Alexandre Mnouchkine

Alexandre Mnouchkine
Born
Alexandre Alexandrovich Mnouchkine

(1908-02-10)10 February 1908
St. Petersburg, Russian Empire
Died3 April 1993(1993-04-03) (aged 85)
Neuilly-sur-Seine, France
OccupationFilm producer
Spouses
  • Jane Hannen
​
(m. 1975)​
ChildrenAriane Mnouchkine (daughter)

Alexandre Alexandrovich Mnouchkine (Russian: Алекса́ндр Алекса́ндрович Мну́шкин; 10 February 1908, St. Petersburg, Russian Empire – 3 April 1993, Neuilly-sur-Seine, France) was a French film producer.[1]

He moved to Paris in 1925. After his entry into cinema in 1932, he created Ariane Films in 1945.[2] Alexandre Mnouchkine married twice, the second time to the comedian Simone Renant. He is the father of Ariane Mnouchkine.[3] In 1987 he was a member of the jury at the 15th Moscow International Film Festival.[4]

  1. ^ "Alexandre Mnouchkine". BFI. Archived from the original on October 13, 2017.
  2. ^ "Les Films Ariane". BFI. Archived from the original on July 20, 2017.
  3. ^ Dickson, Andrew (August 10, 2012). "Ariane Mnouchkine and the Théâtre du Soleil: a life in theatre". The Guardian – via www.theguardian.com.
  4. ^ "15th Moscow International Film Festival (1987)". MIFF. Archived from the original on 2013-01-16. Retrieved 2013-02-18.