Stanislav Zelvensky | |
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Born | Stanislav Igorevich Zelvensky December 27, 1978 |
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.
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 Russian Institute of Art History .[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 Zhest'[3]
, a psychological thriller directed by Denis Neinmand.In 2013, a romantic comedy Bad Case[4] Though the film was shown only at the Window to Europe Film Festival in Vyborg, it was praised by critics and described as elegant, melancholic and deeply touching.[5][6]
based on Zelvensky's script was directed by Konstantin Murzenko.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]
As voted at the British Film Institute website, his favourite films are:[11]