Vladimir Menshov

Vladimir Menshov
Menshov in 2018
Born
Vladimir Valentinovich Menshov

(1939-09-17)17 September 1939
Baku, Azerbaijan SSR, Soviet Union
Died5 July 2021(2021-07-05) (aged 81)
Moscow, Russia
NationalityRussian, Azerbaijani
EducationGerasimov Institute of Cinematography
Occupation(s)Actor, director, screenwriter, producer
Notable work
SpouseVera Alentova
ChildrenYuliya Menshova
Awards

Vladimir Valentinovich Menshov (Russian: Влади́мир Валенти́нович Меньшо́в; 17 September 1939 – 5 July 2021)[1] was a Soviet and Russian actor and film director.[2][3] He was noted for depicting the Russian everyman and working class life in his films. Although Menshov mostly worked as an actor, he is better known for the films he directed, especially for the 1979 melodrama Moscow Does Not Believe in Tears, which won the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film.[4][5] Actress Vera Alentova, who starred in the film, is the mother of Vladimir Menshov's daughter Yuliya Menshova.[6]

  1. ^ Умер Владимир Меньшов. Tass.ru. 5 July 2021
  2. ^ "Владимир Валентинович Меньшов. Биографическая справка". RIA Novosti. 17 September 2009.
  3. ^ "Владимир Меньшов, биография, новости, фото – узнай все!". uznayvse.
  4. ^ Peter Rollberg (2009). Historical Dictionary of Russian and Soviet Cinema. US: Rowman & Littlefield. pp. 445–447. ISBN 978-0-8108-6072-8.
  5. ^ "The 53rd Academy Awards (1981) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Retrieved 15 June 2013.
  6. ^ "Covid-19 kills Russian director Vladimir Menshov". ft.com. 6 July 2021.