Mikhail Vartanov | |
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| Михаил Вартанов Միքայել Վարդանով | |
| Born | February 21, 1937 Russian SFSR, Soviet Union |
| Died | December 29, 2009 (aged 72) |
| Occupation(s) | Director, cinematographer, screenwriter, art critic |
| Notable work | Parajanov: The Last Spring |
| Website | https://www.parajanov.com |
Mikhail Vartanov (Russian: Михаил Вартанов, Armenian: Միքայել Վարդանով, February 21, 1937 – December 29, 2009) was a Soviet filmmaker and cinematographer who made significant contribution to world cinema with the documentary films Parajanov: The Last Spring and Seasons.[1][2][3][4]
He is considered an important cinematographer and documentarian of his generation, noted for artistic collaborations with Sergei Parajanov and such influential documentary films as Parajanov: The Last Spring, The Seasons (directed by Artavazd Peleshyan), The Color of Armenian Land, and a series of essays including The Unmailed Letters.