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Larisa Shepitko

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Larisa Yefimovna Shepitko was a Soviet film director and screenwriter of Ukrainian origin, born in Artemovsk, Ukrainian SSR, on 6 January 1938 and died on 2 July 1979. Her career ran from 1956 to 1979, and she is considered one of the best directors of all time. Within this atlas Larisa Shepitko is credited on The Ascent. These details are drawn from the English Wikipedia article Larisa Shepitko, which this entry cites as its source.

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    Larisa Yefimovna Shepitko (Russian: Лари́са Ефи́мовна Шепи́тько, Ukrainian: Лариса Юхимівна Шепітько, romanized: Larysa Yukhymivna Shepitko; 6 January 1938-2 July 1979) was a Soviet film director and screenwriter of Ukrainian origin.
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    She is considered one of the best directors of all time, with her film The Ascent being the second film directed by a woman to win a Golden Bear and the third film directed by a woman to win a top award at a major European film festival (Cannes, Venice, Berlin).
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The Ascent (Russian: Восхождение, romanized: Vosxoždenie) is a 1977 Soviet drama film directed by Larisa Shepitko and made at Mosfilm.
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