Stanislav Zelvensky

Stanislav Igorevich Zelvensky (Russian: Станисла́в И́горевич Зельве́нский; born in 1978) is a Russian cinema critic, journalist, and columnist of Afisha magazine.

Stanislav Zelvensky
Born	Stanislav Igorevich Zelvensky (1978-12-27) December 27, 1978 (age 46) Leningrad, USSR
Occupation	film critic
Years active	2003 — present

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)