Yuri Ilyenko

Yuri Ilyenko
Born(1936-07-18)18 July 1936
Cherkasy, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union (now Ukraine)
Died15 June 2010(2010-06-15) (aged 73)
Prokhorivka, Ukraine
Occupation(s)Film director, screenwriter, cinematographer, politician
Years active1960–2002

Yuri Herasymovych Ilyenko (Ukrainian: Юрій Герасимович Іллєнко, 18 July 1936 – 15 June 2010) was a Ukrainian film director, screenwriter, cinematographer and politician. He directed twelve films between 1965 and 2002.[1] His 1970 film The White Bird Marked with Black was entered into the 7th Moscow International Film Festival where it won the Golden Prize.[2]

Ilyenko was one of Ukraine's most influential filmmakers. His films represented Ukraine and what was happening to it. His films were banned in the USSR for their suspected anti-Soviet symbolism. Only in the recent years have his films been re-released and open to the public.[3]

  1. ^ Peter Rollberg (2009). Historical Dictionary of Russian and Soviet Cinema. US: Rowman & Littlefield. pp. 286–287. ISBN 978-0-8108-6072-8.
  2. ^ "7th Moscow International Film Festival (1971)". MIFF. Archived from the original on 3 April 2014. Retrieved 22 December 2012.
  3. ^ Sandra Brennan. "Yuriy Illienko Biography". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Archived from the original on 11 April 2013. Retrieved 19 March 2013.