Irina Bessarabova

Irina Yurievna Bessarabova (February 12, 1961– September 15, 2018; Russian: Ирина Юрьевна Бессарабова) was a Russian film director (mostly documentary), screenwriter, actress, and poetess.[1][2][3]

Bessarabova was born in Saratov. She graduated from VGIK in 1983. After that she worked with various film studos[1]

Filmography

She directed and wrote screenplays for over 30 films.[1]

  • «Петр Столыпин»[1]
  • «Спасительный храм. Голоса художников»[1]
  • "Алые паруса Василия Ланового" (2008),[2]
    A documentary about Vasily Lanovoy[3]
  • Преображение (Взгляните на лицо) (2002)
  • Григорий Коган. Транскрипция (2004)
  • Маленькая дверь консерватории (2005)
  • "Свобода по-русски" [Freedom in a Russian Way] (2006 ten-series documentary), co-director[1][2][4]
    A documentary about the history of parliamentarism in Russia[5]
  • Другая улыбка (2011), directing, screenplay [6]
  • "Мое сердце не стало грубее" (1990), [2]
  • "Куда идет гигант?" [Where Does the Giant Go?] (1987),[2]
  • "Пол-листа бумаги" [Half-Sheet of Paper] (1994, feature film) screenplay, director[2]
    About the history of Soviet emigration and Russian life under totalitarianism[3]
  • TV crime series "Слепой", actress
  • 2008 - Odd-winged Angel (Нечетнокрылый ангел) [documentary, 52 mn]
  • «Под говор пьяных мужичков» (2010)
    A documentary featuring Russian actor and filmmaker Andrei Smirnov
    Special jury prize at the Saratov Pains film festival; special prize at the Tarkovsky Mirror Film Festival[7]

Poetry

  • "Первый живописный слой", [2]
  • "Неузнанная жизнь",[2]

References