Elem Klimov
Elem Germanowitsch Klimow
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Born in Stalingrad to a staunchly communist family, he trained at the Gerasimov Institute of Cinematography and later married fellow director Larisa Shepitko. His debut feature, a satirical take on Soviet bureaucracy set in a children’s camp, was briefly banned until a private viewing by Nikita Khrushchev secured its release. A subsequent dark comedy about a gifted dentist faced severe censorship,…
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