Mark Eidelstein
Mark Eidelstein | |
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Марк Эйдельштейн | |
 Eidelstein in 2024 | |
| Born | Mark Alexandrovich Eidelstein 18 February 2002 |
| Nationality | Russian |
| Education | Moscow Art Theatre School |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 2021–present |
Mark Alexandrovich Eidelstein (Russian: Марк Алекса́ндрович Эйдельштéйн, also tr. Mark Aleksandrovich Eydelshteyn; born February 18, 2002) is a Russian actor. After starring in the coming-of-age film The Land of Sasha (2022), he gained international recognition with his role in the American film Anora (2024).
Early life and education
Eidelstein was born on February 18, 2002 in Nizhny Novgorod, Russia. He has a younger brother, Matvey Eydelshteyn (English: Matthew Eidelstein) and is of Jewish heritage.[1][2] His mother, Olesya Valeryevna Eydelshteyn, works as a teacher of stage speech at the Nizhny Novgorod Theater School named after Yevgeny Yevstigneyev. There, a young Eidelstein often skipped classes.[1]
In 2018, Eidelstein passed the regional selection for the "Living Classics" competition for young readers and made it to the all-Russian final, held in Artek. There, Eidelstein met the dean of the acting department of the Russian Institute of Theater Arts Taras Belousov, who advised him to finish school as soon as possible and enter a theater university — which he did, upon graduating from his mother's school in 2019, entering the Moscow Art Theater School-Studio. He graduated in 2023.
Career
He gained fame after playing the leading role in the drama The Land of Sasha,[3] which made its worldwide premiere in February 2022 at the 72nd Berlin International Film Festival.[4] He has been dubbed by journalists as the "Russian Timothée Chalamet".[5][6][7] He is best known for starring in the Palme d'Or winning film Anora (2024) by Sean Baker.
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | First Snow | Pasha | |
| 2022 | The Land of Sasha | Sasha | |
| 2023 | Pravednik | Moshe Tal | |
| 2024 | One Hundred Years Ahead | Nikolai 'Kolya' Gerasimov | |
| 2024 | We Need to Make Films about Love | Mark | |
| 2024 | Anora | Ivan 'Vanya' Zakharov | American film |
| TBA | Buratino | Artemon |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Crash | Mister Dukey | |
| 2021 | Sixteen+ | Phil | |
| 2022 | The Bow | Senya | |
| 2022 | Monastery | Yura | TV Series[8] |
| 2024 | Clean | Veniamin | TV Series |
| 2024 | Display Copy | Young Grigory Perelman | [9] |
References
- ^ a b "Get to know Mark Eidelstein better" (in Russian). kinoraiisrael. 2023-05-07.
- ^ Evelyn Frick (October 10, 2024). "18 Things to Know About Jewish Actor Mark Eydelshteyn". Hey Alma.
- ^ Дробышева, Ирина. (2022-09-16). "Названы победители кинофестиваля «Меридианы Тихого»" (in Russian). Российская газета. Archived from the original on 2022-11-27. Retrieved 2022-11-27.
- ^ "В Минкультуры прокомментировали участие российских фильмов в Берлинале". Российская газета (in Russian). Archived from the original on 2022-02-10. Retrieved 2022-02-10.
- ^ "Российский Тимоти Шаламе. Кто такой Марк Эйдельштейн" (in Russian). OK!. 2022-11-18. Archived from the original on 2022-11-27. Retrieved 2022-11-27.
- ^ Стас Тыркин (2022-02-15). "В российском кино появился свой Тимоти Шаламе" (in Russian). Комсомольская правда. Archived from the original on 2022-11-27. Retrieved 2022-11-27.
- ^ "'Anora' Breakout Mark Eidelstein on Impressing Sean Baker With a Nude Self Tape and Being Called the 'Russian Timothée Chalamet' (Exclusive)". Variety. 2024-05-22.
- ^ Цветкова, Вера. (2022-11-27). "Смотреть всем: продвинутым зумерам и душным бумерам" (in Russian). Новая газета. Archived from the original on 2022-11-22. Retrieved 2022-11-27.
- ^ "Марк Эйдельштейн сыграет в новом фильме математика Григория Перельмана". rg.ru. Российская газета. 2023-05-16. Archived from the original on 2023-05-17. Retrieved 2023-05-17.