Yuli Gusman
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Yuli Solomonovich Gusman (Russian: Юлий Соломонович Гусман; born 8 August 1943) is a Soviet, Russian and Azerbaijani film director and actor. He is the founder and CEO of the Nika Award.
Life and career
Yuli Gusman was born in
Azerbaijan State Theatre of Musical Comedy and the Song Theatre. He has directed seven films and a number of stage plays, including outside the Soviet Union (in the United States, Japan and China).[1]
In 1965–1972 he was head of Baku's
Channel One (Russia). In 1996 he founded and became one of the CEOs of the Russian Jewish Congress. In 2004 he was awarded with the Order of Friendship.[1]
He is married to Valida Gusman, a French language professor and retired lecturer in the Slavic Languages Department at Georgetown University.[2] They have a daughter named Lola, a grandson named Maximilian and a granddaughter named Nadia.
Notable filmography
As a director
- On One Fine Day (В один прекрасный день, Azerbaijanfilm, 1977)
- Cottage for a Family (Дачный домик для одной семьи, Azerbaijanfilm, 1978)
- Don't Be Afraid, I Am Here For You (Не бойся, я с тобой, Azerbaijanfilm, 1981)
- Ice Floe In The Warm Sea (Льдина в тёплом море, 1986)
- The Soviet Period Park (Парк советского периода, Slovo, 2006)
- Don't Be Afraid, I Am Here For You! 1919 (Не бойся, я с тобой! 1919, Azerbaijanfilm, WaiT Media, 2011)
As an actor
- Nastya (Mosfilm, 1993), as TV-host
- The Soviet Period Park (Slovo, 2006), as himself
References
- ^ a b (in Russian) Yuli Gusman Archived November 14, 2007, at the Wayback Machine. Gloria Mundi
- ^ Georgetown University Undergraduate Bulletin - 2003-2004 Archived June 12, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Yuli Gusman.
- Yuli Gusman at IMDb
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