Dal Konstantinovich Orlov (russian: Даль Константинович Орлов; 10 February 1935 – 24 February 2021) was a Russian film critic, journalist, and screenwriter. He was an .

Biography

Orlov was born in 1935 in the village of in Far Eastern Krai. He was the son of the political officer of the Red Army Konstantin Vasilyevich Orlov and Asya Grigorievna Itsikson. In 1941, the family moved to

Irkutsk Irkutsk ( ; rus, Иркутск, p=ɪrˈkutsk; Buryat language, Buryat and mn, Эрхүү, ''Erhüü'', ) is the largest city and administrative center of Irkutsk Oblast, Russia. With a population of 617,473 as of the 2010 Census, Irkutsk is ...

, and then to Asino the following year. His mother moved to Kustanay to spend time with her brother, who was Editor-in-Chief of the newspaper . Orlov finished secondary school in Moscow in 1952 and graduated from Moscow State University in 1957 with a degree in philology. From 1958 to 1969, he worked for the newspaper '' Trud'' before serving as Deputy Editor-in-Chief of the film magazine ''

Iskusstvo Kino ''Iskusstvo Kino'' (Russian: Искусство кино, ''Film Art'') is a film magazine published in Moscow, Russia. It has been published since 1931 and is one of the earliest magazines in Europe which specialize on film theory and review al ...

''. He also served as Editor-in-Chief of ''

Soviet Screen ''Soviet Screen'' (russian: link=no, Советский Экран, Sovetsky Ekran) was an illustrated magazine published in the USSR The Soviet Union,. officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. (USSR),. was a transcontinental c ...

'' from 1978 to 1986. From 1980 to 1986, he hosted the television show '. He was the Moscow correspondent of the newspaper '. Orlov was a member of the Union of Soviet Writers, the

Union of Cinematographers of the Russian Federation The Union of Cinematographers of the Russian Federation ( ru , Союз кинематографистов России) is the trade union of cinematographers, actors, and other professionals of Russian cinema. Founded in 1991, it was preceded b ...

, the , and the Russian Theatrical Society. Dal Orlov died in Moscow on 24 February 2021 at the age of 86.

Screenwriting

*'' Leader'' (1984) *''

Hard to Be a God ''Hard to Be a God'' (russian: Трудно быть богом, translit=''Trudno byt' bogom'') is a 1964 science-fiction novel by the Soviet writers Arkady and Boris Strugatsky, set in the Noon Universe. Premise and themes The novel follows ...

'' (1989)

Personal life

Dal's wife was Elena Izergina-Orlova, a fashion model and theater critic.

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* 1935 births 2021 deaths Russian film critics Russian journalists 20th-century Russian screenwriters Male screenwriters 20th-century Russian male writers People from Primorsky Krai Soviet film critics Soviet journalists Soviet screenwriters Soviet dramatists and playwrights Russian dramatists and playwrights Soviet magazine editors {{Russia-journalist-stub