a romantic comedy based on Zelvensky's script was directed by Konstantin Murzenko.[4] Though the film was shown only at the in Vyborg, it was praised by critics and described as elegant, melancholic and deeply touching.[5] [6]

By 2014, Zelvensly became one of the most influential cinema critics in Russian media world.[7] [8]

In 2021, Zelvensky released a book about Roman Polanski. The book in detail analyzes all movies directed by Polanski and covers all his signature themes, motives and topics.[9] [10]

Favorite films

As voted at the British Film Institute website, his favourite films are:[11]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: ru . Stanislav Zelvensky . Seans . 2022-11-30.
  2. Web site: ru . Станислав Зельвенский . Arzamas Academy . 2022-11-30.
  3. Web site: ru . Жесть . Afisha . 2022-11-30.
  4. Web site: ru . Какое кино писали и снимали кинокритики "Афиши": "Тяжелый случай" по сценарию Станислава Зельвенского . Movies written and directed by Afisha critics: Zelvensky's ‘Bad Case’ . Afisha . 2019-12-11 . 2022-11-30.
  5. Web site: ru . "Тяжелый случай" с кинокритиком в главной роли покажут в Выборге. ‘Bad Case’ movie at Vyborg Film Festival . RIA Novosti . 2013-08-13 . 2022-11-30.
  6. Web site: Chuvilyaev, I. . ru . Апофеоз милицанера . Colta . Cop's Apotheosis . 2013-08-14 . 2022-11-30.
  7. Web site: ru . Оргкомитет Петербургского МедиаФорума определился с жюри. St Petersburg Media Forum assigns Jury . Lenizdat . 2014-09-22 . 2022-11-30.
  8. Web site: Ovchinnikov, N. . ru . У нас была неповторимая эпоха. Николай Овчинников — о важности пиратства в России прошлого. We had an unmatched reality: Nikolay Ovchinnikov on piracy in modern Russia . Afisha . 2022-09-26 . 2022-11-30.
  9. Web site: Onoedra, J. . ru . Кинокритик Станислав Зельвенский выпустил книгу о Романе Полански . Afisha Daily . 2021-09-15 . 2022-11-30.
  10. Web site: ru . "Сеанс" издает не только культовый журнал о кино, но и книги — от сценариев Бодрова до художественной прозы и исследований балета. Что у них почитать? . ‘Seans publishing house’ not only publishes an iconic magazine on cinema, but also releases books. . Paper . 2021-11-19 . 2022-11-30.
  11. https://web.archive.org/web/20160818154656/http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/sightandsoundpoll2012/voter/91 Stanislav Zelvensky