Kira Muratova
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Kira Muratova is a Soviet and Ukrainian
film director
, screenwriter
and actress. She was born in 1934 in Soroca
, Bessarabia
, Romania
(present-day Moldova
). She was born to a Romanian
mother and a Russian
father. Muratova is known for her unusual and original directorial style. Her films underwent a great deal of censorship
in the Soviet Union
.
Muratova permanently lives in Odessa
where she creates all her films (in Russian language), mostly casting local actors.
Muratova won the Silver Bear - Special Jury Prize
in 1990 at the 40th Berlin International Film Festival
for The Asthenic Syndrome
.
Her film Among Grey Stones
was screened in the Un Certain Regard
section at the 1988 Cannes Film Festival
.
Her films received Russian national "Nika" prize in 1991, 1995, 2005, 2007 and 2009.
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...
film director
Film director
A film director is a person who directs the actors and film crew in filmmaking. They control a film's artistic and dramatic nathan roach, while guiding the technical crew and actors.-Responsibilities:...
, screenwriter
Screenwriter
Screenwriters or scriptwriters or scenario writers are people who write/create the short or feature-length screenplays from which mass media such as films, television programs, Comics or video games are based.-Profession:...
and actress. She was born in 1934 in Soroca
Soroca
Soroca is a Moldovan city situated on the Nistru river about 160 km north of Chişinău. It is the administrative center of Soroca District.- History :The city has its origin in the medieval Genoese trade post of Olchionia, or Alchona...
, Bessarabia
Bessarabia
Bessarabia is a historical term for the geographic region in Eastern Europe bounded by the Dniester River on the east and the Prut River on the west....
, Romania
Romania
Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeastern Europe, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea...
(present-day Moldova
Moldova
Moldova , officially the Republic of Moldova is a landlocked state in Eastern Europe, located between Romania to the West and Ukraine to the North, East and South. It declared itself an independent state with the same boundaries as the preceding Moldavian Soviet Socialist Republic in 1991, as part...
). She was born to a Romanian
Romanians
The Romanians are an ethnic group native to Romania, who speak Romanian; they are the majority inhabitants of Romania....
mother and a Russian
Russians
The Russian people are an East Slavic ethnic group native to Russia, speaking the Russian language and primarily living in Russia and neighboring countries....
father. Muratova is known for her unusual and original directorial style. Her films underwent a great deal of censorship
Censorship
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in the Soviet Union
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....
.
Muratova permanently lives in Odessa
Odessa
Odessa or Odesa is the administrative center of the Odessa Oblast located in southern Ukraine. The city is a major seaport located on the northwest shore of the Black Sea and the fourth largest city in Ukraine with a population of 1,029,000 .The predecessor of Odessa, a small Tatar settlement,...
where she creates all her films (in Russian language), mostly casting local actors.
Muratova won the Silver Bear - Special Jury Prize
Jury Grand Prix
The Jury Grand Prix is a Silver Bear award given by the jury at the Berlin International Film Festival to one of the feature films in competition...
in 1990 at the 40th Berlin International Film Festival
40th Berlin International Film Festival
The 40th annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from February 9 to 20, 1990.-Jury:* Michael Ballhaus * Margaret Ménégoz * Vadim Abdrashitov* Suzana Amaral* Steven Bach* Roberto Benigni* Lívia Gyarmathy...
for The Asthenic Syndrome
The Asthenic Syndrome
The Asthenic Syndrome is a 1990 Soviet drama film directed by Kira Muratova. It was entered into the 40th Berlin International Film Festival where it won the Silver Bear - Special Jury Prize.-Cast:* Olga Antonova as Natasha* Sergei Popov as Nikolai...
.
Her film Among Grey Stones
Among Grey Stones
Among Grey Stones is a 1983 Soviet drama film directed by Kira Muratova. The film suffered a lot from the Soviet censorship and was edited without the acceptance of Muratova, so she refused to release it under her name - it was attributed to "Ivan Sidorov" .It was screened in the Un Certain Regard...
was screened in the Un Certain Regard
Un Certain Regard
Un Certain Regard is a section of the Cannes Film Festival's Official Selection. It is run at the Salle Debussy, parallel to the competition for the Palme d'Or.This section was introduced in 1978 by Gilles Jacob...
section at the 1988 Cannes Film Festival
1988 Cannes Film Festival
- Jury :*Ettore Scola*Claude Berri*David Robinson*Yelena Safonova*George Miller*Hector Olivera*Nastassja Kinski*Philippe Sarde*Robby Muller*William Goldman-Feature film competition:* A World Apart by Chris Menges...
.
Her films received Russian national "Nika" prize in 1991, 1995, 2005, 2007 and 2009.
Filmography
- У Крутого Яра (By the Step Ravine) (with Alexandr Muratov) (1961)
- Наш честный хлеб (Our Honest Bread) (with Alexandr Muratov) (1964)
- Короткие встречи (Brief EncountersBrief EncountersFor the 1945 film, see Brief Encounter.For the 1967 film, see Brief Encounters .Brief Encounters is the fourteenth studio album by French singer Amanda Lear. The album was released in Italy on October 16, 2009 as a double CD set containing twenty five new recordings sung in both English and French,...
) (1967) - Долгие проводы (The Long Farewell) (1971)
- Познавая белый свет (Getting to Know the Big, Wide World) (1978)
- Среди серых камней (Among Grey StonesAmong Grey StonesAmong Grey Stones is a 1983 Soviet drama film directed by Kira Muratova. The film suffered a lot from the Soviet censorship and was edited without the acceptance of Muratova, so she refused to release it under her name - it was attributed to "Ivan Sidorov" .It was screened in the Un Certain Regard...
) (1983) - Перемена участи (A Change of Fate) (1987)
- Астенический синдром (The Asthenic SyndromeThe Asthenic SyndromeThe Asthenic Syndrome is a 1990 Soviet drama film directed by Kira Muratova. It was entered into the 40th Berlin International Film Festival where it won the Silver Bear - Special Jury Prize.-Cast:* Olga Antonova as Natasha* Sergei Popov as Nikolai...
) (1989) - Чувствительный милиционер (The Sentimental Policeman) (1992)
- Увлеченья (PassionsEnthusiasmsPassions, whose title can also be translated "Enthusiasms," is a film of 1994 by Russian-Ukrainian director Kira Muratova, starring Renata Litvinova and Svetlana Kolenda.It received the Nika prize in 1994....
) (1994) - Три истории (Three Stories) (1997)
- Письмо в Америку (Letter to America) (short) (1999)
- Второстепенные люди (Minor People) (2001)
- Чеховские мотивы (Chekhov's Motifs) (2002)
- Настройщик (The TunerThe TunerThe Tuner is a 2004 Ukraine/Russia mix film of art house grotesque and a sting comedy. At the heart of Kira Muratova’s film is her characteristic and enduring love of predation—predation for its own sake...
) (2004) - Справка (Certification) (short) (2005)
- Кукла (Dummy) (short) (2006)
- Два в одном (Two in OneTwo in OneTwo in One is a film of 2007 by Russian-Ukrainian director Kira Muratova, starring Renata Litvinova, Natalia Buzko, Bogdan Stupka and Alexander Bashirov. The film unites two different screenplays written by E. Golubev and R. Litvinova....
) (2007) - Мелодия для шарманки (Melody for a Street-organ) (2009)