Vladislav Kozlov

Vladislav Kozlov

Born: July 22, 1976
in Moscow, RSFSR, USSR (now Russia)
Vladislav Alex Kozlov is an award-winning director. At the age of three, he began stuttering so heavily that he could barely speak. Vladislav's parents, concerned about his speech impairment, wanted their son to have a quiet career as an office lawyer, who would work with papers and wouldn't have to talk to people much. But Vladislav, an artist at heart, secretly started taking theater acting and directing lessons. Miraculously, the acting lessons considerably improved Vladislav's speech. Vladislav left for Hollywood to pursue his dreams.

After several years of working as an extra in Hollywood, and being inspired by watching the biggest directors and actors at work, Vladislav decided to make his own movie. His strong resemblance to the silent screen idol, Rudolph Valentino, fascination with Old Hollywood, and his speech problem resulted in a conception of a silent film about his childhood idol Rudolph Valentino. In 2006 Vladislav directed, co-wrote, and produced a 17-minute silent B/W short film "Daydreams of Rudolph Valentino", where he also starred as Rudolph Valentino. The project was funded and supported by Hollywood Forever Cemetery, where Rudolph Valentino is buried. Vladislav also showed considerable producing talent as he convinced a number of vendors and industry professionals to donate their equipment, locations, and services to the project.

In 2009 Vladislav decided to expand his short film project about Rudolph Valentino and over a period of 10 years, it grew into a feature film "Silent Life" starring Terry Moore, Isabella Rossellini, Franco Nero, Sherilyn Fenn, Paul Rodriguez, and Monte Markham. The project is currently in post-production and will be released in 2022. Vladislav was an apprentice of Hollywood veteran editor Frank Morriss ("Duel"by Stephen Spielberg, "Romancing the Stone" by Robert Zemeckis, "Blue Thunder" by John Badham). Frank was teaching Vladislav how to edit for over 5 years using the old Hollywood technique.

In August 2019 Vladislav won First Prize for Best Director at Rhode Island International Film Festival for his Neo-Noir short film about cryonics "The Killers". Said Shawn M. Quirk, Program Director, Flickers' Rhode Island International Film Festival: "Vladislav Kozlov has made something exceptional with his film "The Killers". Through merging the macabre, science fiction, and neo-realism, he has dared to bring an unbelievable tale about the human condition to light and has redefined the cinematic experience in the process."

Vladislav is working on several other projects - a Hybrid "American Superman" about a man who has been dressing up as Superman to work on the Walk of Fame as a costume character for 25 years and his down spiral into homelessness.

Movies for Vladislav Kozlov...

Silent Life
Title: Silent Life
Character: Rudolph Valentino
Released: November 19, 2022
Type: Movie
1926: While on tour promoting his latest movie "Son Of The Sheik", Rudolph Valentino, the Hollywood silent screen icon, suffers a sudden collapse and is hospitalized at the New York Polyclinic Hospital. After an emergency surgery, Valentino loses his grip on reality and, while hallucinating, reexperiences his life in Hollywood from - as a silent film shown at a movie palace, the magical portal between life and eternity, between reality and illusion. Dubbed "The Great Lover" around the world, Valentino plays dashing and virile Sheiks on the screen and drives his female audience into hysteria. However, his private life is a complete failure - the Sheik cannot satisfy even his own domineering wife. Snapping back to reality, Valentino finds himself abandoned, alone and stricken with illness. Pam, a young deaf-mute Valentino's fan, who works as a nurses' aid at the hospital, will show the God of Love for the first time in his life what love can truly mean.
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Bolshoi Ballet: A Hero of Our Time
Title: Bolshoi Ballet: A Hero of Our Time
Character: Mountaineer
Released: April 9, 2017
Type: Movie
Pechorin, a young officer, embarks on a journey across the majestic mountains of the Caucasus, on a path set by his passionate encounters. Disillusioned and careless, he inflicts pain upon himself and the women around him… The story, based on the larger-than-life hero Pechorin, is adapted from Mikhail Lermontov’s literary masterpiece in three separate stories recounting his heartbreaking betrayals. Is Pechorin a real hero? Or is he a man like any other? This brand new production by choreographer Yuri Possokhov is a tragic poetic journey that can only be seen at the Bolshoi. Filmed live on April 9th 2017.
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Bolshoi Ballet: The Nutcracker
Title: Bolshoi Ballet: The Nutcracker
Character: French Doll
Released: December 21, 2014
Type: Movie
On Christmas Eve, Marie is given a wooden nutcracker as a gift. When the clock strikes midnight, the Nutcracker transforms into a prince and saves Marie from the Mouse King and his army. This beloved holiday classic will enchant the whole family with its fairytale setting and Tchaikovsky’s timeless score. This live version of The Nutcracker, created for the Bolshoi by Yuri Grigorovich, is full of romanticism and philosophical reflections on ideal love.
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The Good Shepherd
Title: The Good Shepherd
Character: Executioner (uncredited)
Released: December 11, 2006
Type: Movie
Edward Wilson, the only witness to his father's suicide and member of the Skull and Bones Society while a student at Yale, is a morally upright young man who values honor and discretion, qualities that help him to be recruited for a career in the newly founded OSS. His dedication to his work does not come without a price though, leading him to sacrifice his ideals and eventually his family.
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Peaceful Warrior
Title: Peaceful Warrior
Character: Kissing guy (uncredited)
Released: March 30, 2006
Type: Movie
A chance encounter with a stranger changes the life of a college gymnast.
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War of the Worlds
Title: War of the Worlds
Character: Survivor (uncredited)
Released: June 28, 2005
Type: Movie
Ray Ferrier is a divorced dockworker and less-than-perfect father. Soon after his ex-wife and her new husband drop off his teenage son and young daughter for a rare weekend visit, a strange and powerful lightning storm touches down.