As Director, As Writer
Eternal Homecoming
2013
5.1
Kira Muratova
Acting
Born
November 5, 1934
Place of Birth
Soroca, Kingdom of Romania (now Moldova)
Deceased
June 6, 2018
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.'
The Filmography
As Director, As Writer
Melody for a Street Organ
2009
4.9
As Director
Two in One
2007
2.1
As Director
Dummy
2007
4.0
As Director
The Certificate
2005
5.4
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The Piano Tuner
2004
6.4
As Director, As Writer
Chekhovian Motifs
2002
4.1
As Director, As Writer
Second Class Citizens
2001
3.0
As Director
Letter to America
1999
2.8
As Director
Three Stories
1997
5.9
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Passions
1994
3.0
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The Sentimental Policeman
1992
3.8
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The Asthenic Syndrome
1989
5.4
As Actor
I Am an Ox, I Am a Horse, I Am a Man, I Am a Woman
1988
5.7
As Director, As Writer
Change of Fortune
1987
3.9
As Director
The Long Farewell
1987
6.4
As Director, As Writer
Among Grey Stones
1983
3.3
As Actor, As Director, As Writer
Brief Encounters
1967
5.7
As Director
Our Honest Bread
1964
3.5
As Director, As Writer
By the Ravine
1962
3.2