Vladimir Arkadyevich Krasnopolsky (russian: Влади́мир Арка́дьевич Краснопо́льский; 14 June 1933 – 23 September 2022) was a Russian film director, producer, and screenwriter.

Biography

Krasnopolsky was born in Svedlorsk on 14 June 1933 to artist Arkady Vladimirovich Krasnopolsky. In 1955, he graduated from the Faculty of History and Philology at

Ural State University The Ural State University (russian: Урáльский госудáрственный университéт и́мени А.М. Гóрького, , often shortened to USU, УрГУ) is a public university located in the city of Yekaterinburg, Sve ...

and from

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 ...

in 1963. From 1961 to 1963, he was director of the

Sverdlovsk Film Studio Sverdlovsk Film Studio (russian: Свердловская Киностудия) is a Russian film studio based in Yekaterinburg (formerly Sverdlovsk). It is a regional studio, that was established on 9 February 1943 in the midst of World War II. ...

. In 1964, he became director of

Mosfilm Mosfilm (russian: Мосфильм, ''Mosfil’m'' ) is a film studio which is among the largest and oldest in the Russian Federation and in Europe. Founded in 1924 in the USSR as a production unit of that nation's film monopoly, its output incl ...

. In 1971, he joined the

Communist Party of the Soviet Union "Hymn of the Bolshevik Party" , headquarters = 4 Staraya Square, Moscow , general_secretary = Vladimir Lenin (first) Mikhail Gorbachev (last) , founded = , banned = , founder = Vladimir Lenin , newspaper ...

. From 1963 to 2015, he directed and wrote all of his films alongside his second cousin, . They went their separate ways in 2016. Krasnopolsky died in

Moscow Moscow ( , US chiefly ; rus, links=no, Москва, r=Moskva, p=mɐskˈva, a=Москва.ogg) is the capital and largest city of Russia. The city stands on the Moskva River in Central Russia, with a population estimated at 13.0 million ...

on 23 September 2022, at the age of 89.

Filmography

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The Slowest Train ''The Slowest Train'' (russian: Самый медленный поезд) is a 1963 Soviet drama film directed by :ru:Краснопольский, Владимир Аркадьевич, Vladimir Krasnopolskiy and :ru:Усков, Валерий И� ...

'' (1963) *''

Stewardess A flight attendant, also known as steward/stewardess or air host/air hostess, is a member of the aircrew aboard commercial flights, many business jets and some government aircraft. Collectively called cabin crew, flight attendants are primar ...

'' (1967) *''

Not Under the Jurisdiction ''Not Under the Jurisdiction'' (russian: Неподсуден, Nepodsuden) is a 1969 Soviet drama film directed by Vladimir Krasnopolskiy and Valery Uskov. Plot Yegorov was slandered by his friend Sorokin and abandoned by a girl who later marr ...

'' (1969) *' (1971) *''

Eternal Call ''Eternal Call'' (russian: Вечный зов, Vechnyy zov) was a Soviet 1973–1983 epic TV series directed by Vladimir Krasnopolsky and Valery Uskov by the eponymous novel of Anatoli Ivanov shot by Mosfilm. Plot The series traces the fates ...

'' (1973) *' (1991) *' (1994) *' (1996) *' (2001) *' (2002) *' (2003) *' (2007) *' (2009) *'' Wolf Messing: Who Saw through Time'' (2009) *''

House with Lilies ''House with Lilies'' (russian: Дом с ли́лиями, Dom s liliami) is a Russian-Ukrainian melodramatic TV series directed by Vladimir Krasnopolsky and Valery Uskov. The authors describe their series as a family saga. The premiere took plac ...

'' (2014)

Distinctions

* (1978) *

USSR State Prize The USSR State Prize (russian: links=no, Государственная премия СССР, Gosudarstvennaya premiya SSSR) was the Soviet Union's state honor. It was established on 9 September 1966. After the dissolution of the Soviet Union, t ...

(1979) *

Lenin Komsomol Prize Lenin Komsomol Prize () was a Soviet annual award for the best works in science, engineering, literature or art carried out by young authors of age not exceeding 33 years. Komsomol was the abbreviated name of The Communist Union of Youth (Russia ...

(1980) *

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 ...

(1983) * Order of Honour (1997) *

Order "For Merit to the Fatherland" The Order "For Merit to the Fatherland" (russian: Орден «За заслуги перед Отечеством», ''Orden "Za zaslugi pered Otechestvom"'') is a state decoration of the Russian Federation. It was instituted on 2 March 1994 by P ...

(2004)

References

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