Mikhail Vartanov

Screenwriter, Film director

1937 – 2009

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Who was Mikhail Vartanov?

Mikhail Vartanov. Film director, cinematographer, documentarian, essayist, photographer and artist who developed a style of documentary filmmaking termed the “direction of undirected action.”

His reputation as one of the most important cinematographers, documentarians and intellectuals of his generation was cemented by such influential documentary films as The Seasons of the Year, Parajanov: The Last Spring, and a series of essays including The Unmailed Letters.

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Born
Feb 21, 1937
Russia
Also known as
  • Mikael Vardanov
  • Mikhail Vardanov
  • Mikael Vartanov
  • Mischa Vartanov
  • Misha Vartanov
  • Misha
  • Michel
  • Eyemoman
Spouses
Nationality
  • Armenia
  • Russia
Profession
Education
  • Gerasimov Institute of Cinematography
Died
Dec 31, 2009
Hollywood

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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