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Dimitri Kirsanoff
Dimitri Kirsanoff
57 years (Mar 6, 1899 – Feb 11, 1957)
Tartu, Estonia
18 Directed
0 TV Directed

Dimitri Kirsanoff

Dimitri Kirsanoff is a director. his best-known work includes 'Ménilmontant'. his filmography spans 22+ titles.
Dimitri Kirsanoff is a director. his best-known work includes 'Ménilmontant'. his filmography spans 22+ titles.
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Is Dimitri Kirsanoff still alive?
Dimitri Kirsanoff passed away on February 11, 1957 at age 57.
What are the most famous roles of Dimitri Kirsanoff?
Dimitri Kirsanoff is best known for directing Ménilmontant, Autumn Mists, The Kidnapping.
How many movies has Dimitri Kirsanoff directed?
Over a 33-year career (since 1924), Dimitri Kirsanoff has directed or written 18 films and worked on 0 TV shows.
What was Dimitri Kirsanoff's first movie?
The career of Dimitri Kirsanoff began with Irony of Fate (1924).
What is Dimitri Kirsanoff's most recent movie or series?
Dimitri Kirsanoff's most recent release is Miss Catastrophe, which premiered on January 25, 1957.
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Dimitri Kirsanoff
Dimitri Kirsanoff
1899-03-06 · Tartu, Estonia

Dimitri Kirsanoff (Russian: Дими́трий Кирса́нов) was an early filmmaker, considered part of the French Impressionist movement in film. He is known for his inexpensively made experimental films.

Kirsanoff was born Markus David Sussmanovitch Kaplan in Tartu (then Juryev), Estonia, then Russian Empire in 1899 to Lithuanian Jewish parents. In the early 1920s he moved to Paris and became involved in cinema through playing cello in the orchestra at showings. He began making films on his own, and never worked with a production company. Kirsanoff was at the forefront of Parisian avant-garde filmmaking thanks to works such as Ménilmontant (1926), which combined soviet style montage with hand-held camerawork and lyrically composed static shots. Kirsanoff's early silent films, many starring his first wife Nadia Sibirskaia, are considered his best works. With the coming of sound the quality of his output declined, though he continued to direct commercial ventures into the 1950's. He was married to the actress Nadia Sibirskaïa who starred in several of his early films. His second marriage was to editor Monique Kirsanoff.

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