Ivan Dykhovichny
Ivan Vladimirovich Dykhovichny (Russian: Иван Владимирович Дыховичный, 16 October 1947 – 27 September 2009) was a Russian film director and screenwriter. He directed ten films between 1984 and 2009. His film Music for December was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1995 Cannes Film Festival.
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- Name
- Ivan Dykhovichny
- Born
- 16 October 1947
- Birthplace
- Moscow, Soviet Union
- Died
- 27 September 2009
- Place of death
- Moscow, Russia
- Occupation
- Film director Screenwriter
- Nationality
- Soviet Union and Russia.
- Education
- Boris Shchukin Theatre Institute and Top Courses for Scriptwriters and Film Directors.
- Languages
- Russian.
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Ivan Vladimirovich Dykhovichny (Russian: Иван Владимирович Дыховичный, 16 October 1947 – 27 September 2009) was a Russian film director and screenwriter. He directed ten films between 1984 and 2009. His film Music for December was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1995 Cannes Film Festival.
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His father Vladimir Abramovich Dykhovichny (1911–1963) was a well-known Soviet song writer, mother Alexandra Iosifovna Sinani was a ballerina. Dykhovichny was a close friend of Vladimir Vysotsky, who dedicated a long poem to him. He died at 5:00 a.m. on September 27, 2009, at the age of 61, from lymphoma.
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Key facts
• Name — Ivan Dykhovichny • Born — 16 October 1947 • Birthplace — Moscow, Soviet Union • Died — 27 September 2009 • Place of death — Moscow, Russia • Occupation — Film director Screenwriter • Years Active — 1970—2009
Filmography
Filmography
• Moscow, My Love (1974) — actor • Sunday Walks (1984) — actor • Ispytatel (1985) — director • The Black Monk (1988) — director, screenwriter • Prorva (1992) — director, screenwriter • Women's Role (1994) — director, screenwriter • Music for December (1995) — director, screenwriter • Krestonosets 2 (1997) — director, actor • The Kopeck (2002) — director, screenwriter • Inhalation-Exhalation (2006) — director • Europe-Asia (2009) — director
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1947
Ivan Dykhovichny born at Moscow.
2009
Ivan Dykhovichny died at Moscow.
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