Margarita Mikhailovna Pilikhina (June 30, 1926,

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– March 13, 1975, Moscow) was a Soviet-Russian

cinematographer The cinematographer or director of photography (sometimes shortened to DP or DOP) is the person responsible for the photographing or recording of a film, television production, music video or other live action piece. The cinematographer is the ch ...

and teacher. She became an Honored Artist of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic (RSFSR) in 1965.

Biography

Margarita Mikhailovna Pilikhina was born on June 30, 1926, in Moscow. Her great-uncle was

Georgy Zhukov Georgy Konstantinovich Zhukov ( rus, Георгий Константинович Жуков, p=ɡʲɪˈorɡʲɪj kənstɐnʲˈtʲinəvʲɪtɕ ˈʐukəf, a=Ru-Георгий_Константинович_Жуков.ogg; 1 December 1896 – ...

(1896-1974),

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. In 1950, she graduated from the camera department

Gerasimov Institute of Cinematography The Gerasimov Institute of Cinematography (russian: Всероссийский государственный институт кинематографии имени С. А. Герасимова, meaning ''All-Russian State Institute of Cinemat ...

(VGIK), the workshop of Boris Volchek). Since graduation, she was a lecturer at VGIK and since 1970 was an associate professor at the institute. Pilikhina was director of photography at M. Gorky Film Studio beginning in 1956. Nine years later she became the director of photography at the film studio "

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". Also in 1965, she lensed the

Marlen Khutsiev Marlen Martynovich Khutsiev (russian: Марле́н Марты́нович Хуци́ев; 4 October 1925 – 19 March 2019) was a Georgian-born Soviet and Russian filmmaker best known for his cult films from the 1960s, which include ''I Am Twent ...

classic ''

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'', which remains her best known work. In 1977, she published the book ''I Am a Cameraman''. She was a member of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union (CPSU) since 1956. She was a member of the Board Union of Cinematographers of the USSR since 1965, then she was Secretary of the Board, Head of the Creative Section of Cameramen. Pilikhina is buried at

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Selected filmography

Camera work

* 1956 — '' For the Power of the Soviets'' (dir.

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) * 1957 — ''

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'' (dir. Vladimir Sukhobokov) * 1959 — '' Foma Gordeev'' (dir.

Mark Donskoy Mark Semyonovich Donskoy (russian: Марк Семёнович Донско́й; – 21 March 1981) was a Soviet film director, screenwriter, and studio administrative head. Biography Mark Donskoy was born in Odessa in a Jewish family. Durin ...

) * 1959 — '' Ryzhik'' (dir.

Ilya Frez Ilya Abramovich Frez (russian: Илья Абрамович Фрэз; 20 August 1909, Roslavl – 22 June 1994, Moscow), PAU, was a Soviet film director primarily known for his films for younger viewers. Among his films was the internationally pop ...

) * 1963 — '' Zastava Ilyich'' (dir.

) * 1965 — ''

'' (dir.

) * 1966 — '' Daytime Stars'' (dir.

Igor Talankin Igor Vasilyevich Talankin (russian: И́горь Васи́льевич Тала́нкин) (3 October 1927 – 24 July 2010) was a Soviet and Russian film director and screenwriter. His film ''Splendid Days'' (1960, co-directed with Georgiy Danel ...

) * 1970 — ''

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'' (dir. Igor Talankin) * 1973 — '' Affairs of the Heart'' (dir. Azhdar Ibragimov)

Directing work

* 1975 — ''

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'' (ballet film)

Recognition

* 1958 - All-Union Film Festival - Encouragement diploma for camera work (film "Two from the same quarter") * 1965 - Honored Art Worker of the RSFSR * 1970 - Honored Worker of Culture of the Slovak Socialist Republic * 1971 -

Order of the Red Banner of Labor The Order of the Red Banner of Labour (russian: Орден Трудового Красного Знамени, translit=Orden Trudovogo Krasnogo Znameni) was an order of the Soviet Union established to honour great deeds and services to th ...

* 1970 - San Sebastian International Film Festival - diploma for outstanding artistic and technical qualities (film "Tchaikovsky")

References

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