Iskra Leonidovna Babich (russian: И́скра Леони́довна Ба́бич; 10 January 1932 – 5 August 2001) was a Soviet

film director A film director controls a film's artistic and dramatic aspects and visualizes the screenplay (or script) while guiding the film crew and actors in the fulfilment of that vision. The director has a key role in choosing the cast members, p ...

and

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. Her 1981 film ''

Muzhiki! ''Muzhiki!'' (russian: Мужики!) is a 1981 Soviet drama film directed by Iskra Babich. It was entered into the 32nd Berlin International Film Festival, where it won an Honourable Mention. Plot Pavel Zubov (Aleksandr Mikhajlov) lives and wo ...

'' was entered into the

32nd Berlin International Film Festival The 32nd annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from 12–23 February 1982. The Golden Bear was awarded to the West German film ''Veronika Voss'' directed by Rainer Werner Fassbinder. The Honorary Golden Bear (''Goldener Ehrenbär'' ...

, where it won an Honourable Mention.

Filmography

* '' Pastukh'' (1957) * ''

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'' (1960) * ''

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'' (1962) * ''

'' (1981) * ''

Forgive Me, Alyosha Forgiveness, in a psychological sense, is the intentional and voluntary process by which one who may initially feel victimized or wronged, goes through a change in feelings and attitude regarding a given offender, and overcomes the impact of th ...

'' (1983)

Awards

Vasilyev Brothers State Prize of the RSFSR The Vasilyev Brothers State Prize of the RSFSR was an annual State Prize established by the Council of Ministers of the RSFSR in 1965. Three Vasilyev Brothers prizes were awarded annually from 1966 until 1990 for cinematographic works of all kinds ( ...

(1981) **Prize at Film Festivals in West Berlin and Vancouver ** The Best Film in 1982 in a poll of the magazine ''

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 ...

Personal life

She was married to actor Afanasi Kochetkov (1930–2004). She died of

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.Iskra Babich to remember
(in Russian)

References

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* 1932 births 2001 deaths People from Sochi Soviet women film directors Soviet screenwriters Recipients of the Vasilyev Brothers State Prize of the RSFSR Communist Party of the Soviet Union members Gerasimov Institute of Cinematography alumni Deaths from cancer in Russia {{USSR-film-director-stub