Kira Muratova

Directing

Born 1934-11-05 Died 2018-06-06 Soroca, Kingdom of Romania [now Moldova] 28 credits Order of Prince Yaroslav the Wise, 3rd class 1 Order of Prince Yaroslav the Wise, 5th class 1 Order of Prince Yaroslav the Wise 1 Medal "In Commemoration of the 1500th Anniversary of Kyiv" 1

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Won 1 Order of Prince Yaroslav the Wise, 3rd class Award

Order of Prince Yaroslav the Wise, 3rd class 1 won

— Order of Prince Yaroslav the Wise, 3rd class Won

Order of Prince Yaroslav the Wise, 5th class 1 won

— Order of Prince Yaroslav the Wise, 5th class Won

Order of Prince Yaroslav the Wise 1 won

— Order of Prince Yaroslav the Wise Won

Medal "In Commemoration of the 1500th Anniversary of Kyiv" 1 won

— Medal "In Commemoration of the 1500th Anniversary of Kyiv" Won

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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.'