| Personal data | |
|---|---|
| Surname | Gorshanov |
| Name | Aleksandr |
| Patronym | Pavlovich |
| Birth year | 1967 |
| Birth month | 11 |
| Birth day | 20 |
| Birth place | Riga |
| Sex | M |
Gorshanov Aleksandr Pavlovich (20 November 1967, Riga) — film director, screenwriter, actor.
Aleksandr Gorshanov began his studies at the Faculty of Physics of the University of Latvia and later graduated from the Directing Faculty of VGIK (All-Russian State Institute of Cinematography) in 1997, having studied under Nana Jorjadze and Aleksandr Sirenko.
He directed the following films: Alice (1995), Mad Tea Party (1997), The Melancholy Heifer (1997), The Rules of Brief Encounters (2001), It Was Only a Dream (2002), Seven Leagues to Paradise (2005), and Ballad of Love (2001).
As an actor, he appeared in the film The Doll (1997).