Vasili Pichul

Vasili Pichul
Born(1961-06-15)15 June 1961
Died26 July 2015(2015-07-26) (aged 54)
Moscow, Russia
Occupation(s)Film director
Screenwriter
Years active1985-2015
Notable workLittle Vera (1988)

Vasili Vladimirovich Pichul (Russian: Васи́лий Влади́мирович Пи́чул; 15 June 1961 – 26 July 2015) was a Soviet and Russian film director, best known for his film Little Vera (Маленькая Вера, "Malenkaya Vera" in Russian), released in 1988.[1] His film How Dark the Nights Are on the Black Sea was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1990 Cannes Film Festival.[2]

He died of lung cancer.[3]

  1. ^ Peter Rollberg (2009). Historical Dictionary of Russian and Soviet Cinema. US: Rowman & Littlefield. pp. 531–533. ISBN 978-0-8108-6072-8.
  2. ^ "Festival de Cannes: How Dark the Nights Are on the Black Sea". festival-cannes.com. Retrieved 2009-08-08.
  3. ^ "Скончался режиссер фильма "Маленькая Вера" Василий Пичул - ТАСС".