Mikhail Vartanov, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Mikhail Vartanov

Soviet film director

Date of Birth: 21-Feb-1937

Place of Birth: Russia

Date of Death: 31-Dec-2009

Profession: screenwriter, cinematographer, film director

Nationality: United States, Russia, Armenia

Zodiac Sign: Pisces

Mikhail Vartanov (Russian: ?????? ????????, Armenian: ??????? ????????, French: Mikhaïl Vartanov; b.
February 21, 1937, RSFSR, Soviet Union, now Russian Federation, d.
December 31, 2009, Hollywood, California) was a film director, cinematographer, documentarian, essayist, photographer and artist who developed a style of documentary filmmaking termed the "direction of undirected action." He is considered an important cinematographer and documentarian of his generation, noted for artistic collaborations with Sergei Parajanov and such influential documentary films as Parajanov: The Last Spring, The Seasons (directed by Artavazd Peleshyan), The Color of Armenian Land, and a series of essays including The Unmailed Letters.