Vasili Vladimirovich Pichul (; 15 June 1961 – 26 July 2015) was a

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, best known for his film '' Little Vera'' (Маленькая Вера, "Malenkaya Vera" in Russian), released in 1988. His film ''

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'' was screened in the

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section at the

1990 Cannes Film Festival The 43rd Cannes Film Festival took place from 10 to 21 May 1990. Italian filmmaker Bernardo Bertolucci served as jury president for the main competition. American filmmaker David Lynch won the ''Palme d'Or'', for the drama film '' Wild at Heart' ...

. He died of

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Selected filmography

* '' Little Vera'' (1988) * ''

'' (1989)

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* 1961 births 2015 deaths Soviet film directors Russian film directors Academicians of the Russian Academy of Cinema Arts and Sciences "Nika" {{Russia-film-director-stub