FILM DIRECTOR

Kira Muratova

1934 - 2018

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Kira Georgievna Muratova (Romanian: Kira Gheórghievna Muratova; Russian: Кира Георгиевна Муратова; Ukrainian: Кіра Георгіївна Мура́това; née Korotkova, 5 November 1934 – 6 June 2018) was a Ukrainian award-winning film director, screenwriter and actress, 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 - No. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Kira Muratova is the 349th most popular film director (down from 342nd in 2019), the 13th most popular biography from Moldova (down from 12th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Moldovan Film Director.

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Kira Muratova ranks 349 out of 2,041. Before her are Barbet Schroeder, Francis Veber, Jim Henson, Samuel Fuller, Leo McCarey, and William Kennedy Dickson. After her are Ermanno Olmi, Víctor Erice, Dušan Makavejev, Jean Rouch, George Albert Smith, and Emilio Fernández.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1934, Kira Muratova ranks 125. Before her are Gregory Peter XX Ghabroyan, Nicéphore Soglo, Jean Chrétien, Werner Leimgruber, Ken Rosewall, and Jean Sorel. After her are Glenn Davis, Omar Karami, Manfred Wörner, Kisho Kurokawa, Gloria Steinem, and Alisa Freindlich. Among people deceased in 2018, Kira Muratova ranks 103. Before her are Gennady Rozhdestvensky, Samir Amin, Oskar Gröning, Nicole Fontaine, Paul Andreu, and Bruno Sammartino. After her are Darío Castrillón Hoyos, Ermanno Olmi, Big Van Vader, Margot Kidder, Belisario Betancur, and Luigi Luca Cavalli-Sforza.

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In Moldova

Among people born in Moldova, Kira Muratova ranks 12 out of 107. Before her are Avigdor Lieberman (1958), Maia Sandu (1972), Nicolae Timofti (1948), Pyotr Rumyantsev (1725), and Mikhail Larionov (1881). After her are Eugen Doga (1937), Vladimir Purishkevich (1870), Iona Yakir (1896), Meir Dizengoff (1861), Petru Lucinschi (1940), Eugenio Coșeriu (1921), and Ion Druță (1928).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In Moldova

Among film directors born in Moldova, Kira Muratova ranks 2. Before her are Lewis Milestone (1895). After her are Emil Loteanu (1936).

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