Semyon Aranovich

Semyon Davidovich Aranovich (Ukrainian: Семён Аранович, 23 July 1934, Derazhnya, Ukraine, Soviet Union – 8 September 1996, Hamburg, Germany) was a Soviet and Russian film director.[1]

Семён Аранович
Born(1934-07-23)23 July 1934
Derazhnya, , UkSSR, USSR
Died8 September 1996(1996-09-08) (aged 62)
Hamburg, Germany
OccupationFilm director
Years active1973 – 1994

His works included the documentaries I Was Stalin's Bodyguard (1990) and The Anna Akhmatova Files (1989) (about the poet) as well as features like Torpedo Bombers. His 1994 film The Year of the Dog won the Silver Bear for an outstanding artistic contribution at the 44th Berlin International Film Festival.[2]

He also directed the well-known television miniseries Rafferty in 1980 and Confrontation in 1985.

Andrei Kravchuk has made a documentary about him, Semyon Aranovich: Poslednii Kadr (Semyon Aranovich: The Final Shot).

Selected filmography

Documentary
  • The Anna Achmatova Files (Личное дело Анны Ахматовой, 1989)
  • I Was Stalin's Bodyguard (Я служил в охране Сталина, или Опыт документальной мифологии, 1990)

Film and television
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References
  1. "Семен Аранович". Russia-K.
  2. "Berlinale: 1994 Prize Winners". berlinale.de. Retrieved 2011-06-12.
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