FILM DIRECTOR

Larisa Shepitko

1938 - 1979

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Larisa Yefimovna Shepitko (Russian: Лари́са Ефи́мовна Шепи́тько, Ukrainian: Лариса Юхимівна Шепітько, romanized: Larysa Yukhymivna Shepitko; 6 January 1938 – 2 July 1979) was a Soviet film director and screenwriter of Ukrainian origin. She is considered one of the best female directors of all time, with her film The Ascent being the second film directed by a woman to win a Golden Bear and the third film directed by a woman to win a top award at a major European film festival (Cannes, Venice, Berlin). Shepitko was also considered one of the most prominent Soviet filmmakers during both the Khrushchev Thaw and the Era of Stagnation. The Khrushchev Thaw was a direct response to the limitations that were forced upon Soviet citizens during Stalin's reign, and essentially marked the inception of an innovative return to the cinematic arts. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Larisa Shepitko is the 454th most popular film director (up from 476th in 2019), the 332nd most popular biography from Ukraine (up from 348th in 2019) and the 9th most popular Ukrainian Film Director.

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Larisa Shepitko ranks 454 out of 2,041. Before her are Jan Troell, Ernst Marischka, Jerzy Hoffman, Maya Deren, Néstor Almendros, and Robert Rossen. After her are James L. Brooks, Joe Dante, John Boorman, William A. Wellman, Sam Mendes, and Jean Eustache.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1938, Larisa Shepitko ranks 178. Before her are Ronny Cox, Altair Gomes de Figueiredo, Adolf Scherer, Diane Baker, Bernadette Lafont, and Manuel Sanchís Martínez. After her are Jean Eustache, Heino, Larry Scott, Ahmed Jibril, Wu Yi, and Lill-Babs. Among people deceased in 1979, Larisa Shepitko ranks 83. Before her are Joseph Kessel, Dirk Stikker, Amir-Abbas Hoveyda, Jan de Klerk, Santos Urdinarán, and Jacques Mesrine. After her are Helmut Hasse, Ahmad Zahir, Philippe Halsman, Yvonne de Gaulle, Antonio Caggiano, and Waldemar de Brito.

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In Ukraine

Among people born in Ukraine, Larisa Shepitko ranks 332 out of 1,365. Before her are Igor Shafarevich (1923), Mark Taimanov (1926), Sergei Natanovich Bernstein (1880), Zbigniew Herbert (1924), Tamara Smirnova (1935), and Maya Deren (1917). After her are Mykhailo Kotsiubynsky (1864), Theodosius of Kiev (1029), Sergei Bortkiewicz (1877), Michał Boym (1614), Sholem Schwarzbard (1886), and Yuri Knorozov (1922).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In Ukraine

Among film directors born in Ukraine, Larisa Shepitko ranks 9. Before her are Alexander Dovzhenko (1894), Otto Preminger (1905), Anatole Litvak (1902), Richard Boleslawski (1889), Jerzy Kawalerowicz (1922), and Maya Deren (1917). After her are Grigori Kozintsev (1905), Aleksandr Ptushko (1900), Les Kurbas (1887), Aleksei Kapler (1904), Yuri Ilyenko (1936), and Roman Karmen (1906).

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