About
Yuri Illienko (18 July 1936 – 15 June 2010) was a Ukrainian film director and screenwriter. He directed twelve films between 1965 and 2002. His 1970 film The White Bird Marked with Black was entered into the 7th Moscow International Film Festival where it won the Golden Prize. Illienko was one of Ukraine's most influential filmmakers. His films represented Ukraine and what was happening to it. His films were banned in the USSR for their suspected anti-Soviet symbolism. Only in the recent years have his films been re-released and open to the public.
Filmography
A Prayer for Hetman Mazepa2003 · Director of Photography, Screenplay
Ave Maria1999 · Director of Photography
Paradzhanov: Christ score in C major1994 · Director, Director of Photography
The Last Bunker1991 · Screenplay
Swan Lake: The Zone1990 · Director, Director of Photography, Writer
Straw Bells1987 · Director of Photography, Screenplay
The Legend of Princess Olga1984 · Writer, Director
Mirgorod and Its Inhabitants1983 · Screenplay
A Story of the Forest: Mavka1980 · Director, Screenplay, Director of Photography
A Strip of Uncut Wild Flowers1979 · Director, Writer
The Feast of the Baked Potato1978 · Director
To Dream and to Live1974 · Director, Screenplay
Defying Everybody1973 · Director
The White Bird Marked with Black1972 · Director, Writer
The Eve of Ivan Kupalo1968 · Writer, Director
Out of Boredom1968 · Screenplay
Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors1965 · Director of Photography
A Spring for the Thirsty1965 · Director, Director of Photography
My Son is Somewhere1962 · Director of Photography
Farewell, Doves1960 · Director of Photography