Director

Mikhail Vartanov

Directing

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Directed movies: 4Directed series: 0All crew credits: 6

TMDB ID: 1104834

IMDb ID: nm1033410

Known for: Directing

Born: February 21, 1937

Age: 88

Place of birth: Russia

Gender: Male

Adult content flag: No

Career span: 1969 - 1992

Years active: 24

Average TMDB rating: 7.07

Wikidata: Q402812

Also known as

Михаил Вартанов

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Biography

Vartanov was blacklisted for his debut film, The Color of Land (1969), where he portrayed his dissident friends Paradjanov (imprisoned in 1974) and Minas (assassinated in 1975). When Vartanov's artistic freedom was restored 20 years later, he responded with Minas: A Requiem (1989) and Parajanov: The Last Spring (1992) - his masterpiece, which was admired by some of cinema's most important luminaries, including Francis Ford Coppola and Martin Scorsese.

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