Natalya Borisovna Ryazantseva (; 27 October 1938 – 10 January 2023) was a Russian screenwriter and academic.
Life and career
Born in Moscow, Ryazantseva graduated from the
Gerasimov Institute of Cinematography
The Gerasimov Institute of Cinematography, officially the S. A. Gerasimov All-Russian University of Cinematography (, meaning
''All-Russian State Institute of Cinematography named after S. A. Gerasimov''), a.k.a. VGIK, is a film school in Moscow, ...
and started her career as a collaborator of
Larisa Shepitko
Larisa Yefimovna Shepitko (, ; 6 January 1938 – 2 July 1979) was a Soviet film director and screenwriter of Ukrainian origin. She is considered one of the best female directors of all time, with her film '' The Ascent'' being the second film ...
. During her career, she authored about two dozen film screenplays. Because of her work, she was named
Honored Artist of the RSFSR
Honored Artist of the RSFSR (, ''Zasluzhenny artist RSFSR'') was an honorary title granted to Soviet artists, including theatre and film directors, choreographers, music performers, and orchestra conductors, who had outstanding achievements in the ...
. In addition to her cinema works, Ryazantseva was professor of scriptwriting at her
alma mater
Alma mater (; : almae matres) is an allegorical Latin phrase meaning "nourishing mother". It personifies a school that a person has attended or graduated from. The term is related to ''alumnus'', literally meaning 'nursling', which describes a sc ...
. She died on 10 January 2023, at the age of 84. She had been married to the film director
Ilya Averbakh
Ilya Aleksandrovich Averbakh (; July 28, 1934, in Leningrad – January 11, 1986, in Moscow) was a Soviet film director.
Wings
A wing is a type of fin that produces both lift and drag while moving through air. Wings are defined by two shape characteristics, an airfoil section and a planform. Wing efficiency is expressed as lift-to-drag ratio, which compares the benefit ...
The Long Farewell
''The Long Farewell'' () is a Soviet film drama directed by Kira Muratova.
It was filmed in 1971, but it was put on a shelf and was only released on the screens in perestroika in 1987.
Plot
For a long time, Yevgenia Vasilyevna was busy only ...
The Scarlet Flower
The Scarlet Flower (), also known as The Little Scarlet Flower or The Little Red Flower, is a Russian literary fairy tale written by Sergey Aksakov. It is a variation of the plot of the fairy tale ''Beauty and the Beast''. In Russia, ''Beauty an ...
'' (1977)
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A Painter's Wife Portrait
''A Painter's Wife Portrait'' () is a 1981 Soviet romance film directed by Aleksandr Pankratov based on the 1977 story "Берендеев лес" (Berendeyev Forest) by Yuri Nagibin.
Plot
The film focuses on a family that goes for vacation in ...
Brothel Lights
''Brothel Lights'' () is a Russian film directed by Alexander Gordon, a screen version of the same story by Harry Gordon.
The film premiered on June 11, 2011 at the Kinotavr Film Festival, and was released on November 3, 2011.
Plot
Set in Odess ...