Yelizaveta Svilova

Yelizaveta Svilova
Елизаве́та Игна́тьевна Сви́лова
Born
Elizaveta Schnitt

(1900-09-05)September 5, 1900
Moscow
DiedNovember 11, 1975(1975-11-11) (aged 75)
Moscow
Occupations
Spouse
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(m. 1923; died 1954)​

Yelizaveta Ignatevna Svilova (Russian: Елизаве́та Игна́тьевна Сви́лова, rendered in Latin as Elizaveta Svilova) (5 September 1900, Moscow – 11 November 1975, Moscow) was a Russian filmmaker and film editor.[1] She is perhaps best known for making films with her husband Dziga Vertov and her brother-in-law Mikhail Kaufman. She is also known for her documentaries about World War II and for appearing in and editing Man with a Movie Camera (1929).[2]

  1. ^ Peter Rollberg (2009). Historical Dictionary of Russian and Soviet Cinema. US: Rowman & Littlefield. p. 675. ISBN 978-0-8108-6072-8.
  2. ^ Ebert, Roger (December 4, 2009). Man with camera invents new style. Chicago Sun-Times