MOSCOW, Aug 30Farewell to the People's Artist of the RSFSR, director Gleb Panfilov ended in the Church of the Beheading of John the Baptist near the Novodevichy Convent in Moscow, a correspondent reports.
Panfilov died at the age of 90 on August 26. The director will be buried next to his wife, People's Artist of the USSR Inna Churikova at the Novodevichy Cemetery.
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People's Artist of Russia, Moscow City Duma deputy for culture and mass communications Yevgeny Gerasimov, general director of the Mosfilm film concern, film director Karen Shakhnazarov, People's Artist of Russia Liya Akhedzhakova, head of the Alexander Solzhenitsyn Charitable Foundation, Solzhenitsyn's widow Natalia Solzhenitsyna, Soviet film critic and film critic Naum came to say goodbye to Panfilov Kleiman, friends, colleagues and relatives of the director.
Wreaths were sent to the farewell ceremony by the Ministry of Culture of Russia, artists of the Evgeny Vakhtangov Theater, the Mosfilm film concern, friends, the Solzhenitsyn family, colleagues and relatives of the director, and many others.
After Panfilov's death, Russian President Vladimir Putin expressed condolences, noting that he belonged to a galaxy of outstanding directors of our time, whose names are the pride of Russian culture.
The Minister of Culture of Russia Olga Lyubimova, Speaker of the Federation Council Valentina Matvienko, Chairman of the Moscow City Duma Commission on Culture and Mass Communications Yevgeny Gerasimov, General Director of the Mosfilm Film Concern, film director Karen Shakhnazarov, People's Artist of the RSFSR, director Nikita Mikhalkov, theater director also expressed their condolences to Panfilov's family and friends. “Lenkom” Mark Varshaver, directors Vladimir Dostal and Konstantin Bogomolov and many others.
Gleb Panfilov was born on May 21, 1934 in Magnitogorsk. In 1966, he began working at Lenfilm, where he filmed his feature debut “There is no ford in the fire” (received the main prize at the Locarno Film Festival). Panfilov also shot the pictures “I ask for words”, “Theme”, “Valentina”, “Vassa”, “Mother” and others, staged performances at Lenkom and the Theater of Nations. In 1970, he made the film “The Beginning” with Inna Churikova in the title role, during the filming they got married and lived together for more than 50 years. People's Artist of the USSR Churikova died on January 14, 2023 in Moscow after a long illness. -0-
