| Karen Shakhnazarov | |
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Karen Shakhnazarov in 2008. |
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| Born | Karen Georgievich Shakhnazarov July 8, 1952 Krasnodar, Soviet Union |
| Occupation | Film director, screenwriter |
| Years active | 1980 – present |
Karen Georgievich Shakhnazarov PAR (Russian: Каре́н Гео́ргиевич Шахназа́ров; born 8 July 1952, Krasnodar, Soviet Union) is a Soviet and Russian-Armenian filmmaker, producer and screenwriter. He became the Director General of the Mosfilm studios in 1998.
Shakhnazarov is the son of a prominent politician of Armenian descent, Georgy Shakhnazarov.
Since 2005 he has been a member of the Public Chamber of Russia.
| Year | English Title | Original Title |
|---|---|---|
| 1984 | We Are From Jazz | Мы из джаза |
| 1985 | Winter Evening in Gagry | Зимний вечер в Гаграх |
| 1987 | The Messenger Boy | Курьер |
| 1990 | Zero City | Город Зеро |
| 1991 | The Assassin of the Tsar | Цареубийца |
| 1993 | Dreams | Сны |
| 1995 | American Daughter | Американская дочка |
| 1998 | Day of the Full Moon | День полнолуния |
| 2001 | Poisons or the World History of Poisoning | Яды, или Всемирная история отравлений |
| 2004 | The Rider Named Death | Всадник по имени смерть |
| 2008 | The Vanished Empire | Исчезнувшая империя |
| 2009 | Ward Number 6 | Палата № 6 |