Leonid Kvinikhidze

Leonid Kvinikhidze
Born
Leonid Aleksandrovich Faintsimmer

(1937-12-21)21 December 1937
Died13 March 2018(2018-03-13) (aged 80)
Occupation(s)screenwriter
film director
Years active1960—2018
AwardsGolden Mask (2006)

Leonid Aleksandrovich Kvinikhidze (Russian: Леонид Александрович Квинихидзе; 21 December 1937 – 13 March 2018) was a Russian screenwriter and film director[1][2] His father, Aleksandr Faintsimmer, was also a film director.[3][4]

His first wife was the ballerina Natalia Makarova.[5]

He died in Saint Petersburg on 13 March 2018.[5]

Selected filmography

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Year Title Role Notes
1968 Moabite Notebook director
1973 Failure of Engineer Garin director
1974 The Straw Hat director, screenwriter
1976 Heavenly Swallows director, screenwriter
1978 31 June director, screenwriter TV
1983 Mary Poppins, Goodbye director
1987 Friend director
1992 White Nights director

References

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  1. ^ "Режиссер фильма "Мэри Поппинс, до свидания!" Квинихидзе скончался в Петербурге". Interfax.ru (in Russian). 2018-03-14. Retrieved 2018-03-14.
  2. ^ British Film Institute
  3. ^ Marina Murzina (17 January 2015). "Дело в "шляпке". Легендарному фильму "Соломенная шляпка" - 40 лет". Argumenty i Fakty.
  4. ^ Видео: интервью Леонида Квинихидзе о кинематографе − 2008
  5. ^ a b Умер известный советский режиссёр Леонид Квинихидзе
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