Vladimir Menshov
Soviet and Russian actor and director (1939–2021) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Vladimir Valentinovich Menshov (Russian: Влади́мир Валенти́нович Меньшо́в; 17 September 1939 – 5 July 2021)[1] was a Soviet and Russian actor and film director.[2][3] He was noted for depicting the Russian everyman and working class life in his films. Although Menshov mostly worked as an actor, he is better known for the films he directed, especially for the 1979 melodrama Moscow Does Not Believe in Tears, which won the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film.[4][5] Actress Vera Alentova, who starred in the film, is the mother of Vladimir Menshov's daughter Yuliya Menshova.[6]
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Born | Vladimir Valentinovich Menshov (1939-09-17)17 September 1939 |
Died | 5 July 2021(2021-07-05) (aged 81) Moscow, Russia |
Nationality (legal) | Russian, Azerbaijani |
Education | Gerasimov Institute of Cinematography |
Occupation(s) | Actor, director, screenwriter, producer |
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Spouse | Vera Alentova |
Children | Yuliya Menshova |
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