Director Nikita Mikhalkov poses during a photocall for the film Utomlyonnye Solntsem 2: Predstoyanie (Burnt by the Sun 2: Exodus) in competition at the 63rd Cannes Film Festival in Cannes May 22, 2010. Nineteen films are competing for the prestigious Palme d'Or which will be awarded on May 23. REUTERS/Christian Hartmann (FRANCE - Tags: ENTERTAINMENT) 

Cast member Nadezhda Mikhalkova (L) and director Nikita Mikhalkov pose during a photocall for the film Utomlyonnye Solntsem 2: Predstoyanie (Burnt by the Sun 2: Exodus) in competition at the 63rd Cannes Film Festival May 22, 2010. Nineteen films are competing for the prestigious Palme d'Or which will be awarded on May 23. REUTERS/Eric Gaillard (FRANCE - Tags: ENTERTAINMENT) 

Director Nikita Mikhalkov poses during a photocall for the film Utomlyonnye Solntsem 2: Predstoyanie (Burnt by the Sun 2: Exodus) in competition at the 63rd Cannes Film Festival in Cannes May 22, 2010. Nineteen films are competing for the prestigious Palme d'Or which will be awarded on May 23. REUTERS/Christian Hartmann (FRANCE - Tags: ENTERTAINMENT) 

Director Nikita Mikhalkov poses during a photocall for the film Utomlyonnye Solntsem 2: Predstoyanie (Burnt by the Sun 2: Exodus) in competition at the 63rd Cannes Film Festival in Cannes May 22, 2010. Nineteen films are competing for the prestigious Palme d'Or which will be awarded on May 23. REUTERS/Eric Gaillard (FRANCE - Tags: ENTERTAINMENT) 

Director Nikita Mikhalkov (L) and cast member Nadezhda Mikhalkova pose during a photocall for the film Utomlyonnye Solntsem 2: Predstoyanie (Burnt by the Sun 2: Exodus) in competition at the 63rd Cannes Film Festival May 22, 2010. Nineteen films are competing for the prestigious Palme d'Or which will be awarded on May 23. REUTERS/Christian Hartmann (FRANCE - Tags: ENTERTAINMENT) 

Director Nikita Mikhalkov (3rd R) and cast members Oleg Menshikov, Nadezhda Mikhalkova and Artem Mikhalkov (L-R) pose during a photocall for the film Utomlyonnye Solntsem 2: Predstoyanie (Burnt by the Sun 2: Exodus) in competition at the 63rd Cannes Film Festival in Cannes May 22, 2010. Nineteen films are competing for the prestigious Palme d'Or which will be awarded on May 23. REUTERS/Eric Galliard (FRANCE - Tags: ENTERTAINMENT) 

Director Nikita Mikhalkov (2nd L) and cast members Artem Mikhalkov, Nadezhda Mikhalkova and Oleg Menshikov (L-R) pose during a photocall for the film Utomlyonnye Solntsem 2: Predstoyanie (Burnt by the Sun 2: Exodus) in competition at the 63rd Cannes Film Festival in Cannes May 22, 2010. Nineteen films are competing for the prestigious Palme d'Or which will be awarded on May 23. REUTERS/Christian Hartmann (FRANCE - Tags: ENTERTAINMENT) 

Director Nikita Mikhalkov (L) and cast member Nadezhda Mikhalkova pose during a photocall for the film Utomlyonnye Solntsem 2: Predstoyanie (Burnt by the Sun 2: Exodus) in competition at the 63rd Cannes Film Festival May 22, 2010. Nineteen films are competing for the prestigious Palme d'Or which will be awarded on May 23. REUTERS/Christian Hartmann (FRANCE - Tags: ENTERTAINMENT) 

Director Nikita Mikhalkov (L) and cast member Nadezhda Mikhalkova pose during a photocall for the film Utomlyonnye Solntsem 2: Predstoyanie (Burnt by the Sun 2: Exodus) in competition at the 63rd Cannes Film Festival May 22, 2010. Nineteen films are competing for the prestigious Palme d'Or which will be awarded on May 23. REUTERS/Christian Hartmann (FRANCE - Tags: ENTERTAINMENT) 

Director Nikita Mikhalkov (L) and cast member Nadezhda Mikhalkova pose during a photocall for the film Utomlyonnye Solntsem 2: Predstoyanie (Burnt by the Sun 2: Exodus) in competition at the 63rd Cannes Film Festival May 22, 2010. Nineteen films are competing for the prestigious Palme d'Or which will be awarded on May 23. REUTERS/Eric Gaillard (FRANCE - Tags: ENTERTAINMENT) 

Director Nikita Mikhalkov (L) and cast member Nadezhda Mikhalkova pose during a photocall for the film Utomlyonnye Solntsem 2: Predstoyanie (Burnt by the Sun 2: Exodus) in competition at the 63rd Cannes Film Festival May 22, 2010. Nineteen films are competing for the prestigious Palme d'Or which will be awarded on May 23. REUTERS/Christian Hartmann (FRANCE - Tags: ENTERTAINMENT) 

Director Nikita Mikhalkov (L) and cast member Nadezhda Mikhalkova pose during a photocall for the film Utomlyonnye Solntsem 2: Predstoyanie (Burnt by the Sun 2: Exodus) in competition at the 63rd Cannes Film Festival May 22, 2010. Nineteen films are competing for the prestigious Palme d'Or which will be awarded on May 23. REUTERS/Eric Gaillard (FRANCE - Tags: ENTERTAINMENT) 

Director Nikita Mikhalkov poses during a photocall for the film Utomlyonnye Solntsem 2: Predstoyanie (Burnt by the Sun 2: Exodus) in competition at the 63rd Cannes Film Festival May 22, 2010. Nineteen films are competing for the prestigious Palme d'Or which will be awarded on May 23. REUTERS/Eric Gaillard (FRANCE - Tags: ENTERTAINMENT) 

Cast member Nadezhda Mikhalkova (L) and director Nikita Mikhalkov pose during a photocall for the film Utomlyonnye Solntsem 2: Predstoyanie (Burnt by the Sun 2: Exodus) in competition at the 63rd Cannes Film Festival May 22, 2010. Nineteen films are competing for the prestigious Palme d'Or which will be awarded on May 23. REUTERS/Eric Gaillard (FRANCE - Tags: ENTERTAINMENT) 

Film director and actor Nikita Mikhalkov stands in front of a poster advertising his latest film, Burnt by the Sun II, as he arrives at Moscow's Oktyabr movie theatre in Moscow, April 22, 2010. The movie opened in cinemas nationwide on Thursday. REUTERS/Sergei Karpukhin (RUSSIA - Tags: ENTERTAINMENT) 

Film director Nikita Mikhalkov arrives at "Imya Rossiya" ("Name Russia") TV show in Moscow December 27, 2008. Name of Russia is the project of the Russia TV channel aimed to elect the most notable personality in Russian history by public voting via the Internet and television. The name of the winner will be announced on Sunday. REUTERS/Sergei Karpukhin (RUSSIA) 

Film director Nikita Mikhalkov attends "Imya Rossiya" ("Name Russia") TV show in Moscow December 27, 2008. Name of Russia is the project of the Russia TV channel aimed to elect the most notable personality in Russian history by public voting via the Internet and television. The name of the winner will be announced on Sunday. REUTERS/Sergei Karpukhin (RUSSIA) 

Russian director and film festival head Nikita Mikhalkov (top) welcomes Serbian director Emir Kusturica at the opening of the Moscow Film festival June 19, 2008. REUTERS/Sergei Karpukhin (RUSSIA) 

U.S. actor Will Smith (L) and Russian director Nikita Mikhalkov attend the opening of the Moscow Film festival June 19, 2008. REUTERS/Sergei Karpukhin (RUSSIA) 

U.S. actor Will Smith (R) dances with Russian director Nikita Mikhalkov at the opening of the Moscow Film festival June 19, 2008. REUTERS/Sergei Karpukhin (RUSSIA) 

Russian film director and actor Nikita Mikhalkov speaks during a news conference at the beginning of the Sofia International Film Festival March 7, 2008. REUTERS/Stoyan Nenov (BULGARIA) 

Russian director Nikita Mikhalkov (C), nominated for the Oscar for best foreign film for "12," and his wife Nadezhda (R) arrive at the 80th annual Academy Awards in Hollywood February 24, 2008. REUTERS/Carlos Barria (UNITED STATES-OSCARS) 

Russian director Nikita Mikhalkov, nominated for the Oscar best foreign film for "12," and his wife Nadezhda arrive at the 80th annual Academy Awards in Hollywood, February 24, 2008. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson (UNITED STATES-OSCARS) 

Nikita Mikhalkov, director and writer of the film "12" from Russia, acknowledges the four other nominees as he accepts his film's certificate of nomination at the 80th Annual Academy Awards reception for foreign film nominees in Beverly Hills, California February 22, 2008. REUTERS/Phil McCarten (UNITED STATES) 

Director of the Russian film "12" Nikita Mikhalkov (L) and one of the film's stars Sergei Makovetsky attend the 80th Annual Academy Awards reception for foreign film nominees in Beverly Hills, California February 22, 2008. REUTERS/Phil McCarten (UNITED STATES) 

Polish director Andrzej Wajda (L) and Russian director Nikita Mikhalkov attend the 80th Annual Academy Awards reception for foreign film nominees in Beverly Hills, California February 22, 2008. REUTERS/Phil McCarten (UNITED STATES) 

Svetlana Medvedeva (L), the wife of Dmitry Medvedev, the front-runner in Russia's upcoming presidential election, and Tatiana Mikhailkova, wife of director Nikita Mikhailkov, inspect a Golden Eagle Award at its award ceremony in Moscow January 25, 2008. The Golden Eagle is Russia's annual national award for motion pictures and TV productions given out by Russia's cinema academy. REUTERS/Alexander Natruskin (RUSSIA) 

Svetlana Medvedeva, the wife of Dmitry Medvedev, the front-runner in Russia's upcoming presidential election, and Tatiana Mikhailkova, wife of director Nikita Mikhailkov, attend the Golden Eagle Awards ceremony in Moscow January 25, 2008. The Golden Eagle is Russia's annual national award for motion pictures and TV productions given out by Russia's cinema academy. REUTERS/Alexander Natruskin (RUSSIA) 

Director and actor Nikita Mikhalkov holds his acceptance speech after receiving Golden Eagle Awards in the categories 'Best Motion Picture', 'Best Actor' and 'Best Director' in Moscow January 25, 2008. The Golden Eagle is Russia's annual national award for motion pictures and TV productions given out by Russia's cinema academy. REUTERS/Alexander Natruskin (RUSSIA) 

Director Nikita Mikhalkov attends the Golden Eagle Awards ceremony in Moscow January 25, 2008. The Golden Eagle is Russia's annual national award for motion pictures and TV productions given out by Russia's cinema academy. REUTERS/Alexander Natruskin (RUSSIA) 

Actor Yevgeny Mironov (L) and director Nikita Mikhalkov attend the Golden Eagle Awards ceremony in Moscow January 25, 2008. The Golden Eagle is Russia's annual national award for motion pictures and TV productions given out by Russia's cinema academy. REUTERS/Alexander Natruskin (RUSSIA) 

TV presenter Oksana Fedorovna (L) and director Nikita Mikhalkov attend the Golden Eagle Awards ceremony in Moscow January 25, 2008. The Golden Eagle is Russia's annual national award for motion pictures and TV productions given out by Russia's cinema academy. REUTERS/Alexander Natruskin (RUSSIA) 

Actors of the movie "12", directed by Nikita Mikhalkov, hold their Golden Eagle Awards, which they received in the category 'Best Male Motion Picture Role' in Moscow January 25, 2008. The Golden Eagle is Russia's annual national award for motion pictures and TV productions given out by Russia's cinema academy. Pictured are (L-R) Valentin Gaft, Alexey Petrenko, Mikhail Efremov, Yuri Stayanov, Viktor Verzhbitsky, Sergei Gazarov and Sergei Garmash. REUTERS/Alexander Natruskin (RUSSIA) 

Russian director Nikita Mikhalkov displays the Special Lion award for Overall Work at the Venice film festival September 8, 2007. Russian director received the special award for his film "12". REUTERS/Alessandro Bianchi (ITALY) 

Russian director Nikita Mikhalkov attends a photocall in Venice September 07, 2007. Russian director Nikita Mikhalkov movie " 12 " is being shown at the Venice Film Festival.
REUTERS/Alessandro Bianchi (ITALY) 

Russian director Nikita Mikhalkov attends a photocall in Venice September 07, 2007. Russian director Nikita Mikhalkov movie " 12 " which is being shown at the Venice Film Festival.
REUTERS/Alessandro Bianchi (ITALY) 

Russian director Nikita Mikhalkov (L) and Russian actor Sergey Makovetsky attend a photocall in Venice September 7, 2007. Makovetsky stars in Mikhalkov's movie "12" which is being shown at the Venice Film Festival. REUTERS/Alessandro Bianchi (ITALY) 

Russian director Nikita Mikhalkov attends a photocall in Venice September 7, 2007. Mikhalkov's movie "12" is being shown at the Venice Film Festival. REUTERS/Alessandro Bianchi (ITALY) 

Russian director Nikita Mikhalkov attends a photocall in Venice September 7, 2007. Mikhalkov's movie "12 " is being shown at the Venice Film Festival. REUTERS/Alessandro Bianchi (ITALY) 

President of the Moscow International Film Festival (MIFF), Nikita Mikhalkov (L), embraces actress and jury member Renata Litvinova as she arrives for the festival, June 21, 2007. The festival will run from June 21-30 presenting over 170 movies of which 20 will be competing for the MIFF awards. REUTERS/Alexander Natruskin (RUSSIA) 

President of the Moscow International Film Festival (MIFF), Nikita Mikhalkov (R), welcomes the festival jury's president, Australian director Fred Schepisi, at the opening night June 21, 2007. The festival will run from June 21-30 presenting over 170 movies of which 20 will be competing for the MIFF awards. REUTERS/Alexander Natruskin (RUSSIA) 

President of the Moscow International Film Festival (MIFF), Nikita Mikhalkov (C), welcomes Serbian director Emir Kusturica (R) and his wife Maja at the festival's opening night June 21, 2007. The festival will run from June 21-30 presenting over 170 movies of which 20 will be competing for the MIFF awards. REUTERS/Alexander Natruskin (RUSSIA) 

Oscar-winning film director and actor Nikita Mikhalkov of Russia gestures during a meeting with Romanian students at the National Theatre in Bucharest April 15, 2007. REUTERS/Bogdan Cristel (ROMANIA) 

Oscar-winning film director and actor Nikita Mikhalkov of Russia gestures during a meeting with Romanian students at the National Theatre in Bucharest April 15, 2007. REUTERS/Bogdan Cristel (ROMANIA) 

Oscar-winning film director and actor Nikita Mikhalkov of Russia (L) gestures during a meeting with Romanian students at the National Theatre in Bucharest April 15, 2007. REUTERS/Bogdan Cristel (ROMANIA) 

Oscar-winning film director and actor Nikita Mikhalkov of Russia gestures during a meeting with Romanian students at the National Theatre in Bucharest April 15, 2007. REUTERS/Bogdan Cristel (ROMANIA) 

Oscar-winning film director and actor Nikita Mikhalkov of Russia gestures during a meeting with Romanian students at the National Theatre in Bucharest April 15, 2007. REUTERS/Bogdan Cristel (ROMANIA) 

Oscar-winning film director and actor Nikita Mikhalkov of Russia gestures during a meeting with Romanian students at the National Theatre in Bucharest April 15, 2007. Mikhalkov is in Bucharest as a guest of the Bucharest International Film Festival. REUTERS/Bogdan Cristel (ROMANIA) 

Oscar-winning film director and actor Nikita Mikhalkov of Russia gestures during a meeting with Romanian students at the National Theatre in Bucharest April 15, 2007. Mikhalkov is in Bucharest as a guest of the Bucharest International Film Festival. REUTERS/Bogdan Cristel (ROMANIA) 

Russian film director and actor Nikita Mikhalkov listens to questions during a news conference at the beginning of Bucharest international film festival in Bucharest April 14, 2007. REUTERS/Bogdan Cristel (ROMANIA) 

Russian film director and actor Nikita Mikhalkov gestures during a news conference at the beginning of Bucharest international film festival in Bucharest April 14, 2007. REUTERS/Bogdan Cristel (ROMANIA) 

Russian film director and actor Nikita Mikhalkov speaks during a news conference at the beginning of the Bucharest International Film Festival in Bucharest April 14, 2007. REUTERS/Bogdan Cristel (ROMANIA) 

Russian film director and actor Nikita Mikhalkov speaks during a news conference at the beginning of the Bucharest International Film Festival in Bucharest April 14, 2007. REUTERS/Bogdan Cristel (ROMANIA) 

Russia's Defence Minister Sergei Ivanov (L) and film-maker and actor Nikita Mikhalkov chat during the public council session in Moscow January 16, 2007. Russia has delivered new anti-aircraft missile systems to Iran and will consider further requests by Tehran for defensive weapons, Ivanov said on Tuesday. REUTERS/Sergei Karpukhin (RUSSIA) 

Russian film-maker and actor Nikita Mikhalkov salutes as he poses for photographers at the Cinema Palace in Venice September 2, 2006. REUTERS/Fabrizio Bensch (ITALY) 

Russian director and President of the Moscow Film Festival Nikita Mikhalkov (L) and French actor Gerard Depardieu attend the award ceremony of the Moscow International Film Festival in Moscow July 2, 2006. 

Russian director and President of the Moscow Film Festival Nikita Mikhalkov (R) greets French actor Gerard Depardieu before the award ceremony of the Moscow International Film Festival in Moscow July 2, 2006. REUTERS/Ivan Chernichkin (RUSSIA) 

Russian director and President of the Moscow Film Festival Nikita Mikhalkov (L) and French actor Gerard Depardieu attend the award ceremony of the Moscow International Film Festival in Moscow July 2, 2006. REUTERS/Ivan Chernichkin (RUSSIA) 

Russian filmmaker and actor, President of the Russian Society of Cinematographists Nikita Mikhalkov greets the public as he arrives for the opening ceremony of 28th Moscow International Film Festival in central Moscow, June 23, 2006. REUTERS/Sergei Karpukhin (RUSSIA) 

Russian President Vladimir Putin (R) drinks champagne and laughs with cinema director and actor Nikita Mikhalkov after an award ceremony in Moscow's Kremlin October 28, 2005. REUTERS/Alexander Natruskin