Yuri Mamin (Russian: Юрий Ð'Ð¾Ñ€Ð¸Ñ Ð¾Ð²Ð¸Ñ‡ Мамин; born 8
May 1946) is a Soviet and Russian film director, stage director,
screenwriter, composer, author and television host, Honored Art Worker
of the Russian Federation. His "Window to Paris" (1993) remains one of
the most popular movies in Russia. His Buddhist-themed film "Don't
Think About White Monkeys" (2008) is popular among the Russian
noncomformist youth, including punks and rockers.Yuri Mamin is the
only person in Russia to have won the Chaplin's Golden Cane award. The
award was presented by Charlie Chaplin's widow, Oona Chaplin, at the
festival marking 100 years since the birth of the great comedian. The
festival was held in the Swiss city of Vevey, where Chaplin was
buried.Mamin's works are known for a strong emphasis on social justice
and criticism of hypoctitical social norms. Because of this, he found
difficult to find support for his productions in the totalitarian
USSR, as well as in today's Russia, where film makers became dependent
on corporate oligarchy. His characters often portray an inspired
citizen in the fight for social justice against corporate
capitalism.Yuri Mamin began his directing career under the communist
regime. He was never a communist and was always opposed to the
oppressive power of the Communist Party. Because of this, he could not
create his films until the beginning of Perestroika in 1985 and
Mikhail Gorbachev's arrival to power. His works are popular among
alternative socialist groups who criticize both capitalism and the
Soviet system.
May 1946) is a Soviet and Russian film director, stage director,
screenwriter, composer, author and television host, Honored Art Worker
of the Russian Federation. His "Window to Paris" (1993) remains one of
the most popular movies in Russia. His Buddhist-themed film "Don't
Think About White Monkeys" (2008) is popular among the Russian
noncomformist youth, including punks and rockers.Yuri Mamin is the
only person in Russia to have won the Chaplin's Golden Cane award. The
award was presented by Charlie Chaplin's widow, Oona Chaplin, at the
festival marking 100 years since the birth of the great comedian. The
festival was held in the Swiss city of Vevey, where Chaplin was
buried.Mamin's works are known for a strong emphasis on social justice
and criticism of hypoctitical social norms. Because of this, he found
difficult to find support for his productions in the totalitarian
USSR, as well as in today's Russia, where film makers became dependent
on corporate oligarchy. His characters often portray an inspired
citizen in the fight for social justice against corporate
capitalism.Yuri Mamin began his directing career under the communist
regime. He was never a communist and was always opposed to the
oppressive power of the Communist Party. Because of this, he could not
create his films until the beginning of Perestroika in 1985 and
Mikhail Gorbachev's arrival to power. His works are popular among
alternative socialist groups who criticize both capitalism and the
Soviet system.
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