Maryus Vaysberg

Maryus Vaysberg
Марюс Вайсберг
Born
Maryus Erikovich Vaysberg

(1971-04-01) April 1, 1971 (age 53)
Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Other namesMarius Balčiūnas-Weisberg
CitizenshipSoviet Union
Russia
Occupation(s)film director, film producer, screenwriter
Years active1999–present

Maryus Erikovich Vaysberg (Russian: Марюс Эрикович Вайсберг, born 1 April 1971), also known as Marius Balčiūnas-Weisberg, is a Russian film director, producer, and screenwriter of Lithuanian and Jewish descent.[1][2]

Career

His father, Erik Vaysberg, had had his own career in the Soviet film industry- he acted as the executive producer of Tarkovsky's film Mirror,[3] on Andrei Konchalovsky's film Siberiade, and Karen Shakhnazarov's film The Assassin of the Tsar.

Vaysberg graduated from the VGIK in the mid-1990s and started releasing films.[4] His first film, No Vacancy, starring Christina Ricci was released in 1999.

Vaysberg's films are not well-loved by critics in his native Russia. However, many of his films are successful at the Russian box office, such as Naughty Grandma,[5] Love in the Big City, 8 First Dates, and Not Ideal Man.

Filmography

Year Film Director Writer Producer Notes
1999 No Vacancy Yes Yes
2002 May Yes
2006 The Elder Son Yes Yes
2008 Hitler Goes Kaput! Yes Yes [6]
2009 Love in the Big City Yes Yes
2010 Love in the Big City 2 Yes Yes Yes
2012 8 First Dates Yes
2012 Rzhevsky versus Napoleon Yes
2014 Love in the Big City 3[7] Yes Yes
2015 8 New Dates Yes Yes
2016 8 Best Dates[8] Yes
2017 Naughty Grandma[9][10] Yes Yes Yes
2018 Night Shift Yes Yes Yes
2019 Naughty Grandma 2 Yes Yes Yes
2020 Not Ideal Man Yes Yes
2021 Naughty Great Grandma Yes Yes Yes
2022 About Fate Yes
2023 Uvolit Zhoru Yes Yes Yes

References

  1. ^ "Марюс Вайсберг". kino-teatr.ru. Retrieved 2018-03-22.
  2. ^ "Марюс Вайсберг". film.ru. Retrieved 2018-03-22.
  3. ^ Fomin, Valeriy; Kosinova, Marina. "Создание фильма «Зеркало» А. Тарковского" [The Making of Andrey Tarkovsky's film "Mirror"]. tarkovsky.su (in Russian). Retrieved June 28, 2021.
  4. ^ "Марюс Вайсберг". Forbes. Retrieved June 28, 2021.
  5. ^ "Российское кино летом: провалилось все, кроме "Бабушки легкого поведения"" [Russian movie industry in the summer: Everything flopped, except for "Naughty Grandma"]. mk.ru (in Russian). 28 August 2017. Retrieved June 28, 2021.
  6. ^ "Гитлер капут!". kommersant.ru (in Russian). Коммерсантъ Weekend. 2008-09-19. Archived from the original on 2012-09-22. Retrieved 2012-05-24.
  7. ^ "Forbes назвал самых успешных российских режиссеров - Газета Слово - Новости Португалии, Испании и Италии". gazetaslovo.com. Retrieved 2018-03-22.
  8. ^ "Стартовал показ комедии "8 лучших свиданий" | Новости кино | TRICOLOR TV MAGAZINE". tricolortvmag.ru. Retrieved 2018-03-22.
  9. ^ "Десять лучших российских фильмов 2017 года". KM.RU. Retrieved 2018-03-22.
  10. ^ "2017 год в российском кино: блокбастеры, скандалы, дебюты и рекорды". tvkinoradio.ru. 20 December 2017. Retrieved 2018-03-22.