Marlen Khutsiev

Marlen Khutsiev
Marlen Khutsiev in 2018
Born(1925-10-04)4 October 1925
Tiflis, Georgian SSR, Transcaucasian SFSR, Soviet Union
Died19 March 2019(2019-03-19) (aged 93)
Moscow, Russia
Occupation(s)Director, screenwriter
Years active1952–2019
SpouseIrina Solovyova
Awards

Marlen Martynovich Khutsiev (Russian: Марле́н Марты́нович Хуци́ев; 4 October 1925 – 19 March 2019[1]) was a Georgian-born Soviet and Russian filmmaker best known for his cult films from the 1960s, which include I Am Twenty and July Rain. He was named a People's Artist of the USSR in 1986.[2]

  1. ^ "Умер режиссёр Марлен Хуциев". Vedomosti. Retrieved 19 March 2019.
  2. ^ Peter Rollberg (2016). Historical Dictionary of Russian and Soviet Cinema. Rowman / Littlefield. p. 382. ISBN 978-1-442-26842-5.