Elem Klimov

Elem Klimov
Born
Elem Germanovich Klimov

(1933-07-09)9 July 1933
Died26 October 2003(2003-10-26) (aged 70)
Moscow, Russia
Resting placeTroyekurovskoye Cemetery
Moscow, Russia
EducationMoscow Aviation Institute
Gerasimov Institute of Cinematography
OccupationFilmmaker
Known forWelcome, or No Trespassing, Adventures of a Dentist, Come and See
Spouse
(m. 1963; died 1979)
Children1

Elem Germanovich Klimov (Russian: Элем Германович Климов; 9 July 1933 – 26 October 2003) was a Soviet and Russian filmmaker. He studied at the Gerasimov Institute of Cinematograph, and was married to film director Larisa Shepitko. Klimov is best known for his final film, Come and See (Иди и смотри), which follows a teenage boy in German-occupied Byelorussia during World War Two and which received a universal acclaim. His work also includes black comedies, children's movies, and period dramas.[1]

  1. ^ Peter Rollberg (2009). Historical Dictionary of Russian and Soviet Cinema. US: Rowman & Littlefield. pp. 357–359. ISBN 978-0-8108-6072-8.