Vladimir Menshov

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Vladimir Menshov
Born	September 17, 1939 (1939-09-17) (age 68) Baku, Azerbaijan SSR
Other name(s)	Vl. Menshov
Occupation	Actor, film director, screenwriter, film producer
Years active	1972-present
Domestic partner(s)	Vera Alentova
Awards won Academy Awards Best Foreign Language Film 1980 Moscow Does not Believe in Tears

Vladimir Menshov (Russian: Владимир Меньшов) (born 17 September 1939) is a Russian actor and film director. He is noted for depicting the Russian everyman and working class life in his films. Like many other Russian filmmakers, he studied acting and directing at the state film school VGIK, the world's oldest educational institution in cinematography. Although his output as an actor outnumbers his output as a director, he is best known for the five films he directed, the most famous of which is the 1979 melodrama Moscow Does not Believe in Tears, which won the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. Actress Vera Alentova, who starred in the film, is the mother of Vladimir Menshov's daughter Yuliya Menshova.

[edit] External links

• Vladimir Menshov at the Internet Movie Database

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