Sergei Ursulyak - a graduate of the acting department, who once spoke at Satyricon, today is a famous person who is sometimes considered legendary. Once Ursulyak came to the conclusion that "making" a movie is more exciting than acting in it. Fame came to him almost immediately, but the loudest one when two of his many works appeared on the screens - the series “Liquidation” and the film “Life and Fate”. Now many actors dream of filming with this director, and the most eminent will honor the invitation of the director to star in his picture.
Children and teenagers
A military man and a teacher - this was exactly the family in which the future director was born in 1958. As is often the case, the military family often moved from place to place. But the brightest years of childhood and youth were lived in Magadan. From a young age, Ursulyak was fond of reading adventure and historical literature. Sergey’s summer holidays were held in the suburbs. The director’s grandmother lived there. It was an active time visiting cultural places in Moscow - theater and philharmonic. Thus, Sergey Ursulyak was introduced to art. Ursulyak was delighted with the works of Eldar Ryazanov. He considered them flawless. That was his authority. After high school, young Seryozha went to Moscow. The first attempt - and he is a student of the famous "Pike" at the faculty of Evgeny Simonov. And after the release of Ursulyak take in Satyricon.
The path to filmmaking
Ursulyak worked at the theater for 11 years. He played famous heroes from various works of classical domestic and foreign literature. But all this time Sergey Vladimirovich dreamed of making a movie and becoming a film director. He failed the exams at VGIK twice, but on the third attempt, which took place in 1990, he entered Vladimir Motyl, becoming students of higher directing courses. The training lasted for three years. The first creative sketch of the author was recognized in professional circles and was awarded the Kinotavr Prize. He made a film based on real events about the artist and director Roman Kozak "Russian Ragtime". A few years later, the film "Summer People" will be released. And again, success, confirmed by the award of the film festival "Literature and Cinema" with the participation of Sergei Makovetsky. The documentary, filmed in 1997 under the title "Notes of the Dead House", brings the director of "TEFI" and "Golden Aries."
