1964Nominee
Best Director
The Enchanted Desna
Yuliya Solntseva
Actor · Director · Writer
Moscow, USSR [now Russia]
August 7, 1901
Biography
Yuliya Solntseva is a Soviet director and actress, known for The Enchanted Desna (1964), Chronicle of Flaming Years (1961), Aelita: Queen of Mars (1924) and Poem of the Sea (1958). She is the first woman to win Best Director at the Cannes Film Festival for Chronicle of Flaming Years (1961).
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Representative Works
Awards and Honors
Critical Favorites
1928Winner
Best Performance
Jimmy Higgings
1967Nominee
Best Director
The Unforgettable
Career Highlights
1940Highlight
Best Director
Liberation
1932Highlight
Best Director
Ivan
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Liberation
Earth
Aelita: Queen of Mars