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Gennady Fyodorovich Shpalikov (Russian: Генна́дий Фёдорович Шпа́ликов; 6 September 1937 – 1 November 1974) was a prominent Soviet Russian poet, screenwriter and film director.
Gennady Shpalikov was born on 6 September 1937 in Segezha, Karelian ASSR, Russian SFSR, USSR [now Republic of Karelia, Russia]. He was a writer and actor, known for Dolgaya schastlivaya zhizn (1966), Ya shagayu po Moskve (1964) and You and Me (1971).
- Writer, Music Department, Actor
- September 6, 1937
- Gennady Shpalikov
- November 1, 1974
Apr 10, 2021 · Gennady Shpalikov was a brilliant Soviet screenwriter, poet, and lyricist, and, in his only attempt at directing, A Long Happy Life (1966), an equally brilliant filmmaker.
In the history of Russian, perhaps, even European auteur cinema, “A Long Happy Life” (1966) is unique. Now a classic, this autumnal drama of love and disenchantment (with strong autobiographical overtones) marks the debut of Gennady Shpalikov’s career as director. It also marks its end.
Dec 6, 2017 · Gennady Shpalikov oddly punctuated Soviet cinema with his film Dolgaya Schaslivaya Zhizn (A Long Happy Life), the only film he directed. It’s funny and light; and in the anarchic procession of these very light images one suddenly discovers a hidden violence.
- Alena Lodkina
Recognized as an exceptional talent from the moment he arrived at VGIK, Gennady Shpalikov was the center of a close-knit and admiring group of friends, “our Mozart,” as his contemporaries affectionately remembered. 1 His way into film had been indirect.
With Valentin Popov, Nikolay Gubenko, Stanislav Lyubshin, Marianna Vertinskaya. Following three lifelong friends who return to Moscow after military service, we see their aspirations juxtaposed against everyday life in 1960 Soviet Union.
