Currently Alexander Denisenko is working on the film “Tarazi. Farewell to the empty air”, which promises to be released next year. Previously, he had released a number of films, including portrait films about Anton Chekhov, Taras Shevchenko and his father, director Vladimir Denisenko.
Listing his own top ten films that had the greatest influence on his life and work, Alexander noted that he evaluates films primarily by dramatic structures. “For me, this is the most important thing. That’s why I put Jean Vigo’s Atalanta in first place. It has unpretentious, light, smart and brilliantly simple dramaturgy. This is one of the greatest films in the world,” he explained.
“Atalanta” (1934) Jean Vigo
Citizen Kane (1941) Orson Welles
“Greed” (1924) Erich von Stroheim
“Zvenigora” (1927) Alexander Dovzhenko
“Strike” (1924) Sergei Eisenstein
“Amarcord” (1973) Federico Fellini
“The Grand Illusion” (1937) Jean Renoir
Vertigo (1958) Alfred Hitchcock
The Sound of Music (1965) Robert Wise
“Fantômas” (1964) André Hunebel
Eight and a Half is a very personal film by Fellini. But it is in Amarcord that the huge number of plot threads that weave the whole world is impressive. The dramaturgy of this picture rests on the genre and authenticity of the episodes. Even if you have never traveled to Italy, you can visit it by looking at this picture. And “The Sound of Music” and “Fantômas” are impressions from childhood. Remembering them, a warm feeling of joy appears. These are films that overcome mental differences. They are understandable in any country in the world,” Denisenko said.