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.'
Filmography
all 28
Movies 28
Director 21
self 3
What Beat You Nothing (2021)
Furtively About Kira (2019)
Eternal Homecoming (2013)
Melody for a Street Organ (2009)
Two in One (2007)
Dummy (2007)
The Certificate (2005)
The Piano Tuner (2004)
Kira (2003)
Chekhovian Motifs (2002)
Letter to America (1999)
Three Stories (1997)
Passions (1994)
I Am an Ox, I Am a Horse, I Am a Man, I Am a Woman (1988)
Change of Fortune (1987)
The Long Farewell (1987)
The Garden of Desires (1987)
Among Grey Stones (1983)
Russia (1972)
Dangerous Tour (1969)
Brief Encounters (1967)
Our Honest Bread (1964)
By the Ravine (1962)
Spring Rain (1958)
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Known ForDirecting
GenderFemale
Birthday1934-11-05
Deathday2018-06-06 (83 years old)
Birth NameКіра Георгіївна Короткова
Birth PlaceSoroca, Moldova
Height
MotherNatalia Isaakovna Scurtu
CitizenshipsSoviet Union, Ukraine, Kingdom of Romania
ResidencesOdesa, Ukraine
Also Known AsКира Муратова, Кіра Георгіївна Короткова , Кіра Георгіївна Муратова , Кіра Короткова
Awardsanniversary medal for the 20 years of independence of Ukraine, People's Artist of the Ukrainian SSR, Oleksandr Dovzhenko State Prize, Order of Prince Yaroslav the Wise, 3rd class, honorary citizen of Odesa, Shevchenko National Prize, Order of Prince Yaroslav the Wise, People's Artist of Ukraine, Order of Prince Yaroslav the Wise, 5th class, Order of Prince Yaroslav the Wise, 4th class, Order of Friendship, Silver Bear, Nika Award, Medal "In Commemoration of the 1500th Anniversary of Kiev", Medal "In Commemoration of the 1500th Anniversary of Kyiv", Berliner Kunstpreis
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