Personal Info
Known For:
Directing
Birthday:
November 5, 1934
Place of Birth:
Soroca, Kingdom of Romania (now Moldova)
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Kira Muratova
Biography
Kira Georgievna Muratova (Ukrainian: Кіра Георгіївна Мура́това; née Korotkova; 5 November 1934 – 6 June 2018; Soroca – Odesa) was a Soviet and Ukrainian film director, screenwriter and actress of Romanian/Jewish descent, known for her unusual directorial style.
Muratova's films underwent a great deal of censorship in the Soviet Union, yet still Muratova managed to emerge as one of the leading figures in contemporary Cinema of Ukraine and Russian cinema and was able to build a very successful film career from 1960s onwards. She is People's Artist of Ukraine(1989); Academician of National Academy of Arts of Ukraine (1997). Laureate of the Shevchenko National Prize (1993) (in List of laureates at 1993 - № 12); Oleksandr Dovzhenko State Prize (2002). Muratova spent much of her artistic career in Odesa, creating most of her films at Odesa Film Studios.
Her work has been described as possibly 'one of the most distinctive and singular oeuvres of cinematic world-making.'
Known For
Filmography
| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | What Beat You Nothing | Self (archive footage) |
| 2019 | Furtively About Kira | Archive footage |
| 2003 | Kira | Self |
| 1988 | I Am an Ox, I Am a Horse, I Am a Man, I Am a Woman | |
| 1987 | The Garden of Desires | Sorceress |
| 1969 | Dangerous Tour | Nina Aleksandrovna, revolutioner |
| 1967 | Brief Encounters | Valentina Ivanovna |
| 1958 | Spring Rain |
| Year | TV Show | Role |
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