Stanislav Zelvensky

Stanislav Zelvensky
Born	Stanislav Igorevich Zelvensky (1978-12-27) December 27, 1978 (age 46) 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 Russian Institute of Art History [ru].[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' [ru], a psychological thriller directed by Denis Neinmand.[3]

In 2013, a romantic comedy Bad Case [ru] based on Zelvensky's script was directed by Konstantin Murzenko.[4] Though the film was shown only at the Window to Europe Film Festival [ru] 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]

• Brief Encounter (1945)
• The Conversation (1974)
• Crimes and Misdemeanors (1989)
• The Dead (1987)
• Eyes Wide Shut (1999)
• Fingers (1978)
• The Killing of a Chinese Bookie (1976)
• The King of Comedy (1982)
• The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp (1943)
• The Tenant (1976)

References

1. "Stanislav Zelvensky" (in Russian). Seans. Retrieved 2022-11-30.
2. "Станислав Зельвенский" (in Russian). Arzamas Academy. Retrieved 2022-11-30.
3. "Жесть" (in Russian). Afisha. Retrieved 2022-11-30.
4. "Какое кино писали и снимали кинокритики "Афиши": "Тяжелый случай" по сценарию Станислава Зельвенского" [Movies written and directed by Afisha critics: Zelvensky's ‘Bad Case’] (in Russian). Afisha. 2019-12-11. Retrieved 2022-11-30.
5. ""Тяжелый случай" с кинокритиком в главной роли покажут в Выборге" [‘Bad Case’ movie at Vyborg Film Festival] (in Russian). RIA Novosti. 2013-08-13. Retrieved 2022-11-30.
6. Chuvilyaev, I. (2013-08-14). "Апофеоз милицанера" [Cop's Apotheosis] (in Russian). Colta. Retrieved 2022-11-30.
7. "Оргкомитет Петербургского МедиаФорума определился с жюри" [St Petersburg Media Forum assigns Jury] (in Russian). Lenizdat. 2014-09-22. Retrieved 2022-11-30.
8. Ovchinnikov, N. (2022-09-26). "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] (in Russian). Afisha. Retrieved 2022-11-30.
9. Onoedra, J. (2021-09-15). "Кинокритик Станислав Зельвенский выпустил книгу о Романе Полански" (in Russian). Afisha Daily. Retrieved 2022-11-30.
10. ""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.] (in Russian). Paper. 2021-11-19. Retrieved 2022-11-30.
11. Stanislav Zelvensky // British Film Institute