“I congratulate you on your 70th anniversary.
A well-known director, a talented and extraordinary person, you have written bright pages in the creative chronicle of Russian cinema.
Your works invariably arouse public interest and become a real event in the cultural life of the country, ”reads a telegram on the Kremlin's website.
Putin wished the director good health, inexhaustible inspiration and success.
Earlier, the Teacher said that he intends to start filming the film "Shostakovich" in 2022.