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Mikhail Vartanov
b. 1937 — d. 2009 (aged 72)
Russia
Cinematographer
Director
Writer
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.
Known For
Filmography
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★ 5.5
The VIIth Annual Awards of the Russian Academy of Motion Picture Arts
1993 Self
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★ 7.2
Parajanov: The Last Spring
1992 Self
Director
Writer
Cinematographer
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★ 6.6
Minas: A Requiem
1989 Director
Writer
Cinematographer
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★ 6.3
In This Stone Is My Soul
1989 Director
Writer
Cinematographer
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★ 6.0
Erased Faces
1987 Director
Writer
Cinematographer
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★ 7.2
The Kite Day
1986 Cinematographer
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He Creates the Homeland
1985 Director
Cinematographer
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Our Alexan
1985 Director
Cinematographer
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Carzou
1984 Cinematographer
Writer
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★ 5.5
Roots
1983 Director
Cinematographer
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Aivazovsky and Armenia
1983 Cinematographer
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★ 6.7
The Mulberry Tree
1979 Cinematographer
Writer
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★ 4.9
William Saroyan: I Saw the Mighty Armenia
1977 Cinematographer
Writer
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★ 7.5
Four Seasons
1975 Cinematographer
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Kajaran
1974 Director
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Awaiting
1973 Director
Cinematographer
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Song of Eternity
1973 Cinematographer
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And So Every Day
1972 Director
Cinematographer
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★ 5.7
Autumn Pastoral
1971 Director
Writer
Cinematographer
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★ 6.5
Paradjanov: The Color of Armenian Land
1969 Self
Director
Writer
Cinematographer
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Sayat Nova Blvd
1967 Director
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Men of the Dance
1965 Writer
Cinematographer
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Boy with a Movie Camera
Self