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Also known as Larisa Efimovna Shepitko

Soviet film director and screenwriter (1938—1979)

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Person
Gender
Female
Origin
Germany
Active from
1943-11-15
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Born
( 1938-01-06 ) 6 January 1938, Artemovsk , Ukrainian SSR , Soviet Union
Died
2 July 1979 (1979-07-02) (aged 41), Kalinin Oblast , Russian SFSR , Soviet Union
Resting place
Kuntsevo Cemetery , Moscow, Russia
Occupations
Film director screenwriter
Years active
1956–1979
Spouse
Elem Klimov ​ ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1963 ) ​

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date of birth
1938-01-06
date of death
1979-07-02
start of work period
1956-00-00
birth name
Лариса Юхимівна Шепітько
end of work period
1979-00-00
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Larisa Shepitko
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Larisa Yefimovna Shepitko (Russian: Лари́са Ефи́мовна Шепи́тько, Ukrainian: Лариса Юхимівна Шепітько, romanized: Larysa Yukhymivna Shepitko; 6 January 1938 – 2 July 1979) was a Soviet film director and screenwriter of Ukrainian origin. She is considered one of the best female directors of all time, with her film The Ascent being the second film directed by a woman to win a Golden Bear and the third film directed by a woman to win a top award at a major European film festival (Cannes, Venice, Berlin).

Shepitko was also considered one of the most prominent Soviet filmmakers during both the Khrushchev Thaw and the Era of Stagnation. The Khrushchev Thaw was a direct response to the limitations that were forced upon Soviet citizens during Stalin's reign, and essentially marked the inception of an innovative return to the cinematic arts. Shepitko's career was cut short in 1979 when she was killed in a car accident while scouting locations for the film Farewell. Her husband Elem Klimov created a 20-minute tribute documentary called Larisa to honor her legacy.

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