Nasceu em Moscou, Rússia, em 1939. Diretor, roteirista e animador, formou-se em 1962 na VGIK, escola de cinema de Moscou. Seu trabalho é caracterizado pelo interesse na história e na cultura russas. Em 1966, Khrzhanovsky realizou seu primeiro filme, o curta "Once Upon a Time There Lived Kozyavin" (1966). "A Room and a Half" (2009), inspirado na obra do ensaísta e poeta russo Joseph Brodsky, é seu trabalho mais famoso.
Born in Moscow, Russia, in 1939. He works as a director, screenwriter and animator. He graduated in 1962 from the VGIK, the film school in Moscow. His work is characterised by an interest in Russian history and culture. In 1966, Khrzhanovsky made his first film, the short "Once Upon a Time There Lived Kozyavin" (1966). His most famous feature is "A Room and a Half" (2009), inspired by the work of the Russian poet and essayist Joseph Brodsky.