Tatyana Mikhailovna Lioznova (russian: link=no, Татьяна Михайловна Лиознова; 20 July 192429 September 2011) was a Soviet
film director best known for her TV series ''
Seventeen Moments of Spring
''Seventeen Moments of Spring'' (russian: Семнадцать мгновений весны, Semnadtsat' mgnoveniy vesny) is a 1973 Soviet twelve-part television series, directed by Tatyana Lioznova and based on the novel of the same title by Yu ...
'' (1973).
Film career
All of Lioznova's featuresfrom ''
Three Poplars in Plyushcikha
''Three Poplars in Plyushchikha'' (russian: Три тополя на Плющихе, Tri topolya na Plyushchikhe) is a 1968 romantic drama feature film directed by Tatyana Lioznova based on the story by Alexander Borschagovsky "Three Poplars in S ...
'' (1967), a cult film of the 1960s, to her last movie, ''
Carnival'' (1981),are distinguished by open narratives, psychologically penetrating close-ups, and poignant musical scores.
The subtle and touching drama ''Three Poplars at Plyuschikha Street'' (1967) sprouted from
Aleksandra Pakhmutova
Aleksandra Nikolayevna Pakhmutova (russian: Александра Николаевна Пахмутова ; born 9 November 1929) is a Soviet and Russian composer. She has remained one of the best-known figures in Soviet
The Soviet Union ...
’s song “
Tenderness”. The starry duet of
Tatiana Doronina
Tatiana (Tatyana) Vasilyevna Doronina (russian: Татьяна Васильевна Доронина; born 12 September 1933) is a popular Soviet/Russian actress who has performed in movies and the theater. She is generally regarded as one of the ...
and
Oleg Yefremov
Oleg Nikolayevich Yefremov (russian: Оле́г Никола́евич Ефре́мов, 1 October 1927, Moscow, Soviet Union – 24 May 2000, Moscow, Russia) was a Soviet and Russian actor and Moscow Art Theatre producer. He was a People's Art ...
is a masterpiece of acting. This story of a nearly sprung love of a taxi driver and a married peasant woman won the hearts of Russian viewers, just like ''
Casablanca'' gained the love of Americans.
Known as a tireless perfectionist, filming just half a dozen features, this didn't prevent her becoming
People's Artist of the USSR in 1984. She worked at the
Gorky Film Studio
Gorky Film Studio (russian: Киностудия имени Горького) is a film studio in Moscow, Russian Federation. By the end of the Soviet Union, Gorky Film Studio had produced more than 1,000 films. Many film classics were filmed a ...
.
Lioznova devoted many efforts and much time to teaching. Among the students of Professor Lioznova there are a lot of cinematographers well-known today.
Personal life
Lioznova was never married, but adopted a daughter Lyudmila Lisina in the 1960s.
Political activity
Lioznova was Jewish and was a member of the
Anti-Zionist Committee of the Soviet Public
The Anti-Zionist Committee of the Soviet Public (russian: Антисионистский комитет советской общественности, ''Antisionistsky komitet sovyetskoy obshchestvennosti''; abbreviated AZCSP russian: АКСО) w ...
from 1983 to the closing of Committee in 1994.
Filmography
* ''The Memory of the Heart'' (1958)
* ''
Yevdokiya'' (1961)
* ''
They Conquer the Skies
''They Conquer the Skies'' (russian: Им покоряется небо) is a 1963 Soviet drama film directed by Tatyana Lioznova.
Plot
The film tells about a pilot named Alexei Kolchin, who had the honor of being the first to launch a jet plane ...
'' (1963)
* ''
At Early Morning'' (1965)
* ''Early in the Morning'' (1966)
* ''
Three Poplars in Plyushcikha
''Three Poplars in Plyushchikha'' (russian: Три тополя на Плющихе, Tri topolya na Plyushchikhe) is a 1968 romantic drama feature film directed by Tatyana Lioznova based on the story by Alexander Borschagovsky "Three Poplars in S ...
'' (1967)
* ''
Seventeen Moments of Spring
''Seventeen Moments of Spring'' (russian: Семнадцать мгновений весны, Semnadtsat' mgnoveniy vesny) is a 1973 Soviet twelve-part television series, directed by Tatyana Lioznova and based on the novel of the same title by Yu ...
'' (1973); TV mini-series
* ''We, the Undersigned'' (1981)
* ''
Carnival'' (1981)
* ''End of the World with Symposium to Follow'' (1986)
Honours and awards
*
Order of Merit for the Fatherland
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;
**3rd class (20 July 1999) - for outstanding contribution to cinema
**4th class (20 July 2009) - for outstanding contribution to the development of the domestic art of film and many years of creative activity
*
Order of Honour (9 March 1996) - for services to the state, many years of fruitful work in the arts and culture
*
Order of the Red Banner of Labour
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 ...
*
Order of Friendship of Peoples
The Order of Friendship of Peoples (russian: oрден Дружбы народов, translit=orden Druzhby narodov) was an order of the Soviet Union, and was awarded to persons (including non-citizens), organizations, enterprises, military unit ...
*
Order of the October Revolution
The Order of the October Revolution (russian: Орден Октябрьской Революции, ''Orden Oktyabr'skoy Revolyutsii'') was instituted on October 31, 1967, in time for the 50th anniversary of the October Revolution. It was conferr ...
(1982)
*
People's Artist of the USSR (1984)
*
People's Artist of the RSFSR
People's Artist of the RSFSR (russian: Народный артист РСФСР, ''Narodnyj artist RSFSR'') was an honorary title granted to Soviet Union artists, including theatre and film directors, choreographers, music performers, and orchest ...
(1974)
*
Honoured Artist of the RSFSR
Merited Artist of the Russian Federation (russian: link=no, Заслуженный артист Российской Федерации, ''Zasluzhenny artist Rossiyskoy Federatsii'') is an honorary title in the Russian Federation. The title is ...
(1969)
* Special Prize of the President of the Russian Federation "For outstanding contribution to the development of Russian cinema" (12 June 2000)
*
State Prize of the RSFSR Vasiliev brothers (1976) - a multi-part television film "Seventeen Moments of Spring"
Tribute
On July 20, 2020,
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celebrated her 96th birthday with a
Google Doodle
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.
References
External links
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Lioznova's on her 80th birthday: Jewish Happiness Befell MeImperishable Moments of Tatyana Lioznova
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1924 births
2011 deaths
Anti-Zionist Jews
Soviet women film directors
Gerasimov Institute of Cinematography alumni
Academic staff of the Gerasimov Institute of Cinematography
Recipients of the Order "For Merit to the Fatherland", 2nd class
People's Artists of the USSR
Recipients of the Order of Honour (Russia)
Recipients of the Order of Friendship of Peoples
People's Artists of Russia
Honored Artists of the RSFSR
Recipients of the Vasilyev Brothers State Prize of the RSFSR
Russian Jews
Soviet Jews
Soviet film directors