Yuri Ilyenko | |
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Born | |
Died | 15 June 2010 | (aged 73)
Occupation(s) | Film director, screenwriter, cinematographer, politician |
Years active | 1960–2002 |
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]