Date of Birth
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21-February-1937
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Place of Birth
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Russia
(Eurasia)
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Nationality
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Armenia, Russia
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Also know as
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Mikael Vardanov, Mikhail Vardanov, Mikael Vartanov, Mischa Vartanov, Misha Vartanov, Misha, Michel, Eyemoman
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Profession
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Film Director, Cinematographer, Screenwriter, Art critic
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Mikhail Vartanov. Film director, cinematographer, documentarian, essayist, photographer and artist who developed a style of documentary filmmaking termed the “direction of undirected action.â€
His reputation as one of the most important cinematographers, documentarians and intellectuals of his generation was cemented by such influential documentary films as The Seasons of the Year, Parajanov: The Last Spring, and a series of essays including The Unmailed Letters.
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