Dinara Anatolyevna Drukarova (russian: Динара Анатольeвна Друкарова; born 3 January 1976) is a

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and Russian actress and film director.

Life and career

Drukarova was born in

Leningrad Saint Petersburg ( rus, links=no, Санкт-Петербург, a=Ru-Sankt Peterburg Leningrad Petrograd Piter.ogg, r=Sankt-Peterburg, p=ˈsankt pʲɪtʲɪrˈburk), formerly known as Petrograd (1914–1924) and later Leningrad (1924–1991), i ...

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(now

Saint Petersburg Saint Petersburg ( rus, links=no, Санкт-Петербург, a=Ru-Sankt Peterburg Leningrad Petrograd Piter.ogg, r=Sankt-Peterburg, p=ˈsankt pʲɪtʲɪrˈburk), formerly known as Petrograd (1914–1924) and later Leningrad (1924–1991), i ...

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), and still lives there half the year, spending the other half in

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, where she tends to pursue most of her film roles. She made her debut in the 1989 film, ''It Was Near Sea'', but it was her second film, '' Don't Move, Die and Rise Again!'', which first saw her receiving attention, when the film won the Golden Camera at the

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. She starred in a number of minor Russian films in the early 1990s, but began to pursue European (and predominantly French) productions after making her first film there, ''The Son of Gascogne'' (1996). She made a brief foray into music soon after, recording a not widely released single, "Made in Leningrad". However, she has remained focused on acting, and not recorded anything since. One of Drukarova's few Russian films during the latter half of the 1990s was the controversial 1998

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'', in which she played the female lead role of Lisa. This performance saw her nominated in the category of "Best European Actress" at the 1998

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. She was subsequently interviewed in a number of prominent French magazines, including Elle, Premiere, and Vogue. In addition, Drukarova was appointed as a member of one of the juries at the 1998 Strasbourg European Film Festival. Over the next few years, Drukarova featured in several more minor films before winning the key part of Ada, a

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woman, in the 2003 film ''

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''. The film received a wide arthouse release in several countries, winning the Critics Week Grand Prize at Cannes, and substantially increased her profile internationally. In 2004, she was featured in the music videos 'Club foot' and 'L.S.F.' by British band,

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. Her most recent project, , is the 2004 film, ''Automne'', which was not widely distributed, with the exception of the film festival circuit.

Selected filmography

* '' Freeze Die Come to Life'' (1989) * ''

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'' (1996) * ''

'' (1998) * ''

'' (2002) * '' Silent Voice'' (2009) * ''

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'' (2012) * '' Amour'' (2012) * ''

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'' (2015) * ''

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'' (2021)

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Drukarova, Dinara 1976 births Living people Actresses from Saint Petersburg Soviet child actresses Soviet film actresses Russian film actresses Russian television actresses 20th-century Russian actresses 21st-century Russian actresses Soviet expatriates in France Russian expatriates in France