Larisa Shepitko

(1938-1979)

Soviet film director and screenwriter (1938—1979)

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Larisa Yefimovna Shepitko (Russian: Лари́са Ефи́мовна Шепи́тько, Ukrainian: Лариса Юхимівна Шепітько, Larysa Yukhymivna Shepitko; 6 January 1938 – 2 July 1979) was a Soviet film director and screenwriter of Ukrainian origin. She is considered one of the best female directors of all time, with her film The Ascent being the second film directed by a woman to win a Golden Bear and the third film directed by a woman to win a top award at a major European film festival (Cannes, Venice, Berlin).

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Born	Larisa Yefimovna Shepitko 6 January 1938 Artyomovsk, Soviet Union [now Ukraine]
Died	2 June 1979 (aged 41) Kalinin province, Soviet Union [now Tver province, Russia]
Zodiac	Capricorn
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