Kira Muratova

Kira Georgievna Muratova Ukrainian Кіра Георгіївна Муратова née Korotkova 5 November 1934 6 June 2018 Soroca Odesa was a Soviet and Ukrainian film director screenwriter and actress of RomanianJewish descent known for her unusual directorial style Muratovas films underwent a great deal of censorship in the Soviet Union yet still Muratova managed to emerge as one of the leading figures in contemporary Cinema of Ukraine and Russian cinema and was able to build a very successful film career from 1960s onwards She is Peoples Artist of Ukraine1989 Academician of National Academy of Arts of Ukraine 1997 Laureate of the Shevchenko National Prize 1993 in List of laureates at 1993 12 Oleksandr Dovzhenko State Prize 2002 Muratova spent much of her artistic career in Odesa creating most of her films at Odesa Film Studios Her work has been described as possibly one of the most distinctive and singular oeuvres of cinematic worldmaking