Gleb Anatolyevich Panfilov (Russian: Ð"леб Рнатольевич
Панфилов; born 21 May 1934 in Magnitogorsk) is an
internationally acclaimed Russian film director noted for a string of
mostly historical films starring his wife, Inna Churikova.In the 1980s
Panfilov, a chemist by profession, moved to theatre directing, but
also found time to adapt for the screen Alexander Vampilov's play
Valentina (1981), as well as Maxim Gorky's Vassa Zheleznova (1983) and
Mother (1989). Vassa won the Golden Prize at the 13th Moscow
International Film Festival and Russia's State Prize. He won the
Golden Bear at the 37th Berlin International Film Festival for the
film The Theme.Despite the hardships of the 1990s Panfilov was
committed to directing The Romanovs: An Imperial Family, an epic story
of the Romanov sainthood. The film, finally released in 2000, was a
sort of family project involving his wife as well as children. It was
also his first movie that did not feature his wife in a leading
role.In 2000 at the 22nd Moscow International Film Festival Panfilov
was awarded an Honorable Prize for his contribution to cinema.
Панфилов; born 21 May 1934 in Magnitogorsk) is an
internationally acclaimed Russian film director noted for a string of
mostly historical films starring his wife, Inna Churikova.In the 1980s
Panfilov, a chemist by profession, moved to theatre directing, but
also found time to adapt for the screen Alexander Vampilov's play
Valentina (1981), as well as Maxim Gorky's Vassa Zheleznova (1983) and
Mother (1989). Vassa won the Golden Prize at the 13th Moscow
International Film Festival and Russia's State Prize. He won the
Golden Bear at the 37th Berlin International Film Festival for the
film The Theme.Despite the hardships of the 1990s Panfilov was
committed to directing The Romanovs: An Imperial Family, an epic story
of the Romanov sainthood. The film, finally released in 2000, was a
sort of family project involving his wife as well as children. It was
also his first movie that did not feature his wife in a leading
role.In 2000 at the 22nd Moscow International Film Festival Panfilov
was awarded an Honorable Prize for his contribution to cinema.
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