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Volodymyr Denysenko
Born January 7, 1930
Died June 10, 1984 · aged 54
Volodymyr Denysenko was as Ukrainian cinematographer, scriptwriter and teacher. He finished the Karpenko-Kary Theatrical Institute in Kyiv in 1948, but was then imprisoned by the Russian authorities for "Ukrainian bourgeois nationalism". He was released and pardoned in 1956. He finished cinematographic studies and then started working in films. He married the actress Natalia Naum.
Known For
Illumination · 1971Illumination
1971
MovieDrama
The film is about microbiological scientists who are exploring the causes and mechanisms of the action of oncological diseases, looking for ways to fight this insidious and dangerous disease for humans.
High Pass · 1982High Pass
★ 4.81982
MovieDramaWar
World War II scattered the Carpathian peasant family of Yaroslava Petrin. She is a dedicated communist, and her husband, son and daughter support OUN-UPA.
A Dream · 1964A Dream
★ 5.51964
MovieDramaHistory
Poetic treatment of the early life of Ukrainian poet and painter Taras Shevchenko. A biopic made on the occasion of his 150th anniversary. It dwells on the first part of the Shevchenko's life leading up to the writing of his rebellious poem "A Dream" (A comedy).
The Horse That Cried · 1957The Horse That Cried
★ 4.11957
MovieDrama
An adaptation of a story by a Ukrainian writer Mykhailo Kotsiubynsky that anticipates the Ukrainian "poetic cinema" of the '60s in its focus on star-crossed lovers and its celebration of nature. Set in the 1830s, the film follows two lovers on the run - a girl forced into marriage and her boyfriend, a serf who's being sought by the authorities - as they try to make their way to freedom.
Reapers · 1979Reapers
1979
Movie
Combine harvester operator Vasyl Bylan decides to leave for the Volga region for the harvest right after his wedding. There he receives a commemorative gift for his labor. He wants to return to his wife, but the guys call him to the Altai - snow has fallen there and the grain is perishing. He helps harvest the grain and it becomes clear that without him everyone would drag it off to their personal barns...
The Dnipro Wind. Enchanted Reeds · 1976The Dnipro Wind. Enchanted Reeds
1976
Movie
Based on the short story by Oles Honchar. In high spirits and eagerly anticipating the start of the season, hunters set off for the picturesque Lake Chary-Kamyshi, once teeming with game. But the lake is no more. Since the last hunting season, a highway has been built across it, the lake has silted up, and there is hardly any game left...
Conscience · 1968Conscience
★ 6.01968
MovieWarDrama
When a partisan attack on a Nazi officer sets off a chain of brutal recriminations, the inhabitants of a German-occupied Ukrainian village are faced with a sickening dilemma lest they not disclose the whereabouts of the fugitives at large.
The Kyiv Direction · 1968The Kyiv Direction
★ 7.51968
MovieWar
Historical and military film about the exploits of fighters during Kyiv defense against the onset of the Nazi troops. In virtually hopeless situation soldiers fulfilled their duty to the end. Capture of Kyiv was the first Pyrrhic Hitler’s victory that in the end led to defeat of Germany during the war.
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