Marlen Khutsiev

Marlen Khutsiev

director, writer, actor

Marlen Khutsiev was born on Oct 04, 1925 in Republic of Georgia]. Marlen Khutsiev's big-screen debut came with Vesna na Zarechnoy ulitse directed by Marlen Khutsiev in 1956. Marlen Khutsiev is known for Shine, Shine, My Star directed by Aleksandr Mitta, Oleg Tabakov stars as Vladimir Iskremas and Oleg Efremov as khudozhnik Fyodor. Marlen Khutsiev has got 8 awards and 2 nominations so far. The most recent award Marlen Khutsiev achieved is East-West: Golden Arch International Film Awards. The upcoming new movie Marlen Khutsiev plays is Venice 70: Future Reloaded which will be released on Aug 31, 2013.

Marlen Khutsiev is a Soviet and Russian film director, screenwriter, actor, teacher. People's Artist of the USSR (1986), laureate of the State Prize of the Russian Federation (1993). Honorary Member of the Russian Academy of Arts.Khutsiev studied at the 43rd Tbilisi Secondary School. In 1952 he graduated from the directing faculty of VGIK (workshop of Igor Savchenko). In 1953-1958 he worked as a director at the Odessa Film Studio, since 1959 - at the Studio of Gorkiy, since 1965 - at the film studio "Mosfilm". In a number of his films, Marlen Khutsiev appeared as an author or co-author of scripts. In addition, Khutsiev staged the play "The Case in Vichy" in the Sovremennik Theater (1967, 1986), and acted in several films. In the years 1968-1971 - Art Director of the "Screen" Central Television. From 1978 he led the workshop of directing art cinematography at VGIK. Since 1987 - head of the department of directing a feature film at VGIK, professor. Since 1989 - President of the Guild of Film Directors of Russia. In 1984, Khutsiev became one of the heroes of the documentary film "My Contemporaries" by Vladislav Vinogradov. In 1994-1995 - President of the film festival "Window to Europe".In March 2019, Marlen Khutsiev was hospitalized at the Moscow Botkin Hospital, in the intensive care unit of which he died on March 19, at 7 am, in the 94th year of life.

  • Birthday

    Oct 04, 1925
  • Place of Birth

    Tiflis, Transcaucasian SFSR, USSR [now Tbilisi, Republic of Georgia]

Known For

Awards

8 wins & 2 nominations

East-West: Golden Arch International Film Awards
2019
Winner - Special Award
Locarno International Film Festival
2015
Winner - Leopard Career Award
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