Ivan Mykolaychuk
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Ukrainian SSR
The Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic or in short, the Ukrainian SSR was a sovereign Soviet Socialist state and one of the fifteen constituent republics of the Soviet Union lasting from its inception in 1922 to the breakup in 1991...
– 3 August 1987) was a Ukrainian
Ukrainians
Ukrainians are an East Slavic ethnic group native to Ukraine, which is the sixth-largest nation in Europe. The Constitution of Ukraine applies the term 'Ukrainians' to all its citizens...
actor
Actor
An actor is a person who acts in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio in that capacity...
, producer
Film producer
A film producer oversees and delivers a film project to all relevant parties while preserving the integrity, voice and vision of the film. They will also often take on some financial risk by using their own money, especially during the pre-production period, before a film is fully financed.The...
, and screen writer.
He is best known for playing the Hutsul Ivan in Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors
Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors
Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors , also called Shadows of Our Forgotten Ancestors, Shadows of Our Ancestors, or Wild Horses of Fire – is a 1964 film by the Soviet-Armenian filmmaker Sergei Parajanov based on the book by Ukrainian writer Mykhailo Kotsiubynsky...
(Тіні забутих предків) (1964), based on Mykhailo Kotsyubynsky's book of the same name. He received the Komsomol
Komsomol
The Communist Union of Youth , usually known as Komsomol , was the youth division of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union. The Komsomol in its earliest form was established in urban centers in 1918. During the early years, it was a Russian organization, known as the Russian Communist Union of...
prize of Ukraine in 1967, and the title of Honoured Artist of the Ukrainian SSR in 1968. He posthumously received the Taras Shevchenko prize.
His films were often controversial and suppressed by the Soviet
Soviet Union
The Soviet Union , officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991....
authorities; sometimes his films were banned from being screened by the KGB
KGB
The KGB was the commonly used acronym for the . It was the national security agency of the Soviet Union from 1954 until 1991, and was the premier internal security, intelligence, and secret police organization during that time.The State Security Agency of the Republic of Belarus currently uses the...
.
Mykolaychuk died in August 1987 at the age of 46. His house in Chortoryia, Kitsman Raion, Chernivtsi Oblast
Chernivtsi Oblast
Chernivtsi Oblast is an oblast in western Ukraine, bordering on Romania and Moldova. It has a large variety of landforms: the Carpathian Mountains and picturesque hills at the foot of the mountains gradually change to a broad partly forested plain situated between the Dniester and Prut rivers....
, has since been turned into a museum. He left a lasting legacy on Ukrainian film. Many consider him to be the greatest actor in the history of Ukrainian Cinematography
Cinematography
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. He also inspired other Ukrainian artists, actors, singers and writers who were searching for their Ukrainian identity in the Soviet era
Soviet Union
The Soviet Union , officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991....
.
Films
- 1964 - The Dream ("Сон"), actorActorAn actor is a person who acts in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio in that capacity...
- 1964 - Shadows of Forgotten AncestorsShadows of Forgotten AncestorsShadows of Forgotten Ancestors , also called Shadows of Our Forgotten Ancestors, Shadows of Our Ancestors, or Wild Horses of Fire – is a 1964 film by the Soviet-Armenian filmmaker Sergei Parajanov based on the book by Ukrainian writer Mykhailo Kotsiubynsky...
("Тіні забутих предків"), actorActorAn actor is a person who acts in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio in that capacity...
as Hutsul, Ivan - 1965 - The Viper ("Гадюка"), actorActorAn actor is a person who acts in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio in that capacity...
- 1966 - Wild Grass ("Бур'ян"), actorActorAn actor is a person who acts in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio in that capacity...
- 1967 - Two Deathes ("Дві смерті"), actorActorAn actor is a person who acts in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio in that capacity...
- 1967 - Kyiv's Melodies ("Київські мелодії"), actorActorAn actor is a person who acts in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio in that capacity...
- 1968 - The Mistake of Honoré de Balzac ("Помилка Оноре де Бальзака"), actorActorAn actor is a person who acts in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio in that capacity...
- 1968 - AnnychkaAnnychkaAnnychka is a 1968 Ukrainian drama.The film, which was produced at the Dovzhenko Film Studios, takes place in 1943 and is about a Hutsul girl played by Lyubov Rumyantseva. In 1969 it received a Golden Tower award at the Phnom Penh Film Festival in Cambodia. The director received a special prize at...
("Анничка"), actorActorAn actor is a person who acts in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio in that capacity... - 1968 - The Stone Cross ("Камінний хрест"), actorActorAn actor is a person who acts in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio in that capacity...
- 1968 - The Scouts ("Розвідники"), actorActorAn actor is a person who acts in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio in that capacity...
- 1970 - The White Bird with Black SpotWhite Bird with Black Mark-Synopsis:The time period spans 1937-1947, in a western Ukrainian village home to a large Zvonar family with sons Petro, Orest and the youngest. As time goes by, Petro joins the Red Army; Orest joins UPA, and the youngest stays at home. However, their fates inevitably cross one another whether in...
("Білий птах з чорною ознакою"), screen writer, actorActorAn actor is a person who acts in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio in that capacity... - 1970 - LiberationLiberation (film series)Liberation is an epic five-part film series considered the most large-scale World War II film ever made in the Soviet Union. Filmed from 1967 to 1971, the first part was released during 1970 for the 25th anniversary of Victory Day...
, actor - 1970 - Commisars ("Комісари"), actorActorAn actor is a person who acts in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio in that capacity...
- 1971 - I Go To You ("Іду до тебе"), actorActorAn actor is a person who acts in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio in that capacity...
- 1971 - Lada from Berendeys' Land ("Лада з країни Берендеїв"), actorActorAn actor is a person who acts in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio in that capacity...
- 1971 - Zakhar Berkut (or Zachary The Golden Eagle) ("Захар Беркут"), actorActorAn actor is a person who acts in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio in that capacity...
- 1972 - Contrary to Everything ("Наперекір усьому"), actorActorAn actor is a person who acts in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio in that capacity...
- 1972 - The Lost DeedPropala HramotaPropala hramota is a 1972 Soviet musical-comedy film by Dovzhenko Film Studios in Kiev. It is one of many films which were eventually banned by the Soviet censorship. It was broadcasted only in the early 1990th, after the fall of the Union. The movie is considered a pearl of the national Ukrainian...
("Пропала грамота"), actorActorAn actor is a person who acts in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio in that capacity...
as the cossackCossackCossacks are a group of predominantly East Slavic people who originally were members of democratic, semi-military communities in what is today Ukraine and Southern Russia inhabiting sparsely populated areas and islands in the lower Dnieper and Don basins and who played an important role in the...
, Vasyl - 1973 - A Novella About a Woman ("Повість про жінку"), actorActorAn actor is a person who acts in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio in that capacity...
- 1973 - When Human Laughed ("Коли людина посміхнулась"), actorActorAn actor is a person who acts in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio in that capacity...
- 1974 - Maryna ("Марина"), actorActorAn actor is a person who acts in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio in that capacity...
- 1974 - To Dream and to Live ("Мріяти і жити"), screen writer
- 1975 - The Channel ("Канал"), actorActorAn actor is a person who acts in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio in that capacity...
- 1976 - The Troubled Month of VeresenThe Troubled Month of VeresenThe Troubled Month of Veresen is a 1976 Ukrainian drama. The film, which was produced at the Dovzhenko Film Studios.- See also :*Zakhar Berkut - other works of Leonid Osyka*Kaminnyi khrest - References :* at the Internet Movie Database...
("Тривожний місяць вересень"), actorActorAn actor is a person who acts in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio in that capacity... - 1977 - The Unsociable Man ("Відлюдько"), screen writer
- 1978 - The Sea ("Море"), actorActorAn actor is a person who acts in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio in that capacity...
- 1978 - Under the Twins' Sign ("Під сузір'ям Близнюків"), screen writer
- 1979 - Babylon XX ("Вавілон ХХ"), actorActorAn actor is a person who acts in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio in that capacity...
, composerComposerA composer is a person who creates music, either by musical notation or oral tradition, for interpretation and performance, or through direct manipulation of sonic material through electronic media...
, producerFilm producerA film producer oversees and delivers a film project to all relevant parties while preserving the integrity, voice and vision of the film. They will also often take on some financial risk by using their own money, especially during the pre-production period, before a film is fully financed.The...
, screen writer - 1980 - The Forest's Song. Mavka ("Лісова пісня. Мавка"), actorActorAn actor is a person who acts in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio in that capacity...
- 1981 - So Late and Warm Autumn ("Така пізня, така тепла осінь"), actorActorAn actor is a person who acts in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio in that capacity...
, producerFilm producerA film producer oversees and delivers a film project to all relevant parties while preserving the integrity, voice and vision of the film. They will also often take on some financial risk by using their own money, especially during the pre-production period, before a film is fully financed.The...
, screen writer - 1982 - The Return of Batterfly ("Повернення Баттерфляй"), actorActorAn actor is a person who acts in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio in that capacity...
- 1983 - The Legend of Princess Olga ("Легенда про княгиню Ольгу"), actorActorAn actor is a person who acts in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio in that capacity...
- 1983 - Myrhorod and its Inhabitants ("Миргород та його мешканці"), actorActorAn actor is a person who acts in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio in that capacity...
- 1986 - And Memory Will Recall in the Sounds ("І в звуках пам'ять відгукнеться..."), screen writer
- 1989 - Fables About Ivan ("Небилиці про Івана"), screen writer